Month: October 2018

UPDATE TUESDAY AM: Caltrans crews were again working along the eastbound I-10 freeway lanes in Indio and closing two of its three lanes Tuesday morning just east of the Jefferson Street Interchange. Crews were in the eastbound freeway’s fast lane and middle lane, closing two of the freeway’s three traffic lanes Traffic was backed up

An Orange County woman who struck and seriously injured an Indio Police Department motorcycle officer while under the influence of a mood-altering drug pleaded guilty to DUI charges today and was sentenced to eight years of probation. Margaret Kendric, 55, of Orange, was arrested over the summer for the Oct. 9, 2016, crash that left

At the request of the prosecution, a voluntary manslaughter charge was dismissed today against a man accused of gunning down a Desert Hot Springs teen more than two decades ago. The District Attorney’s Office could not immediately be reached for comment on dropping the case against Joseph Ray Messer, who has maintained the July 27,

Update: 1:32 a.m. Tuesday: Edison says only one customer remains without service, with no estimated restoration time. 82 customers in Rancho Mirage also have no service. That outage should be restored by 7:00 a.m. **** Update: The outage is now affecting fewer customers. According to the most recent SCE update (11:09 a.m.), 542 customers are

Two girls from Twentynine Palms were selected to celebrate female empowerment with the global humanitarian organization “Save the Children.” Aya, 8, and Larissa, 9, are students who participate in the “Save the Children” literacy program at their school. The two students were chosen to attend a celebration for “International Day of the Girl” in Los

A Temecula man convicted over 19 years ago in the death of a woman whose was body was dumped near a lake in the Temescal Valley was exonerated after a review of forensic evidence, culminating in his release from prison and the filing of murder charges against her husband and nephew., Riverside County District Attorney

Several roads at Joshua Tree National Park will remain closed for the next couple of days following heavy rain Friday and Saturday. According to park officials, Pinto Basin Road will remain closed for the next couple of days. Cottonwood Campground and the visitor center at Cottonwood are closed as well as access in and out

A woman is dead following a single vehicle crash on Interstate 10 west of Palm Springs. The driver of the vehicle is in serious condition and has been arrested. The California Highway Patrol said a car rolled 25 feet off the freeway at 3:55 a.m. Monday eastbound on the I-10, east of Whitewater Canyon Road.

[The former home of] Elvis has *left the building*. (*been listed for sale*) Palm Springs’ ‘House of Tomorrow’, which once served as Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s ‘honeymoon pad’ is now for sale, according to a Scott Hilsted Architectural Properties news release. The residence, which is in the Vista Las Palmas neighborhood of Palm Springs, earned

A multimillion-dollar park in Mecca shuts down just hours after its grand opening on Friday. “It’s pretty bad,” said Jonathan Plascencia, a Mecca resident who was examining the damages to the park on Monday afternoon. Leaders said the damages are a result of this weekend’s severe weather. “This is an example of the power of

Former Palm Desert City Councilman and Mayor Bob Spiegel, who served behind the dais for 23 years, has died shortly after 11 PM Friday, according to Palm Desert City Councilwoman Jan Harnik. Born and raised in Missouri, the U.S. Navy veteran moved to Palm Desert in the early 1980s when he was a vice president

In April 2017, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 1 into law. The bill increases the price of regular gas by 12 cents a gallon, diesel fuel by 20 cents per gallon, the sales tax on diesel to 5.75 percent, and raised the vehicle registration fee by $25 to $175, depending on the value of the

Esta mañana, el asambleísta Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) de la Comisión del Listón Azul de California para la Educación Infantil a Temprana edad se reunió con el asambleísta Eduardo García (D-Coachella), junto a maestros y autoridades de la educación de la región de Coachella y Riverside en una mesa redonda. Las partes interesadas regionales tuvieron la

El pasado fin de semana llegó a Palm Springs el Club de Motociclistas “Mongoles” por lo que la policía incrementó la presencia de agentes y patrullas en las calles de la ciudad debido a la mala reputación del club. El hotel Hilton reportó que fueron rentadas sus 225 habitaciones, algunos comerciantes del área dijeron que

After nearly three months without a winner, the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to an estimated $654 million jackpot. Unfortunately, even as the big prize for Tuesday night’s drawing increases to the fourth-largest in U.S. history , the odds of matching all six numbers and winning the game don’t improve. They’re stuck at a

Los clientes de Southern California Edison en Palm Desert se encuentran sin energía debido a una actualización del equipo, de acuerdo con el mapa de interrupciones de SCE. La interrupción, que está etiquetada como ‘Interrupción de mantenimiento’, se actualizó por última vez a las 9:05 a.m., indicando que una cuadrilla estaba trabajando activamente en ese

Una persona murió y otra esta grave luego de un accidente en la Interestatal 10 en el área de Whitewater el lunes por la mañana temprano, informó la Patrulla de Caminos de California. La colisión se informó a las 3:55 a.m. a lo largo del lado este de la autopista, cerca de la Ruta Estatal

The weekend’s rainy weather quickly gave way to windy conditions, ripe for wildfires starting late Sunday night, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag warning for parts of Southern California. The warning will affect mountains and foothills below 6,000 feet and inland valleys, but the conditions could cause fires to spread fast

DEL MAR, Calif. – An overflowing sewage line in Del Mar prompted authorities to warn visitors to stay out of the water at a section of the city’s shoreline Sunday. City officials were alerted around 11:20 a.m. to sewage flowing out of a manhole near Eighth Street, according to Del Mar Director of Community Services