Month: December 2013

Two adults and three juveniles had to find somewhere else to spend the night after a fire damaged the attic of their double-wide manufactured home in Sky Valley, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said Sunday. The fire was reported at 9:21 p.m. Saturday in the 20100 block of Smith Road, said Riverside County Fire

It may be one of the most damaging forms of child abuse you’ve most likely never heard of, but it does have a name: Parental Alienation. It’s where children are brought into the bitterness of divorce often times used to get back at the other parent. One local father is driving across the country to

The Coachella Valley Unified School District has set aside up to $1 million to purchase and install security cameras at each of its 21 schools. The decision came just a day before a school shooting at Arapahoe High school in Centennial, Colorado. Scenes from the shooting left some parents wondering about the well-being of their

In a phone call to News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2, Desert Hot Springs mayor Adam Sanchez confirmed that chief of police Kate Singer, and police Commander Ken Peary will voluntarily retire on Monday. An e-mail was sent from Interim City Manager Bob Adams to city staff and council on Friday night announcing the

“Since I was little I’ve been watching the parade and it’s so fun and all the people dancing and stuff,” said Alessandra Lopez, who came to the Coachella Christmas Parade to watch her sister perform for CVHS. For more than three decades the parade has been spreading holiday cheer through the East Valley. “I like

An elderly man died Friday night after crashing his car into a palm tree on Highway 111 Friday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Buddy Rogers, in front of the IMAX theatre in Cathedral City. The male driver was headed eastbound on Highway 111 when his car went off the road,

It may be Friday the 13th, but these players are feeling lucky, just hoping in their fingertips holds the lotto ticket that will grant them at least $425 million. It’s the second largest jackpot in the game’s history and it has folks in the Coachella Valley dreaming of an early retirement. “It’s big and I

As people do their Christmas shopping, many have a few extra names on their list every year – such as their cleaning lady or hair dresser. Knowing the etiquette of who to tip and how much can get stressful. We sat down with the co-founder of Desert Best Friend’s Closet, Connie Golds, an organization that

Las agujas desbancan al bisturi a la hora de combatir el paso del tiempo. Es natural y son agujas pero no se siente nada, slo un poco de presin, Claire duea de un saln en donde se practica este procedimiento, nos habla de la acupuntura cosmtica la cual para ella ha sido de gran ayuda

The Coachella Valley Unified School District held its annual organization meeting Thursday night to select the new board officers for 2014. The district selected Lowell Kamper and Manuel Jarvis-Martinez to continue serving as President and Vice President, according to officials. Kamper has been with the board since 2010 and Jarvis-Martinez has been serving since 2008.

Twenty-two high school students were arrested in Riverside County on Thursday after an undercover operation revealed crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills were being sold at school, according to a release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Special Investigations Bureau conducted the sting that involved mostly juvenile students selling narcotics at Perris High

California has long been a union stronghold, but a new poll suggests voters are gradually taking a more negative view of organized labor. The independent Field Poll released Friday said that by a narrow margin, more voters said unions do more harm than good, as opposed to those who see labor as beneficial. The slide

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday for a gang member accused of gunning down a 6-year-old girl and wounding her father during an unprovoked attack at a Moreno Valley house party. Keandre Narkie Johnson, 21, of Moreno Valley was arrested in September following an investigation by Riverside County sheriff’s detectives into the fatal shooting

The Palm Springs International Film Festival is introducing a new program that will focus on Canadian cinema. “We’ve selected Canadian films for a special focus at this year’s festival for many reasons, not the least of which is the wealth of talent emerging from its relatively small, indigenous film industry, and the depth and richness

Desert Blood Services will hold two blood drives today, one in Indio and one near the Salton Sea. The blood drives are scheduled 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Indio Middle School, 81195 Miles Ave., and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fountain of Youth Spa, 1500 Spa Road in Niland. Indio donors get a

A 36-year-old Mexican citizen is in federal custody after a drug bust near the border. Border patrol agents say the man was passing through the Highway 86 checkpoint in a 2000 Ford F-250 pickup truck on Wednesday at 10:50 a.m. A K-9 alerted agents and upon further inspection, more than $300,000 worth of illegal drugs

No injuries to report after a gas leak in Indio. Emergency crews were called to the 82700 block of Requa Avenue at 1:19 p.m. Thursday. A construction crew was working in an alley when someone hit a gas line and broke it. Authorities evacuated people in three nearby businesses and five homes. Crews fixed the

Beginning today, law enforcement agencies throughout Riverside County will be ramping up patrols, setting up checkpoints and taking other steps to get intoxicated and drug-impaired drivers off the streets. The Avoid the 30 task force, named for the number of agencies participating, will be conducting anti-DUI operations from 6 p.m. today to midnight on New

More men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year than any other cancer, even more than breast cancer in women. It is a slow growing cancer, but left untreated, it can be a killer. Revolutionary treatment options just minutes from the Valley are making for a much better life for men with prostate cancer. “It

A quick winter storm dropped rain and even hail on parts of the valley Thursday. People in the high desert woke up to a cloudy, wet and extremely cold morning. So cold, it froze pipes in some areas. “It was real cold you know, it started raining first,” said Ted Barajas, who lives in Joshua