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En un esfuerzo por ponerle fin al desperdicio de aguacomenzando el primero de agosto, residentes del valle de Coachella podrn ser sancionados si son sorprendidos desperdiciando agua Autoridades aprovaron las infracciones por desperdicio de agua esta semana despus de que los californianos en general, estn utilizando ms agua que en los aos previos. La agencia

The man who drowned at a home in Rancho Mirage Tuesday night has been identified as Nathan Selikson. Emergency crews were called to Gleneagle Drive just after 6 p.m. Selikson was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center where he was pronounced dead but the official cause of death is still pending. Selikson’s age, and additional details

As the record-breaking drought continues in California, the State Water Resources Control Board approved emergency drought regulations on Tuesday for statewide mandatory conservation. A series of conservation measures requiring residents and water agencies to reduce water use will be implemented on August 1. In response to the state’s drought contingency plan, the Desert Water Agency

Power was out for 875 I.I.D. customers in Indio for about an hour Wednesday morning. The outage was near Miles Avenue and Palmyra Avenue, including the surrounding area. It was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. Utility crews were able to restore power by about 10:30 a.m., according to I.I.D.’s website. If you’re still experiencing a

Imperial Irrigation District report un apagn de luz que al momento tiene sin el suministro elctrico a 875 casas y negocios. El rea afectada es en Miles Avenue y Palmyra Avenue, clientes en las reas aledaas tambin se encuentran sin luz. Cuadrillas del servicio pblico investigan el origen del desperfecto. Los afectados sufren sin aire

California water regulators have voted to approve fines up to $500 a day for residents who waste water on lawns, landscaping and car washing. The action on Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board came after its own survey showed that conservation measures to date have failed to achieve the 20 percent reduction in

Interstate 215 near Perris was open in both directions today following a bridge collapse caused by a big rig crash. The California Highway Patrol online incident log reported that the northbound lanes of the highway at Nuevo Road, closed since the 10 a.m. Tuesday accident, were re-opened at 5:15 a.m. today. The interstate’s southbound lanes,

New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom. The expanded rules adopted by the bipartisan Equal Employment Opportunity Commission make clear that any form of workplace discrimination or harassment against pregnant workers by employers is a form of sex discrimination – and

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars on charges of attempted murder. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at 12350 Palm Drive on July 9. Police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. On Tuesday, 18-year-old Eric Wayne

A college athlete in our valley for the summer now faces sexual assault charges. Trent Pell, a former Palm Springs Power baseball player is accused of allegedly raping a valley woman at a party. The criminal complaint filed on Monday, alleges that Pell, on June 16, 2014 “willfully and unlawfully” had an act of sexual

The Mountain Fire that started in Mountain Center one year ago on July 15, 2013 scorched thousands of acres of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The tribe was very active in helping the firefighting agencies. Once the fire was out, they thought the danger had passed and then heavy rains in September created flooding that

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized the sale of up to $325 million in bonds to cover construction costs for the East County Detention Center in Indio, as well as other public projects in Riverside County. Ahead of the 5-0 vote in favor of the debt issuance, Supervisor John Benoit noted that the IOUs

As the border crisis unfolds, music and dozens of Catholic faithful welcomed the statue of Santo Toribio Romo, the saint of immigrants, to the Coachella Valley on Tuesday. The statue, which resides in Jalisco, Mexico, will tour several Catholic churches in Southern California this month. It stopped at Our Lady Perpetual Help Catholic Church in

Erin Corwin del Desierto Alto y embarazada fue reportada extraviada desde hace ms de dos semanas de la base militar de Twentynine Palms donde contaba con una residencia. Su familia y amigos pasaron el da hoy de su cumpleaos no celebrando pero buscandola. Por otro lado, equipo de bsqueda y rescate pasaron el fin de

Border Patrol agents arrested a 44-year-old man after they found 9.6 lbs. of methamphetamine and heroin hidden inside the engine manifold of his SUV. The incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Monday as the man pulled up to the Highway 86 checkpoint near Salton City. A secondary inspection was ordered for further investigation, according to

On Tuesday, leaders at Loma Linda University announced a $1.2 billion initiative for advancements. They are making plans for a new adult hospital and an entirely new campus in San Bernardino. The initiative is being called Vision 2020 because the advancements are expected to be complete by the year 2020. In addition, one couple donated

Miles de personas han perdido sus casas y han arruinado sus crditos por prstamos hipotecarios de alto riesgo y hoy uno de los bancos que gener cientos de esos prstamos fue penalizado y tendr que pagar millones de dlares Cmo beneficiar ese acuerdo a los dueos de casas en problemas? Es una multa millonaria la

Federal funding was approved Tuesday for an early warning system in earthquake-prone regions of the Southland and elsewhere. The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to include $5 million in the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the system. It is the first time Congress has provided money specifically for such a system, which would cost

A spokeswoman for the Coachella Valley Water District said a water service line leak was to blame for a road closure in La Quinta Tuesday. Water began originating underneath Simon Drive near Highway 111 at about 11:30 a.m., according to Deputy Albert Martinez with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. News Channel 3 and CBS Local

Despite Governor Brown’s pleas to conserve during the ongoing severe drought, California’s water use continues to rise. Emergency regulations for mandatory water conservation are being considered today by the state water resources control board. If the state approves the proposed emergency regulations for mandatory water conservation, area residents and water agencies would be required to