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Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department conducted a Compliance Sweep of registered sex offenders living in the Morongo Basin, Friday, resulting in two arrests. Deputies say they contacted nearly 40 registrants at their homes to make sure they were in compliance with the terms and conditions of their registration requirements. During the compliance

A 19-year-old Cathedral City man is facing a federal prison term for flashing a laser beam into the cockpit of a California Highway Patrol helicopter, disrupting a law enforcement operation, prosecutors said today. Nathan Ramon Wells has entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, admitting his guilt in the June 3, 2009,

A wildfire that has gobbled up nearly 14,000 acres since breaking out Thursday was declared 100 percent contained today, with about 100 firefighters remaining on the scene, compared with 1,320 at the height of the blaze. The Crown Fire damaged one home and three mobile homes. Only one structure was completely destroyed, said county fire

Two co-workers were recovering in local a hospital Monday following an afternoon shooting in Twentynine Palms. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to an assault and robbery at 3:03 p.m. on the 73900 block of Twentynine Palms Highway. The robber is still at large. An armed man entered the Dell Gagnon Real Estate office

Two youths were seriously injured today and two others were also hurt in a rollover crash on eastbound Interstate 10 near Blythe. A gold-colored Chevrolet Trailblazer rolled several times into the median near mile marker 124 about 1:20 p.m., California Highway Patrol Officer John Quintero said. Two medical helicopters were sent to pick up two

A woman was killed Tuesday in a car accident on Varner Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers at the scene told News Channel 3 a truck traveling westbound on Varner broadsided a Saturn that was pulling out to make a left hand turn on Varner from Boca Chica Trail. The driver of

A man accused in the killing of a Palm Springs retiree plans to call several well known people to the stand, including Zsa Zsa Gabor. Twenty-seven-year old Daniel Garcia is representing himself in a trial charging him with first-degree murder. The charge stems from the December 2008 death of Clifford Lambert. Garcia is charged with

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Authorities say they have arrested a possible relative in the stabbing death of an 11-year-old girl in a desert community northeast of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County officials say they detained a teenage boy suspected of killing the girl and wounding a 14-year-old girl Tuesday in a home in Littlerock. Investigators are still looking into

The summer heat can be dangerous to youngsters left alone in vehicles, and anyone who sees an unattended child should immediately call authorities, a Highway Patrol official said today. “Vehicles heat up quickly, even with a window rolled down a couple of inches,” said California Highway Patrol Commissioner Joe Farrow. “Even on a seemingly cool

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies and fire investigators are on the scene of an explosive device left outside a fire station in the town of Pedley. Sheriff’s officials say they believe someone dropped it off to be disposed of, but believe it still may be dangerous. The call came in at 10:21 a.m., Tuesday, and mentioned

Beginning Monday in Indio, Miles Avenue at Clinton Street will be closed for construction. The construction is part of a $2.9 million project to widen Clinton street from Fred Waring to Miles Avenue. Detours will be marked. Eastbound traffic on Miles Aveneu will be sent south on Madison, then east on Avenue 46 and will

Coachella police say they made several arrests, Friday morning, in a massive crime sweep involving many agencies. The operation began at 6 a.m. in the area of Shady Lane, Calle Avila, Vista Del Norte and Wilma Jean Way, according to Coachella police Lt. Frank Taylor. More than 40 officers were involved, according to the Coachella

Earlier this Summer USA.gov sent a public service announcement package to 1,000 televisions stations nationwide. It wasn’t the message that concerned taxpayers, instead what was inside. It cost the U.S. General Services Administration $41 for each package. Inside was a $3 toy. The toy, however, was made in China, not in the U.S.A. The toy

Gov. Schwarzenegger (R-CA) said Friday “We are deploying everything that we’ve got” to knock down a huge wildfire burning north of Los Angeles. The Crown Fire in Palmdale started Thursday afternoon and has burned more than 13,000 acres and is just 20 percent contained. Some 2,000 homes are threatened and 300 have already been evacuated.

A fundraiser was held in Indio Saturday for an 8-year-old girl born and raised in the Southland who has a remarkable story of survival. Back on Easter, Bella Tucker caught a rare and life-threatening infection. Doctors were forced to amputate her arms and legs to save her life. Bella’s family described her as an energetic

One person was injured in a crash that brought down power lines and sparked a grass fire near Thermal, a fire official said today. The crash and fire occurred around 10:15 p.m. Thursday at Tyler Street and Avenue 60, said Capt. Jim Brown of the Riverside County Fire Department. Access to the flames was difficult

From Phoenix to Coachella, protesters took to the streets Thursday, as the Arizona immigration law officially went into effect. A federal judge Wednesday blocked most of the controversial parts of S.B. 1070. But protesters claim the law still unfairly targets Hispanics. The protest in Coachella never got out of hand. Law enforcement never showed up.

An online security consultant has published the personal information of millions of Facebook users to a downloadable file. The document includes more than 170 million profiles, or roughly a third of all active Facebook accounts worldwide. Its publisher, Ron Bowles a consultant and blogger for Skull Security, complied the list using the names from Facebook’s

A parolee who police say is armed and dangerous eluded police last night after a three hour man hunt in the open desert near Desert Hot Springs. It started around 7:30 Thursday night when a car was pulled over for speeding on Varner Road east of Palm Drive. One of the passengers jumped out and