Month: August 2016

EpiPen prices have increased 400 percent in recent years. Pharmacists say the the auto-injectors that can stop life-threatening emergencies caused by allergic reactions have gone from 57 dollars to as much as 800 dollars. Diane Nguyen, a pharmacist at Desert RX Pharmacy said the EpiPen price increase has resulted in patients refusing to pick up

Palm Springs firefighters had to deal with some interference while trying to help a female who crashed on Dinah Shore at Crossley Road on Thursday afternoon. The female was driving at a high rate of speed east on Dinah Shore, and she drove into the center median, striking a tree after losing control of the

A Riverside County search dog volunteer lost his K9, named Pepper, Thursday morning after the 3 and 1/2 year old Black Labrador Retriever was hit by a vehicle while assisting the sheriff’s department with an investigation. According to Deputy Mike Vasquez, the incident happened just before 9 a.m. in the unincorporated community of Good Hope.

La maana del jueves, una camioneta que transportaba helados se volc en la Carretera Interestatal 10 derramando su carga al este de Whitewater. Este orden de acciones involucr a tres vehculos justo antes de las 7 de la maana. El oficial de la Patrulla de Caminos Darren Mayer nos dijo que una camioneta de carga

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has signed the Major Amendment of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission announced Thursday. The department’s three signatures were the last step needed to finalize the Major Amendment, which incorporates the City of Desert Hot Springs and the Mission Springs Water

A Twentynine Palms couple has been arrested for willful cruelty to a child stemming from an incident that occurred on July 20. Officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said 20-year-old Alec Daniel Bailey and 24-year-old Autumn Raven Evers were taken into custody on Tuesday, August 23 following a months-long investigation into the child’s

Palm Springs Police arrested a Desert Hot Springs woman on Wednesday evening after they say she left her 3-month old baby boy inside a car in the Walmart parking lot. The woman was located by police and arrested on charges of child endangerment just before 7:00 p.m. Police say Selena Gastelo left the child in

Hernan Ortega de 32 aos primero amenaz a un hombre de la tercera edad con una pipa de metal mientras que estaba en el patio de se casa. Posteriormente, intent robarle su auto el mircoles por la tarde en la cuadra 52 -400 DE la Avenida Morgan en Coachella. Fue cuando el entregador de correspondencia

Hoy a las 6:45 a.m. una camioneta que remolcaba tres refrigeradores llenos de nieve y paletas de hielo por la I-10 en los carriles con rumbo al este cerca de Whitewater choc con una trailer que par momentneamente, la camioneta y la carga se volcaron por lo que la autopista que inundada de helado, por

Las autoridades buscan al responsable de robar un trailer que remolcaba una carga de bebidas energticas “Monster” con un valor de $42 mil dlares. Segn el conductor dej estacionado el vehculo en un predio baldo en Corona, California por la noche, cuando regres en la maana la carga haba desaparecido. Gracias a la ayuda de

Someone stole a big rig and trailer packed with “Monster” energy drinks. A tractor trailer loaded with 42-thousand dollars worth of product stolen from a Corona dirt lot. Police say the driver parked the truck and trailer overnight. When he returned early this morning it was gone. Police turned to social media for help finding

Commuters who travel between the desert and Los Angeles now have a new option to get where they need to go by riding in an electric car. The Tesloop ride-sharing service is beginning this month to take passengers to and from the L.A. and Orange County areas. “We are building the first sustainable transportation network,”

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress test scores were released today. While California districts across the state showed an overall improvement, students in the Coachella Valley area did not do as well as other districts in Riverside County. The president of the Palm Springs Teachers Association, Mark Acker, says there are more factors

Former President Bill Clinton is defending his family’s charity and the work it does, saying “If there’s something wrong with creating jobs and saving lives, I don’t know what it is.” The Clinton Foundation plans to scale back many of its programs around the world in anticipation of Hillary Clinton’s potential election. But one of

8-24-2016 Update : The woman found dead in Mountain Center this weekend was missing 71-year old Josephene Youssef says Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Her body was discovered by a hiker on Saturday about 8:40 a.m. on a trail near Ribbonwood Drive, Riverside County sheriff’s Deputy Mike Vasquez said. The Coroner’s Office confirmed it was Youssef

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the 71-year-old man who was killed during an officer-involved shooting on Saturday night in Indio. Pedro Montanez of Indio was shot by an Indio police officer about 9:15 p.m. in the 44500 block of Jackson Street, just west of I-10, Deputy Mike Vasquez said. Montanez

The State Board of Equalization announced Wednesday that business owners, tax and fee-payers affected by the Blue Cut Fire in San Bernardino County may request extensions to file their returns. Find out how you can access State of Emergency Tax Relief Officials said fire victims may also ask for relief from penalties and/or interest for

A fire burning through the roof of a Mecca home was quickly snuffed out by county firefighters Wednesday morning. At 8:37 a.m., firefighters reported smoke and fire coming from the roof of a single-story home in the 91000 block of Sixth Street. Two dozen firefighters responded to the blaze and contained the flames within 20

Un hombre de Coachella enfrenta cargos criminales por protagonizar un tiroteo. La Polica recibi una llamada ayer a las 10:29 p.m. que informaba del incidente en la manzana 52800 de Calle Diego en Coachella, cuando los agentes llegaron arrestaron a Abraham Olvera de 30 aos, de inmediato lo aseguraron en la crcel de Indio. Segn

Some people in the Valley say their electric bills are much higher this summer. We had a heat wave in June and some people are definitely seeing the effects in their electricity bills. Dale Brown lives in La Quinta with his wife and 3 children. While they do their best to conserve energy, Brown says