Month: July 2014

The statewide water restrictions will begin on Friday and there’s quite a few people ready to turn their neighbors if they don’t follow the rules. Thanks to new smart phone apps, tattling on water wasters is easier than ever before. “I’ve been in the desert maybe 19 years so we’ve probably seen the last of

If you go down 6th Street in Coachella, you’ll spot these dilapidated buildings. Many of them and others occupied by businesses were built in the 1920’s. The city’s made major improvements to help improve its downtown in the past few years, but more work needs to be done. And that’s why the city approved a

The water main break near UCLA gushed thousands of gallons per minute. Up to 10 million gallons lost in just over three hours, the equivalent of more than 15 Olympic-size swimming pools. “For us that would be about 50 to 55 homes’ water use for a year lost in a couple hours time,” said John

Un mdico del este del Valle de Coachella entreg voluntariamente su licencia para practicar medicina tras una investigacin por parte de la Administracn de Control de Drogas del Estado. Se descubrio que el Doctor Rudolpho Alegria de Indio habra entregado varias recetas mdicas para narcticos sin una razn valida y sin una previa revisin mdica.

An investigation into a missing Palm Springs man has led authorities to the mountains south of Palm Desert after officers with the U.S. Forest Service found his abandoned car near Pinyon Pines. Juan Pedro Valladares, 34, was reported missing by family members on Sunday night, but nobody has seen him since Friday. They told police

A murder charge was filed Wednesday against a 20-year-old Coachella man suspected of fatally shooting an Indio resident earlier this month. Nestor Gazca Cervantes was driving near Avenue 54 and Shady Lane in Coachella about 7 p.m. Friday when an officer pulled him over and arrested him on suspicion of killing 25-year-old Christopher Luis Aguilar,

Authorities in San Bernardino County found an outdoor marijuana grow operation on Wednesday. Officials said the cultivation was taking place off of Highway 18 in Crestline, below Panorama Point. Investigators seized 2,740 mature plants, which were all about four to six-feet-tall, according to a release from the sheriff’s department. No suspects were at the grow

Un hombre de Cathedral City fue puesto tras las rejas ayer martes bajo la sospecha de conducir en estado de ebriedad y chocar el vehculo que conduca con una camioneta que estaba atascada en el camino. El percance sucedi alrededor de las 10:53 p.m. en el rea de Ramon Road y Bob Hope Drive en

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said a Rancho Mirage man who was reported missing Tuesday has been found safe. There were no immediate details regarding the whereabouts of 72-year-old Walter Thomas Loebmann, or how he was found. Loebmann was last seen at about 12:30 p.m. in Rancho Mirage on Bob Hope Drive before he was

It’s been over a month since anyone has seen Erin Corwin and her case continues to gain national attention. This week her story is getting front page coverage on People Magazine. The 20-year old who is also pregnant disappeared after family members say she went to Joshua Tree National Park on June 28. The print

The Indio COD Campus closed due to water leak on Tuesday but officials confirmed the campus was back open Wednesday morning. According to COD spokesperson Robin Cotton, the water leak was reported shortly after 3:00 p.m. The water and power to the building was shut off while repairs were made. For the safety of students

A Cathedral City man was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of drunk driving after he crashed into an unoccupied pickup truck that was stalled out in the road. The crash happened at about 10:53 p.m. on Ramon Road and Bob Hope Drive. The Rancho Mirage Police Department was called to the scene. According to the

Indio’s new Walmart is set to open this fall and is now hiring. The store is looking for 300- full-and part-time workers. A hiring center has opened at 43990 Golf Center Parkway at the corner of Avenue 44. You can apply for work there on weekdays from 8 a.m until 5 p.m. or online at

“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Lisa Vanderpump will receive a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars today. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. at 155 S. Palm Canyon Drive. Former ‘NSYNC member Lance Bass and “White Party” founder Jeffrey Sanker are scheduled to speak, and Vanderpump will be presented with

The Cathedral City council voted 3-2 to approve an ordinance legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. The vote comes after months of discussion and a split council. Cathedral City becomes the second city in Riverside County do so, joining Palm Springs. The vote lifts a ban dating back to 2009. “I believe we have

The prosecution and defense rested Tuesday in the retrial of a parolee accused of killing two farm workers in a Thermal vineyard about two weeks after he fatally shot a teenage boy outside the Boys & Girls Club in Coachella. Angel Anthony Esparza, 30, of Coachella is being retried for the Dec. 19, 2009, deaths

A group of valley science teachers got an opportunity Tuesday to learn about the advanced technology at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The tour was all part of “Project Prototype,” a program with the ultimate goal of taking what teachers learn back to the classroom. The program is state funded by the California

Kathy Creedon, a former Palm Desert resident, said her son Ryan Creedon was a drug addict, but that didn’t stop Dr. Rudolpho Alegria, a physician and surgeon, from prescribing dangerous doses of prescription drugs to the 21-year-old at his Indio practice on Miles Avenue. “It was devastating,” said Kathy Creedon. “It was frightening that every

Your next meal may cost you more. That’s thanks in large part to our parched state. Vegetables to meat — they’re all going up in price. “In the next two to three months, I believe we’re going to see a 15 to 20 percent increase in pricing as the produce becomes more scarce prices are

News Channel 3 has learned the former home of author Joseph Wambaugh is getting a new owner Tuesday night. We’re told a couple from Nebraska is buying the house in the Thunderbird Heights Development in Rancho Mirage. Normally a home sale like this wouldn’t make news. But, the L.A. Times, a number of national networks