Month: July 2015

Business is starting to pick up in Desert Hot Springs. A handful of stores and restaurants are set to open their doors this summer. Melkiat Randhawa moved from Riverside to open Desert Market in an old church building on Buena Vista. He said he’s trying to find his niche as a smaller market. “Some customers

Rose Peters, a 73-year-old Coachella Valley part-time resident,died while hand cycling down Highway 74 in January. Her family attempted to donate her bike to another handicapped person, but due to the condition of the bike, the hand cycle manufacturers advised against it. Instead, the manufacturing companygifted a fresh-off-the-line hand cycle to Incight, a charitable organization.

The Desert Water Agency is ready to spend another $1 million on its Turf Buy Back program. Officials said they’ll be using a combination of grant money and the existing budget to create the program for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. DWA’s board of supervisors voted on Tuesday for the $1 million Turf Buy Back and

Cal Fire released its incident report for the supermarket fire in Indio that occurred on the morning of May 7. The fire ignited at the old Lucky’s grocery store located at 45-858 Rubidoux Street, near Monroe and Highway 111. Investigators discovered the fire was human-caused, however, they still haven’t determined the exact cause of the

Agentes policiacos recibieron un reporte de amenaza por artefacto explosivo en la cuadra 600 de la calle Warm Sands Drive la maana del mircoles. Durante las indagaciones, dos personas fueron retiradas de la escena de los hechos y la calle Warm Sands Drive fue cerrada como medida de precausin. Horas ms tarde, el Departamento de

Erwin Hanfield and his wife migrate south every year for the International Skinny Dip, an effort to break the world record for most people skinny dipping at one time. “Oh it’s just a wonderful time,” he says. “People from all over the world show up. It’s fantastic. Everyone is happy, everyone is having fun.” Tom

The city of San Francisco under fire for its “Sanctuary” policy on immigration. Last week Francisco Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant with a lengthy rap sheet shot and killed 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle while she was walking on a pier with her dad. Sanchez had been deported to Mexico five times. After serving his most recent sentence,

A man was seriously injured Wednesday in a paraglider crash in a hilly area near San Jacinto, authorities said. The accident was reported about 9:40 a.m. at Flight Park Paragliding, 255 Soboba Road, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman April Newman said. Firefighters found the glider about 500 feet up a hill and the pilot conscious

The Palm Springs Police Department was called to a bomb threat in the 600 block of Warm Sands Drive Wednesday morning. After closing down the street and moving two people from the resort out of the area as a precaution, officers determined the bomb threat was just a hoax; commonly referred to as ‘swatting’. The

The head of the group that canceled American Heat Biker Weekend over safety concerns after a deadly biker shootout in Texas will be hosting a motorcycle gang for an event in his hotel. The City of Palm Springs canceled American Heat after PS Resorts decided to pull out of the event due to safety concerns.

California water regulators are discussing how to meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s order for water rates that maximize conservation during a historic drought. The State Water Resources Control Board is hosting a Wednesday workshop to discuss how to encourage Californians to save by hitting them in the wallet. Two-thirds of water districts use some form of

In one week, the Desert Strength Academy will help nearly 40 at-risk middle school students find the right path. “The first day I don’t think they really wanted to be here but today they all seem to be involved and enjoying themselves,” said Riverside County Deputy District Attorney, Douglas Gee. The summer camp is part

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services was called to Blythe Tuesday morning after a deer became stuck in an irrigation canal. Two animal control officers responded to the canal near South Rannells Boulevard and 28th Avenue at about 8:30 a.m. Officials said Lt. Oliver White and Animal Control Officer Justin Mays only needed a

El homicidio de una mujer en un muelle turstico ha ocasionado crticas a esta ciudad liberal debido a que el sospechoso es un ciudadano mexicano que estaba en el pas ilegalmente, haba sido deportado en cinco ocasiones y estaba libre despus de que funcionarios no hicieron caso de una solicitud de las autoridades de inmigracin

A 21-year-old man from Indio was arrested Tuesday morning after leading police on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen pickup truck. Around 8:50 a.m., an officer with the Indio Police Department tried to stop Omar Rosas at 44th Avenue and Adobe Road as he was driving a stolen 2005 Toyota Tundra. Rosas sped away and

Agentes policiacos informaron que un conductor irresponsable manejaba un vehculo robado. Al intentar detenerlo, se rehus y siguio su camino. El hombre, an no identificado al cierre de Kuna Noticias Telemundo 15, circulaba en la Carretera Interestatal 10 desde Desert Hot Springs a la ciudad de Indio y posteriormente de regreso a Desert Hot Springs.

Bomberos permanecen en la escena de un borras incendio que ha consumido ms de 8 acres de maleza en la ciudad de Thermal este martes. De acuerdo con la vocera del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside, Jennifer Fuhrman, el fuego se origin en una granja de mantillo a las 11:37 p.m. este pasado

Hollywood lost one of its most prolific producers, Jerry Weintraub. He died Monday morning at age 77 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, after reportedly going into cardiac arrest during surgery, according to a source close to the family who spoke exclusively with KESQ. “It’s sad to lose him. It’s always sad to lose great

A late night decision to accept a ride from a stranger changed one valley woman’s life forever. Jennifer Asbenson got into a car with a serial killer; a man who had killed four women prior to picking her up and would go on to kill four more after abducting her. Enduring hours of torture at