Month: October 2013

Strong third-quarter results have sent Google shares past the $1,000 mark for the first time. Shortly after the markets opened Friday, Google Inc. shares jumped more than 12 percent to $1,002. The stock had never before surpassed $928 in regular market trading since Google went public at $85 per share nine years ago. Late Thursday,

A San Bernardino city councilman who allegedly posted sex-related Internet advertisements divulging personal information about individuals he’s accused of stalking was charged today with more than two-dozen felonies and misdemeanors. Robert David Jenkins, 33, of San Bernardino, was the subject of an investigation by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office following allegations he conducted a

A Desert Hot Springs man convicted of taking part in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old boy and wounded the teen’s friend in 1994 is scheduled to be sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ian Davis Hudgins, 36, was found guilty on May 30 of one count each of first-degree

Nearly 10 million Californians dove under desks and tables Thursday for the Great Shakeout. The annual earthquake survival drill helps teach what do to in the event of the big one. In the Coachella Valley, not only did kids in schools and parents at work participate, but for the first time ever the Sunnylands joined

1620 AM is Sun City’s new lifeline. “It’s a low power am radio station, the type you see in the mountains for road conditions or around airport parking. It broadcasts on a weak signal but covers three to five miles. Licensed by the FCC,” Chuck Holliman, Sun City resident and creator of the Low Power

Gran caos se registra en el rea de Cook Street y Gerald Ford Drive en Palm Desert justo a un costado de la rampa de acceso con la I-10 debido a que la gasolinera AM/PM est vendiendo el galn de gasolina sin plomo a $2.39 desde esta madrugada y hasta las 11:59 p.m. de hoy

A Northern California air museum has added a high-profile plane to its collection: Air Force One. The Merced Sun-Star reports a retired McDonnell Douglas VC-9C jet that carried presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, as well as several vice presidents and first ladies, landed Wednesday at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater. The aircraft was

A federal appeals court is set to consider the case of three students who were sent home from a Northern California high school for refusing to remove shirts emblazoned with the American flag on Cinco de Mayo. On Thursday the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear oral arguments after a

Making Riverside County the“most veteran friendly location in the nation” is one of the goals of a discount program that businesses countywide are being asked to consider ahead of Veterans Day. The Veteran Assistance Leadership of Riverside County — VALOR — committee is seeking the voluntary participation of store owners, corporations and other private sector

A former Indian Wells elementary school teacher accused of molesting eight children was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Richard A. Erwood found that there was enough evidence for Robert Keith Bryan to stand trial on 17 criminal counts following a preliminary hearing at Indio’s Larson Justice Center. Bryan, 60, is

An Indio man is in custody tonight accused of trying to steal copper from air conditioning units at the Village Market in Indio around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police say witnesses saw 33-year old Daniel Medina taking parts and storing them nearby. When officers got to the market, they saw Medina running from the scene. After

The end to the government shutdown means national parks can begin to reopen including Joshua Tree National Park. That’s welcome news to communities in the high desert who rely on the park for revenue from tourism. But, some say the losses are too great to fix. More than 120 people gathered at a rally in

The pristine property at the west end of Frank Sinatra Drive will once again be home to the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage. “When the Ritz closed it did change things a little bit on this end of Rancho,” said Wendy Price, manager of the Crab Pot restaurant on Highway 111. The hotel changed hands several times

In the ashes of a burned down home at the Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal, we found a charred “Nuevo Comienzo,” or “New Beginning” magazine on motherhood. Flames broke out Sunday and tore through two homes at the park. One of them was abandoned and was where neighbors said Esmeralda Martinez, 34, went for

It’s the world’s largest earthquake drill. At 10:17 am on the second Thursday of October, millions of people around California will drop, cover and hold on. “Every year most local governments and fire departments activate basically their disaster plan for the great shakeout and we have a big check list that we run through,” said

Merretta Trimmer drove from Illinois to visit family and experience the Joshua Tree National Park Tuesday, but the government shutdown shut her out. “I didn’t even put two-and-two together that the government shutdown was going to affect my vacation,” she said. The park, which sees about 1.25 million visitors each year, remains closed and like

Breast cancer took a lot away from VJ Sleight. “What I lost was a lot of friendships because not everyone there can handle it,” Sleight said. She got a part of herself back, though. “The first time I got cancer I didn’t feel like a woman. I didn’t feel like a whole person. But when

Ayer a la 1:16 a.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que un vehculo arda en llamas en el rea de Portola Ave y Gerald Ford Drive en Palm Desert. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar se encontraron con el auto obstruyendo uno de los carriles de Gerald Ford Drive. Al interrogar al conductor,

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped to its lowest amount since Jan. 30 Wednesday, falling 1 cent to $3.773. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has decreased for 28 consecutive days and is 5.1 cents less than one week ago, 23.5 cents lower

Five California mayors have submitted a proposed ballot initiative that they say could fix the skyrocketing cost of public employees’ retirement plans. The measure, called the Pension Reform Act of 2014, would amend the state constitution to give government agencies authority to negotiate changes to benefits. The mayors say it would protect retirement benefits that