Month: July 2015

A man from Indio was arrested early Wednesday morning after officers saw him driving a stolen pickup truck. Police were doing surveillance near Dr. Carreon Boulevard and Calhoun Street around 6 a.m. when they spotted a 1995 white Chevrolet pickup truck that was recently reported stolen in Indio, officers said in the release. Officers tried

Info from Holly Yan, Ray Sanchez and Dana Ford – CNN Anger over Sandra Bland’s death in a Texas jail has boiled over after newly released video showed what happened at the traffic stop that led to her arrest. Now, many question whether she should have been arrested at all. On July 13, Bland was

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside vot unnimemente ayer martes en apoyo de la legislacin estatal y federal que sanciona penalmente a operadores de drones cuyos aviones a control remoto interfieren en los esfuerzos de la extincin de incendios por medio de helicpteros o tanques areos. “ Es absolutamente desesperante pensar operaciones destinadas

By Paul Young The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in support of state and federal legislation that would criminally penalize operators of drones whose remote-controlled aircraft disrupt aerial firefighting efforts. “It’s absolutely maddening to think operations intended to knock down wildfires are being thwarted, with the threat of property loss and lives

The 215 freeway in the Inland Empire reopened at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday night after being closed for hours at the Ramona Expressway. Officers with the Perris Police Department said a woman was threatening to jump off the bridge. They arrived to the scene around 6:30 p.m. and found the woman standing on the overpass ledge,

“It’s going to seem unusual because we haven’t seen a good winter since 2010-2011, that’s almost five years ago,” says Alex Tardy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego. He’s talking about the recently released long term forecast for the upcoming winter, it’s going to seem “unusual” because the forecast calls for

A 19-year-old man from Los Angeles died early Tuesday morning after crashing a BMW into the traffic circle median at Morongo Trail in Cabazon. He also had four young passengers in the car at the time, fortunately none of them were seriously injured. According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, the man was identified as

The Santa Barbara City Council has unanimously voted to spend $55 million to reactivate the city’s desalination plant and tap the ocean to turn salty seawater to fresh water amid an historic drought. KEYT-TV reports the council voted Tuesday to restart the facility, which could provide up to 40 percent of Santa Barbara’s water. Council

The collapsed bridge at Desert Center is costing time and money. The Development Management Group or DMG Economics in Palm Desert crunched the numbers. It calculated every day that the route between Phoenix and Los Angeles remains closed it costs more than a $1.5 million just to get drivers around the downed bridge. Detours will

Apps like Yelp and Trip Advisor, offer reviews for hotels and restaurants. But, what about an app that reviews customers? It’s called “The Help App” and, it’s being developed by two brothers here in the desert. They said it’s time the customer was kept in check. “We actually feel that the customer isn’t always right.

El nmero de viajeros en la Carretera Interestatal 10 entre el Valle de Coachella y Arizona se estima en 27,000 por da y ahora, muchos conductores estn utilizando el desierto alto como una ruta alterna, lo que tambien est provocando una congestin vial en Yucca Valley. El Departamento de Transporte de California conocido como Caltrans

No se reportaron heridos tras un incendio anoche en Palm Desert. Segn informacin preliminar, el incendio comenz justo antes de las 9:30 anoche en el comercio Musician’s Outlet ubicado sobre la manzana 44-800 de la Avenida San Pablo. Bomberos se percataron de una columna de humo y llamas que provenan del comercio antes de llegar

Un bloqueo a la circulacin en la salida a Salamanca, de la capital Michoacana, demandaban se les pague la beca estatal y otra de carcter federal por prestar servicio social a ms de 850 jvenes egresados de las escuelas formadoras de docentes, cuyo acumulado por alumno es de 5 mil pesos desde el mes de

A total of 18 daily Greyhound schedules between LA and Phoenix have been impacted by the I-10 bridge collapse west of Desert Center. Greyhound officials said the company is currently rerouting schedules from Los Angeles to Indio, then down to I-8 to Yuma where the buses connect with I-10 via Highway 95. In addition, Greyhound

Officials at The Living Desert have announced the birth of three ringtails and the acquisition of two black-footed cats that were recently brought to the facility from the Philadelphia Zoo. According to the zoo’s release, the ringtails were born on June 16 to parents Penelope and Abel, who are caring for the kits in their

One of two men who survived the I-10 bridge collapse west of Desert Center is recovering from his injuries at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. Bryon Castor is in intensive care in critical condition but granted KESQ Anchor Karen Devine a bedside interview the day after the harrowing ordeal. Castor endured 3 1/2

Firefighters have reached 100 percent containment of the North Fire, which sparked on Friday in the Cajon Pass near Interstate 15and scorched 4,250 acres. Evacuation orders were lifted over the weekend for residents in the area. The wildfire was burning near Hesperia. Residents were requested to present an ID and enter at a checkpoint located

At a climate summit at the Vatican, Gov. Jerry Brown said the world may have reached a tipping point on global warming and that humanity must reverse course or face extinction. The Sacramento Bee reports Tuesday that Brown addressed mayors and other government officials from around the world, issuing criticism of Republican politicians and business

California health officials say a senior citizen is the state’s first person to have died from the West Nile virus this year. The state Department of Public Health said Monday the 65-year-old woman died in Nevada County. It offered no other details. Thirty-three California counties have reported West Nile virus activity this year, four more

Chiriaco Summit is a small town along Interstate 10 with a gas station, a coffee shop, and the General Patton Memorial Museum. Interstate 10 remains closed between Route 86 and the Arizona border after a 30 by 50-foot section of bridge collapsed four miles west of Desert Center early Sunday evening. Chiriaco Summit is just