Month: February 2014

Missouri’s attorney general is asking a federal judge to strike down a California law regulating the living conditions of chickens. The lawsuit takes aim at a California law barring the sale of eggs produced by hens kept in cages that don’t meet California’s size and space requirements. The California egg law is to take effect

A Northern California man has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of two men whom authorities say he hacked to death with an ax during a 2012 rampage. The Record Searchlight of Redding reports (http://bit.ly/1nTKNwt) that 37-year-old Thomas McDonald entered the plea on Tuesday in Shasta County Superior Court, stipulating

Secretary of State Debra Bowen was sued Tuesday over a decision she made in 2011 that said tens of thousands of criminals who are serving their sentences under community supervision are ineligible to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union, League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and other groups filed the lawsuit Tuesday

A veteran Riverside County prosecutor seeking to unseat his boss in the June election will announce today the official start of a countywide campaign blitz. Deputy District Attorney Mike Hestrin, 43, is contesting D.A. Paul Zellerbach’s bid for re-election, pointing to increases in violent crime, low morale among line prosecutors and the need for even-handed

The City of Indio is considering a change to its e-mail retention schedule and it’s drawing some criticism. “What is a public record? What is part of a file, and what is part of a permanent record?” asked Indio City Manager Dan Martinez. These are all questions members of the city staff may soon have

Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley intend to leave no doubt this time. KESQ & CBS Local 2 were live at Tuesday’s press conference to highlight the rematch set for April, 12. Nearly two years after Bradley beat Pacman in a hotly disputed unanimous decision, the welterweights both seem uncommonly confident as they begin work for

Bubbling Wells Elementary participated in the American Heart Association’s, “Jump Rope For A Heart” event. This was the school’s second annual Jump-A-Thon. The event raises money for the thousands of children born every year with heart conditions. One of those children is second grader, Kelly Roana. “I have problems with my heart sometimes because whenever

A triple murder that happened in the mountain community of Pinyon Pines in 2006 remains unsolved. Private investigators looking into the murders of 18-year old Becky Friedli, her mother Vickie Friedli, and Vickie’s boyfriend Jon Hayward, believe there is enough evidence to make arrests and prosecute a case. They held a press conference from the

Today is World Cancer Day, and there’s a new warning from the World Health Organization. Cancer cases are expected to increase 57 percent over the next 20 year. Within two decades, the World Health Organization predicts new cancer cases will rise from an estimated 14 million in 2012, to 22 million annually. Developing countries will

Border patrol agents arrested two men on Tuesday after they seized nearly 14 lbs. of methamphetamine that was stashed underneath the dashboard of a car. The drugs were found by El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. Agents said a 27-year-old man was driving a green

A fire sparked in a vacant warehouse after a car near the building caught fire in Indio Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 4:26 p.m. in the 83100 block of Highway 111, just east of Jackson Street, according to fire officials. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Daniel Talbot said the fire was extinguished quickly. Nobody

A large water main leak was reported at Monterey Avenue and Gerald Ford Drive Tuesday morning. Crews with the Coachella Valley Water District worked throughout the day to make repairs. The cause of the break was an old pipe that needed to be replaced, water district officials said. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported the

“A genius. He was so brilliant. He had such concepts,” Helene Galen said about Steve Chase. “Obviously brilliant. Great sense of humor,’ Michael Kiner said. Yet friends of Steve Chase, such as Galen and Kiner, said even the best words can’t describe him. Some, like Galen, knew Steve Chase the interior designer. “I had already

A man who stole a Nissan truck Monday night in Coachella was arrested after trying to evade police officers on foot. The stolen vehicle was reported just after 8 p.m. Officers spotted the suspect, 40-year-old Ricardo Aaron Pescador, driving the stolen truck in the 1000 block of Orchard Avenue. When they tried to pull him

The Coachella Valley Gang Task Force arrested two people in connection to gun shots that were fired in an unincorporated area of south Desert Hot Springs on January, 31. Authorities said 25-year-old Julian Sanchez and Christina Valdovinos, 19, were taken into custody while leaving the Corkhill Trailer Park, located in the 17900 block of Corkhill

A piece of artwork from the project, ‘Idyllwild Deer Sightings’, has been stolen. The painted deer invited viewers into the world of rock climbing and hiking. According to Shanna Robb, chair of the art project, the deer was taken either Saturday or Sunday evening in front of La Casita restaurant in Idyllwild. The crime was

About 120 Indio High School students will be tested for tuberculosis exposure for the second time as part of a routine followup to the original screening in December, according to Riverside County health officials. The second test takes place at the campus on Tuesday. Some staff members are being tested as well. None of the

En Indio ya se desarrolla un gran proyecto de construccin en la zona norte de la rampa de entronque de Monroe Stree con la I-10. Se trata de Walmart Super Center y se planea ya est en operacin tan pronto como la prxima Navidad. El centro comercial incluir una circle K, una gasolinera y restaurantes

The Palm Springs Police Department was called to a possible bank robbery that turned out to be a false alarm Tuesday morning. The alarm sounded at the Federal Credit Union at 425 Civic Drive at 9:40 a.m. We just spoke with the police department and officers confirmed there is no cause for concern.

A 35-year-old Cabazon man suspected in the murder of his sister is expected in court Tuesday. Michael James Horton was arrested Friday in Cabazon in connection with the death of Jennifer Horton, 34, whose body was found Jan. 27 inside a residence in the 14200 block of Broadway in Cabazon, according to the Riverside County