Month: May 2014

Janet Litton volunteers at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms. “I’ve always just loved dogs,” said Litton. Her puppy love inspired her to enter the Shelter Me Video Contest, sponsored by PetSafe. The nationwide competition calls on the public to submit videos they’ve made to promote adoption, fostering, spay/neuter, donating and volunteering at

Gary Sigler’s boat trailer tires looked brand new when one of them suddenly blew out. “It sits in the garage most of the year where you wouldn’t think the rubber would go bad, but sure enough,” Sigler said. The barely-used tires were seven years old, which a new investigation into tire safety shows is too

El Consejo de la Ciudad de Desert Hot Springs en reunin especial habl sobre la crisis financiera que atraviesa actualmente. Fue donde lderes citadinos manifestaron que la situacin es grave y se habl de la necesidad de realizar serios recortes. Se apunta a una combinacin de fondos estatales y el creciente dficit de casi 3.5

A state fire official says an aggressive wildfire has burned at least 30 homes in the Southern California city of Carlsbad. State fire Capt. Mike Moehler told KCAL-TV that all of the homes are in the same neighborhood. No injuries were reported. Moehler said engines are being called in from across the region to fight

Cancer can be a frightening diagnosis for an adult. Imagine how frightening it can be for a four-year-old child, and her parents. “I remember her coming into the room and asking to talk to her dad and I outside the room and I was thinking maybe if anything it’s her appendix,” said Desi’s mother, Laura

The California Highway Patrol is hosting a recruiting seminar in May. C.H.P. will be accepting applications this year and is looking for highly motivated people who are ready to serve the public and the state of California with pride, Officer Mike Radford said in a release. According to officials, attending the seminar is highly recommended

The Cathedral City Police Department is dedicating its Peace Officer Memorial at its 30th anniversary gathering on May 17, and the whole community is invited to the family-friendly event. The department will honor its fallen heroes, Officer Vasquez and Officer Gibson, who both gave their lives protecting the community. Officials said the department has commissioned

A former Beaumont police officer who destroyed a woman’s vision when he shot her in the face with a pepper spray pistol inflicted a “brutal injury” that justifies convicting him of felony charges, a prosecutor said Tuesday, while the man’s attorney argued that his client’s “split second” reaction to a tense situation should not be

California Republicans who have been trying to rebrand the party as more inclusive and attuned with the issues that Californians care about had hoped this year to offer a candidate for governor who fit that image. Now they are facing the prospect of a conservative gubernatorial nominee who is on probation for carrying a loaded

An Indio man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing two gas stations in Cabazon at gunpoint on the same night. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says 34-year-old Steven Machado was booked in connection with the robberies. The first robbery was reported about 7 p.m. Monday at Chevron in the 48300 block of Seminole Drive.

Rep. Raul Ruiz will introduce new legislation in Palm Springs today that aims to provide training for jobs in the renewable energy fields. Ruiz will make the announcement at noon at College of the Desert’s Desert Energy Enterprise Center. The legislation would promote training for renewable energy careers through public-private partnerships, on-the-job training and educational

The Coachella Valley Unified School District will try to bring back all 54 teachers who previously received pink slips notifying them they may not have jobs in the fall. At a special meeting tonight, the school board decided to bring back 6 elementary school teachers and changed their seniority dates. The board also decided to

A day after reporting on a growing homeless camp in and around the wash near Palm Canyon and Gene Autry, it appears Palm Springs police are cracking down on the transients living there. Palm Springs resident Douglas Clark says he noticed a growing number of tents over the past month, and more transients wandering around,

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion in federal court today asking to file a complaint in support of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla ndians in its suit against two local water agencies for groundwater rights. The documents ask the court to hold that the United States “has federal reserved rights to sufficient

Photographer Gregg Felsen, of Palm Springs, captured many photos of the famous “Forever Marilyn” sculpture under the Coachella Valley sun while it spent nearly two years in Palm Springs. “I photographed her more than anyone I suppose,” said Felsen. The Marilyn Monroe statue traveled cross-country to make Hamilton, New Jersey its new home. Felsen’s photos

In the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage kitchen, Executive Chef Bruno Lopez did the cooking, Bianca Rae asked the questions. “The dining experience is crucial to the hotel experience, why is that?” Rae asked. “At the Ritz-Carlton, we always want to create memories. We always want our guests to leave the hotel with a memory. Here it’s

Two teens were arrested for allegedly possessing and selling marijuana at La Quinta high school. One of the teens’ mothers may have also been involved, and was arrested for possessing marijuana and methamphetamine. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 18-year-old Steven Yslas, a senior at the school. Officers also took a 16-year-old girl into custody, her

When classes resume in the fall, we’ll see some major upgrades at Coachella Valley High School. “This is one of the few things we’ve built in 103 years, we’re up for renovation everywhere,” said Principal Victor Uribe. The district broke ground over Christmas vacation on a new aquatic center. It includes an Olympic-size swimming pool

Consumers in southwest Riverside County joined San Diego County residents in coping with a musty taste and odor in their tap water, but the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California stressed Tuesday that there is no health hazard and the situation is expected to improve in a week. The earthy taste and smell stem from