Month: August 2013

A home in Desert Hot Springs caught fire just after noon today but was quickly put out by firefighters. The fire happened at an 800 square foot home on Acoma Drive near West Drive. The house was not completely destroyed, but the owner will be displaced. There were no reported injuries. Officials said the fire

Moreno Valley Mayor Pro Tem Marcelo Co resignedtoday, a day after being arrested and charged in a fraud case. Co, 64, faces eight felony counts — including making false claims,fraud to obtain aid and grand theft exceeding $400 — for allegedly improperlycollecting income from a state program that provided funds for the in-home careof his

Ayer a las 6:08 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que los alertaba de una pelea entre dos sujetos que termin con uno de ellos con un balazo en el brazo. Cuando los agentes llegaron a la bodega ubicada en la manzana 700 de Vella Road en Palm Springs, encontraron a un hombre herido de

California has become the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender K-12 students in state law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom and locker room they want. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that he had signed AB1266. The new law gives students the right “to participate in sex-segregated

Criminal charges were filed today against a Corona highschool teacher for alleged sex crimes involving five students. Summer Michelle Hansen, 31, of Corona, is charged with 16 felony counts,including unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, unlawful oral copulationwith a minor and sending harmful matter to a minor. If convicted, she couldface up to 13 years

Police arrested a Palm Springs man Monday after a fight at a public storage facility led to someone being shot in the arm, according to authorities. Police responded to the storage facility on the 700 block of Vella Road in Palm Springs after theyreceiveda report that a man had been shot in the arm at

Police were on the lookout Tuesday for a man reported to have who pulled up in his van alongside two boys on skateboards in Indio and asked if they could help him find a lost dog. The case is being investigated as a possible attempt to abduct the boys, cousins who are 12 and 13

A Moreno Valley city councilman, already targeted in a corruption probe, has been arrested on suspicion of illegally collecting government money. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says Marcelo Co was arrested Monday on suspicion of fraud, grand theft and two other felonies. He was released on bail. The paper says a woman who answered the phone at

California has become the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender K-12 students in state law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom and locker room they want. Democratic Governor Jerry Brown announced Monday that he had signed AB1266. The law gives students the right “to participate in sex-segregated programs,

Two skateboarders aged 12 and 13 reported today that a man driving a van pulled alongside them and asked if they could help him find his dog, in what police were investigating as a possible abduction attempt. Police were called around 8:15 a.m. and went to a Rite Aid store at 47- 985 Monroe St.

A construction worker at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden died Monday after collapsing and hitting his head, according to authorities. At around 11 a.m. Monday, Indian Wells police responded to the Gardens in regards to an industrial accident. They soon learned 55-year-old Daniel Duncan of Moreno Valley reportedly “collapsed while working at the construction site

When a vacant home on Acoma Street in Desert Hot Springs burned the morning of July 30th, neighbors said trespassers had been finding their way inside the boarded up building for years. Fire fighters arrived on the scene to find the body of 28 year old Veronica Reyes inside the abandoned building, an apparent victim

Cal Fire confirms a 3-5 acre fire is burning heavy brush on the 69-400 block of Filmore St in Thermal. Water tenders are responding to the scene, and as of 4:20 p.m. no structures were threatened.The fire officially started at 3:50 p.m. We will update this page as more details become available. UPDATE (4:55 p.m.)

The celebrity stars that grace the streets of downtown Palm Springs are prime real estate, but about 50 of them are about to make a big move. “They will be replaced. That was always a part of the program,” Palm Springs city manager David Ready said. As the Desert Fashion Plaza gets built, a new

Together the Mountain and Silver fires burned nearly 50,000 acres of the San Jacinto mountains. Their destruction has taken a toll on animals big and small. Flames destroyed vegetation, displacing some wildlife from their habitat and killing others. “It’s always tough, you realize there are thousands of acres there,” said Jim DeForge, executive director of

Near the Salton Sea were mosquitoes, flies and a setup of traps and pesticides. It’s where the United States Department of Agriculture teamed up with the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to research the best tactics to protect soldiers overseas from mosquito and fly-borne diseases. It’s part of the Deployed Warfighter Program, funded

US Forest service says new fire burning in the mountains above Palm Desert is just a flare-up from the Mountain Fire. Crews are checking it out, but say it is not threatening any structures. It is in the old burn area, USFS spokesperson says this is not the first flare up since the fire was

The Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs has announced it will hold a job fair August 23rd at the Palm Springs Convention Center in an effort to recruit employees for the new resort scheduled to open this fall. “The Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs will offer a unique resort experience,” said Vice President and General Manager

If Congress agrees on a comprehensive immigration reform bill, it will probably include a requirement to erect fencing that would wrap more of the nation’s nearly 2,000-mile Southwest border in tall steel columns. But the mandate would essentially double down on a strategy that U.S. Customs and Border Protection isn’t even sure works. And the