Month: May 2014

14 hundred pharmacists who work for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California are threatening to go on strike on Monday. A work stoppage would force most of the health providers’ pharmacies to close including three in the Coachella Valley. The workers union, the Guild for Professional Pharmacists, says bargaining sessions on a new contract have bogged

The Cocos fire continued to spread throughout San Marcos on Thursday. The flames forced more than 21,000 evacuations. More than 10,000 of those evacuations were from the campus of Cal State San Marcos. “It was so close, like I’ve never been so close to a fire, like everyone was just scared,” said Michele Virgilio, a

El cuerpo de socorristas Cal Fire respondio a un campo de casas improvisadas utilizadas por personas desamparadas en Desert Hot Springs a eso de la 1 p.m. del jueves, despus de que se reportara un incendio en dicho sector. Segn la version de las autoridades del Valle de Coachella, lo que parecia ser una casa

Right light cameras are here to stay in Cathedral City at least for now. The city council voted to renew their contract with the company who runs the traffic system, even if it will mean a tighter budget. “I don’t like it personally,” said resident Jordan Calhoun. Run at red light at one of three

La sucursal U.S.Bank que fue el blanco de los amantes de lo ajeno el 18 de abril, fue robado de nuevo hoy mircoles. El Departamento de Policia de Indio cree que el mismo sospechoso podra ser el responsable de ambos hurtos. El banco est localizado en la cuadra 82-100 de la Carretera 111 y Monroe

Once a rare sight, tattoos have become a big part of today ‘s modern world. In fact, some argue tattoo artists can now do with ink what some of the greats did with paint. But could this body art be hiding something deadly? “I decided to tattoo my life story on me,” said Marlin Perez.

Cal Fire responded to a homeless camp in Desert Hot Springs around 1 p.m. Thursday after a fire was reported. The fire started in an area near Pierson Blvd. and Skyborne Drive. Officials said a shack, or something similar to a shack, caught fire and ignited debris in the area. Firefighters said the structure burned

Firefighters continue to battle raging wildfires in San Diego County on Thursday. Nine fires have been reported and Riverside County has sent about 300 firefighters to the area to help with containment efforts. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 spoke to officials with the Palm Springs Fire Department. They’ve sent one of their crews

A violent and dangerous day in Desert Hot Springs. Two shootings and a police chase all took place within a mile of each other, and all in less than three hours. The incidents left one man in the hospital and another in custody. Desert Hot Springs police officers began searching a red car after a

Three weeks after Riverside County’s top prosecutor allegedly pulled down his opponent’s campaign signs along an Indio roadway, the city’s police chief said Wednesday the investigation remains “active” and asserted that it will not be hurried up to achieve a “political outcome.” “We’re going to do this right,” Chief Richard Twiss told City News Service.

The renovated Ritz-Carlton luxury resort reopened in Rancho Mirage Thursday after several years of delays. The 244-room hotel, spa and State Fare Bar & Kitchen restaurant opens to guests and the public at 3 p.m. The resort sits on a 650-foot bluff and includes 16 suites, about two dozen fire pits, three swimming pools and

A Cathedral City man was convicted today of killing a woman and wounding two other people at a house party. Gabriel Cuevas Cardoza, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder forgunning down 52-year-old Mary Ellen Palacios Rodriguez and two counts ofattempted murder for shooting two of her male relatives on April 2, 2011, inCathedral City.

A search was underway Wednesday for the people who vandalized a paint store in Cathedral City with graffiti. Bill Grande, store manager at Vista Paint on Perez Road near Date Palm, drove to work Wednesday morning to find the business got a new paint job of its own. He says it’s not the first time.

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it “Satan’s handiwork.” A California mom says she’s broken down in tears over it. A Pennsylvania parent says it “makes my blood boil.” As schools around the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with math homework say that simple arithmetic has become as

The U.S. Bank that was robbed in Indio on April 18 was targeted again on Wednesday. Indio police believe the same suspect may be responsible for both robberies. The bank is located in the 82100 block of Hwy. 111 and Monroe Street. The robbery was reported around 1:10 p.m. Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said

Authorities say a woman was struck and seriously injured by a maintenance vehicle while sunbathing on a Los Angeles County beach. Carol Baker of the Department of Beaches and Harbors says the accident happened late Wednesday morning on Via Marina Peninsula beach just north of Marina del Rey Harbor. Baker tells City News Service the

Authorities say Casey Kasem has been located in Washington state three days after a Los Angeles judge expressed concerns about the ailing radio host’s whereabouts and safety. Santa Monica Police Department Sgt. Mario Toti said Kasem was located a few hours after his children filed a missing person’s report on Wednesday. A representative for three

Officials say hundreds of new evacuation orders have been issued for the Southern California city of San Marcos where a wildfire continues burning out of control. San Diego County officials said Thursday that the blaze had chewed through 700 acres and hundreds of notices were sent out to residents. The fire is one of nine

David Stephens considers his two dogs, Chi Chi and Duke, family. Both were strays. He rescued Chi Chi four and half years ago and Duke about a year and a half ago. In both cases he immediately had them fixed, and has since kept up on their rabies vaccinations. That’s why he was shocked to

A judge today approved a request for a medical evaluation for a U.S. Army Ranger — one of two men accused in a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines. Cristin Conrad Smith was arrested in March, along with co-defendant Robert Lars Pape, and charged with the Sept. 17, 2006, killings of Vicki Friedli, 53, her