Month: July 2015

The bridge collapse on I-10 just west of Desert Center has raised questions about the state of California’s roads and bridges. “The National Association of Engineers does a grading system every year and they’ve given [California a] D-minus for many years,” said John Benoit, a supervisor for Riverside County. The Tex Wash bridge was given

The U.S. House and Senate Democrats introduced what some call the most comprehensive LGBT rights bill on Thursday. It’s called the Equality Act and if passed it would expand the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders from discrimination. This act would protect LGBT members from being discriminated against in

The Centers for Disease Control reported last week that Lyme disease is not only growing more rampant in its normal hotspots, but it’s also spreading dramatically to new geographic areas like the West Coast. People from all realms of life, including singers Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates and Avril Lavigne are going public with

The Canyon Sands HOA and landscape committee has transformed about three acres of turf into desert landscaping. They’ve spent $200,000 to create some drought relief so far, but won’t stop their water saving efforts there. “It’s working. Since 2013 we’ve saved 60 percent on our water usage with the irrigation,” said HOA director Hal Castle.

A deadly trend in Riverside County Jails: inmates overdosing. Overdosing inmates is turning into a deadly trend in Riverside County jails. There are three suspected cases in the last two weeks; one in Riverside, the other two in Indio. The Riverside Sheriff’s Department believes inmates are trying to get around drug charges but instead, are

Un hombre de 29 aos est bajo custodia de las autoridades y su pasajero sigue prfugo de la justicia despus de que segn uniformados se robaran una camioneta ayer. Cay en las garras del crmen Ruben Dominguez de 29 aos por lo que fue arrestado despus de que investigadores lo observaran en una camioneta reportada

Nearly half of the roads in the Riverside-San Bernardino area are in poor condition, costing the average motorist more than $800 in annual vehicle expenses, according to a study released Thursday. The Riverside-San Bernardino area was ranked 14th-worst in the nation in terms of bad roads, with 46 percent considered to be in poor condition,

Some local residents would like to see improvements at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms. A forum was held Wednesday night at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The forum was moderated by the Palm Springs-based group ‘Advancing the Interests of Animals‘. The discussion featured speeches from a number of guests, including representatives from

A 68-year-old man from Joshua Tree is accused of inappropriate contact with a female juvenile. Detectives with the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station said Gregory Howlind was arrested Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the 61000 block of Division Street in Joshua Tree. Authorities began investigating Howlind after receiving a report of lewd acts with a child

A 58-year-old man from Twentynine Palms was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly shooting at a man several times while they were both driving through the Hansen Tract subdivision. The 29-year-old victim told deputies that the suspect, Mark White, pulled a handgun on him near the 74000 block of Kellogg Avenue. He said White was in

We’re in the middle of wildfire season already seeing two major Fires the Lake Fire and the North fire impact our valley. But drones delayed fighting those fires. Many wonder if we need rules restricting drones from flying in certain areas. Assemblyman Chad Mayes just announced he will co-author Senate bills 167 and 168. These

A fast-moving wildfire in Napa and Solano counties has grown by another thousand acres overnight and now has scorched nearly 8 square miles of countryside near Lake Berryessa. Some 200 structures are threatened Thursday morning and the communities of Quail Ridge and Golden Bear are under evacuation orders. Two campgrounds have also been evacuated. The

Doris Payne, 84, is a convicted international jewelry thief who has spent time in prison and police suspect she may be at it again. Jewelry stores in Charlotte, North Carolina, are on high alert after police sent out a warning, believing the well-known thief stole a $33,000 engagement ring from the David Yurman store inside

The Renaissance in Palm Springs was the first stop of a tightly-packed schedule for Special Olympic teams from Portugal and Bahrain, but the esteemed guests of honor were missing from their scheduled 11 o’clock brunch. Around 1,500 Special Olympic athletes and coaches were delayed Tuesday night in Los Angeles because of flight delays and backed

A firefighter killed in the line of duty will be honored with a fire station named after him. The La Quinta City Council voted unanimously to rename Fire Station 32 the Christopher Douglas Memorial Fire Station. Christopher Douglas died two years ago responding to a crash on I-10. Douglas’s wife, colleagues and friends want him

Crews are working day and night to make repairs and reopen the 45-mile stretch of freeway in the wake of the bridge collapse near Desert Center Sunday. “It’s been a lot of progress,” said California Highway Patrol officer Mike Radford. Starting Friday at 12 p.m. vehicles heading east will slow into one lane and crossover

El Departamento de Transporte de California dio a conocer que la Carretera Interestatal 10 en direccin este a la altura de Desert Center y el puente Tex Wash estar abierto de nuevo al flujo vial el viernes al medioda. Los automovilistas y choferes de carga pesada podrn circular por el tramo de 45 millas afectada

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation for Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties on Wednesday due to the effects of severe storms that caused flash flooding, mudslides and fires ignited by lightning strikes, resulting in damage to roads, highways and other infrastructure and the evacuation of residents. A

Un preso falleci este pasado martes por la maana en una carcel del Condado de Riverside en Indio supuestamente despus de que fuera encontrado inconsciente en su celda. El deceso, marca la segunda muerte de un recluso en custodia en una carcel en tan solo una semana. De acuerdo con el Departamento del Alguacil del