Month: December 2013

A two-year investigation by the High Desert Gang Impact Team has lead to multiple arrests after suspects were caught distributing methamphetamine in the High Desert region. According to the United States Attorney General’s Office of Los Angeles, Jessica Enriquez, 29, and 46-year-old Virginia Gomez, both from Appleton, are still on the run. A total of

CHP is looking for the driver of a semi truck who caused a woman to roll her car on I-10 Thursday afternoon. According to Trooper Mike Radford with the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened west of Hayfield Road at 1:30 p.m. and caused westbound lanes of I-10 to close for about 35 minutes. Radford

Desert Hot Springs interim city manager Bob Adams is recommending a dramatic cut in employees salaries as the city tries to close a $4 million budget deficit. The measure was voted on at Thursday night’s meeting and passed unanimously. Most salaries are going to be slashed by 22.5% for $2 million in savings. The measure

With the holiday travel period starting in earnest today, more than 2.6 million travelers are expected to move through Los Angeles International Airport during this holiday season, up 8.2 percent from last year, according to airport officials. Officials at LAX — considered the sixth busiest airport in the world — anticipate the days with the

San Francisco’s top prosecutor is seeking to reclassify some crimes that could save money which could be used to fund crime prevention and mental health services. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that District Attorney George Gascon filed a proposed ballot measure Thursday that would reduce most nonviolent crimes such as petty theft and drug possession

A federal jury has found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer guilty of conspiring to smuggle drugs and immigrants through San Diego-area border crossings. But U-T San Diego reports that jurors on Thursday acquitted officer and ex-Marine Lorne Jones, nicknamed “The Hammer,” of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. The jury will

Tuberculosis tests have been expanded to the entire student body and staff at Indio High School after results of an initial screening were higher than expected, according to public health officials. CDC: Basic TB facts When to call a doctor On Monday, 131 students were tested for the illness after a student was diagnosed with

Since 2004, the Coachella Valley Christmas Store has been spreading holiday cheer to many families in need. “When they come to the store they are greeted by a personal shopper and they take them to get a family photo,” says Deanna Gibson, co-director of the store. The store operates under the umbrella of the Narrow

45 estudiantes de la preparatoria de Indio dieron positivo al estar expuestos a la tuberculosis, despus de que se detectara un caso activo de esta enfermedad pulmunar en un alumno, el pasado 20 de noviembre. Hoy se dio a conocer que 131 estudiantes de dicho plantel fueron examindados, 45 mostraron seales positivos del mal, de

A tour bus overturned on Interstate 15 in Corona on Thursday, injuring as many as 20 people. The accident was reported around 2:30 p.m. on the northbound 15, between Magnolia and Ontario avenues, according to the Corona Fire Department. Weather may have been a contributing factor in the wreck, which happened as a thunderstorm moved

Nine lucky students interested in the entertainment industry will get to walk the red carpet with some of the biggest names in Hollywood on January, 4, at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. Eight middle school students and a senior from Palm Springs High School were selected this year as special

A jury has given the death penalty to Jason Michael Hann for murdering his daughter in Desert Hot Springs. Hann turned 39 years old the same day he learned he would be put to death. Jurors found Hann guilty on Tuesday of first degree murder with a special circumstance, and guilty of assault causing the

On Wednesday night, a family in need was blessed with the spirit of Christmas. Retailers at Westfield Palm Desert surprised the Davila family when they went to the mall for complimentary photos with Santa. Not only did their five children sit in for the photo shoot, but they were each given every item on their

Attempted murder charges were filed against two men suspected in a non-injury drive-by shooting that prompted a law enforcement lockdown of a school and two community centers in Indio. Jesus David Jimenez, 28, of Desert Hot Springs, and 37-year-old Raul Anthony Carmona of Indio were additionally charged with two counts each of shooting at a

Weighing 18 tons, protected by armor, with a gun turret on top, it is a military vehicle built to withstand roadside bombs in overseas combat. When they retire from war, many mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAP’s, are taking to city streets with local police departments. In Banning, city leaders say they never approved the MRAP

The agency that runs California’s health insurance exchange is scrambling to correct a technical problem that left blank spaces in eligibility notices mailed to nearly 114,000 households, leading to consumer confusion just days ahead of the application deadline. A Covered California spokeswoman said that the botched notices were mailed between Nov. 22 and Dec. 7.

After years of problems with celebratory gunfire, especially on New Year’s Eve, the Cathedral City Police Department has noticed a great decline in people shooting guns in the air, because of some new tactics officers are using. Two Cathedral City men were arrested on Tuesday night after neighbors heard gunfire coming near their area. Police

Two California officials have announced plans to introduce legislation requiring smartphones to have a “kill switch” that would render stolen or lost devices inoperable. State Sen. Mark Leno and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said Wednesday that the bill will be formally introduced in January at the start of the 2014 legislative session. Leno

Bernard L. Shaw, who was Patty Hearst Shaw’s husband and Hearst Corp.’s vice president for corporate security, has died at the age of 68. Shaw’s death Tuesday in Garrison, N.Y., was confirmed Wednesday in a statement by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz. Shaw was born in San Francisco and was a city police

A federal judge is wrapping up hearings on the last of four challenges to the way California treats mentally ill inmates, months after he rejected Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to end court oversight of prison mental health programs. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton of Sacramento planned to hear closing arguments Thursday over whether prolonged solitary