Month: September 2013

A 31-year-old Palm Desert man was arrested in connection with three robberies at Coachella Valley pharmacies, a sheriff’s spokesman said. Angelo Philip Hawes was arrested at the scene of one robbery, which was reported at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday at Walgreens at Washington Street and Avenue 42 in Bermuda Dunes. Authorities had been watching a vehicle

No injuries to report after a big rig jackknifed in Palm Desert. Police were called to the eastbound side of Interstate 10 just before 11 p.m. Tuesday. That’s where the driver of an 18-wheeler says he swerved trying to avoid another car. He veered off the freeway and hit a light pole near Gateway and

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose Wednesday for the 17th time in 19 days, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.011. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has risen 19 cents over the past 19 days, including nine-tenths of a cent on Monday,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is taking further action to warn people about drug-resistant bacteria or “superbugs,” now categorizing the organisms by threat level including “urgent,” “serious” and “concerning.” The CDC said more than two million people get antibiotic-resistant infections each year. Local physicians said the problem stems from patients overusing antibiotics, for example,

On September 17, 2006 three people were brutally murdered in Pinyon Pines, a mountain community south of Palm Desert. The case remains unsolved. John Hayward, Vickie Friedli, and her 18-year-old daughter Becky Friedli were burned to death as the Friedli home was set fire. Years worth of memories from when times were good came back

Vector Control announced today four more mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Palm Springs. These mosqitoes were found in traps n ear the intersections of E Paseo El Mirador and Pasatiempo Rd, E Cottonwood Rd and N Via Miraleste, E Via Altamira and N Indian Canyon D, and E Vista Chino and N

A property tax relief ordinance aimed at encouragingpotential buyers who are 55 and over or permanently disabled to purchase a homein Riverside County will take effect Thursday. Last month, the Board of Supervisors approved Ordinance 920 to offerincentives for property owners in other counties to relocate to RiversideCounty. The ordinance codifies provisions of Proposition 90,

With his attorney seeking more time to review the case,a hearing was postponed today for a teenager accused of killing his 11-year-old half-brother and burying him in the backyard of their Menifee home. Skylor Atilano, 16, is accused in the July 6 murder of Terry Smith Jr. A juvenile detention hearing — the objective of

Catching a misty breeze is priceless in the desert heat. More than likely, you’ve caught a break thanks to the technology at MicroCool. Vice President Mark Stanley says that four years ago, the company was one transaction away from going dry. “We would be gone, yes, we would be disappeared,” Stanley says. “Had we let

Immigration reform is stalled in Congress but that’s not stopping immigrants from contacting lawyers, filling out paperwork and making other preparations in hopes of getting a head start should laws change. That’s got some advocates concerned that immigrants, who have been duped before by unscrupulous attorneys and others, could be snookered again. California lawmakers last

Felony charges were filed today against a 24-year-old manwho allegedly shot two people following an argument in La Quinta. La Quinta resident Robert Garcia Santos is scheduled to be arraignedthis afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on two counts of assaultwith a deadly weapon. The shooting was reported around 2:35 a.m. last Friday

More than five dozen organizations will recruit newemployees at a free job fair in Indio tomorrow, with military veteransespecially welcome, according to organizers. The 18th Valley-Wide Employment Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Riverside County Fairgrounds’ Fullenwider Auditorium, 46350 Arabia St. Job seekers should: — arrive before 8:30 a.m. and

Palm Springs officials are collecting items for a local food bank through the end of September, which is Hunger Awareness Month in the Coachella Valley. People can bring canned food for the FIND Food Bank to the lobby of Palm Springs City Hall at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way and to the Palm Springs Public

The Silver Fire burned 20 thousand acres near Banning, including 26 homes. The fire was fully contained more than a month ago, but a Santa Ana based law firm is now sending out mailings to residents as far east as La Quinta, saying they live in a contamination zone with unseen damage from the Silver

La polica contina investigando para determinar las causas que originaron un accidente automovilstico que mando a dos personas al hospital, una de ellas con heridas de gravedad. El domingo a las 6:17 a.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba el incidente sobre la carretera 74 y Wasson Canyon Road cerca de Lake Elsinore. El

“Bullying has changed. It’s not just one on one, it’s cyber bullying, and groups,” Sally Diane said. It happens a lot. We sat down with psychotherapist Sally Diane, who tells us the signs your kids are victims. “Kids who start isolating in their bedroom, seem to withdraw, don’t have a lot of friends themselves. Seem

James Case came to the desert with hopes of opening a restaurant, but nine months ago his bad habit steered him in a new direction. “I came back from Spain and started smoking again. I decided I needed to quit smoking and a friend of mine was vaping,” said Case. Mixing flavors of blueberry and