Month: December 2013

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for robbing an El Cajon letter carrier on the 2400 block of Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon, CA. According to U.S.P.S., the robbery occurred on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at approximately

The 22nd annual Indio International Tamale festival is coming up this weekend. The festival is ranked as one of the top ten “All American Food Festivals” in the country by The Food Network. The carnival begins on Friday, December 6, and both the tamale festival and carnival will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The

Cutting severance pay and other “awards” to employees working in county government will be on the Board of Supervisors’ agenda Tuesday. Riverside County Supervisors Kevin Jeffries and Jeff Stone will be asking their colleagues to support initiating a study of how the county can reduce retirement, vacation time and severance costs by adopting private sector

Firefighters have rescued a 28-year-old woman who became trapped while attempting to jump from the roof of one building to another in Santa Ana. City News Service says the woman fell and was caught for 90 minutes in an 18-inch space between a beauty salon and an abandoned market Monday night. Orange County Fire Authority

A hiker was reportedly safe and being treated for non-life threatening injuries Monday evening after injuring his ankle and being unable to continue walking while in a remote area of the Indian Canyons near Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Police Department, the Riverside County Sheriffs Department and members of the Palm Springs Mounted Police Search

President Barack Obama’s Kenyan-born uncle is expected to appear at a new deportation hearing to argue that he should be allowed to stay in the United States. Onyango Obama is the 69-year-old half brother of the president’s late father. His hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Boston. He has lived in the United States since the

A new Field Poll finds that California voters increasingly disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance while fewer than half support his handling of health care. The poll released Tuesday shows that 51 percent of registered voters approve of the job Obama is doing, the lowest mark in two years. At the same, 43 percent

Upon arrival to one of Amazon’s 40 U.S. fulfillment centers, you’ll likely feel overwhelmed — everything seems to be everywhere. However, you’ll soon find, that’s exactly were it’s all supposed to be. “The shelves will look a little bit chaotic and disorganized but the software always knows exactly where things are,” Amazon spokesperson Ty Rogers

Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of Jason Michael Hann, who is accused with girlfriend Krissy Werntz in the death of their months-old child in a trailer outside Desert Hot Springs. Hann could face the death penalty if convicted. Werntz will be tried separately. Hann has already been convicted of killing his

The city of Coachella got the Hollywood treatment Monday for the start of filming of “The Night Crew.” The movie is directed by Coachella Valley local Christian Sesma. “We’re really had them be able to roll out the red carpet for us,” said Sesma. “It’s been really good. It just further shows that the valley

Brett Manion owns Madison Street Produce in Indio. “Everyone knows Madison Street for its strawberries,” he said. In the farming business, he said the threat of a winter frost is not something he just plows over. “You can’t take chances with crops, it’s so expensive. We prepare for the worst. Everything you have put into

Jeff Pollard subi fatigosamente la empinada pendiente y se detuvo junto a un rbol marrn sin vida. Dos meses antes, los empleados le colocaron una etiqueta indicando que el abeto de Fraser estaba listo para el mercado. Iba a estar en la sala de alguien como rbol de Navidad. Pero ahora est muerto. “Nunca recuperar

A father allegedly beat his 10-week-old daughter to death, wrapped duct tape around her head and kept her body inside a trash bag that he and his girlfriend took with them from Desert Hot Springs to Arkansas, a prosecutor said today. In a detailed, grisly opening statement, prosecutor Lisa DiMaria told jurors that first-degree murder

El Servicio Nacional de Meteorologa (NWS por sus siglas en ingls) lanza advertencia de heladas en el desierto alto y partes del este del valle de Coachella. Los expertos dijeron que la temperatura para el mircoles se pronostica descendera a los 30 grados Fahrenheit, por lo que usted puede poner en riesgo su salud y

The new Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs will host The CW Network’s “America’s Next Top Model” open casting call on Sunday, December 15th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Casting directors for the hit show led by supermodel Tyra Banks are looking for females and males, ages 18 to 27, of diverse backgrounds, shapes, sizes and with

A man who attempted to rob a home with a knife on Tuesday night got a dose of citizen’s justice after residents tackled him and hit him over the head with a metal pot. The attempted robbery happened just before 7 p.m. in the 10000 block of Palm Drive, according to the Desert Hot Springs

Police are searching for a man who robbed a U.S. Bank in La Quinta on Wednesday. La Quinta police were called to 78-434 Hwy. 11 around 5 p.m. The suspect is described as a white man between the ages of 50 and 60, about 5’5″ to 5’8″ tall with a thin build. According to police,

It’s another big day on the retail calendar, today is Cyber Monday, the biggest day of the year for online shopping. Even with access to the internet in pockets, purses, couches and cafes, retailers say Cyber Monday hasn’t lost its luster. Industry experts expect 131M Americans will shop online for deals today compared to 129M

Six people are without a home after a fire started in an apartment building in La Quinta over the weekend. According to officials, the fire ignited at 5:25 p.m. on Saturday at 5060 Eisenhower Drive. Thankfully nobody was hurt in the blaze but six residents have been displaced while repairs are made to the building.

Four people were injured Sunday afternoon when their vehicle flipped over on I-10. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. just east of the Jackson Street on-ramp in Indio. An official with C.H.P. said two passengers were seriously inured in the crash and the other two received moderate injuries. All four passengers were taken to the