Month: July 2014

Los dos hombres que murieron en tiroteos por separado en Indio el domingo por la noche han sido identificados. Segn el portavoz del Departamento Policial de Indio, el Sargento Dan Marshall, agentes recibieron una llamada de emergencia el domingo a las 8:00 p.m. reportando un tiroteo en el rea de North Jackson Park cerca de

Unos residentes del Valle de Coachella han tendio que tolerar las altas temperaturas sin aire acondicionado ya que el servicio de electricidad se ha visto interrumpido. Los residents de la comunidad privada Cathedral Canyon Country Club se quedaron sin su servicio de electricidad el martes lo que tambin significa sin su aire acondicionado en uno

A victim’s relative called police Thursday afternoon to report someone driving around in his brother-in-law’s stolen car. The man saw the stolen Audi around 3 p.m. and began following the suspects. The pursuit led to Ramon Road, where he said the suspects were driving westbound at about 90 MPH. But when the thieves tried to

The two men who were killed in separate shootings in Indio Sunday night have been identified. According to Indio Public Information Officer Sgt.Dan Marshall, police received a call Sunday around 8:00 p.m. of a shooting at North Jackson Park by Crest Avenue. When officers arrived, they located 20-year-old Julian Palomino Lopez who had been shot

With jurors deadlocked, a mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of a Cathedral City man accused of setting his hospital bed on fire because he was angry he wasn’t allowed to smoke in the emergency room. Prosecutors said they plan to retry Julio Cesar Lopez, 38, who is charged with one felony count of

Un residente de La Quinta enfrenta cargos despus de que segn el informe de la polica intent entrar a una casa el lunes por la noche. Un agente de la polica que realizaba su patrullaje de rutina por el rea de la manzana 51200 de Avenida Velasco, not la presencia de un hombre que actuaba

An official with Southern California Edison says some people who live at the Cathedral Canyon Country Club are being impacted by a power outage. The outage began around 8:30 Wednesday night. Edison blames the outage on a “bad section” of underground cable. We are told crews have been working through the night to repair the

It will be a way to help Southern California Edison bring renewable energy resources to the Coachella Valley and other areas of the Southland. It’s called the West of Devers Upgrade Project. The idea is to reduce the number of existing 220 kilovolt transmission towers over a 48-mile corridor running from the Colton area to

City manager David Garcia said Coachella lacks in diversity when it comes to economic opportunities and the city’s always been strapped financially to pay for important resources to serve the community. “We don’t have a lot of resources our neighbors have. We don’t have hospitality industry, the resorts,” said City manager David Garcia. To help,

High pressure building over the Four Corners area is expected to cause temperatures to soar to nearly 120 degrees today in the Coachella Valley, forecasters said. A National Weather Service heat advisory is set to take effect at 11 a.m. for the Coachella Valley and for Riverside County’s mountains and valleys, and will extend until

A two-alarm fire burned late Wednesday night at the historic Racquet Club in Palm Springs. Authorities say it burned four buildings, causing major damage to two of them. Palm Springs Fire Chief John Allen said the first engines were called to 2743 N. Indian Canyon Drive, near West Dominguez Road and Puerta del Sol at

A 54-year-old Palm Desert man is being prosecuted on criminal charges for allegedly posing as an Indian Wells property owner to get free tickets to the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament and discounts at a golf club. Michael Capizzi pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday to one felony count each of grand theft and

As Coachella Valley temperatures consistently rise above 110 degrees, it is important for consumers to be aware of home air conditioning systems and potential problems that could arise. “I know my mom has experienced when hers went out during that really truly heat of summer,” said Jodie Woodall, a Palm Desert resident. Woodall said it’s

Valley restaurants are in conservation mode. Many already implemented a small change that could have a big impact on water-saving efforts. “We made a decision we would no longer serve water automatically,” said Willie Rhine, general manager of Lulu’s California Bistro in downtown Palm Springs. If you’ve dined out recently, you may have noticed a

It’s city versus city this month in who can donate the most blood. This friendly competition aims to help replenish the Valley’s blood supply during the typically slow summer months. but a large portion of the Valley’s population is not allowed to donate whether they want to or not. “Blood is one of those things

High pressure building over Southern California brought record-breaking heat to the Coachella Valley Wednesday. Temperatures reached 119 degrees in Thermal, breaking the record of 118 set on the same date in 2006. It was 116 degrees in Palm Springs, tying the 2006 record for the date, according to the National Weather Service. A NWS heat

Se lanza una alerta de intenso calor a lo largo del Condado de Riverside para el jueves y viernes mientras que el mercurio incrementar. El Departamento de Salubridad del Condado de Riverside dice que las personas ms susceptibles de sufrir un golpe de calor incluyen las de la tercera edad y familias con nios pequeos.

Los republicanos de la cmara baja dan a conocer sus recomendaciones para Lidiar con la crisis en la frontera, estas incluyen que todos los nios sean tratados como los mexicanos y canadienses, es decir que sean deportados de inmediato una vez cruzan la frontera. Adems se pide el envi de la guardia nacional para establecer

Un hombre est bajo custodia de las autoridades despus de estrellarse contra el ventanal del casino”Fantasy Springs Resort” en Indio. La unidad termin en la entrada del casino. Segn el informe policial, todo comenz con un reporte de disturbio domstico. Al llegar los oficiales se encontrarn con el hombre culpable del accidente. Porfirio Camarena de

A brush fire has grown to 78 acres in the Aguanga area Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Officials have dubbed the blaze the ‘Sabina Fire. The fire near Sabina Drive and Ballinger Road was reported about 10:45 a.m. and is burning at what firefighters called a moderate rate, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Fuhrman