Month: October 2015

A 74-year-old man from Indio is facing DUI charges after he caused a wreck while driving the wrong way on the 86 expressway Thursday night. Sidney Lincon wasn’t arrested because he was taken to the hospital for moderate injuries he sustained in the crash. Charges will be filed out of custody by the Riverside County

Deputies are investigating after an officer-involved shooting occurred in Aguanga Friday morning. Officers said they were investigating a domestic disturbance in the 54000 block of Wildwood Drive in Idyllwild, and during the course of the investigation, they responded to an area in the 44000 block of Jacob Court in Aguanga. When they arrived, they made

Officials at Joshua Tree National Park said an outbreak of pneumonia is affecting the bighorn sheep population and it could cause a long term decline that can last longer than a decade. The first sick and coughing bighorn was reported in early May. In mid-August, a dead lamb was found in the park and the

A mother of three who won the Mrs. Orange County pageant has been arrested on suspicion of using a 4-year-old relative to make child porn. Twenty-five-year-old Meghan Alt of Irvine was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of committing lewd conduct with a child and producing and distributing child pornography. Investigators believe she created and sent sexually

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that requires California to phase out the use of microscopic beads in personal care products sold in the state starting in 2020 to protect fish and wildlife. Previous versions of the ban passed the Assembly but failed in the Senate. Republicans say late amendments to the measure prompted many

We continue to talk to Palm Springs mayoral candidates as eight people are running for the seat to be vacated by Mayor Steve Pougnet. On Thursday night at 6:30 p.m., we will hear from Mike Schaefer. Schaefer studied at Georgetown University and served as a prosecutor and councilmember in San Diego. In Schaefer’s bio, he

The Coachella Valley is still not saving enough water and it may start costing you. New conservation numbers released Thursday show the Valley lost progress on meeting the state mandated goal of saving water. Customers in all of the Valley’s water districts saved water last month compared to September 2013 but only by a fraction

Tan pronto Larry Hernndez llegue a Newberry, ser recluido en una de las 134 celdas del centro de detencin del condado. Estar rodeado por 2 vallas de metal con alambre de pas. El cantante de msica regional mexicana de 38 aos no tendr vigilancia especial y su celebridad se quedar en California. As lo mencion

Un hombre de Indio compareci ante un juez hoy. Se le acusa de homicidio en Coachella. Agentes arrestaron a Cesar Vega Duran de 33 aos el lunes. Autoridades piensan que Duran le dispar a Angel Monroy en febrero sobre Napoli Lane. Es una comunidad cerca de la Carretera 111 y la Avenida 52. Tras recibir

The Palm Springs Police Department has arrested a Cathedral City man suspected of stabbing two people outside of a bar in downtown Palm Springs in early September. Bryan Davalos Munoz, 24, was taken into custody early Thursday morning after PSPD detectives and the Desert Regional SWAT team served a search warrant at a home in

A 33-year-old Indio man is behind bars on suspicion of shooting a man to death in Coachella in February. Cesar Vega Duran is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges of murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and two weapons-related sentence-enhancing allegations. Duran was arrested Monday near Highway 111 and Salton

MADRID (AP) -Lionel Messi y su padre enfrentarn juicio en Espaa por denuncias de evasin fiscal y, de ser hallado culpable, el astro del Barcelona se expone a una condena de 22 meses de crcel. Un juez rechaz el pedido de la Fiscala de librar al futbolista argentino de toda responsabilidad y decidi llevar a

A Blythe man has pleaded not guilty to luring children into his car near school bus stops. Jeff Hsieh appeared in an Indio courtroom Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center. He is charged with a felony count of stalking and another misdemeanor count of child annoyance. Officers arrested Hsieh last Thursday in an unincorporated community

Two women are recovering after being attacked by a swarm of bees on a Southern California golf course. It happened Tuesday as the women were playing on a course in Laguna Woods, near Misson Viejo. Both women are in their 70s. Paramedics say one was stung over one hundred times and the other about 15

Lauri Aylaian, Palm Desert’s long-time Director of Community Development, has been hired to lead the City of Palm Springs Community and Economic Development Department, City Manager David H. Ready announced today. Aylaian, who has served the City of Palm Desert for 15 years, starting out as Redevelopment Manager from 1999 to 2007 until she was

A group of Democratic senators wants to permanently ban drilling off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. The lawmakers announced Wednesday that they’ll submit a bill to block federal leases for exploring, developing or producing oil or natural gas on the outer continental shelf off of the three states. California Sen. Barbara Boxer says

A California agency is expected to consider a $100 million proposal by SeaWorld for a major expansion of the tanks its uses to hold killer whales in San Diego. The plan is opposed by animal rights activists who say breeding the animals in captivity is cruel. It is set to be reviewed Thursday by the

To bridge the distance for people who can’t make a trip to see the bright autumnal hues of New England in person, there’s a company that offers to ship the fall foliage anywhere in the country. Those piles of leaves many have to rake every day are resembling dollar signs, as apparently people are willing

President Obama will travel to San Diego on Saturday, according to The White House. He will stay in the area overnight with no public events planned. Obama will be in Los Angeles Saturday for several fundraising events, according to KTLA. He will return Monday to Washington, D.C. The last time Obama visited San Diego was

Premature twins Matthew and Callia spent months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Loma Linda. They’re miracles, now one years old and they’ve grown since we first met them in June. “Callia is walking already,” said mother Angelina Castleberry. “Matthew is doing really good. He’s sitting up by himself now.” We first told you