Month: December 2014

Metal thefts continue to be a growing problem in our desert after thieves targeted several businesses in Rancho Mirage over the weekend. In fact, the Coachella Valley Water District says it’s been a record breaking year in metal thefts. “She went to the ladies room, washed her hands and realized that there was no water,”

The Morongo Valley Fire Department is looking to raise $500,000 on a GoFundMe site to purchase a new fire engine. Their current main fire engine is more than 10 years old and upkeep on the engine has become too expensive. “We are in extreme fire danger here due to the fact that we have the

A California credit union says it will give back $18 million to more than 500,000 of its members statewide. Sacramento-based Golden 1 Credit Union says it’s had several successful years and the giveback is a token of thanks for its members. The Sacramento Bee reported Monday that eligible members will receive anywhere from $5 up

A Hanukkah gift-wrapping paper is being pulled from stores nationwide after a Los Angeles woman said there were swastikas in the design. Cheryl Shapiro, who lives in the San Fernando Valley community of Porter Ranch, says she went to a Walgreens store on Saturday with her grandson to buy gift wrapping for the Jewish holiday,

Police in three valley cities are investigating armed robberies that all occurred Monday night. The Mobil station at Washington Street and Country Club was hit just before 8:00 p.m. Sheriff’s deputies say two armed men robbed the clerk, demanding money from the register. The men took-off with $300 to $400 dollars. Less than an hour

Tipover accidents remain a serious problem. This holiday season people should be extra cautious about new household additions. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says one child dies every two weeks when they pull down furniture or TVs — and it happens right here in the Coachella Valley, too. “Years ago when my son was little

El Departamento de Policia de Palm Springs investiga un caso despus de que un hombre fuera baleado el jueves por la noche.Justo antes de las 6:30 p.m., agentes fueron llamados a la cuadra 600 de Gateway Drive tras escucharse la detonacin de un arma de fuego en el rea. Alrededor de la misma hora, recibieron

The man who was shot on Gateway Drive in Palm Springs last week died from his injuries, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man Monday afternoon as 29-year-old Evan DeLeon of Desert Hot Springs. DeLeon died at about 1:30 p.m. Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center after

The January Intersession is being reinstated this year at College of the Desert. College officials said the Winter Intersession is a full semester of material condensed into a month-long class, meeting from January 5 to January 23. The college decided to bring back the Winter Intersession to help students move forward with their required classes

A car hit some protesters near the Mission Inn in Riverside Saturday night. Our ABC affiliate in Los Angeles reports “about 50 people were blocking Mission Inn Avenue at about 7 p.m. during the city’s Festival of Lights, an annual five-week attraction on Main Street Riverside that includes holiday decorations, lights, an ice skating rink

Hundred of endurance athletes have taken over parts of La Quinta and Indio for the HITS Triathlon Series. On Saturday morning, more than 650 athletes plunged into chilly Lake Cahuilla for the first leg of the Ironman and half Ironman races. The full Ironman is a total of 140.6 miles, and the half Ironman is

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins announced the promotion of four Cal Fire battalion chiefs to division chief on Monday morning. Chief Hawkins honored the fire service tradition of pinning collar brass on the following men: Robert Peteren – Division Chief – Support Services Silvio Lanzas – Division Chief – Northwest Division Curtis

Raucous demonstrations hit Berkeley’s streets for a second straight night as protesters angered by police killings in Missouri and New York clashed with officers, vandalized businesses and even fought with each other. Media reports said at least eight people have been arrested. Officials said the protest began peacefully on the UC Berkeley campus but eventually

A Sacramento firefighter is being held on suspicion of going into people’s homes under the guise of inspecting smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and stealing prescription drugs. Citrus Heights police arrested 30-year-old Craig White on Saturday after responding to reports of theft from two homes inside a mobile home park. He was booked for investigation

Power is back on for about 650 households in La Quinta after an outage Sunday afternoon. IID Energy worked on it all afternoon and had it restored in about 3 hours time. The outage was reported on IID’s twitter page around 3:00 pm affecting 652 customers east of Madison street, north of 58th street, south

The Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade stepped off on Palm Canyon Drive Saturday night, with an estimated crowd of about 100,000 spectators in attendance. “It’s my favorite time of the year, I love it,” said festival spectator Frank Milkovich who’s been coming to the parade for years, “Well, I’ve been coming here for about

Tis’ the season for giving and today the community came together to do just that. From a toy drive in Palm Springs to a holiday party for kids and their mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Indian Wells, the efforts make for a much merrier holiday season for many. At the Big Brothers Big

David Oyelowo will be presented with the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor at the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala for his critically acclaimed performance as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s film ‘Selma’. “David Oyelowo’s transformation into Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is truly outstanding,” said Film Festival Chairman Harold

Two people spent the night at the top of the tram Friday night after getting lost in the hiking the trails near the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Juan Mendez, 37, and Angelica Limon, 25, used a cell phone to call for help at about 6:40 Friday night. They were located about three-quarters

Los Angeles police shot and killed a suspect armed with a knife in the heart of the Hollywood tourist district. The shooting occurred about 7 p.m. Friday after the Los Angeles Police Department received a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. LAPD spokeswoman Meghan Aguilar says the man had a knife and was