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A Bermuda Dunes man suspected of holding up a Mexican restaurant in Palm Desert was released from jail today after posting bond. John Albert Van Winkle, 23, was arrested in his vehicle Tuesday on Blackhawk Way near Jefferson Street. He was suspected of robbing a Mexican restaurant at 73850 Highway 111 around 2:30 p.m. the

More than 170 firefighters battled a 45-acre brush fire in the hills south of Banning today, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The blaze at Highway 243 near Twin Pines Road was reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. and was 80 percent contained, or surrounded, by about 10:30 a.m., Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann

A fire broke out ata vacant shop in a historicalbuildingon the corner of Andreas and Palm Canyon at 12:47 Wednesday Morning. Cathedral City, Palm Springs, and Cal Fire allresponded to the 3 alarm fire. It took crews about 45 minutes to knock down the flames. Firefighters were mopping up hot spots for most of the

Spring isn’t the only time people can experience allergies. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. You may not think about the summer as being a prime time for allergies, but Palm Springs is always the exception! Dr. Michael Jardula reports he’s

The Palm Springs International Airport reached 118 degrees on Tuesday, as an excessive heat warning remained in effect until 10 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. That was not a record; however. First Alert Chief Meteorologist Ginger Jeffries said 120 degrees was the record for this day in the history books. Maximum

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway set an attendance record for the fiscal year that ended June 30, the tram’s general manager said today. The visitor tally was 470,871 — a 5.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year, General Manager Rob Parkins said. “This has been an exciting year for us, and we are looking

Una doctora -suspendida de ejercicio- se declar culpable este martes de cometer varios delitos que la involucran con robo de identidad y fraude, relacionados con la adquisicin de medicamentos restringidos. Lisa Michele Barden, de 43 aos, fue arrestada el pasado 19 de mayo en la ciudad de Corona, despus de presentar una falsa receta mdica

Un fuego se produjo esta maana de martes a las 11:35 en una vivienda de Desert Hot Springs causndole daos al garage y a un carro. El inmueble se localiza en el 13 700 de la calle Luis Drive y las llamas fueron controladas 10 minutos ms tarde, segn Melody Hendrickson del Departamento de Bomberos.

Cuatro restaurantes resultaron vctima de un ladrn y su cmplice entre el 22 de junio y el 5 de julio con el mismo modus operandi. “Un hombre solo entr a los establecimientos empuando un arma de fuego y exigiendo dinero”, dijo el Sargento del Sheriff Steve DaSilva. Por tal motivo, autoridades policiales solicitan la colaboracin

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

Cal 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

Riverside 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

The 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

Forecasters 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

The 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

A 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

Segn 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