Month: October 2013

On a normal day in the Coachella Valley, mountains are clearly visible from Palm Desert. However, today that was not the case. “It sounded like rain it was pounding so hard,” said Cheyenne Mendel, a Colorado resident driving through the valley. One place people really felt the windy weather was in their cars. “The drive

Just four days before her 26th birthday, Celena Nava and her friend Julie Dominguez were hit by a truck in a suspected drunk driving crash. Nava died at the scene and Dominguez is recovering in the hospital. The driver, Jose Jimenez, pleaded not guilty last week and remains in jail. “I only knew her a

Lynne Lockwood owns three dogs and sometimes takes care of a fourth. She knows pet food. “The days of buying in bulk are done. Now you read labels and the first ingredient needs to be protein. I don’t want any corn in the dog food. We know dogs are living longer because they’re getting better

Fue el domingo 20 de octubre en la ciudad de Coachella donde dos mujeres fueron atropelladas por un conductor que conduca presuntamente ebrio, una de ellas lamentablemente perdi la vida, y este lunes le dieron su ltimo adis. Se llamaba Celena Nava, quien junto con otra mujer que caminaban sobre las calles Calhoun y Avenida

Border Patrol arrests two for trying to smuggle two bundles of marijuana worth $77,000 into the U.S. Border Patrol Agents detected two men walking into the U.S. in a remote area east of Calexico. When Agents arrived they found two men hiding in the brush with two bundles of marijuana with ropes tied around them

Un frente frio y caliente se acerca al Valle de Coachella y podra provocar fuertes vientos y nieve en las montaas, para hoy lunes y hasta el martes. La alerta ya est en efecto y durar hasta maana martes a las 11:00 a.m. La alerta para los fuertes vientos incluye las montaas de los condados

A Delaware judge has approved a settlement in a shareholder lawsuit challenging Google Inc.’s plans for a stock split that includes issuing a new class of nonvoting shares. Monday’s ruling clears the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of nonvoting stock for each share of existing voting stock. The stock

The classic 1931 horror film “Frankenstein” will be shown today to inaugurate Boris Karloff Month at the Rancho Mirage Public Library. The film, directed by James Whale, made Karloff a star and is still well regarded by critics. It will be shown at 2 p.m. in the library’s community room. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, arts

An approaching cold low and cold front are creating gusty winds and will bring chances for rain and snow through Tuesday night. High Wind Warnings are in effect for the Coachella Valley as well as the mountain areas until 8 AM Tuesday. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 8 PM Monday for the high

A hiker who has been missing in the San Bernardino National Forest for five days has been rescued. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller says 55-year-old Rodney Trumbo of Redlands was found Sunday afternoon after a helicopter crew spotted a fire that he started. Rescuers hoisted him out of canyon near Arrowhead Springs and

State officials say reports of cattle rustling are up across California as the price of beef continues to rise. Greg Lawley, chief of the state’s Bureau of Livestock Identification, said 1,317 head of cattle were stolen or reported missing last year. He told the Sacramento Bee that it’s a 22 percent increase from pre-recession numbers.

Scientists are still digging for Ice Age fossils in the heart of Los Angeles after a century of discoveries. So much has been uncovered from the La Brea Tar Pits that crews have a backlog of bones to clean and sort through. Officials at the George C. Page Museum celebrate 100 years of excavation on

State water officials are warning that low water levels in reservoirs across the state should be a warning that conservation measures might be necessary to get through next year. With little chance for record-rain conditions to develop in the Pacific this winter, the Fresno Bee reports that the state could be headed for trouble. Mike

Gulf California Broadcasting is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with DirecTV to restore our stations’ signals on that satellite service. Gulf California Broadcasting owns KESQ (ABC), CBS Local 2 (CBS), KDFX (FOX), KCWQ (CW) and KUNA (Telemundo). The stations have been blacked out on DirecTV since October 9th when News-Press and

“It’s unreal to have this many people. It’s 90 out, doesn’t bother a person,” said Joe Scardina, a local resident who has been attending the annualGolf CartParade for the last five years. Thousands of people lined El Paseo, cheering on nearly 100 bedazzled golf carts as they made their way down the promenade. “It’s a

A Jurupa Valley resident finds an old military device buried in his backyard Saturday evening. Jurupa Valley Police say they were called to 8000 block of Pyrite Street just after 5:00 pm for a small object believed to be an explosive device. The resident told police, it was found buried in their backyard. Deputies instructed

Don’t let the training wheels fool you. Three-year old Samuel Paize isn’t new to cycling. “He’s been riding since he was one year old. So now we just go and find different charity rides,” said Samuel’s dad, Carlos Paize. Carlos is a veteran of the U.S. Navy who always loved the sport, but didn’t think

“We like coming into a town and taking it over,” said American Heat emcee Trey Valentine. Downtown Palm Springs is taken over this weekend by motorcycle enthusiasts from around the country. “It provides a different lifestyle that maybe some people aren’t used to. It will probably dispel a lot of myths about bikers that you

Gulf California Broadcasting is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with DirecTV to restore our stations’ signals on that satellite service. Gulf California Broadcasting owns KESQ (ABC), CBS Local 2 (CBS), KDFX (FOX), KCWQ (CW) and KUNA (Telemundo). The stations have been blacked out on DirecTV since October 9th when News-Press and