Month: August 2013

More than a month after the Mountain Fire burned more than 27,000 acres and threatened mountain communities around Idyllwild, business owners are still feeling the pain. Tourists have been slow to return. Now, the area is dealing with the threat of flooding with is also keeping people away. The federal government is now offering assistance

La administracin del presidente Barack Obama public las normas finales para que el “IRS” pueda multar a quienes no tengan seguro mdico esto a partir del 1 de enero del ao 2014. El mandto individual ha sido uno de los elementos principales de la ley que ha sido desafiada en diferentes cortes estatales, hasta llegar

One maintenance worker died and another wasinjured when they were struck by a vehicle on Cathedral Canyon Drive thisafternoon, a Cathedral City police spokesman said. The two workers were near a trailer attached to a truck that was stoppedat a curb on northbound Cathedral Canyon. Another vehicle struck the trailer,pinning and crushing one of the

The left two lanes on the westbound I-10 were shut down today after a big rig swerved into the centerdividerand then jackknifed, blocking the road. The accident happened around 2 p.m. just west of the Indian Canyon exit. According to CHP, the driver of the big rig swerved initially to avoid hitting a slower moving

The city of Palm Springs will collect items for alocal food bank throughout September, which is Hunger Awareness Month in theCoachella Valley. Starting today, people can bring canned food for FIND Food Bank to thelobby of Palm Springs City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, and the PalmSprings Public Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way, city

Riverside County high school sophomores topped theirclassmates from the previous year on the math portion of the California HighSchool Exit Exam, but slipped slightly on the English section, according totest results released today. According to 2012-13 CAHSEE results released by the CaliforniaDepartment of Education, 84 percent of 10th graders passed the math portion ofthe test,

Two Thermal men were arrested late Wednesday night after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery a loaded gun, high capacity magazine, and a substance suspected of being black tar heroin. The incident happened just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, when two CHP officer pulled over a Cevrolet Silverado on Lingayan Ave just east of

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the nation’s first-of-its-kind law in California prohibiting health practitioners from offering psychotherapy aimed at making gay youth straight. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the state’s ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors doesn’t violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will reopenSaturday after being closed three weeks for annual maintenance work. The first tram car will go up at 8 a.m., with additional cars leavingevery 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour. The tram closed for maintenance Aug. 10. Tram General Manager RobParkins said the maintenance work was done in

Las imgenes de las cmaras de video de la Botica Health Mart and Pharmacy de Coachella, captaron que a las 5:20 a.m. del martes un sujeto entr al negocio y se robo unas 90 recetas que ya estaban listas para entregarse a sus clientes. Cuando el dueo del establecimiento Chandra Patellleg encontr la ventana rota,

As part of a nationwide effort to prevent traffic fatalities over Labor Day weekend, the California Highway Patrol will beintensifying enforcement activity on Interstate 10, joining multiple law enforcement agencies in other states that will be doing the same thing along the roughly 2,450-mile route. The “I-10 Challenge” will begin shortly after midnight Friday and

Authorities say a high-flying drug smuggler abandoned an ultralight plane in the Southern California desert – and it was loaded with a half-million dollars’ worth of marijuana and meth. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says Border Patrol agents found the plane Wednesday morning near the community of Niland, near the Mexican border. Strapped to the ultralight were

Police and sheriff’s deputies will be checking for drunken drivers and those without valid licenses at checkpoints in Indio and La Quinta at the start of the long Labor Day weekend. Indio police will screen drivers at an undisclosed location from about 8 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday, and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies in

Frank Sinatra’s widow will be the grand marshal of the 49th annual Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade on Oct. 27, organizers announced Wednesday. “I am thrilled to be a part of this valley-wide event and look forward to spending the day with this wonderful community I call my home,” Barbara Sinatra said. More than 25

Around 5:20 Tuesday morning, a man was caught on surveillance cameras breaking in and stealing from La Botica Health Mart and Pharmacy in Coachella. When store owner Chandra Patel arrived, he and police discovered the front glass door shattered and medications cleared out. “They took things that were ready. I’d say 90 prescriptions were stolen,”

A major California health insurer says it won’t pay for an expensive cancer treatment because there’s no science to justify the price. The Los Angeles Times says beginning in October, Blue Shield of California won’t cover proton beam treatment for early-stage prostate cancer. Blue Shield will continue to pay for the proton treatment of certain

While the clean-up continues on roads all around the valley, some valley residents are dealing with damage inside of their homes from the huge storm that hit the valley on Sunday. The rain covered the patio of Ricardo Hinojosa’s home in Palm Desert. The water level rose so high it started to creep inside. “It

Voraz incendio consumi una vivienda y desplazo a sus habitantes, entre ellos varios menores de edad.El siniestro ocurio sobre la avenida Valencia en la ciudad de Indio, al rededor de la 1:30 de la tarde del mircoles. A la escena, 24 bomberos acudieron a sofocar el infernal, que cosumio una estructura y dao parte de

Women might soon have more access to abortions – a statement that sparks strong emotion. “They should have all the access they need. It’s their choice. Why should they be put into a back room?” Ellen Delvalle said. “I’m much more in favor of contraception being easily available than abortion being easily available,” Aubrey Carter