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Two suspects in a possibly gang-related, drive-by shooting in which three people escaped injury at a mobile home park in Palm Springs were at large Sunday, police said. The shooting was reported at 9:25 p.m. Saturday at the Santiago Mobile Home Park at 1500 E. San Rafael Drive, said Palm Springs police Sgt. Troy Castillo.

Five people were injured today, including two children, in a crash involving a possible drunken driver. The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. on Vista Chino near Avenida Roberto Miguel, said Sgt. Marc Melanson with the Palm Springs Police Department. One vehicle, driven by Edgar Thiemes of Germany, was going west on Vista Chino and

American Red Cross is on standby to help with relief efforts after Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and officials are reminding everyone that “the big one” can hit California at any time. The disaster in Japan was top of mind for instructors at CERT training in Palm Springs. The Community Emergency Response Team training

Police arrested three of the four boys caught burglarizing a middle school, and know who the fourth boy is, they said today. Police received a call at 11:24 p.m. Friday of a burglary taking place at Nellie N. Coffman Middle School, 34603 Plumely Rd. Officers found that a Palm Springs Unified School District security guard

Japan has early earthquake warning systems, which may have limited some of the damage, and an early earthquake warning system has been at coachella valley fire stations, for at least 10 years. But a recent push to get the technology into desert schools and hospitals has run into road blocks, keeping the project from lifting

An overturned big rig was blocking both lanes of U.S. Highway 95 north of Blythe on Saturday morning, shutting down the highway for an unknown period of time, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident was reported around 10 a.m. near mile marker 15. Witnesses said the truck was traveling northbound when it flipped

Junko Kobayashi turns 21 on Saturday. But, her milestone birthday is the last thing on her mind. She’s too worried about her family and friends in Tokyo. “They were so scared,” she said. “They thought their homes would break down.” The powerful 8.9 quake shook the country during the workday which left many commuters stuck.

Three inbound flights from Norita, Japan to Los Angeles International Airport were confirmed canceled this morning, officials said. Delta Airlines flight 284, Air Nippon flight 6 and Japan Airlines flight 62 will not depart on scheduled times. ”We’re advising travelers to contact their airlines about the most up- to-date information about flight cancellations and delays,”

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Deputies are looking for clues in the armed robbery of a La Quinta shoe store. At just before 7 p.m. Friday an armed man entered the Payless Shoe Source on Highway 111 in La Quinta and demanded cash. The man is described as a Hispanic man wearing dark clothing. He got away with an unknown

A tsunami advisory remains in effect for the coastline of California. Based on the latest teleconference and preliminary model information released by the scientists, there is no change to the expected tsunami surge heights along the Southern California coast. Significant tide fluctuations have been noted at both the San Diego and La Jolla tide gauges

Tapes of jailhouse phone calls made by two accused killers will have to be turned over to the pair, who are acting as their own attorneys, as part of their investigation into alleged misconduct by authorities, a judge ruled today. Daniel Garcia, 28, and Kaushal Niroula, 29, are accused in the Dec. 5, 2008, financially

Hasta el momento, podran ver mas de mil personas sin vida. El Condado de Riverside se une al dolor que vven los Japoneses y estan listos para brindar cualquier ayuda necesaria, as lo anuncio un Comisionado del condado. Japn es el quinto socio econmico mas importante para California y tras este desstre natural simlogos dicen

A Tsunami Warning has been issued for rhe west coast of the United States, including Washington, Oregon and California coastlines, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. A Tsunami Warning means that all coastal residents in the warning area who are near the beach or in low-lying regions should move immediately inland

En sesin a puerta cerrada ayer jueves el Coachella Valley Unified School District decidi no reelegir al Superintendente Ricardo Medina para el ao escolar 2011-2012. Cabe recordar que Medina y Rick lvarez estn en cese administrativo desde el 20 de enero mientras se conduce una investigacin, de la cual lamentablemente no han revelado detalles.

A Tsunami Watch has been issued for rhe west coast of the United States, including Washington, Oregon and California coastlines, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. The watch means that all coastal residents in the watch area should prepare for possible evacuation. A tsunami watch is issued to areas which will

La Asociacin de Gobiernos del Valle de Coachella estar recibiendo llantas de reciclaje en el parque Bagdouma de la ciudad de Coachella maana sbado de 8:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. El neumtico tiene que ser removido del aro de acero. No se aceptarn llantas de negocios ni de organizaciones no lucrativas.

The Coast Guard is searching for a man swept out to sea in Northern California while taking pictures of tsunami waves. Nearby, authorities in Brookings, Ore., say four people have survived after a tsunami surge swept them off a beach in Curry County and into the sea. The five were on the beach Friday to

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It is unlikely that California’s feared San Andreas fault could generate an earthquake of the magnitude that struck Japan and triggered a tsunami, a seismologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said today. The San Andreas is not deep enough to match the magnitude-8.9 quake that struck Japan, Dr. Debi Kilb said. But the fault