Month: August 2014

A motorcyclist was injured Monday afternoon after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Cathedral City. The Cathedral City Police Department said the crash happened around 3:20 p.m. near Ramon Road and Whispering Palms Trail. When they arrived, the other vehicle involved had already driven away from the area. Officers said they spoke to witnesses

A 6-month-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert was found safe in San Diego Monday night and her 28-year-old suspected kidnapper was taken into custody without incident, authorities said. Joshua Ivan Martinez allegedly kidnapped Nayeli Martinez about 9 p.m.Sunday in Santa Barbara and drove off with her in a black 2013 Ford

Riverside County supervisors will consider today whether to grant pay increases averaging 21 percent for five elected officials. The Department of Human Resources is proposing the upward adjustments, which will elevate the base salaries of several officials to levels that are well above those received by their counterparts in neighboring counties. Human Resources chief Michael

Sunday’s flash flooding in Cathedral City created major problems for drivers. “Cars stuck, motorists stranded, and having to walk out,” said Battalion Chief Eric Hauser of Cathedral City Fire Department. We found an SUV stuck in several feet of water just off Ramon Road, leaving the driver sidelined with nothing to do but wait for

Sunday’s downpour created a big mess in some parts of the Coachella Valley. Water flooded city roads and left some cars stranded, leaving behind a lot to clean up Monday. The storm transformed Century Park in Cathedral City into what neighbors called “Century Lake.” Families grabbed their swim trunks and hopped in the floodwater during

A 54-year old Palm Desert man who posed as an Indian Wells property owner to get free tickets to the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament and discounts at a golf club was placed on probation Monday. Michael Capizzi pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count of burglary for the Dec. 20 crimes and was sentenced

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District reports 4 more mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in the Mecca and North Shore areas. The rainfall over the weekend left behind puddles in some areas which are perfect breeding grounds for the pests. That brings the total number of positive tests to

Western Pacific Roofing has served the Coachella Valley for 75 years. When we get hits like this from Mother Nature, what comes next is second nature for service coordinator Linda Johnson. “When it rains we are just way more busy,” Johnson said. Sunday’s storm drenched parts of the desert, and not all homes and yards

Un nuevo estudio muestra que menos del 5% de los actores en las grandes pelculas de Hollywood son hispanos, y que las latinas aparecen parcial o totalmente desnudas en la pantalla con ms frecuencia que mujeres de cualquier otra etnia. El estudio de las 100 pelculas ms taquilleras de 2013, realizado por la escuela Annenberg

Here is the latest road closure report from Cal Trans: This weekend’s monsoons have caused flooding and some road damage resulting in full closure to the following state highways: • Interstate 10 (I-10) eastbound at Eagle Mountain (about 4 miles west of Desert Center -post mile 103) has one lane open for an unknown duration.

Asesinados a balazos murieron el presidente municipal de Ayutla y un escolta suyo, confirmaron la noche de este domingo fuentes enteradas del gobierno de Jalisco. Manuel Gmez Torres era el alcalde de la localidad de la regin Sierra Occidental y su cadver fue encontrado junto con el de su caballerango, identificado como Jos de Jess

Un hombre de desert hot springs enfrenta 72 meses en prisin Despus de declararse culpable por haber puesto en peligro la vida de su novia cuando coloc explosivos en donde la mujer viva. Fueron alrededor de seis bombas las que Edward Costa de 49 aos coloc en una comunidad de la ciudad de Palm Springs

A parolee who planted pipe bombs near his ex-girlfriend’s Palm Springs home was sentenced Monday to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device. Edward Allen Costa, 49, was indicted last September on six counts of possessing unregistered destructive devices, in connection with the discovery of homemade bombs

The storm is over, but for some the clean-up is just beginning. Residents of Cathedral City and parts of North Palm Springs continue to deal with flooded areas. All Palm Springs roads are back open after Sunday’s Valley storm. Palm Springs Police ask people to “please continue to use caution when driving due to possible

Emergency crews were able to stop a gas leak at Jackson Street and Showcase Parkway just north of I-10 in Indio before it caused any major issues in the area. The leak was reported around 11:15 a.m. says Cal Fire. It appears that a construction crew struck a gas line in the center of a

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a rollover crash that killed one person in Rancho Mirage on Sunday The crash was reported about 2:35 p.m. Sunday at Bob Hope and Dinah Shore Drive, where two vehicles had collided. One of the drivers was transported to the local hospital, where he later died. The other driver was transported

A condominium unit was destroyed in Rancho Mirage Monday morning and an attached unit sustained minor smoke damage in a two-alarm fire that caused around $1 million in damage, authorities said. The fire at 34880 Mission Hills Drive was reported at 3:31 a.m., said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson. “One condo unit was

Un condominio fue destruido por la lumbre en Rancho Mirage la madrugada de hoy, una unidad aledaa se vio afectada pero con daos menores. El incendio se registr hoy a las 3:31 a.m. en la manzana 34880 MIssion Hills Drive segn la vocera del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside Melody Hendrickson. La estructura

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the Coachella Valley and it’s surrounding mountain areas. It will remain in effect until Sunday evening at 8 pm. The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below: FLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA443 AM PDT SAT AUG 2 2014…THUNDERSTORMS WITH

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Coachella Valley until 5:45 pm. This includes all areas shaded in red. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the areas in green. Radar is showing thunderstorms on the eastern Riverside County mountain slopes moving into the area — flash