Month: September 2015

Officers with Riverside County Department of Animal Services conducted a sweep Monday in North Shore and Mecca, searching for loose dogs in an area where one person was killed and another was seriously injured in September by stray pit bulls. About a dozen animal control officers were on the lookout for animals that could pose

Thinking back on the moment John Virgin learned his 16-year-old son Grant was struck by a car walking to his friend’s house, still renders his emotions raw. “God, that’s three years ago,” Virgin said fighting back tears. The shock hasn’t worn off, knowing the person who hit him, got out of her car, saw Grant

Today is National Coffee Day! Nationaldaycalendar.com suggests enjoying a cup or two of your favorite coffee. A number of coffee, restaurant and grocery chains are offering free or discounted coffee for the day. They include Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, Tim Hortons, McDonald’s and Whole Foods. Some are going the charitable route, such as caribou coffee.

Sales of corsets are soaring! Much of it because of celebrity promotion and hype. Prices range from $50 to $75 for most waist trainers, where “Shapewear” is offered in a category described as “slimming, shaping and sculpting foundation garments.” Doctors are skeptical, though, that users may shed pounds while wearing the garment, they are likely

The Jefferson Street interchange project typically creates traffic delays on I-10, but construction east of the interchange is creating some significant delays Tuesday morning. The left two eastbound lanes of the freeway are closed for about a half a mile just east of Jefferson Street. The lanes are expected to be closed until 2 p.m.

La Patrulla de Caminos de California (CHP) indic que un hombre de 59 aos con residencia en Mecca falleci tras ser arrollado por una camioneta pick-up sobre la carretera 111 esta maana. El Forense del Condado de Riverside idntifico a el hoy occiso como Alberto Coyt-Gudino. Agentes sealaron que el incidente se suscit justo al

El Servicio de Control Animal del Condado de Riverside est en busca de perros callejaros. En esta ocasin, en una zona donde una persona muri y otra result herida hace unas semanas por perros de la raza Pitbull. Una docena de oficiales estn activamente buscando a los caninos en el sector de Salton Sea y

Desde el viernes est detenido el cantante de msica regional mexicana, Larry Hernndez en medio de una investigacin por presunto secuestro y agresin. El arresto es el ltimo captulo en el caso de un empresario que alega que fue sometido y retenido por varias horas antes de escapar, segn la demanda hecha en Newberry, Carolina

The California Highway Patrol said a 59-year-old man from Mecca died after being hit by a pickup truck Monday morning on Highway 111. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Alberto Coyt-Gudino. Officers said the collision happened south of Highway 195 in Mecca at about 6 a.m. A woman was driving a pickup

Quiza se percat del humo en el aire el lunes en el este del Valle de Coachella. Fue donde un camion de carga de transporte de aceite estall en llamas un poco despus de las 9:30a.m. Este orden de acciones sucedio en la fbrica Yeager Skanksa Asphault ubicada a la altura de Dillon Road al

Cal Fire responded to an oil tanker fire at an asphalt company on Monday morning after several drums of oil ignited. The oil tanker caught fire at about 9:45 a.m. at the Skanska Plant, located on 88200 Fargo Canyon Road in the unincorporated area north of Indio. The plant is close to Dillon Road. The

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP) – El clamor que se escucha anualmente en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas para que Estados Unidos levante el embargo comercial contra Cuba tiene una nueva voz: el propio presidente estadounidense Barack Obama exhort el lunes al Congreso de su pas a que deje sin efecto lo que describi como

Some Coachella Valley residents got a sneak peek of ‘Supergirl’ on Saturday, ahead of the show making its fall debut on CBS. CBS Local 2 sponsored the big screen event and gave out some free tickets to locals. We found out the message behind the new series is an empowering one for young heroes. People

Ramon Road has partially reopened to traffic between Sunrise Way and Farrelll Drive after a car crashed into a power pole on Saturday, knocking out power along the stretch of road in Palm Springs. Lieutenant Mike Kovaleff said the road was partially reopened Monday at 10 a.m. There’s still one westbound lane that’s closed to

The California Highway Patrol said a 59-year-old man from Mecca died after being hit by a pickup truck Monday morning on Highway 111. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Alberto Coyt-Gudino. Officers said the collision happened south of Highway 195 in Mecca at about 6 a.m. A woman was driving a pickup

Un hombre perdi la vida esta maana despus de ser atropellado cuando cruzaba la carretera 111 cerca de la Avenida 66 en Mecca por una zona no peatonal. La mujer que conduca la camioneta involucrada par y en todo momento cooper con las autoridades. La polica no ha revelado la identidad de la vctima ni

A bicyclist was killed Saturday after he was hit by a vehicle around 9:20 a.m. at 69120 Ramon Road in Cathedral City, the intersection of Cathedral Village East, according to the Cathedral City Police Dept. The 57-year-old man was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center where he later died. The driver of the involved vehicle

People of all ages slipped on their capes and flew into action for the advanced screening of the new CBS action packed drama “Supergirl.” More than 100 people set their eyes on the big screen at the Desert Cinemas Ultramax Theater in Cathedral City Saturday for a first look at the pilot episode. “I thought

Police are trying to determine the motive behind a deadly shooting spree in Banning Saturday. Two people are dead and two are in the hospital after a man allegedly went on a random shooting rampage in Banning and Beaumont. “We can’t control human emotion and impulse, but what we try to do is get out

Update: Police confirmed 2 people are being treated in the hospital and 2 are dead after the shootings. —- Update: Police believe suspect is a Hispanic male in his 30s. He is in custody. Will be releasing more information later. —- From News Conference at Banning Police Department. Banning Police Chief Alex Diaz. 11:36 a.m.