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A former doctor with a laundry list of convictions for identity theft and forgery connected to a years-long addiction to painkillers pleaded guilty Tuesday to committing the same type of crime again. Lisa Michele Barden, 43, was arrested May 19 in Corona after she presented a fake prescription for opiates at the Main Street Pharmacy
Continue ReadingCal Fire says 3 people have been rushed to the hospital after their car rolls over on I-10. The accident happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10, just east of Palm Drive. A fire captain at the scene of the crash told KESQ that the Ford Excursion SUV rolled over
Continue ReadingRiverside County firefighters are on the scene of a residential fire with the garage fully engulfed in flames. Spokesperson Melody Hendrickson said the fire was reported at 11:35 a.m. on the 13700 block of Luis Drive, which is near the intersection of Verbena Road and 2 Bunch Palms Trail. Firefighters reported the garage and a
Continue ReadingThe helicopter pilot killed Monday in a crash near Lake Skinner held several speed records and was a long-time instructor based at the French Valley Airport. Funeral plans were pending today for Carl Johan Nurmi, 61, of Corona. Authorities said he was at the controls of a Robinson R22 that crash-landed southwest of Lake Skinner
Continue ReadingThe residents of the Cathedral City Cove are starting to question the security of their mailboxes. Recently,neighbors have witnessed peopleopeningand stealing mail throughout the area. “I think it’s a sign of the times,” said James Mewes. “When times get tough, people take desperate measures. It makes me sad, I wish this wasn’t going on, but
Continue ReadingForecasters say a heat wave is setting up across the interior of Southern California, which could mean blistering temperatures for the Palm Springs area. The National Weather Service says a strong, upper-level high centered over the Great Basin will bring triple-digit heat to the valleys and desert areas beginning Monday and peaking on Tuesday and
Continue ReadingThe Imperial Irrigation District reports a power outage as affectetd 300 of it customers in the city of Coachella. The outage hit Monday afternoon, just as temperatures were hitting 113 degrees. The affected areas included Van Buren Avenue and Harrison Street. IID representatives had no estimate on when power might be restored. Click here for
Continue ReadingA single-wide mobile home fire has spread to dry vegetation near the structure, which was located near the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Avenue 66 in Thermal. Riverside County fire spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said firefighters reported the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames with a quarter of the vegetation burning. There are no reports
Continue ReadingSegn el reporte policial, James Coley de 49 aos admitio mezclar el alcohol con el volante despus de pasar tiempo en un bar de Palm Springs a tempranas horas del sabado. Posteriormente,de acuerdo al reportepolicial arrollo a Lourdes Jauregui de 39 aos en la interseccin de Converse y Date Palm. Murio en el lugar de
Continue ReadingOne person is confirmed dead after a helicopter crash in western Riverside County. County fire spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said dispatchers received reports of a helicopter crashing around 10:15 a.m. Fire crews arrived at the location, just west of Borel Road, near Temecula, where they found the helicopter wreckage and confirmed one person had died. Stay
Continue ReadingFlowers will be placed today on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star honoring Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, who died of apparent kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over the weekend at the age of 95. “For six decades, Ernie entertained us with an impressive body of work and, at the age of
Continue ReadingWonder Woman is a nickname not unknown to Debbie Pilato Suer. The 58-year-old College of the Desert honors student lives up to that name.She was one of few students nationwide selected to attend the Presidential Inaugural Conference in Washington D.C. — based on her academic merits.However, even super-heroes have weaknesses. “I found out, though, that
Continue ReadingA magnitude-3.3 earthquake rumbled through the expansive Joshua Tree National Park early Sunday morning. The quake struck at 3:50 a.m. about 15 miles southeast of Joshua Tree, or 12 miles south-southwest of Twenty-Nine Palms, according to a preliminary reading from U.S. Geological Survey. Joshua Tree National Park covers about 1,235-square-miles, straddling the Riverside-San Bernardino county
Continue ReadingA female pedestrian was struck and killed in Cathedral City Saturday morning. Police were called to Date Palm Drive near Converse Road around 1:47 a.m. Arriving officers found a driver, 49-year-old James Coley, with his vehicle pulled over. Officers also found a Hispanic woman who had suffered major head trauma dead at the scene. According
Continue ReadingDozens of families lined up Saturday to take a trip to the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. For many of them they say one thing — and one thing only — drove them up there. “Getting cooled off because it’s too hot,” said Al Gulbranson of La Quinta. They took advantage of the
Continue ReadingRemembering a lost loved one is always difficult, especially when it was a life cut so short. “My daughter was gong to be 17 years old tomorrow,” Zia Hoyos’ mother, Senta Flores, said. Family and friends circled two crosses near Gene Autry Trail, rembemring Zia Hoyos at a vigil Friday night. Police found her body
Continue ReadingIf you’d like to help Juanita finance her college education you can contact: Skip Parry at rparry@collegeofthedesert.edu or Max Funez at 760-835-6517
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service has sent out an advisory to residents and visitors of the Palm Springs and surrounding areas indicating temperatures will begin rising, this weekend. Forecasters say high pressure will begin building over the deserts, this weekend and early next week. That will bring a warming trend to most of the inland areas
Continue ReadingA Palm Springs woman accused of trying to cut off her husband’s penis with heavy-duty scissors was ordered Friday to stand trial on felony charges. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Thomas N. Douglass ruled after an hour-long preliminary hearing that there was enough evidence for 70-year-old Virginia Valdez to proceed to trial on one count
Continue ReadingGeorge Zimmerman — the man accused of beating and killing Trayvon Martin — leaves Fla. jail, a day after judge set second bond at $1 million. More details to come.
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