Month: April 2014

Prosecutors, lawmakers and police are meeting to plot a plan to eradicate human sex trafficking in California and across the nation. The symposium is being hosted by the YWCA Greater Los Angeles today at the Museum of Tolerance in the city. YWCA spokeswoman Cynthia Heard says the event is a groundbreaking gathering to examine the

The 25th annual White Party, billed by organizers as the world’s largest gay dance and music festival, begins today in Palm Springs. “What began as a gathering for 300 of my closest friends celebrating the rites of spring 25 years ago, has evolved into 30,000 men from across the world coming together,” said founder and

The city of Palm Springs is setting dates to phase out plastic bags at retailers. The city first wants businesses to use their current inventory and phase in reusable bags. Enforcement dates for large stores begin November. 3 Small stores such as convenience and liquor stores would see the new restrictions May 3 of 2015.

We’re staying on top of the developing story concerning Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach and allegations he tampered with his opponent’s campaign signs. Zellerbach admits to knocking down his challenger’s campaign sign claiming he did it by accident. That’s just the beginning of the story. We found out about the incident after obtaining grainy

Unlike the Coachella Music Festival, car camping or camping in a tent is not an option at this weekend’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio. However, festival goers can stay on the grounds if they’ve purchased a spot to park an RV. At the corner of Madison Street and Avenue 52, country music fans in

Dry weather and an ongoing drought in Southern California are putting fire departments all over Southern California on high alert for a dangerous and active fire season. “It’s not a matter of if this is going to happen, it’s a matter of when” said Rancho Cucamonga fire chief Mike Bell. Chiefs from Riverside and San

A major expansion at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets gave county leaders and shoppers a lot to celebrate at its opening ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. Thanks to a $100 million expansion project you can shop ’til you drop at 50 new high-end stores, including Alexander McQuenn, Fendi, La Perla and Valentino. The expansion celebration welcomed

For 25 years, the White Party has rocked Palm Springs, but, it’s not just fun and games. “This is our last hoorah for the season,” Willie Rhine, general manager of Lulu, said. The White Party excites local businesses just as much as it does party-goers. “Lulu gets extremely busy for breakfast, lunch and dinner when

El Fiscal de Distrito Paul Zellerbach podra enfrentar cargos menores por vandalismo, despus de ser acusado de derribar la publicidad de campaa de un oponente Mike Hestrin. Por su parte, Zellerbach dijo que el anuncio accidentalmente se derrumb mientras que colocaba uno propio.Mientras tanto, un oficial con la Asociacin del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside

Los Premios Billboard de la Msica Latina coronan el jueves una semana de actividades en Miami con una gala que promete reunir a las ms destacadas figuras de la industria y hacer bailar al pblico con el primer sencillo de Chayanne en cuatro aos y una actuacin especial de Ricky Martin interpretando “Vida”, del disco

Las autoridades necesitan de su ayuda para dar con el paradero de unas personas que desataron una balacera. Se busca a las por lo menos ocho personas que presuntamente estuvieron vinculadas con el tiroteo anoche que se produjo en Coachella. La primer detonacin de arma se esuch un poco despus de las nueve de la

It’s not something you see everyday; a car ending up with one tire submerged into a manhole. It happened to a driver on Thursday afternoon at the Highway 111 and Cook Street intersection. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the car drove over a manhole that wasn’t secure around 12:30 p.m. The manhole shifted and

A man attempting to smuggle narcotics was arrested by Border Patrol agents on Wednesday night. Around 10:50 p.m., a 49 year old man driving a Toyota Camry was stopped at the Highway 86 checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City. After questioning the man, agents determined he was a ‘raitero’ (unlicensed taxi driver). He was

Officials at the U.S. Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego are searching the base after an unconfirmed report of an armed individual there. Navy spokesman Brian O’Rourke said Thursday that a shelter-in-place order was issued for parts of the base. O’Rourke stresses that there are no reports of shots fired. The Naval Criminal Investigative

Thousands of postal workers around the country are expected to protest the opening of postal counters in Staples stores that are staffed with retail employees. Thursday’s protests are planned at 50 locations in 27 states, including rallies in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Last year, Framingham, Mass.-based Staples Inc. began offering postal services

The Food and Drug Administration is making another attempt at regulating electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. On Thursday, the agency proposed rules that call for strict regulation of electronic cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, nicotine gels, water pipe tobacco and hookahs, CNN reported. Currently, only cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco come under the FDA’s

The three-day Stagecoach festival will get underway in Indio Friday, with acts ranging from Jason Aldean to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The sold-out festival at the Empire Polo Club runs through Sunday, and around 50,000 people are expected daily. Headliners include Jennifer Nettles, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, John Prine, Lee Brice, Florida

A law firm has filed a $25 million claim against the city of Los Angeles on behalf of the wife and family of a security screener killed in a gunman’s attack at Los Angeles International Airport last year. AlderLaw P.C. said Thursday the claim was filed on behalf of the family of Transportation Security Administration

The site of a 1956 plane crash at the Grand Canyon that killed 128 people has been designated a national landmark. The announcement was made Wednesday by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis. Two planes collided on June 30, 1956, as they were flying 21,000 feet over the canyon near