Month: September 2013

We’ve all seen the famous dinosaurs as we drive through Cabazon on I-10. They’re best known for their appearance in “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.” The late Claude Bell created the dinos to go hand in hand with his Wheel Inn Restaurant, which opened in 1958. Now loyal restaurant customers and truck drivers find themselves locked

You may remember the local HOA a meeting that made National headlines earlier this year. A fight broke out,. witnesses say fists and chairs flew, and two people went to the hospital. Two men were also charged with battery. But today, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office dropped those charges. The defense attorney for Thomas

“I hope it doesn’t happen because a lot of people will be out of work a certain period of time,” Rick Bontempo said. A possible government shutdown – concerning words for some. “I am. I’m running by my financial profiles, how much it’s going to affect it,” Hardy Sanner said. “It’s important for the country.

Residente del valle de Coachella fue arrestado bajo sospecha de asaltar sexualmente a menores de edad y se cree que podran haber ms victimas. El sospechoso es John Everett Perry de 34 aos, residente de Palm Springs. Everett, fue detenido el mircoles en Palm Springs luego de supuestamente abusar de dos nios en el rea

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a robbery at Don Roberto’s Jewelers in Coachella. According to Deputy Albert Martinez, of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, just after 3:15 p.m. Monday afternoon, an armed man robbed the jewelry store at gunpoint. The store is located on Harrison Street and Avenue 50. The suspect got away, and

Colaboracin de los Medios de Comunicacin Latinos “asegrate”. Qu es? La Colaboracin de los medios de comunicacin latinos “asegrate” (“Get Covered”en ingls) es una colaboracin entre The California Endowment, una fundacin de salud privada, Covered California, el intercambio de beneficios mdicos del Estado, y los medios de comunicacin hispanos ms importantes, Telemundo, entre otros. Esta

Cathedral City Police are investigating the break in and high-tech theft at another Palm Springs Unified School District school Saturday morning. The burglary occurred presumably in broad daylight when District officials were alerted by alarm intrusion calls around 9:50 a.m. at Agua Caliente Elementary School 30-800 San Luis Rey Dr. According to PSUSD Communications Manager,

El sbado a las 9:50 a.m. se activ la alarma de la Agua Caliente Elementary School que se ubica en la manzana 30-800 de San Luis Rey Drive yque pertenece al Palm Springs Unified School District. Los amantes de lo ajeno rompieron las ventanas de tres salones de clases y se llevaron un gran nmero

A 2-and-a-half hour hazardous materials incident in Thousand Palms ended when the Riverside County HazMat Team determined substances found in a neighborhood were non-hazardous, a Riverside County Fire Department spokesman said today. The incident was reported at 12:09 p.m. Sunday at Datil Way and Via Ventana, said Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark Annas. Firefighters

Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano officially takes over as the University of California’s president on Monday, but she already has survived her first leadership challenge. A “no-confidence” vote sought this month by student activists who think her work in Washington makes her unsuitable to run the nation’s largest public higher education system failed. Detractors

A suspected drunken driver died of his injuries Saturday when his Lexus sport utility vehicle slammed into a high voltage power pole in Rancho Mirage and burst into flames, a sergeant said. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 9 a.m. to Bob Hope and Dinah Shore drives where the driver, 52-year-old Douglas York, crashed and flipped

An investigation is underway into how a hiker ended up dead near Rancho Mirage city hall. Police were called to the Big Horn Overlook trail just after 10 a.m. Sunday morning. A forensics team was called in to examine the scene. It’s not clear how long the body had been on the trail. The death

The box office will open Monday for the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies’ final season. Tickets will be available by calling (760) 327-0225 starting at 9 a.m., or at the box office, 128 S. Palm Canyon Drive, beginning at 10 a.m. The Follies, whose cast members range in age from 55 to 84 and perform pieces

Flames engulfed a home south of Desert Hot Springs over the weekend. The County Fire Department says flames broke out at a home in the 15400 block of Avenida Monteflora around 12:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters contained a noninjury fire to an attached garage at a home in Desert Hot Springs, a Riverside County Fire Department spokesman said Monday. The flames at the home in the 67300 block of San Fidel Way were reported at 9:47 p.m. Sunday, said Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark Annas. “The first arriving engine

For centuries Native American tribes have gathered for inter-tribal Pow Wows as celebrations of their heritage. “We’ve just been brought up with it. If you notice our little tiny tots that come out, they can barely walk. And that’s how they’re brought up,” said Gerald Schrock, one of Pow Wow emcees. This weekend’s Pow Wow

“Just look look around, half the valley is here,” said Thermal resident Robert Almada. Almada braved a long line to see the dentist today…a very long line. “Lot of people that are going without health care. Children here need attention. Seniors need attention, like myself. So it’s very important,” Almada said. Almada along with hundreds

“I think we need to be educated a bit more,” said Coachella resident Noelia Gonzalez. Gonzalez doesn’t know what Obamacare is. “I do not know very much but I’m hoping that it’s going to benefit somebody,” Gonzalez said. Luckily, she’s insured. But her son isn’t. “He’s a diabetic and he’s not covered under any plan.

People in the Coachella Valley are reacting to anti-gay comments made by an executive of a popular pasta brand. The Chairman of Barilla has since apologized, but that is not stopping a move to boycott the product. “I will never buy it again,” said Palm Springs resident Izzy Mercado. “Why would I want to support

The completion of a 2,500-mile scavenger hunt-type race that began a week ago will be celebrated tomorrow with a downtown Riverside extravaganza. “Fireball Run 2013 Adventurally” began Sept. 20 in Longmont, Colo., and concludes with a parade along University Avenue in Riverside, beginning about 2 p.m. Saturday. After the parade, there will be an outdoor