Month: May 2015

Six residents were hospitalized because a mysterious odor left them feeling ill in Mira Loma. At around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Riverside County firefighters got reports of an unusual odor at the 5200 block of Marlatt Street, near Jurupa Road. Five people from one home and a neighbor were taken to a hospital with minor injuries,

In the midst of California’s historic drought one of the valley’s largest country clubs taking matters into its own hands. Community leaders gathered Saturday at the Mission Hills Country Club to address the state’s water crisis. In response to California’s state of emergency, members of the Mission Hills community met to discuss new ways to

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit west of the Salton Sea in Borrego Springs at 6:03 a.m. Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. USGS described the shaker as “light,” but it was felt throughout the Coachella Valley. Viewers reported feeling the shaking from Palm Springs to North Shore. “The while hospital shook,” viewer Nikkola Eto

The movie “San Andreas” hits theaters Friday. The action-packed flick shows the San Andreas fault triggering a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in California destroying everything in its wake. The new Hollywood disaster movie has a few people here in our valley wondering if they need to be worried. We asked earthquake expert David Oglesby if these

Police responded to the Stater Bros on Vista Chino and Sunrise Way in Palm Springs Friday afternoon when a man robbed the Chase Bank inside the grocery store and told an employee he had an explosive device. After the bomb squad sent in two robots to canvass the store, authorities determined the explosive device was

Two local students have been selected by the California Milk Advisory Board as ambassadors for the nation’s largest health and wellness program . Eighth-graders Denise Moreno and James Neuberger from La Quinta Middle School were chosen to attend this year’s “Fuel Up to Play 60” summit in Chicago. The program encourages students to eat healthy,

We asked Palm Springs City Attorney Doug Holland to define California’s conflict of interest statue, called Section 1090. “One cannot enter into a contract with a government entity if they’re a member of the board of directors,” Holland said. Holland said recent council actions did not violate 1090. “Steve [Pougnet] was a consultant for Union

Desert Regional Medical Center and JFK Memorial Hospital are leading a community effort to provide local children with a healthy breakfast during the summer through the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive benefiting FIND Food Bank. The food drive takes place May 29 – June 5. “At Desert Regional Medical Center, we recognize access to healthy

Elementos de la polica respondieron a la tienda Stater Bros ubicada entre las calles Vista Chino y Sunrise Way en Palm Springs el viernes despus de que un hombre entrara a robar en el banco Chase que est localizado en el interior del mercado. Le dijo a los empleados del lugar que tena entre sus

Indio Middle School students will soon have new books and materials at their fingertips, after receiving a donation from a California Indian Tribe. On Friday, the tribe along with State Senator Jeff Stone, presented the school with a check of $5,000 dollars. Stone facilitated the grant request from the school. The money will be used

Eight people were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday after the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department served several search warrants that lead to the discovery of multiple large-scale outdoor marijuana grows that weren’t in compliance with California medical marijuana laws. There were 24 suspected identified by investigators but only 8 of them were taken into custody

A Palm Springs man was arrested Thursday night for attempted homicide after a witness apparently saw him beating a man with a metal pipe. According to Sergeant Frank Guarino with the Palm Springs Police Department, 38-year-old Travis Corn was arrested shortly after 6:30 p.m. while trying to hide from officers in a swimming pool. Guarino

As drought conditions continue to increase fire danger across the region, Cal Fire has suspended all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Riverside County. The suspension takes effect on Monday, June 1 and will ban all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris including branches and leaves, according to

This week there have been two major accidents where people were driving too fast. You don’t need a police radar gun to know people sometimes go well over the speed limit on valley streets. Putting themselves and others in serious danger. Emergency officials performed a cut and rescue in La Quinta after a car crashed

Ayer a las 4:14 p.m. el conductor de un coche que circulaba sobre Washington Street en La Quinta perdi el control del vehculo y se impact con una palmera cerca de Lake La Quinta Drive. Los equipos de emergencia reportaron que el chofer y sus dos pasajeros quedaron atrapados entre los hierros retorcidos del auto.

Autoridades aprendieron a un sujeto que intent a asesinar a un hombre con una pipa de metal este jueves por la noche en Palm Springs. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, Travis Corn de 38 aos con domicilio en Palm Springs, sorprendi a su vctima sobre las inmediaciones de las calles East Palm Canyon y

Could the use of drones by law enforcement help in the capture of suspects or in the case of missing persons? The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is actively looking for grants to buy unmanned aircrafts or drones for search and rescues. Palm Springs police said its bird’s-eye view could help save lives. “There has to

Emergency officials are performing a cut and rescue in La Quinta after a car crashed on Washington Street Thursday afternoon. Cal Fire officials said the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. just north of Avenue 48, close to Lake La Quinta Drive. Emergency crews said only one car was involved and three people were injured. Two

A couple of pencils and a sheet of paper, that’s all it takes for kids in recent online videos to get freaked out by the “Charlie Charlie Challenge.” Similar to the Ouija board someone chants “Charlie Charlie, are you here?” If the pencil balancing on the other spins, some players believe they’re in the presence

Section 1090 of California government code prohibits a public official from having a financial interest in a contract approved by the public office they serve. “The purpose is to maintain fair and open transparency in government,” said Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin. “We have to make sure public officials are voting and governing for