Month: April 2015

California Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered state officials to impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history as the state grapples with a serious drought. In an executive order issued Wednesday, Brown ordered the state water board to implement reductions in cities and towns to cut usage by 25 percent. The move will

Update at 2:30 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Explosive Device team has determined that the black cylindrical object found near the entrance of the Larson Justice Center Wednesday morning was non-explosive. The courthouse is completely back open. Deputies continue to investigate how the object was placed there. A suspicious package at the Larson Justice Center

Indio Police say an at-risk 81-year old Menlo Park man was located miles away early Tuesday morning. Indio Police say they got a call from the Merced Police Department at 9:45 Wednesday morning. The department confirmed that they located 81-year old Don Juan Brawner at a Holiday Inn Express in Merced. Brawner was reported missing

An Indio teen died early Wednesday morning while grabbing his skateboard, police say. Police say 19-year-old Shaun Clark Jr. was skateboarding with friends around 11:00 p.m. at Avenue 43 west of Calhoun Street. For an unknown reason, police say he lost control of his skateboard. As he was chasing after his skateboard, he ran directly

Don’t forget your reusable shopping bag before heading into a major retailer in Palm Desert. Starting Wednesday, the City of Palm Desert will be the latest community to have a plastic bag ban for most major stores. All grocery and retail stores in Palm Desert with gross annual sales of $2 million or more will

It’s Spring Break for some and people from across the globe are soaking up the sun in the desert. Resorts and attractions across the Coachella Valley are working hard to offer good fun and relaxation to entertain the entire family.

A partir de hoy mircoles entra en efecto la nueva ley que prohbe que grandes comerciantes provean gratuitamente a sus clientes bolsas de plstico para sus compras. Los comercios que anualmente registren ventas brutas de ms de $2 millones de dlares es a los que a partir de hoy les afecta, a los ms pequeos

Drought-stricken California will conduct its final manual snowpack survey in the Sierra Nevada – and the outlook isn’t good. The snowpack has been in decline since electronic measurements on Dec. 30 found the statewide snow water equivalent at 50 percent of the historical average for that date. Subsequent statewide readings measured 25 percent of the