Month: April 2014

Cal Fire sent a full fire response to a small wind driven fire that could have been much worse. The fire was reported just after 5:00 pm in a field in Whitewater. Crews were called to the area of Emerald Drive and Hatton Place near the Haugen/Lehman exit of I-10. According to a fire captain

The city of Desert Hot Springs police department is once again thrust into center stage. Police chief Dan Bressler is out on medical leave, and former Calexico police chief Jim Neujahr is in charge of the department. “He was chosen by police chief Bressler in consultation with city manager Martin Magana,” said Desert Hot Springs

The Vice President of Saxony has confirmed that the two year Residential Real Estate group is closing down. Jim Mullin said the closure won’t impact the company’s other endeavors, including Commercial Real Estate and its mortgage business. Mullin claims no jobs will be lost locally because the closure only involves independent operators who hold residential

Un hombre de la tercera edad murio el lunes por la noche despus de que su vehculo se saliera de la carpeta asfltica en direccin oeste sobre la calle Dinah Shore Drive, cerca de la Avenida Monterey en Palm Desert. El Mdico Forense del Condado de Riverside identifico al ahora occiso como John Geene de

“To make sure the people from this area have a voice and they are no longer being ignored,” Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz said. Congressman Ruiz and the U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary, Patrice Kunesh, toured parts of the east valley Tuesday morning. “It’s our opportunity to talk about the needs of shelter, clean water, being able to

La Corte Suprema no escuchar una apelacin del estado de Arizona sobre un fallo que anul algunos artculos de la ley migratoria aprobada en el estado en 2010. Los jueces no formularon el lunes comentarios sobre su rechazo a revisar el fallo que prohibi a la polica detener a personas que ayuden a gente que

An elderly man died Monday night after his vehicle veered off westbound Dinah Shore Drive near Monterey Avenue in Palm Desert. The Riverside County Coroner identified the man as 77-year-old John Greene from Toronto, Ontario Canada. Green was pronounced dead just after 5:30 p.m. Police believe a medical emergency caused his death and led to

Now that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has wrapped up with its second weekend, make way for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, and more road closures and delays. The Stagecoach Country Music Festival will be held at the Empire Polo Club on April 25, 26 and 27. The festival will bring major traffic

To assist law enforcement in deterring metal theft, state assemblyman Brian Nestande introduced multiple bills before the California state Senate earlier this year. On Tuesday, two of the bills passed in the Assembly’s Public Safety committee. One of the bills will create a statewide Metal Theft Task Force to distribute funding grants to law enforcement

Las cuadrillas de Southern California Edison trabajaron arduamente para restaurar el servicio elctrico a casi 500 clientes que se quedaron sin luz debido a desperfectos en el equipo de transmisin. En Palm Desert 306 clientes se vieron afectados desde las 8:35 p.m. del lunes por problemas en el equipo, el servicio fue restaurado hoy a

Esta maana se registr un choque entre tres autos en la interseccin de N. Indian Canyon Drive y Racquet Club Road en Palm Springs y afect severamente el flujo vehicular por espacio de media hora mientras los tres coches involucrados eran remolcados, de acuerdo a informacin confirmada por el Sargento Harvey Reed. Dos personas se

A crash in the middle of the intersection of N. Indian Canyon Drive and Racquet Club Road shut down traffic in the area for a short while Tuesday morning. Sergeant Harvey Reed said three cars were involved in the collision and the intersection was temporarily closed. Traffic was diverted in the area for about a

Smoking inside home day care centers would be banned under a bill targeting so-called “third-hand smoke” that lingers indoors. The Assembly approved AB1819 on a 55-8 vote Monday, with some Republican lawmakers opposed. The bill’s author, Democratic Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton, says recent research shows that third-hand smoke can be a public health hazard.

Southern California Edison was working to restore service to nearly 500 customers Tuesday morning after three power outages were reported in Palm Desert and Indian Wells. According to Edison’s website, 306 customers lost service in Palm Desert at 8:35 p.m. Monday night because of equipment problems. Work was in progress to restore power to those

Smoking inside home day care centers would be banned under a bill targeting so-called “third-hand smoke” that lingers indoors. The Assembly approved AB1819 on a 55-8 vote Monday, with some Republican lawmakers opposed. The bill’s author, Democratic Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton, says recent research shows that third-hand smoke can be a public health hazard.

Riverside County’s unfunded pension liabilities are at $1.55 billion, but thanks to reforms enacted by the Board of Supervisors, closing that funding gap will be less onerous, according to a report that the board will review today. The county’s Pension Advisory Review Committee has issued a comparatively brief 11-page assessment of the retirement system that

UC Riverside’s Palm Desert campus will mark Earth Day tonight with a screening of the Pixar animated film “WALL-E.” The 6 p.m. free screening will also conclude UCR’s “Living Green” lecture series, which started earlier this year. “WALL-E,” which won the Academy Award for best animated feature in 2008, has been seen as a commentary

Strong and gusty winds will cover much of inland Southern California from Tuesday morning until early Wednesday. An area of low pressure moving onshore to the north will bring the strongest winds to the mountains and deserts this afternoon and evening. The wind could kick up sand and dust on desert roadways, which couldreduce visibility.

Bankruptcy’s no longer an option for the city of Desert Hot Springs, but only after deep cuts to the salaries of the police department and city staff. The city’s made other cuts, but what seemed like a water-saving, cost-saving measure is stirring some issues. Fields in the city are going brown, after council explicitly said

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is expected tomorrow to authorize $2.5 million to cover costs for the upcoming June primary election. Interim Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer submitted a request on the board’s consent agenda seeking approval of a resolution to move ahead with lining up resources for the June 3 primary. Spencer said