Month: March 2014

Ohio auto dealers are sparring with California-based automaker Tesla, which is selling its next-generation electric cars from two Ohio storefronts. Ohio is among states proposing to block future Tesla direct-sales stores on grounds they undercut traditional auto dealerships. New Jersey officials approved a regulation last Tuesday effectively prohibiting automakers from going straight to customers. Tesla

An area of low pressure moving through the Great Basin today will create gusty onshore winds through tomorrow morning. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. Monday for the low deserts, as well as the Riverside and San Bernardino County mountains. A separate Wind Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. Monday for

Motorists thinking about trying their luck drinking and driving on Riverside County roads this St. Patrick’s Day better think again. All day today, the county’s Avoid the 30 task force — named for the number of participating law enforcement agencies — will be staffing sobriety checkpoints and deploying saturation patrols to snare drivers who risk

Firefighters have contained an overnight fire at an Indio home. Crews were called to the 81300 block of Green Avenue at 1:10 Monday morning. More than two dozen firefighters were called to fight the fire at the single story home. “The first arriving engine company reported an 1,100 sq. ft., single story residential structure involved

A brush fire in Thermal that reached 350 acres is now at 100% containment, according to Cal Fire. Officials are calling the blaze the Pierce Fire. It started at Avenue 66 and Pierce Street at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Hwy 86 which had been closed in both directions was re-opened to traffic Sunday morning. Behind

“Lots of sparkles and bags and jewelry, as you can see I purchased some,” said Marty Hernandez, a La Quinta resident who came to the opening day of El Paseo Fashion Week. The signature event takes over the valley’s most celebrated shopping district once again. “It’s like art, it’s like seeing an art show,” said

Incendio de maleza ha calcinado mas de 200 acres de maleza al este del valle de coachella. y recientemente las llamaradas han saltado al norte de la cerretara expresway 86. — El incedio se repoto sobre la avenida 66 y calle pierce. en thermal… — Mas de 200 estructuras estan siendo amenzadas por el infernal.

The Wet ‘n’ Wild water park in Palm Springs is officially open for business, and the weather this weekend couldn’t be more ideal for some fun in the sun. “Who doesn’t want to cool off in a pool? A water park is fun,” said Wet ‘n’ Wild general manager David Andrews Jr. “It’s actually perfect

Indio Police are looking for 2 men in connection with a shooting on Tuesday that left a man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting happened Tuesday morning in the 82-400 block of Mountain View Street. Police believe the victim and 2 men argued before the shooting happened. Friday night, police named

“I’m horrified, totally horrified. Of course, it happened right next door,” said Heidi Glass, who lives in the Sunrise Palms gated community where police say a double murder-suicide occurred Thursday evening. People in the community are in disbelief over the collection of firearms they witnessed being removed from their neighbor’s garage. Crews piled the dozens

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Cathedral City, CA will take over Cathedral City High School this weekend. The theme is Luau for Life! The 24-hour walk is March 15th at 9 a.m. until 9 a.m. March 16th, at 69250 Dinah Shore Dr., Cathedral City, CA 92234. Join the family-friendly event filled with

Riverside County’s District Attorney spoke Friday about the Pinyon Pines triple murders. Paul Zellerbach said that contrary to what some critics believe, the DA’s office learned new information recently which helped investigators bring charges in the case. In Palm Desert for an event, Zellerbach said to News Channel 3 & CBS Local 2, “Certainly since

Ayer a las 8:53 de la noche la polica recibi una llamada al 911 que reportaba un tiroteo en una casa ubicada en la manzana 1200 de Sunflower Lane en una comunidad cerrada en el rea de San Rafael Drive y Avenida Caballeros en Palm Springs. Un agente coment que se encontr varias pistola y

Food trucks will be able to operate in the Valley legally come April, and now Palm Desert has set some new rules as to when and where they can operate. However, some worry the rules are too to restrictive and basically is closing Palm Desert to the up and coming industry. “What we wanted to

A 54 year old pastor of Muscoy United Methodist Church in San Bernardino has been arrested after being accused of child molestation. Authorities said Stephen Howard was taken into custody on Thursday evening on multiple charges of lewd acts with a child. The abuse allegedly took place in San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana. The

Border Patrol agents arrested two men on Thursday after they found more than 20 lbs. of methamphetamine hidden in a utility trailer. A Toyota 4Runner was stopped at the Highway 86 checkpoint between Westmorland and Salton City around 11 a.m. A 52 year old man and his 31 year old passenger were in the SUV,

Two lanes will be closed intermittently on I-10 from Sunday to Thursday while Caltrans workers repair pavement. The work will take place on westbound I-10 between Malki Road and County Line Road, shifting to the west throughout the project. Officials will be closing the number one and two lanes from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

A 29-year-old former Yucca Valley resident pleaded not guilty Friday to gunning down a man next a party bus in Palm Desert more than two years ago — leaving the man paralyzed — and threatening a witness. William Oliver Sumpter Jr. was arrested near Eureka Jan. 12 on a warrant stemming from the summer 2011

Three people are dead after a shooting at the Sunrise Palms community that happened around 8:50 p.m. Thursday. Police said a woman and a juvenile girl were victims in an apparent murder/suicide. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office hasn’t released their identities, but the coroner did say the man suspected of murder was 47 years old.

Con motivo de la celebracin de San Patricio, el lunes las autoridades en el Condado de Riverside llevarn a cabo la campaa “Avoid the 30” o “Evita los 30”. Se implementaran retenes de sobriedad e incrementaran la presencia de agentes y patrullas en calles y caminos. El Departamento de polica de Palm Springs anunci que