Month: December 2015

The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival is holding a photo contest celebrating 70 years in Indio. Winners will receive tickets to this year’s fair, which runs February 12-21. The throwback photo competition will have 70 winners. Photos must be from the years 1921-1995 and owned by the submitter. No web images will be

WASHINGTON.- El duelo entre el senador independiente de Vermont, Bernie Sanders, y el magnate empresarial, Donald Trump, ha subido de tono y volumen esta semana, mientras ambos intercambian insultos al disputarse elvoto de las clases media y trabajadora. Con el populismo como bandera, ambos intentan aprovechar el descontento de los votantes con el “establecimiento” poltico

Authorities say former “Glee” star Mark Salling has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of possessing child pornography. Police Officer Tony Im says the 33-year-old actor was taken into custody Tuesday after a warrant was served at his home in the Sunland neighborhood. Im says Salling had been investigated by the LAPD’s Internet Crimes

New information has surfaced about the green card application of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik. According to the Los Angeles Times, Malik claimed she was pregnant during her application process for permanent U.S. residency in 2014. Immigration officials released the documents to members of congress, but they haven’t been released publicly. She gave birth to

Are you missing an emu? If so Riverside Animal Control wants to hear from you! An emu was impounded Tuesday by two Riverside County Animal Services officers. A Good Samaritan confined the roaming emu in a five-acre ranch property, near Jojoba Hills Circle and Soaring Hawk Road in the Aguanga area, southeast of Hemet. Animal

Some areas in the Valley and High Desert dipped well below freezing Sunday night prompting local citrus growers to take extra measures to protect their orchards. Right now citrus trees are very vulnerable. However, even if it gets below freezing, there are simple things even home owners can do to minimize potential damage. “Citrus trees

The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Bryan Cranston with the Spotlight Award, Actor at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, Michael Fassbender, Brie Larson, Rooney Mara, Tom McCarthy, Saoirse Ronan and Alicia Vikander. The Awards Gala

A missing 2-year-old girl has been found safe in Palm Springs, and her father, who snatched her during a supervised visit at The Grove on Christmas Eve, has been taken into custody, police said today. Lucia Perry and her father, 31-year-old Jack Perry, were found about 9:30 p.m. Monday, said Lt. David Legaspi of the

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake struck at 5:48 p.m. Tuesday near the Devore area of San Bernardino about 6 miles from both Fontana and Rialto, according to USGS. It was first reported as a 4.3 but changed about 30 minutes later. USGS has also reported that a 3.8 and a 3.2 quake hit the same area minutes

Cathedral City Police are working to determine whether a fire at an industrial building involved a marijuana growing operation. The fire happened early Monday night at a building on Bankside Drive just North of Highway 111 in Cathedral City. Officials say the fire was in an electrical room in the back of the building and

The 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which kicks off Friday in Palm Springs, has announced the screenings of all nine films selected to advance to the next round of voting in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 88th Academy Awards®. Below is a list of the shortlisted films that will be

En Kuna Noticias Telemundo 15 le tendremos ms informacin sobre un accidente donde las fuertes rfagas de viento podran ser de culparse por un encontronazo multivehicular sobre la Carretera Interestatal 10. Esto fue a la altura de Desert Center un da despus de navidad al filo de las 8:30 de la maana. Cuatro autos fueron

Un criminal convicto buscado por agentes es acusado de robarse varios artculos de una vivienda en Desert Hot Springs. Vecinos del rea reportaron a una persona considerada sospechosa en un hogar ubicado sobre la calle Azteca. Al parecer, intentaba abrir una ventana un poco depus de las tres de la tarde ayer. Jamon Rougley de

The Indio CHP Office has released the Christmas Holidays 4 day weekend statistics and the numbers look better than last year. CHP began their maximum enforcement crackdown at 6:01 p.m. Thursday night, ending on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. As was the case for the previous two Christmas holidays, no fatal crashes occurred during the enforcement

A big surprise on a local road this holiday, after a Caltrans sign gets hacked. On Christmas night a sign on the 15-Freeway flashed “Merry Christmas. Vote Donald Trump. The Inland Empire Supports Donald Trump.” Nikki Worden posted video of the sign on her Facebook page Christmas night. At last check, the video had more

A Yucca Valley man is behind bars for attempted murder. Yesterday, deputies responded to the report of an attempted murder at the Best Western Hotel in Yucca Valley. They were told an employee saw the suspect, Sherman Brant, rummaging through the hotel’s dumpsters. The employee told Brant to stop and to leave and that he

A 21-year-old man was arrested Sunday, suspected of breaking in and trying to steal from a Desert Hot Springs home. Police responded to the 68000 block of Calle Azteca for a report of a suspicious person trying to open windows at the home. Once officers arrived on scene, they surrounded the house. Police said when

Six people are without a home after their house caught on fire Sunday. Cal Fire said it happened just before 4 p.m. in La Quinta on Bottlebrush Drive near avenue 50 and Washington. The fire was quickly contained shortly after crews arrived. Officials said the American Red Cross was called out to help three adults

All power is back on this morning in Palm Desert after thousands of people were in the dark for a couple hours. Southern California Edison reported a power outage shortly before 3:00 a.m. The utility company 6200 customers were without power at one point. No word on what caused the outage.

Authorities said at least 11 people were killed during an outbreak of severe storms in Texas. The awning of one gas station near Copeville was turned into a pile of twisted metal as storms moved through. Law enforcement officials and trained weather spotters reported a large tornado near Desoto, just south of downtown Dallas. An