Month: July 2014

(AP) – A Powerball ticket sold at a store in San Bernardino County matches all six numbers in this weekend’s drawing to win $60 million. California Lottery officials said Sunday that the ticket sold at Cardenas Market #21 in the city of Fontana correctly matched the numbers 10, 53, 17, 25, 45 and the Powerball

(AP) – Police say a car going the wrong way on the 210 Freeway crashed into another vehicle in Rancho Cucamonga, killing three people and seriously injuring two others. California Highway Patrol Capt. Joe Flores said the accident happened at about 2:20 a.m. Sunday when the alleged wrong-way driver in a blue Hyundai collided with

Riverside County Animal Services impounded 61 dogs on Saturday from a property in unincorporated Riverside County, just outside the city of Riverside When firefighters first arrived they saw light smoke coming from the home’s attic. CAL FIRE reports crews were expected to be on scene for for about 2 hours. Due to the damage of

Authorities say an 85-year-old man with schizophrenia and diabetes who was missing from an assisted living facility has been killed in a late-night hit-and-run crash in Southern California. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Saturday that they are looking for the driver who struck and killed John Preciado of Mentone. Preciado

“That’s why we have this monitor, to find out if this plant is going to cause damage to residents of the Coachella Valley,” said Bob Terry of People Over Pollution, a local environmental group. The first readings from an air quality monitor indicate the Sentinel peaker power plant in Desert Hot Springs meets federal standards

A review by The Associated Press of state government data has found a wide discrepancy in how state and local fire officials apply fines and citations for failing to clear vegetation in areas prone to wildland blazes. Property owners in southern and central California were cited 5,076 times during the past three fiscal years for

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said Saturday that hundreds of detained immigrants represent the humanitarian consequence of false beliefs that anyone can stay in the U.S. Martinez made the remarks after touring a temporary detention facility in Artesia, the Roswell Daily Record reported. She was joined by federal and state officials at the barracks of

Two teenaged burglars were caught taking a cash register out of a Cathedral City restaurant early Saturday, police said. An officer on patrol spotted a 19-year-old man and 17-year-old girl coming out the front door of the Tortillas Restaurant, 32123 Cathedral Canyon Drive, carrying the register. The adult suspect and his teen-age companion bolted in

(AP) – Officials say a small plane crashed into a dirt lot in a Southern California suburb. The only person aboard was taken to a hospital, but his condition is unknown. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller says the single-engine plane crashed north of U.S. Highway 210 in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night. Officials

(AP) – Los Angeles County prosecutors say a 36-year-old man has pleaded no contest to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars when he was a police officer and union treasurer. A district attorney’s statement says former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch entered the plea Friday to one count of grand theft by embezzlement. Prosecutors say

Cal Fire battled an early evening blaze at an abandoned structure in Mecca Friday. According to Cal Fire they got a call just after 5:00 p.m. that a building was on fire. When they arrived flames were seen coming from an unoccupied 1400 square foot building on the 6800 block of Lincoln Avenue in Mecca.

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District received confirmation from the Center for Vectorborne Diseases at U.C. Davis that three mosquito samples from the Coachella Valley tested positive for West Nile virus. The positive mosquito samples were collected from two different traps on July 14, 2014 – one located near the corner of Avenue

“It’s quite an experience being in the Ukraine.” Doug Diekmann of Palm Desert has been living in Kharkiv, a city in north-eastern Ukraine since March. He says the people of Kharkiv were devastated to hear the news of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. “The people here are in shock of what happened. They feel very bad

A 5-year-old boy was bitten on his face and an arm in Thermal today by a dog that was surrendered for euthanasia, authorities said. The attack happened around 4 p.m. at a ranch-style property that consists of several houses within a fenced lot, according to John Welsh of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.

Statewide water restrictions take affect in two weeks, but there are things you can do now to help save water and money during this historic drought. Isaac Ontiveros with Premier Landscape and Tree Care says changing sprinkler heads can dramatically reduce your water bill. “We’ve been getting a lot of requests regarding retro fitting older

Among the victims of the Malaysian Airlines disaster Thursday were at least 100 HIV/AIDS researchers and advocates. The International AIDS Society said a number of its members were on board. “These are men and women who dedicate their own lives to saving the lives of others,” said President Barack Obama. “They were taken from us

Palm Springs Police are on scene of a single car rollover accident on the Northbound lanes of Highway 111 near Snow Creek Road. The accident occurred just before 5:00 p.m. The California Highway Patrol reported that a car flipped over several times according to witnesses before landing on the shoulder of the Highway. Two people

Congressman Ruiz was once again called upon to render medical aid on one of his airline commuter flights between Washington D.C. and Palm Springs. According to his spokesman Michael Ford, the latest incident happened Thursday when a flight attendant, on a flight bound for Phoenix, asked if there was a doctor on board the plane

En el Valle de Coachella se realizan cambios para conservar agua antes de que entren en vigor nuevas restricciones en California para la conservacin de agua ya que el estado dorado atraviesa por una sequia. Algunas ciudades de nuestra localidad estn tomando cartas en el asunto. Seis de las fuentes de agua en el denominado