Month: October 2013

A “renewable energy” bus tour will visit sites in the Coachella Valley area Thursday ahead of Friday’s Southern California Energy Summit. The tour, sponsored by the Coachella Valley Water District and Renova Solar, will leave from the CVWD office in Palm Desert at 8 a.m. Thursday and make stops at the Coachella Valley branch of

A News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 follow up on an earthquake early warning system already in development here in the Valley. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill supporting the use of an early earthquake system to be funded by a public / private partnership. Riverside County has failed to get the funds together

Rep. Raul Ruiz says he wants a “clean bill” as he calls it, to end the government shutdown. At the same time, he was just one of 9 democrats who voted in favor of an amendment Monday night that would have delayed the mandate to buy insurance under the Affordable Care Act for one year.

The American Cancer Society is hosting a Kickoff for Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) in Palm Springs today. The event is from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center on the 3rd floor (1180 N. Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs). To enroll in the study, the Society needs men and

Cathedral City High School will host its annual Homecoming Parade today in Downtown Cathedral City. The event kicks off at 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Allen and E. Palm Canyon Drive. The parade will flow into Town Square for a Pep Rally and presentation of the 2013 Homecoming Court. The rally and presentation starts

Sang Chae is a business owner with questions about how the Affordable Care Act will affect him and his employees. “There’s a lot of gray area,” Chae said the day before millions of Americans could begin enrolling for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act. “I don’t think many of us know what’s going

The City of Palm Springs introduced an informational Web page for the Nov. 5 election. Voters can get information on City Council candidates, the Measure B tax on medical marijuana collectives, voter registration, sample ballots, vote-by-mail applications and other services at www.votepalmsprings.com. Election information is also posted on the city’s website, www.palmspringsca.gov. “It is important

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose a plan by the California Department of Public Health to raise drinking water standards — and consequently increase many Riverside County water customers’ bills — in order to reduce the amount of chromium-6 in aquifers. “This is a very big problem looming for us,” said Supervisor

A judge doubled the bail Tuesday for a 28-year-old College of the Desert student suspected of sexually assaulting two women at the Palm Desert campus. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Graham A. Cribbs raised bail for Palm Desert resident Jesse Timothy Lara from $25,000 to $50,000 at the prosecution’s request at a hearing at Indio’s

The look of downtown Indio will change over the next three years, as a new jail, law building and other structures are built to support Riverside County’s public safety apparatus, the head of the Economic Development Agency said. “This is the most complex project the county has ever undertaken,” EDA Director Rob Field told the

Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Eisenhower Medical Center’s Schnizter/Novack Breast Center will offer free clinical breast exams starting today and lectures beginning Thursday. Lectures will be held at Eisenhower’s Lucy Curci Cancer Center in Rancho Mirage and the George and Julia Argyros Health Center in La Quinta. Free breast exams will be offered at those

Seventeen arrests were made in a crime sweep in Desert Hot Springs that targeted parolees and gang members. The coordinated “Operation Nemesis” used more than 100 law enforcement officers from the DHS Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Border Patrol, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department among other agencies, visited and/or searched nearly 50 residences. “It’s

Incensed over vandalism of a statue of former President Ronald Reagan, Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone next week will ask his colleagues to post a $10,000 county-backed reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the culprits. “It’s despicable that someone would intentionally damage a public work of art that honors President Reagan,”

Guests at the Sahara Motel in Desert Hot Springs got a rude awakening Tuesday morning when a fire broke out just after 4 am. “The first arriving units found smoke coming from the roof of the structure,” said Riverside County Fire Department Battalion Chief, Rick Griggs. “They immediately set up a fire attack and we

Law enforcement blanketed Desert Hot Springs Tuesday morning for a sweep they’re calling, “Operation Nemesis.” More than 100 law enforcement officers from the DHS Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Border Patrol, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department among other agencies, visited and/or searched nearly 50 residences. “Basically what we did was we targeted gang members

Sandy Jones and Darlene Jebb looked forward to a day of outdoor fun, only to find closure signs. “We packed a picnic lunch, we have our hiking stuff. We’re pretty disappointed,” Jebb said. Same with Kyle Ferguson and Amy Nesbitt, turned away at the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. “We’re going to have to

This November, Westfield Palm Desert celebrates its first phase of ambitious redevelopment with a new mall grand entrance, the addition of Dick’s Sporting Goods, updated dining court, and new full-service restaurants. This exciting redevelopment will soon feature a prominent flagship location of Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill. The new 7,200 square feet location will feature

For the first time, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors gathered outside of the Riverside chambers to host its public meeting at the Coachella Valley Water District in Palm Desert. Supervisor John Benoit called it a historic meeting, where the board could see firsthand the progress and the challenges in the desert. “There are 7,200

Sin que hayan confirmado la cifra exacta, las autoridades arrestaron a un gran nmero de personas en un operativo realizado desde las primeras horas de hoy martes en Desert Hot Springs. Personal de varias agencias del orden que incluyen los niveles federal, estatal, regional y municipal estuvieron activos en el rea de Tamar Road y

The Palm Springs International Airport continues to improve its safety and efficiency through another construction project. The airport introduced a new control tower this month, and now crews are working to repave areas around the runways and terminals. “Unlike streets, we don’t like pavements to get old because they start to crumble,” said airport executive