Month: July 2014

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Mountain Fire. The massive wildfire destroyed parts of the San Jacinto mountains and its communities, just southwest of our valley. It grew quickly and dangerously, prompting the evacuation of Idyllwild. “Scary, just totally scary,” said Justin Coffman. “We had to evacuate.” A year later, the words “Mountain

It was a muggy Monday in the Coachella Valley. Especially, for tourists looking for the dry summer heat. “I’m definitely a little more sweaty than usual,” said Ed Hernandez, visiting from Long Beach. “It’s completely different than we thought it was going to be today,” added Rick Guerrero, visiting from Whittier. Valley visitors were in

Canelo lvarez persigui el sbado por la noche a un elusivo Erislandy Lara durante 12 asaltos, antes de escaparse con una victoria por decisin no unnime, en su segunda victoria consecutiva tras su derrota ante Floyd Mayweather Jr. lvarez encontr un rival considerable en Lara, que frustr al boxeador mexicano con sus constantes movimientos y

Comenzando el lunes, se realizarn mejoras en una transitada interseccin de Rancho Mirage, misma que provocar algunos retrasos viales hasta mediados de noviembre. La zona afectada ser Frank Sinatra Drive y la Carretera 111, dicho proyecto culminar el 12 de noviembre. Las mejoras incluirn agregar nuevas lneas de trnsito para girar a la izquierda en

Todo regres a la normalidad en el parque acutico de Palm Springs. Despus de que la noche del viernes los asistentes se llevarn tremendo susto cuando se escuch que algo estall detras del parque.la administracin de “wet n ‘wild” manifest que el fuego no estaba en el parque Slo estaba detras de una de las

A 54-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after Border Patrol agents discovered narcotics stashed in the engine of his Toyota Tundra. The man was stopped at about 2 p.m. at the Highway 86 checkpoint near Salton City, according to a Border Patrol release. Agents began searching his truck after a Canine Detection Team alerted

Santo Toribio fue un sacerdote durante las Guerras Cristeras en 1920, cuando el gobiernoMexicano estaba persiguiendo a la Iglesia Catlica. Durante este tiempo los sacerdotes eranfugitivos. l fue asesinado el 25 de febrero del 1928 por los soldados federales y agraristas yfue contado entre los mrtires del Movimiento de Accin Catlica en Mxico que murieron1915-1928.

The community is invited to a celebration at the Idyllwild Fire Station on Sunday, July 20. The celebration is to honor the community’s return from the Mountain Fire which forced evacuations in July of 2013. The gathering will also highlight the first completed stage of the station’s remodel. The event takes place from 1 p.m.

Starting Monday, road work at a major Rancho Mirage intersection is expected to cause traffic delays through mid-November. Work at Frank Sinatra Drive and Highway 111 has begun and will continue through Nov. 12. Improvements include adding left turn lanes at eastbound Highway 111 and westbound Frank Sinatra Drive. Motorists should expect lane closings in

El sbado alrededor de las 5:18 p.m., una mujer que conduca un vehculo sobre Fred Waring Drive perdi el control a la altura de San Pascual Avenue en Palm Desert, atraves el camelln central e invadi los carriles contrarios, quedando el coche parado en los mismos. Laura Blunt de 34 aos fue arrestada ya que

A 20 year old man was killed Sunday night in a shooting in Mecca. Deputies were called to the 65000 block of Dale Kiler Road at 11:59 p.m. when someone reported an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. When authorities arrived, they found 20-year-old Juan Ceballos

A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and child endangerment after she drove her three juvenile passengers over the center median of Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert and stopped in opposing traffic lanes, injuring one juvenile, a police sergeant said Monday. The single-vehicle incident occurred at 5:18 p.m. Saturday on Fred Waring Drive

A popular water feature at La Quinta park is back open today. The children’s water play area was damaged shortly before the Fourth of July at the park on the corner of Adams and Blackhawk Way. The city made the repairs faster than expected. Officials say vandalism at the park has been a recurring problem

A Walt Disney World spokeswoman says dozens of passengers were safely evacuated from a monorail train halted by a power outage during bad weather at its central Florida amusement complex. She says no one was hurt. Spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler told The Associated Press there were thunderstorms around Walt Disney World when the elevated train stopped

Two earthquakes less than a 3.0 hit just east of Anza Sunday afternoon. The first a magnitude 2.9 happened at 2:47 p.m. according to the USGS. Six seconds later, the US Geological Servery recorded a 2.9 centered near the same area east of Anza. Several viewers reported they felt the mild shaking, as far away

Talk about a match made in heaven. Germany took on Argentina in what some billed as a Pope vs. Pope World Cup Final. “I posted it on my Facebook. I think it’s hilarious but it’s all in good fun,” said Annette Padilla of San Francisco who watched the game at Babe’s in Rancho Mirage. In

A woman was injured Sunday during a rock-climbing accident in Humber Park in Idyllwild, one day after another climber was killed near the same area. Firefighters were dispatched at 9:32 a.m. to the “Lunch Rock” climbing section of Tahquitz Peak, situated above the park. A helicopter crew hoisted the woman up after she fell during

A motorcyclist was killed when he and a vehicle collided in Indian Wells, shutting down traffic for six hours, a sergeant said Saturday. Dispatchers received a 911 call at 10:23 p.m. Friday and sent firefighters to the corner of Highway 111 and Province Way. The circumstances on how the crash happened was not disclosed but

Chances are, you know someone with asthma — after all, aboutone in 12 people in the U.S.has the condition. Having asthma means to haveairways that are inflamed, which makes them particularly sensitive to substances ranging from pollution to dust. Exposure to an asthma trigger can cause the narrowing and swelling of the airways, as well

(AP) – Officials say a 27-year-old man who was allegedly at an illegal marijuana plot is suspected of starting a wildfire that has burned more than 41/2 square miles of forested land in northern California. CalFire says Freddie Alexander Smoke III was arrested Saturday and accused of recklessly causing a fire and with marijuana cultivation,