Month: July 2015

A Sun City man was arrested early Thursday morning after Palm Springs police spotted him driving a vehicle that was reported stolen in the 2300 block of Via Lazo Lieutenant Mike Kovaleff said 32-year-old Carlos Andres Lopez Jr. was seen driving the stolen vehicle in the 2200 block of South Palm Canyon Drive around 6:25

El Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Los ngeles, confirm la identidad de los restos humanos encontrados escondidos en la pared de una casa del rea de Lomita. Este macabro hallazgo se registr en la cuadra 26000 de la avenida Western, para ser exactos en un complejo de viviendas llamado Harbor Hills Housing Project. Segn

In the coming days get ready to see a jump at the pump. “They’re starting to climb that’s why I’m here,” said Jan Schappell of Cathedral City, who filled up at CostCo in Palm Desert. Drivers say they’re frustrated because they feel like oil refineries and big gas companies are taking them for a ride.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow for an Orange County man who disappeared for weeks along with his wife on a drive to the Coachella Valley. Cecil Knutson and his wife Dianna Bedwell left a San Diego County casino on Mother’s Day and never made it to their son’s home in La Quinta. They got

People waited outside of the Larson Justice Center in Indio for Sara Salcido Monday, but she didn’t show. Salcido owns Sara Salcido Immigration in Cathedral City. She was supposed to appear for a debtor examination after Rigoberto Salazar of Cathedral City sued her for $5,300. “Immigration benefits were promised. The family was promised permission to

A few changes at home during these hot summer months can make a big difference on your monthly power bill. From upgrading appliances to simply unplugging a power cord, it adds up. Imperial Irrigation District will come to your home and do a free energy audit to help you learn where you can save. CBS

Mark Kedik will never forget the day the Sawtooth Complex fire burned his home to the ground. The fast-moving lightning-caused fire was ignited on July 9, 2007 and destroyed his Pioneertown home two days later. A year later Kedik was still rebuilding and said, “I just want to go home. We’ve been feeling like that

It’s an end of an era in South Carolina as governor Nikki Haley signed a bill on Thursday afternoon to remove the confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds. But differing opinions loom in the Coachella Valley on the decision, as one business and one resident are taking opposite steps. The Palm Canyon Roadhouse

It seems innocent enough; cutting up limes to squeeze into your favorite cocktail. But with enough juice on your skin mixed with sun exposure, you’ve got a dangerous combination. Two weeks ago Morgan Moore squeezed more than 30 limes to make drinks at a barbecue. “I went under the sink and kind of rinsed it

Sospechoso es arrestado despus de desatar una persecucin a alta velocidad en una camioneta robada desde Desert Hot Springs a Indio y de regreso antes de ser aprehendido el lunes por la noche. Elementos del gremio policial de Desert Hot Springs informaron que Moises Mazariegos manejaba a marcado exceso de velocidad alcanzando las 100 millas

Agentes policiacos recibieron un reporte de amenaza por artefacto explosivo en la cuadra 600 de la calle Warm Sands Drive. Dos personas fueron puestas a salvo en la escena de los hechos y la calle Warm Sands Drive est cerrada como una medida de precausin. Este orden de acciones sigue bajo investigacin la maana del

A man was arrested after leading police on a high speed chase in a stolen pickup truck from Desert Hot Springs to Indio, and back before being arrested Monday night. Officers with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department said Moises Mazariegos was topping 100 MPH before finally stopping. Cordy Ayala saw the chase and said

Today city officials and residents celebrated the ground breaking for the new $330 million county detention center. The East Valley Detention Center will be built on a six-acre site and add 1,273 beds to the overall detention center bed capacity of the county. The old detention center was built in the mid-1950’s and is not

A fire that broke out in a Thermal mulch field on Monday was 100 percent contained by Wednesday, after blackening nearly 20 acres. The non-injury blaze was reported at 11:37 p.m. Monday near Avenue 73 and Pierce Street, Riverside County fire officials said. Spots of smoldering mulch were expected to persist for the next day

Mid-century modern architect Hugh Kaptur worries one of his most prized works, Tahquitz Plaza, will soon be demolished. The plaza consists of a pair of two-unit buildings located on Tahquitz Canyon across the street from Regal Cinemas. “You won’t see buildings like this anywhere. The present developer doesn’t appreciate what he has here and I

The city of La Quinta is looking to put its animal control services in the hands of the county. It already provides on-call services after hours and on Sundays for La Quinta, but a new proposal would bring the county in full-time. “There’s been a growing interest in ensuring we have adequate staff resources to

Los Angeles is the home of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, but 88 communities around southern California will get a chance to host Special Olympic athletes before they embark on the City of Angels. Palm Springs was one of the lucky cities to be approached by the Special Olympics back in March of

At least three water main breaks sent torrents of water down streets and flooded underground parking garages in separate areas of Los Angeles. The largest rupture occurred before dawn Thursday near Vermont Avenue and Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, buckling pavement and forcing road closures. Water was halfway up the doors of cars parked in underground

A new start date is now set in the rape case at Vanderbilt University involving Indio Native and former Valley football player Brandon Vandenburg. Vandenburg and his co-defendant Cory Batey will be re-tried on november 30th. Both former Vanderbilt football players had been convicted of raping an unconscious student, but last month a judge declared

The World Boxing Council (WBC) held its first annual WBC Cares Pro Am Golf Tournament Wednesday at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont. Around 80 champion boxers, sports stars and celebrities attended the event. All of the proceeds raised go to the WBC Cares Retired Boxers Fund. “This is very important because it