Month: July 2016

Bessie the Basset Hound is looking for a good home. She’s about two years old and would be a great fit for any family. You can find her at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus.

The Fourth of July weekend is underway and here in the desert we’re getting a taste of the beach without having to drive to it.The first “Sandsational Summer” event kicked off in Palm Springs Saturday.“We thought why not bring the beach to the desert for the Fourth of July weekend. We have a lot of

Lots of families were donning red, white and blue from head to toe at The River in Rancho Mirage Saturday night. The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMD) kicked off Fourth of July festivities a couple of days early, with their Independence Day Parade. 150 kids marched in the parade that started at Starbucks

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies said a man crashed his motorcycle into a car after leading deputies on a 14-mile pursuit in Twentynine Palms Friday night. Deputies said 25-year-old Bruce Edginton was seen illegally riding an off-road motorcycle on 2 Mile Road. Edginton reportedly took off on the bike headed west to Lear Avenue when

A small but fast-moving brush fire broke out in San Bernardino and burned five structures and injured three people. A spokesman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department said the fire broke out in the northern part of the city Saturday afternoon and quickly spread to about 10 acres before firefighters got a handle of

UPDATE: 6:15 p.m. Residents in the 47000 block of Corta Herrera in Indio got an unusual wake-up call early Friday morning. “This is a pretty quiet neighborhood,” one resident said. “We all know each other, and everybody’s pretty much very nice. We never really have any problems.” One family who did not want to be

State Route 243 through Idyllwild will be closed for seven hours Wednesday to allow crews to remove rocks and debris that could tumble onto the roadway in the same spot that a massive boulder did earlier this year. According to Caltrans, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, rock-climbing crews will be scaling a hillside

The Fourth of July weekend is expected to break records for the amount of people hitting the roads. The California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on dangerous drivers. With gas prices about 50 cents a gallon cheaper than the same time last year, more people than ever are expected

California’s attorney general says the number of violent crimes jumped 10 percent statewide last year, reversing several years of declines. Homicides increased nearly 10 percent while robberies and aggravated assaults were up more than 8 percent. Attorney General Kamala Harris released a series of crime reports Friday. Although the statewide numbers reported Friday were for

New address: 42250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage In 2006 the dream began in small hotel kitchen, and now an 11,000 square foot factory off of Bob Hope Drive. Brandini Toffee continues to build a brand name right here in the Coachella Valley. “We’re a handmade product, so as much as we might grow as

Two Van Nuys men who sheriff’s deputies said perpetrated a string of “well organized” car burglaries in and near Cabazon over the past two months were in custody on Friday. Andres Vasquez, 34, and Carlos Lagos, 39, were arrested on suspicion of second-degree vehicle burglary, conspiracy and possession of burglary tools. Both men were booked

KESQ and CBS Local 2 have confirmed that BB’s at the River will be the latest restaurant to sail away from the Rancho Mirage entertainment and shopping complex on Highway 111. Jack Srebnik opened the restaurant last Spring after Acqua Pazza closed, following years of business at the location. Srebnik said they were not doing

Un hombre se rehusaba bajarse del techo de una vivienda desde las cinco de la maana del viernes en Indio. Vecinos del rea le dieron aviso a las autoridades sobre el hombre semidesnudo sentado en el techo mientras que subia el mercurio en el Valle de Coachella. A eso de las 11:30 de la maana,

Pese a que se prohibe el uso de los fuegos pirotecnicos en algunas ciudades del Valle de Coachella, habra varias exhibiciones el cuatro de julio a lo largo y ancho de nuestra regin. Usted podra disfrutar con sus amigos y familiares de las demostraciones que se llevaran a cabo en nuestra regin. El denominado ”

Parades and fireworks celebrating America’s 240th birthday are planned throughout Riverside County this weekend. Pre-Independence Day fireworks spectaculars and related events arescheduled Saturday in Corona, Menifee and Temecula. Check out 4th of July events in the Coachella Valley The Corona “Main Street U.S.A Parade” will begin at 9 a.m. at Ontario and Main streets, featuring

El forense del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside revel la identidad de la mujer que fue encontrada sin vida dentro de su auto que estaba estacionado en el rea del Hwy 111 y Fred Waring Drive donde normalmente dejan sus coches las personas que escalan la montaa para llegar al rea conocida como

People serving in the military can ride the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in July for free starting Friday — part of the yearly offer extended to all members of the Armed Forces. The tramway’s annual “Military Days” will provide all active and retired military members with the opportunity to enjoy hiking and dining at the

Coachella police responded to a robbery in a business parking lot on the 83-500 block of Avenue 48 on Wednesday at 11:11 p.m. Officers found two victims who were robbed of their personal belongings by a man who pulled a handgun on them. On Friday, the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force took over

As many as 18 questions will compete for voters’ attention in November during a red-hot presidential campaign that also includes picking the state’s first new U.S. senator in a generation. Thursday was the deadline for the secretary of state’s office to certify which initiatives have gathered enough valid signatures to qualify for the Nov. 8

UPDATE: 6:15 a.m. The freeway is open again, and westbound traffic is beginning to clear. ————– UPDATE: 6:00 a.m. Westbound freeway traffic backed up past Monroe Street to Jackson Street. ————– An overnight freeway closure was slowing traffic along Interstate 10 in Indio early Friday morning. WESTBOUND freeway traffic was being detoured off Interstate 10