Month: June 2016

Fire crews responded to mobile home fire in Thermal Wednesday night. The blaze was reported at 10:18, at the home in the 88-000 block of Avenue 70. Two dozen firefighters contained the fire in about 30 minutes. A car also caught fire at the scene. No injuries were reported. No estimate yet on the cost

UPDATE: 6:01 Eastbound Jefferson freeway exit is open again to traffic. No further delays. ————- An overnight freeway closure was forcing motorists to find another way if they planned on exiting at Jefferson Street in Indio early Thursday morning. Eastbound freeway traffic was not being delayed, but the eastbound Interstate 10 freeway exit was closed

The Cathedral City Police Department is investigating a hit and run after a child was struck by an SUV Wednesday afternoon on Ramon Road and Landau Boulevard. The collision happened at about 4:20 p.m. Lt. Haas with CCPD said the child sustained minor injuries in the collision and the vehicle in question was described as

Palm Springs City Council meetings have been known to go from 6 p.m. to sometimes past 1 a.m., leaving some people in the dark for decisions on important issues. On Wednesday night, the City Council started to take steps to streamline the process of getting through council meetings while still giving people time to make

Professor William S. Klug, the victim in the murder-suicide at UCLA, was well-known in the Little League community, where he coached his 10-year-old son’s team. In El Segundo as teams gathered to play Wednesday evening, they mourned the loss of a man described as kind and gentle, and very proud of his affiliation with UCLA.

Jury selection started Wednesday in the trial of a La Quinta couple accused in the 2003 death of the man’s 2-year old son. Derrick Allen Brown and Patricia Ann Brown are charged with the Jan. 16, 2003, murder of Deetrick Brown, Derrick’s child from another relationship. The Browns were arrested in June 2003 when authorities

SPORTMANSHIP- Cathedral City COACH OF THE YEAR- Darol Salazar (PD), Brent Conley (LQ) OFFENSIVE MVP –Joel Osuna (LQ) DEFENSIVE MVP- Michael Munoz (I) & Jeremiah Estrada (PD) 1st Team SR- Michael Munoz Indio SO- Mike Zavala Indio SR- Jacob Mesa La Quinta JR- Evan Berkey La Quinta SR- Joel Osuna La Quinta SR- Jonathan Mejia

Due to extreme temperatures this week, Riverside County is asking that Cool Centers open early; as early as June 1, if possible. County officials said that all Cooling Centers should be open by Friday, June 3. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch for the weekend as desert temperatures will soar 10 to

Sharon Ollenburger has been a volunteer for Desert Sheriff’s Search and Rescue for 34 years. As the current president, she says she’s excited for the unmanned aircraft systems Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has started to test. “Having this asset and getting us out in the field as quickly as possible will save a lot of

A new bill passed in the California Senate on Tuesday requiring all drunk driving offenders to have ignition interlock devices installed in their vehicles. The bill will now be sent to the Assembly for consideration. Currently, ignition interlock devices are only required in four California counties as part of a pilot program: Alameda, Los Angeles,

A parolee with a felony warrant for his arrest evaded sheriff’s deputies in Mecca, prompting a search that led to another man’s arrest in the area, sheriff’s deputies reported Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon, deputies were patrolling the area of Fifth and Lincoln streets in Mecca when they saw John Macknight, 26, of North Shore, who

Una potente ola de calor llega al Sur de California y diversas regiones estarn experimentado temperaturas por arriba del promedio. El Servicio Nacional de Meteorologa o NWS por sus siglas en ingls, emiti varios avisos y advertencias para nuestra regin tras la formacin de una ola de alta presin al noroeste del estado de California.

Two 19-year-old men from Twentynine Palms were arrested at the 29 Palms Marine Corps Base Tuesday on suspicion of committing three armed robberies over the course of two days. Deputies with the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department said Dustin Ray Smiley and Randall Lane Myrick were detained at the 29 Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat

A man wanted on charges of felony child abduction was recently arrested by Desert Hot Springs police. According to Sgt. Daud Chang with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, Kenneth Miles Flores had a warrant for his arrest and was taken into custody in the 17000 block of Palm Drive shortly after 8 p.m. Friday

The Palm Springs Police Department posted a road closure on its Nixle page Wednesday morning for S Calle Encilia between Tahquitz Canyon Way and Arenas Road. The road has reopened after police said it was expected to be closed for about two hours. Traffic is running smoothly in both directions. According to authorities, the road