Month: August 2016

El siniestro denominado Blue Cut Fire se propaga rpidamente el martes. Hasta el cierre de Kuna Noticias habra consumido 6,500 acres de maleza. Comenz un poco despus de las 10:30 de la maana. Sabemos que dos bomberos fueron heridos en su lucha por combatir la hoguera. Formaban parte de un equipo de seis que buscaron

One less animal is on the endangered species list thanks to the efforts of conservationists at The Living Desert. The removal of the island fox from the list is being called one of the fastest successful recovery for any animal under the Endangered Species Act. This fox is native to California’s Channel Islands, located just

Una persona se recupera de sus heridas despus de un accidente que presuntamente fue provocado por un conductor distrado en Indio esta maana. Este orden de acciones se report en la interseccin de Jefferson y el Bulevar Indio al filo de las 6:30 de la maana lo que provoc una congestin vial. Fue necesario utilizar

Authorities said they arrested a carjacking suspect connected to a robbery in Indian Wells from August 2. Officers with the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station said they caught up to 31-year-old Calvin John Wheat, a transient of Palm Desert, two weeks after the incident occurred in the 75200 block of Purple Hills Road. Wheat is accused

A hiker was found dead Sunday morning on a popular Palm Springs trail, and the coroner’s officer released his identity on Monday morning. Steven West, 55 of Palm Springs, died at about 8 a.m. while he was in the Goat Trails hiking area, which starts at Palm Hills Drive. Barbara Keller, the owner of Lulu

The Indio Police Department’s 19th police chief was sworn in Tuesday. Michael R. Washburn, a 30-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, takes over from retiring Chief Richard Twiss. “Captain Washburn has risen steadily through the ranks in Seattle and we believe he’s uniquely qualified to succeed Chief Twiss here in Indio,” said Indio City

CIUDAD DE MEXICO (AP) El hijo del capo encarcelado Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn podra estar entre la media docena de hombres secuestrados por un grupo de pistoleros en el balneario mexicano de Puerto Vallarta, dijeron las autoridades el martes. El fiscal del estado occidental de Jalisco, Eduardo Almaguer, dijo en Radio Frmula que “es una

Los bomberos ganaron terreno en su lucha por apagar un incendio masivo en el norte de California, que ha destruido 175 casas, comercios y otras instalaciones y quemado casi 7 millas cuadradas, dijeron el martes autoridades. El siniestro en Lower Lake, como a unas dos horas de manejo de San Francisco, estaba a 20% el

Hoy a las 6:36 a.m. se registr el choque de dos autos en la interseccion de Indio Blvd y la calle Jefferson en Indio. La polica inform que una persona tuvo que ser removida de los hierros retorcidos de uno de los coches y que sustent heridas moderadas por lo que fue transportada al hospital.

Despus de 10 das de que los bomberos trabajaron arduamente en combatir el incendio “Pilot” en las montaas del Condado de San Bernardino, esta maana anunciaron que ya fue contenido en su totalidad. Las llamas devoraron 8,110 acres de maleza y forzaron a la evacuacin de cientos de residentes de reas aledaas. La causa del

La compaa Southern California Edison inform que sus cuadrillas trabajan arduamente para restaurar el suministro elctrico en su totalidad a 1990 clientes que fueron afectados por un apagn. El motivo del percance fue por el dao que sufri un cable subterrneo en el rea de Little Morongo Road y Tow Bunch Palms. SCE anunci que

Tuesday, August 16 Update: The Pilot Fire is now 100% contained after burning 8,110 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest. Firefighters had the wildfire contained by about 6 a.m. Tuesday. Friday, August 12 Update: The Pilot Fire has burned 8,115 acres and containment is now at 80%. All evacuation orders and advisories for the

Indio police were handling a crash investigation involving two cars at Jefferson Street and Indio Boulevard Tuesday morning. Officers said one person had to be cut from their car and sustained moderate injuries in the crash. That person was taken to the hospital. The collision occurred at 6:36 a.m., according to Sgt. Dan Marshall with

Nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine was seized during two separate border checkpoint stops over the weekend in Indio, with the drugs found inside two cars stopped by agents, authorities reported Monday. About 12:40 p.m. Saturday, Border Patrol canines alerted agents to a 2010 Ford Fusion at the Highway 86 checkpoint. Agents found 39 bundles of

Southern California Edison reports an outage in the city of Desert Hot Springs. SCE says 1990 people were originally affectd, now its down to two customers. The cause is due to a failed underground cable on Little Morongo Road and Two Bunch Palms, SCE says. Restoration time is around noon.

September is Craniofacial acceptance month. The goal is to create awareness of those who are facially disfigured and help people look “beyond the face.” Dorina Watkins and Shawna Sanders are tireless advocates and fundraisers for craniofacial awareness and the Children’s Craniofacial Association. Watkin’s son Jordan, 6, has Couzon syndrome. Sanders’ daughter Sophia, 5, has Pfeiffer

Firefighters in our area are on high alert with the potential for high fire danger. With some resources from the Riverside County Fire Department sent to fight fires in other parts of the state, some firefighters have been working for days on end without time off. A red flag warning is in effect for our

Cal Fire was called to a house fire in North Palm Springs. The fire was reported just before 4 p.m. Monday. The home is located on Sanborn Street and Thumb Drive. The neighborhood is located just south of Dillon Road and East of Indian Canyon Drive. KESQ and CBS Local 2 confirmed that a family

A Red Flag warning and Fire Weather Watch is in effect until Wednesday afternoon. People like Alan Carvalho are doing what they can during the three day long, Fire Weather Warning. “Awareness is all we have when we’re up against the desert. I mean there’s no buffer between us and nature. If there were a

The owner of a pet rescue who collected money online to care for geriatric dogs has been arrested. Authorities said 60-year-old Stephen Caro was charged with 21 felony counts of cruelty to an animal on August 4, but he was finally taken into custody on Monday, August 15. The charges were filed after San Bernardino