Month: August 2014

According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a hiker found Mr. Valladares up in Pinyon Pines and Mountain Center area. The hiker then drove him to a fire station on Highway 74, and deputies confirmed it was him. He was then taken to a local hospital, for possible dehydration and observation. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

Two hikers that took a wrong turn down Mt. San Jacinto Peak Thursday were rescued by helicopter, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind hiking enthusiasts to carry proper equipment for any outdoor excursion. Proper preparedness includes a well thought-out travel plan shared with friends and family,

A major storm cell passing over the Tour de Big Bear Cycling Race put a brake on the tour for two-dozen cyclists Saturday afternoon. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department says the cyclists suffered from mild-hypothermia while on Highway 38 near Big Bear. The stretch is a colder part of the 100-mile mountainous race through the

Southern California Edison reports lightning was to blame for outages in the High Desert, Desert Hot Springs, and near Cabazon. All three outages happened with in ten minutes of each other starting at 11:30 a.m. which shows just how powerful this system was. Over 450 people east of Highway 247 near Landers were affected, with

A 3-year-old girl was hospitalized Saturday afternoon after she nearly drowned at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. It was reported just after 2:00 Saturday afternoon at the community pool at the resort. Off-duty emergency personnel gave the child CPR before firefighters arrived. The toddler was breathing and was stable when she was taken to

Friends of a local college student shot and killed last month because of his sexuality, are raising money for his family. Juan Ceballos was gunned down on July 13th outside the family’s apartment in Mecca. The 20-year-old was the oldest of 5 kids, and the first to go to collage. He worked at a gas

Driving into Palm Springs Saturday morning looked a lot like driving into the eye of a storm. “Feels like in Hawaii before a storm’s about to hit,” said Wade Griffith, who moved to Palm Springs last week from Chicago. “Kind of that mysterious, gloomy kind of weather,” said Liz Bermudez of Los Angeles. A light

A man was bitten by a rattlesnake at an Anza RV park Friday afternoon and taken to a hospital in stable condition, a county fire department spokeswoman said. Firefighters and paramedics were sent to the front of the store at the Anza RV Resort in the 41500 block of Terwilliger Road around 4:05 p.m., Riverside

Two people were stabbed in an Indio park early Saturday morning, according to the Indio Police Department. Viewers called News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 saying there was heavy police activity and emergency medical services at Miles Park on Miles Street in Indio around 3 a.m. Police say two people were stabbed but will

Miguel Angel Bautista Ramirez pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, a hate crime and a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait Friday in Indio. Police arrested Ramirez Monday in connection with the shooting death of Juan Ceballos, 20, in Mecca on July 13. Ceballos was bisexual, according to his 17-year-old brother Sergio Ceballos.

A staple in the Palm Springs dining scene, Manhattan in the Desert has been serving loyal customers like Ruth Lustman for nearly a decade. “This one is just great, I love coming through the doors,” Lustman said. “Everybody’s very happy because you’re a family.” Fortunately for Lustman, she lives just around the corner from her

A short-term vacation home renter in Rancho Mirage will not have to be 30-years old or older to sign a rental agreement. News Channel 3 obtained a copy of a new ordinance passed Thursday after getting different explanations from the city attorney and Mayor Pro Tem Dana Hobart about how the ordinance worked. The person

Fire ants have made the Coachella Valley their personal playground, especially in the summertime. But the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is one phone call away from getting rid of those pesky pests in residential and private neighborhoods. Rod Chamberlain has been lead supervisor for the CVMVCD for nearly nine years and said

Desert Water Agency has one million reasons for you to rip out your lawn. The agency will pay you to convert your turf into a more water efficient desertscape. The new conservation program started taking applications Friday and homeowners are already taking advantage. “It seemed like a really good idea, got the email, filled out

One of the two men accused of a triple murder in Pinyon Pines has been ordered by a judge to undergo medical tests because of a growing lump on his chest. The attorney for Cristin Conrad Smith said the judge told him he needed to be seen by a doctor by August 8. Smith’s attorney

El presidente Barack Obama acus el viernes a los republicanos de redactar un proyecto de inmigracin “extremista y sinsentido” sabiendo que la medida no sera aprobada. Los republicanos buscan aprobar una ley que allane el camino a la deportacin de ms de 500.000 inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados Unidos de nios sin autorizacin, y para

Five of the Coachella Valley’s water agencies have teamed up to help locals save water. You can visit CVWaterCounts.com to help reduce water use during one of California’s most severe droughts. The website, Facebook and Twitter are key elements of the CV Water Counts initiative. The program developed by the valley’s public water agencies in

Angel Esparza residente de Coachella fue encontrado culpable ayer jueves del asaltar, abusar y asesinar a dos hombres en Thermal, a slo unos das despus de haber matado a un joven de 16 aos en Coachella, por este ltimo crimen enfrenta una pena de 75 aos en prisin. Esparza fue encontrado culpable de asesinato en

Un hombre de 25 aos fue arrestado el lunes y hoy se presentar frente al juez por supuestamente matar a un joven de 20 frente a su casa en Mecca debido a su orientacin sexual. El mircoles se archivaron los cargos en contra de Miguel Angel Bautista Ramrez quien fue arrestado el lunes en Coachella,

Caltrans announced the locations of the I-10 median gate barriers as part of the joint I-10 Emergency Plan agreement. Median gate barriers were installed at five locations along I-10 to help mitigate the impact of major closures and incidents and to improve public safety during emergencies, according to officials. The project was completed on June