Month: September 2014

Palm Springs Police are investigating the cause of a crash at Sunrise Way and Arenas Road that sent three people to the hospital. The accident involved two cars, and happened just before 5:00 p.m. on the busy Palm Springs Roadway. Emergency crews on scene say that 3 people have been transported to the hospital all

Forty nine mosquito pools and 10 chickens tested positive for the West Nile virus in the Coachella Valley as of late September. No human cases have been reported in the valley, but there were two cases in other parts of Riverside County. That’s a good statistic in comparison to other parts of the state. We

Hoy se registro un accidente fatal en la Autopista 10 a la altura de la calle Monroe en Indio que le quit la vida a una mujer de Arizona. Al parecer, viajaba en direccin oeste antes de morir en el lugar de los hechos. Testigos le dijeron a la Patrulla de Caminos que manejaba a

El Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados de California finaliza dise para las licencias de conducir para inmigrantes y tiene previsto comenzar a tomar solicitudes en Enero del 2015. El nuevo diseo fue acordado por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, el Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados y las autoridades en el estado de California. La principal diferencia entre

Police have arrested a man they were searching for in connection to a road rage shooting in Palm Springs on May 31. According to Sergeant Harvey Reed with the Palm Springs Police Department, Gabriel Gutierrez was taken into custody Friday, September 19, after officers received information that he was recently seen in Cathedral City. He

A 35 year old Lake Elsinore man has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after numerous people reported seeing him drag and run over a three-month-old dog Friday morning. Victor Pere-Guzman was taken into custody Monday. According to a release from the Lake Elsinore Police Department, officers were called to the 2900 block of Rolando

The body of a missing elderly woman has been found inside Joshua Tree National Park, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Nola Taylor, 84, hadn’t been seen since since she left the Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree on Monday, September 8. She was driving to a quilting class at the Yucca Valley

Seis personas fueron arrestadas durante el fin de semana por ayudar a menores de edad a comprar licor de acuerdo a un comunicado por parte del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. Menores de edad, encubiertos ayudaron a la polica pidiendo a personas que llegaba a comercios que les comprara bebidas embriagantes, si el

At first glance, you could almost mistake it for a Christmas tree farm. But take a closer look and you’ll see hundreds of budding, illegal marijuana plants. Hidden near Joshua Tree National Park, you’d never know a massive pot growing operation sat behind some dirt-colored tarp. “We have a lot of open land, it’s very

You may be considered just another number if you are amongst the many who upgraded to an iPhone 6 over the weekend. Apple says it sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models, a record for a new model, in the three days after the phones went on sale. A year ago,

Crews are working to clear two roads on Northern California’s Mount Shasta after a glacier melted or shifted, sending mud and debris down the mountain. A spokeswoman for Shasta-Trinity National Forest says the mudslide that began Saturday afternoon was the largest one on Mt. Shasta in 20 years. Andrea Capps says no injuries or damage

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari is making the most of his low-profile speaking slot at the party’s convention. He delivered a spirited defense of the GOP Sunday morning, telling about 450 delegates in Los Angeles that he wants to reintroduce the party to Californians as the party that cares about poor people and minorities. The

The Best Local Sports Show will bring you all of the scores and highlights from the gridiron as high school football enters Week 3. Vote for the Play of the Night! Here’s the final scoreboard: (***Game of the Week*** *Date Bowl*) Desert Mirage 0 Coachella Valley 52 Chris Angelo Cathedral City 30 Chris Angelo Shadow

The Assistance League of Palm Springs Desert Area is using $95,000 in donations and grants to buy back-to-school clothes for kids in need across the Coachella Valley. That amounts to about $45 per child, according to “Operation School Bell” Chair, Jill Beighley. “Each student receives two pair of pants, or skorts or shorts, two polo

Elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide triggered an odor advisory Sunday for the Coachella Valley. The gas levels were detected near the Salton Sea, the 376-square-mile lake in Imperial County, which prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to issue the advisory, which will remain in effect until midnight. The hourly average concentrations of hydrogen

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office Sunday identified the pilot who was killed when his plane crashed in the badlands of Anza Borrego State Park. The Medical Examiner’s Office says 69 year-old Max John Mizejewski, was found near the wreckage of the crashed Cessna plane at 7:10 a.m. Saturday on a hillside in Borrego

Americans are getting bigger around the middle, according to a study in theJournal of the American Medical Association. That’s considered the most dangerous place on the body to gain weight. Studies have shown that people whose weight settles in their midsections have a higher risk for diabetes, heart disease and other serious conditions. In this

Ironman races in Lake Tahoe were canceled on Sunday due to smoke and unhealthy air quality from a northern California wildfire. Ironman Lake Tahoe and Ironman 70.3 Lake Tahoe operations manager Keats McGonigal said the mood was “somber” when the decision was announced. McGonigal says it was made for the safety of 3,000 entrants, as

A fire outside a Moreno Valley home Sunday lead authorities to uncover a suspected marijuana grow house. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:30 a.m. to the 11700 block of Via Colina. Smoke was seen coming out of a small building. Firefighters later radioed the structure was a “confirmed” grow house although authorities did not officially disclose

California’s Civil Air Patrol confirms it found a missing Cessna in the “Borrego Badlands”, after it departed the Thermal airport Friday morning. According to incident commander, Capt. Shane Terpstra, the aircraft took off from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport on Friday morning and did not return from a round-trip flight to the Borrego Springs area in