Month: August 2014

The driver of a Jeep Wrangler crashed into a utility pole in Desert Hot Springs early Saturday, and initially blacked out more than 1,400 homes and businesses. Dispatchers received a call at 1:20 a.m. and sent California Highway Patrol officers to Dillon Road and Desert Crest Avenue, where power lanes had collapsed onto the roadway.

A lone shopping cart is about the only thing parked at the La Quinta Village shopping center. Now that its anchor store, Ralph’s, is officially closed, the once buzzing plaza feels more like a ghost town. “We’ve seen a little bit of a decline,” said business owner John Reynolds of his long-standing restaurant in the

Ten people were arrested during a mid-Coachella Valley out-of-custody supervision compliance sweep, a sheriff’s spokesman said Friday. Members of the Post-release Accountability and Corrections Team, which includes several local law enforcement agencies, made the arrests Thursday during checks on people under post-release community supervision and mandatory supervision in Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and the unincorporated

A man was ordered Friday to stand trial on murder and other charges in the June 3 death of his roommate, who died at a hospital within hours of being found with traumatic injuries at her Thousand Palms mobile home. Juan Sanchez Inzunza, 30, was arrested eight days after 56-year-old Victoria Supola died at Eisenhower

Water agencies here in the Coachella Valley are implementing new water restrictions as the state continues to face a severe drought. In La Quinta, Doriel Wyler, owner of Egg Cafe, greets customers when they first come in with a glass of water, but not anymore. “A lot of times we just gave customers water and

Victims of a storage unit burglar may be getting some of their belongings back sooner rather than later. An arrest was made in the case of storage burglaries at “I-Storage” near Desert Hot Springs, and victims reacted to the good news. “God bless everyone, the Palm Desert Sheriff’s department,” said James Marmor. Authorities arrested 50-year-old

A Menifee teenager pleaded guilty to killing his 11-year-old half-brother, without saying a word as to how or why the crime occurred. During a juvenile court hearing Friday at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Skylor Atilano, 17, admitted one count of voluntary manslaughter for the July 6, 2013, death of Terry Dewayne Smith Jr.

Un canino sabueso con la Patrulla Fronteriza alert a los agentes de una gran cantidad de metanfetaminas escondidas en un compartimiento de un vehculo el jueves. Segn el boletin de prensa proporcionado por la Patrulla Fronteriza sector El Centro, agentes asignados a la estacin de control de aduanas en Indio detuvieron a un hombre de

La ciudad de Los ngeles est considerando convertir los votos en billetes de lotera, luego de que menos de un cuarto de los electores se presentaran a los comicios locales ms recientes. La Comisin de tica de la ciudad vot por unanimidad el jueves recomendar al Concejo de la Ciudad considerar un premio en efectivo

If you have ever wanted to name a zebra, the Living Desert is giving you the opportunity. Through the month of August, visitors to the zoo are eligible to vote on the name for the male zebra foal that was born on May 30 th . Guests will receive one ballot for every paid admission

Kenda DeCastro of Desert Hot Springs became tired of commuting two and a half hours each way to get to her classes at College of the Desert. “You can go to Las Vegas in that time and I had to do that every day on the bus,” DeCastro said. So this semester she enrolled only

A Border Patrol canine alerted agents to a large quantity of methamphetamine hidden in the oil pan of a vehicle on Thursday. According to a news release from the El Centro Sector Border Patrol office, agents assigned to the Indio Station stopped a 46-year old man driving a blue 2003 Ford Expedition at the Highway

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced Friday its plans to Develop 126 Lots in Palm Springs. In a statement released Friday morning, the tribe said it will work with The Rilington Group, a well-respected Coachella Valley homebuilder and developer to build the Umbria community of single family modern architecturally-styled homes. This will be

Hoy a las 2:00 a.m. el chofer de un auto que circulaba en el rea de Indian Canyon Drive y Grandvia Valmonte en Palm Springs perdi el control del coche y se impact con un sealamiento de concreto y con un semforo, provocando que el vehculo se volcara en repetidas ocasiones. Un testigo le coment

SeaWorld says will build new, larger environments for killer whales at its theme parks, and will fund additional research on the animals along with programs to protect ocean health and whales in the wild. Business for the Orlando, Florida, company has been hurt by negative publicity surrounding its treatment of killer whales. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.

A wildfire has burned about 70 acres of brush in a steep, remote area of the Angeles National Forest but no structures are threatened. The fire was 10 percent contained late Thursday. Forest spokesman John Wagner says the blaze was reported shortly before 1 p.m. above the foothill city of Glendora northeast of Los Angeles.

One man is in the hospital following an overnight crash in Palm Springs. The wreck happened around 2:00 Friday at the intersection of north Indian Canyon and Grandvia Valmonte. A witness who works at a nearby business says the car was racing another vehicle before the crash. Police did confirm the car was speeding and

The 21st annual Idyllwild Jazz Festival in the Pines will get underway this afternoon and continue through the weekend, featuring around two-dozen artists including an American Idol finalist on multiple stages at a mile-high venue. The event will be centered at the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus, with the majority of performances in the Holmes Amphitheater.

Desert Arc is one of the longest running nonprofits in the Coachella Valley, and will soon get the opportunity to expand. A generous donor is pledging to give $1 million to the organization over a five year period. Desert Arc will use the money to make some much needed renovations. Originally built as a garage,

There are no reports of damage or injuries after the United States Geological Survey reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake 13 miles North of Yucca Valley at 8:57 p.m. Thursday night. Light shaking was reported throughout the high desert and into Desert Hot Springs in the Coachella Valley.