Month: July 2014

A giant thermometer rising from the Southern California desert is once again a beacon for tourists headed to and from Las Vegas. The roadside attraction off Interstate 15 in Baker was relit Thursday after a major renovation. The July 10 date is significant: it was on the same day in 1913 that the hottest official

The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union has harsh words for President Barack Obama’s education chief, but stops short of calling for his ouster. United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says Education Secretary Arne Duncan needs to listen to parents and teachers, not dismiss their concerns. In a draft of a speech she

The 19th annual Pechanga Powwow will get underway today, drawing Indian dancers, drummers and singers from throughout the country to the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula. An estimated 75,000 visitors are expected for the free event, hosted by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians since 1995. “The Powwow is one of the largest in

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will hold a resource and career fair in Palm Desert this weekend. Potential applicants will have an opportunity to speak with recruiters and current employees about job opportunities and attend presentations on Saturday at the sheriff’s Palm Desert station, beginning at 8 a.m. Open positions include correctional deputy, correctional cook,

On July 10, 2014 at about 1:20 PM, Cathedral City Police Officers were dispatched to the 68700 Block of Tortuga Road, regarding an armed robbery that had just occurred. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the victim who said he had been doing landscaping work at a residence when a male subject approached him

“I know about 60 answers so I need to study a little bit more,” said Arcelia Duarte of Thermal. Duarte is studying 100 civics questions for the naturalization test she’ll soon take to become a U.S. citizen. In her interview, she’ll be asked up to 10 of the questions and must answer at least six

Police in Georgia say they are taking a second look at the 2013 heroin overdose death of a man connected to the woman charged in the overdose death of a Google executive. Police say Alix Tichelman called 9-1-1 to report that Dean Riopelle had overdosed on heroin in September of last year. McCarty says a

Erin Corwin is not the only woman missing in the High Desert. Carla Reyes disappeared over a year ago from her home in Yucca Valley. Now her family hopes the search for Erin will help shine light on other missing people in the area. “I just knew something was wrong,” said Crystal Sunday. Sunday’s mother,

There are no flights planned to bring undocumented immigrants to the Southland from Texas for the rest of the week, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. This means there will be no buses arriving at the Murrieta Border Patrol station in western Riverside County where protestors blocked three buses last week. In the meantime, Riverside

The doctor-patient confidentiality is sacred in the field of medicine, but a new belief by the American Academy of Neurology wants to tip-toe the line, and perhaps even cross it entirely when it comes to youth concussions. The AAN believes in order to protect young athletes, doctors should feel comfortable communicating honestly with the heads

Leslie Dunn owns the Calla Lily Inn in Palm Springs. The boutique hotel, built in the 1950s, has nine rooms and nine parking spots. Her business is among at least four small Palm Springs hotels, including the Del Marcos Hotel and Chase Hotel, getting sued by Chris Langer, of San Diego, for not having handicapped

A small quake shakes the Coachella Valley Thursday afternoon. The 3.2 quake struck at 1:41 p.m. about 10 miles east-southeast of Anza and 16 miles southwest of La Quinta, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents from both ends of the Valley called our news room to report feeling the quake. The quake was first

La Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos dejar de trasladar a inmigrantes centroamericanos a San Diego luego de que sean arrestados en Texas. Paul Carr, portavoz de la patrulla, indic el jueves que la agencia ha reducido el retraso en el procesamiento de inmigrantes que traa en el sur de Texas y ahora ya puede volver

A former advisor to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush was recently sentenced on a bribery conviction relating to the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Tribe. Professor David Alan Heslop was convicted on June 30 in a Los Angeles courtroom. Judge Michael Fitzgerald sentenced Heslop to 21 months in federal prison and three

Un sismo de menor escala sorprende a unos residentes del Valle de Coachella el jueves por la tarde. Segn el Servicio Geolgico de los Estados Unidos, sucedio al filo de la 1:41 p.m. a unas 10 millas al este sudeste de Anza y 16 millas al sudoeste de La Quinta. Residentes de ambos lados del

En Fontana, California, la iglesia catlica est ofreciendo un lugar de paso a varias familias de inmigrantes hasta que puedan reunirse con sus familias. No se trata de menores solos, sino de un grupo de familias centroamericanas unas 50 personas en total que llegaron hoy jueves en autobuseses del departamento de seguridad interior. Segn explic

El presunto responsable de un robo bancario est tras las rejas desde el 17 de junio. As lo dio a conocer el portavoz del departamento policial de Indio. Tras la ola de robos bancarios en Indio en los ltimos meses.fueron seis en total desde que comenz el ao. El sospecho Martin Chapa de 34 aos

A suspected Indio Bank robber is behind bars, in fact, he’s actually been in jail since June 17, according to Indio Police Spokesman Sgt. Dan Marshall. You may remember a rash of bank robberies in Indio over the past few months; six in total since the beginning of the year. One suspect, 34-year-old Martin Chapa

The first ever Palm Springs Tattoo Convention will get underway Friday at the Hard Rock Hotel. More than 75 tattoo artists will practice their craft at “Palm Trees and Tattoos,” which kicks off with a pool party on Friday and continues with the main convention Saturday and Sunday. The event is organized by TG Tattoo

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she still supports a Senate-passed bill to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay and transgender people. Some gay-rights groups have withdrawn their support because it has a broad religious exemption. The California Democrat says she understands those concerns, but says the Senate bill is the only choice facing Congress now.