Month: October 2014

An Indio Pizza Hut is back open after being evacuated by a suspicious bag that contained a 40 mm shell casing. Dan Marshall, from the Indio Police Department says that around 3:20 Monday afternoon, a passerby approached two officers and said there was a green military pouch left unattended near the Pizza Hut at Avenue

The Palm Springs Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that happened at 12:20 Saturday morning at Ramon Road and Crossley Road. The investigation determined a shooting victim was a rear passenger inside a vehicle traveling westbound on Ramon Rd near the intersection of Crossley Rd., according to the police department. They say the driver

Deputies from the Cabazon Station are investigating after two men robbed a clerk at gunpoint Sunday night. The robbery happened just before 9:30 p.m. at the Cabazon Country Store, located at 50386 Main St. The sheriff’s department said the suspects are accused of pointing a handgun at the clerk and demanding money from the cash

Anlisis revela que existen diez grupos criminales en el rea dado a que el territorio provee una de las cosechas ms puras de cocana. La tensin en Guerrero crece ya que ahora un estudiante alemn del Instituto Tecnolgico de Monterrey result herido de bala, tras ser atacado por agentes de la Polica Ministerial del estado,

El domingo a la 1:30 a.m. un joven que conduc?a un Cadillac por el rea de Avenida Del Parque y la Avenida 50 perdi el control y choc con una pared. El muchacho fue llevado al hospital por precaucin, fue arrestado y entregado a sus padres. Las autoridades piden a la comunidad que si alguien

Police in Washington state say an actress known for her roles in “August: Osage County,” ”Frozen River” and “Django Unchained” is missing. The Seattle Times reports that 32-year-old Misty Upham hasn’t been heard from or seen for the past week. Officials at the Auburn Police Department say the acclaimed Native American actress was staying at

The Coast Guard says 10 people sustained minor injuries when the ferry they were on struck a piling Sunday night at a San Francisco pier. The agency says the injured were taken to a hospital for treatment of mainly cuts and bruises. The ferry Peralta ran into the piling as it backed out of the

More than 100 names of firefighters who were killed in the line of duty have been added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Maryland. Among the 107 firefighters honored were 19 Arizona firefighters killed in a 2013 canyon fire and 10 first responders killed in a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas last year. Ninety-eight

A small fire sparked near the Indian Canyons above Bogart Trail early Sunday morning, according to the Palm Springs Fire Department. The fire burned at least ten acres, firefighters say. As of Sunday night, the fire was 75% contained and crews expected to put it out completely overnight. Many could see the flames and smoke

For the first time ever, the Prince Albert the Second of Monaco Foundation held its awards ceremony here in the U.S. The event took place right here in our desert, at the Sunnylands Estate in Rancho Mirage, and honored some of the top environmentalist from around the world for their work. Among the receipients, Oceanographer

RENO, Nev. (AP) – Authorities say two planes collided over the Nevada desert and both pilots were killed. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the single-engine Cessna 170 and an experimental aircraft crashed in midair about 8 a.m. PDT Sunday. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports (http://on.rgj.com/1D5V5Qz ) that the pilots were the planes’ only occupants

Fire crews have significantly increased their containment of a fire at the edge of Yosemite National Park which an air-tanker pilot died last week trying to fight. The National Park Service said Sunday the fire had burned 311 acres was now 95 percent contained. They say State Highway 140, which leads visitors into the park’s

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco are in the Coachella Valley. Saturday the couple visited the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center in Rancho Mirage. The center provides care and services for young people who have suffered physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Mrs. Sinatra was on hand to greet and tour with the couple. The

A Thermal teen is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs before crashing in Coachella around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police say. The 17-year-old crashed a white Cadillac into a wall near Ave Del Parque and Ave 50, says Sergeant Daniel Porras with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The teen was taken to

We are learning more about an early morning robbery in La Quinta Cove, one suspect is under arrest and in the hospital, shot by a police officer. It happened just before 3:30 Saturday morning, La Quinta police responded to a robbery at a home in the area of Avenida Herrera and Calle Sonora. Authorities say

Authorities say one person was killed and two others injured after they were struck by an Amtrak train on the California coast. Santa Barbara County Fire spokesman Mike Eliason says the victims were among four people taking photos on a trestle around sunset Saturday as a southbound train was approaching. Eliason said they tried to

The 5th Annual Veterans Expo drew hundreds of service men and women to the Coachella Valley Saturday. Area Veterans were not only honored for their heroism and sacrifices, but also connected with organizations aimed at ensuring they get the benefits they’ve earned in service to our country. The Indio Fair Grounds resembled a Bob Hope

Police have arrested a Northern California man on suspicion of starting a wildfire that devastated the lumber town of Weed. Sgt. Justin Mayberry says 24-year-old Ronald Beau Marshall was arrested Saturday on felony counts of arson to inhabited structures, property and forest land. The Siskiyou County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against Marshall

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff says homicide investigators from the department are providing additional follow up work on the Pinyon Pines triple murder case. Murder charges against defendants Robert Pape and Cristin Smith were dropped last week . Sniff tells CBS Local 2 that within “the last day or two,” the Riverside County District Attorney’s

Another child has been treated for Enterovirus D68 in Riverside County, prompting an investigation by health officials. “The investigation is in progress so we don’t have a lot of specific details at this time,” said Barbara Cole, an infectious disease specialist with the county’s Department of Public Health. 691 children have been infected with the