Month: July 2014

At Wednesday night’s meeting, the Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved a new shuttle service that will transport residents and visitors around the city for free. The new Compressed Natural Gas-powered trolley is called the ‘Palm Springs Buzz’. It’s being funded by Measure J and PS Resorts. According to the officials, the Palm Springs Buzz

We’re learning new information about the suspect and the events that led to a standoff on Wolff Street in Mecca Wednesday afternoon. Cesar Vela, a 30-year-old from Palm Springs, was initially stopped at about 4:30 a.m. in the 47000 block of Golden Bush Court in Palm Desert for driving a stolen motorcycle. Officers with the

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 struck Thursday about 11 miles north-northwest of Borrego Springs, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Automated seismographs picked up the quake shortly before 7:30 a.m. and indicated it struck at a depth of 8 miles. The epicenter was about 17 miles south-southwest of La Quinta, 20 miles south

Opening statements are scheduled Thursday in the retrial of a Coachella parolee accused of killing two farm workers in a Thermal vineyard. Angel Anthony Esparza, 30, is accused in the Dec. 19, 2009, deaths of Gregorio Juarez and Pedro Garcia, who died about two weeks after Esparza fatally shot a 16-year-old boy outside the Boys

A Twentynine Palms man was in custody Thursday morning accused of breaking into homes by kicking their front doors open. The San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department announced the arrest of Allen Sins, 18, of Twentynine Palms Thursday. Sins is accused in approximately 20 “door kick” style residential burglaries and attempted break-ins over the past month

Police in Central California say two suspected bank robbers who took three women hostage and were killed in a resulting shootout with officers were gang members. Stockton police spokesman Joe Silva said Thursday morning the men, ages 30 and 27, were Stockton residents. He identified the third and surviving suspect as 19-year-old Jaime Ramos and

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors deferred action on a proposal to repeal a Riverside County ordinance restricting where convicted sex offenders can reside and loiter, directing county staff instead to modify the law so that some of its provisions can be preserved. “I’m against repealing it entirely,” said board Chairman Jeff Stone. “There are

A year after the devastating Mountain Fire that destroyed more than 27-thousand acres in the San Jacinto Mountains and the San Bernardino National Forest, businesses in the small town of Idyllwild have seen an increase in sales this summer. Not only are tourists back, but according to the owner and publisher of the mountain newspaper,

A former Palm Springs baseball player is accused of raping an unconscious woman in Indio and leaving his cell phone and wallet at the scene, according to court papers filed Wednesday. Trent William Pell, 21, is charged with two counts of rape, one count of assault with intent to rape and a misdemeanor count of

Inside businesses across the Hi-Desert, including the Carousel Cafe, you’ll see no signs that 20-year-old Erin Corwin is missing, but she is and investigators and neighbors believe she’s out there. “I think about it every day,” said Renee Metcalf, of Twentynine Palms. “I hear the helicopter all of the time at night. I think, ‘They

Don Bateman, like plenty of movie goers in Indio, always have a tough decision when they want to go to the movies. “If I want a romantic type of outing, then I’ll go with my wife, take her to The River,” Bateman said. “If I just want to hang out and run into people I

Surveillance video recorded earlier this week in the Mountain Estates gated community in Indio shows a woman stopping in front of a house, walking up to the front door, and making away with multiple packages delivered just minutes before. “Shocked. It’s in broad daylight, it’s amazing,” said Brandon Schmidt, whose cameras caught the thieves outside

After winning $1,500 on Bally’s Hot Shot Progressive video slots in Las Vegas Friday night, Susan Cupit is probably glad she didn’t abide by the idiom, ‘quit while you’re ahead’, because she won $2.6 million playing the same machine on Sunday. According to a release from Bally’s Technologies, Cupit is a 57-year-old homemaker from Palm

El centro comercial Westfield Palm Desert le da la bienvenida a un nuevo restaurante. Se trata de la gran apertura de “Stuft Pizza Bar and Grill” . Abrio sus puertes enseguida de Barnes & Noble hoy. Hace un mes Kuna Noticias Telemundo 15 habl con la administracin del centro comercial Westfield cuando casi mil personas

En un esfuerzo por ponerle fin al desperdicio de aguacomenzando el primero de agosto, residentes del valle de Coachella podrn ser sancionados si son sorprendidos desperdiciando agua Autoridades aprovaron las infracciones por desperdicio de agua esta semana despus de que los californianos en general, estn utilizando ms agua que en los aos previos. La agencia

The man who drowned at a home in Rancho Mirage Tuesday night has been identified as Nathan Selikson. Emergency crews were called to Gleneagle Drive just after 6 p.m. Selikson was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center where he was pronounced dead but the official cause of death is still pending. Selikson’s age, and additional details

As the record-breaking drought continues in California, the State Water Resources Control Board approved emergency drought regulations on Tuesday for statewide mandatory conservation. A series of conservation measures requiring residents and water agencies to reduce water use will be implemented on August 1. In response to the state’s drought contingency plan, the Desert Water Agency

Power was out for 875 I.I.D. customers in Indio for about an hour Wednesday morning. The outage was near Miles Avenue and Palmyra Avenue, including the surrounding area. It was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. Utility crews were able to restore power by about 10:30 a.m., according to I.I.D.’s website. If you’re still experiencing a

Imperial Irrigation District report un apagn de luz que al momento tiene sin el suministro elctrico a 875 casas y negocios. El rea afectada es en Miles Avenue y Palmyra Avenue, clientes en las reas aledaas tambin se encuentran sin luz. Cuadrillas del servicio pblico investigan el origen del desperfecto. Los afectados sufren sin aire

California water regulators have voted to approve fines up to $500 a day for residents who waste water on lawns, landscaping and car washing. The action on Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board came after its own survey showed that conservation measures to date have failed to achieve the 20 percent reduction in