Month: November 2013

The AMGEN Tour of California will not include Palm Springs as a host city. The ninth edition of America’s largest cycling race will go 12 cities in California, but Palm Springs will not be one of them. Host cities include Sacramento, Folsom, San Jose, Mt. Diablo, Monterey, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Mountain

A former Moreno Valley City Council Member has agreed to plead guilty to taking what is believed to be the largest bribe accepted by a public official – $2.3 Million in cash. 64 year old Marcelo Co was charged Tuesday morning in a Riverside court with on count of bribery and one count of filing

High pressure building to the north in the Great Basin is causing gusty northeasterly winds this morning, prompting the National Weather Service in San Diego to issue a Wind Advisory until 6 PM Tuesday. A Red Flag Warning is also in effect for areas to the west, including the San Gorgonio Pass, to indicate fire

The Senate is moving forward on the first major bill barring workplace discrimination against gays in nearly two decades as Americans’ shifting views about homosexuality have significantly changed the political dynamic. Seven Republicans and 54 Democrats stood together Monday and cleared the bill past its first hurdle on a 61-30 procedural vote, setting the stage

The California Highway Patrol will offer two free driving classes in Indio Tuesday and Wednesday, one for teenagers and one for older people. The “Age Well, Drive Smart” class begins at 10 a.m. today at the CHP office at 79-650 Varner Road. The program is designed to give older drivers tips on driving safer and

A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that 1.9 million Californians could qualify for tax subsidies under the new federal health care law. The report released Tuesday estimates that 17.2 million people nationwide who do not have insurance or buy insurance on their own could be eligible. The Affordable Care Act allows people who

Police say a Southern California woman can throw a mean ax – and she used one to chase a burglar from her house. Hemet police say the woman called 911 on Saturday morning and said she’d been awakened by a man trying to remove her watch from her wrist. The woman told police she’s a

Financial red flags are appearing on the horizon even though the current fiscal year is less than half over, but Riverside County officials were optimistic that problems could be contained and will provide the Board of Supervisors with a summary of options today. The Executive Office’s first-quarter budget report offers a mix of positive and

Palm Springs residents will decide today whether to levy a tax on medical marijuana sales, and also decide whether to re-elect two City Council members. Measure B would add the “cannabis and marijuana tax” to the municipal code, imposing a tax on “collectives dispensing cannabis or marijuana” in the city. “Collectives” are defined as “any

The evolution of police cameras continues. The dash cam forever changed the way we view police chases giving us a first-hand recording of what officers see and do. Now, the technology’s taking the police force into the next generation. “It helps to hold law enforcement officers accountable,” said Sergeant Robert Pickowitz from the Riverside County

A new outdoor mural in downtown Palm Springs is sparking some controversy and prompting action from the city council. It’ is also starting a debate about the future complexion of downtown. The large mural is painted on Bar on North Palm Canyon Drive, the main strip of downtown. It features two women in war paint,

Jessica Pack is a sixth-grade teacher at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. She is one of five 2014 California Teachers of the Year. Pack was surprised with flowers and balloons at a special staff meeting Monday as her colleagues, county and Palm Springs Unified School District officials congratulated her. “I was not expecting

In the fall and winter, Kevin Douglas turns on his fireplace at least three times a week. “It reminds us of growing up back east up north. Reminds us of being up in the mountains. In the evenings it adds a unique ambiance the gas fireplace just doesn’t do,” he said. On polluted days, he

Steven Garcia was killed by gunfire in a Thousand Palms home Friday morning. Authorities on the scene took the shooter into custody. “(Deputies) located the gunman, which was a Hispanic male age 22, and other witnesses in the area,” said Riverside County Sheriff’s Spokesman, Deputy Julio Oseguera. “The gunman and the witnesses were detained for

Noviembre es el mes de la prevencin contra la diabetes, mal que esta acabando con las vidas de millones de latinos en este pas. Paula Vasquez, es una de miles de hispanas que fue diganosticada con diabetes, hace mas de un ao.“La vida con diabetes es muy cruel” expreso la Sra. Vasquez quien ahora visita

A man was displaced this afternoon when a fire damaged his Banning home, a county fire department spokesman said. It took about 40 minutes to contain the blaze, which broke out about 2:40 p.m. in the attic of the home in the 1100 block of Bay Hill Road, said Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark

A construction worker remains in the hospital after suffering major injuries in an accident at Indio High School. The worker fell 15 feet from an air conditioning duct at a building under construction. We are told he fell from the third story to the second story of the structure. Firefighters used a crane to lift

A woman was injured in a fall on a trail in Rancho Mirage today, a county fire department spokesman said. The fall on the west side of the popular “Bump and Grind” trail was reported about 7:50 a.m, and the woman was airlifted from the trail by a California Highway Patrol helicopter with what Riverside

El viernes en la noche tres adolescentes fueron captados por las cmaras de seguridad cuando se robaban artculos de Walmart Supercenter que se ubica en 34500 Monterey Ave en Palm Desert. Los jvenes se salieron de la tienda y fueron confrontados por dos guardias de seguridad, uno de ellos recibi un golpe y el otro

Orange County is weighing whether to create an online map pinpointing dangerous dogs in more than a dozen cities. The Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on the issue on Dec. 17. The Orange County Register reports the proposed website would allow residents to see where dogs have been cited in 17 cities. Orange