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Cathedral City police used force to get inside a home and subdue a wanted parolee on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened just west of Date Palm Drive near the city’s post office on Cedar Road. Angel Maldonado had reportedly barricaded himself inside a home there after they chased him in his car earlier, and he

Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters responded to multiple reports of brush fires being ignited by lightning strikes near the area of Sage Road on Wednesday afternoon. Lightning strikes accompanied the precipitation. Fire crews responded to a location around Highway 79 and Crosley Truck Trail, and several other locations, including one in Sun City. Many

Ayer martes a las 5:30 a.m. se accident una camioneta que cargaba productos para la limpieza de albercas cuando circulaba sobre E. Palm Canyon Drive en Palm Springs. El percance provoc el derrame de qumicos por lo que el rea fue cerrada al trnsito mientras se limpiaba el lugar.

Ayer martes a la 1:40 p.m. ocurri un fatal accidente sobre la I-10 en Banning. Un conductor que circulaba en una camioneta que jalaba un remolque perdi el control al caer en una zanja. Los bomberos lo extrajeron del vehculo ya sin vida. Dos carriles fueron cerrados al trnsito mientras se realizaba una investigacin. No

En Mecca ayer martes a las 9:30 la polica recibi un llamado que reportaba la detonacin de al menos tres balazos frente a los apartamentos Thunderbird ubicados sobre la Ave 66. Los oficiales peinaron el rea en busca del sospechoso pero no lograron capturarlo.

Despus de dos semanas de andar tras su pista, las autoridades arrestaron a Martn Guerrero de 22 aos, residente de Desert Hot Springs quien junto a Jos Pardo protagonizaron una persecucin policaca. En ese entonces Pardo fue arrestado y Guerrero logr huir. Finalmente ya lo pusieron tras las rejas en una crcel del condado.

380 mi libras de carne contaminada estn siendo retiradas de las tiendas Wal-Mart. El producto roast beef y jamn est en sndwiches que al parecer ya fueron vendidos consumidos. Tome precauciones para evitar la contaminacin de la bacteria Listeria.

State health officials say more than 200 new cases of whooping cough have been tallied in the last week, bringing California’s total to about 3,300 confirmed and suspected cases this year. California Department of Public Health spokesman Ralph Montano says the highly contagious illness has caused the deaths of eight babies this year. All the

A Desert Hot Springs man was behind bars today, after police chased him down Tuesday afternoon, said Sgt Dan Bressler of the DHS Police Department. The chase happened late Tuesday afternoon as Martin Guerrero tried to hide near a residence on Sunset and 8th Street, he said. Guerrero was wanted in connection with another chase

Months of road construction in Beaumont that has caused freeway bottlenecks in Riverside County is expected to be completed by the end of this week. The newly built connector from the eastbound Moreno Valley (60) to eastbound Interstate 10 is expected to open by Friday, Barbara Miller of Caltrans District 8 said today. Because of

A Redondo Beach woman who became separated from her hiking companion was found by a sheriff’s deputy near the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, a sheriff’s sergeant said today. Janice Dannebaum, 52, was reported missing by her friend just before 7 p.m. Monday, a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy said. The two went hiking

Thousands are expected to participate in Wednesday’s National Facebook Fast, an event planned by Texas pastors Kerry and Chris Shook to encourage people to refocus on face-to-face relationships. “You can have 1,000 Facebook friends but not one close friend you can sit down with face-to-face and really share your heart,” said Kerry Shook, who with

A Hate Crime in Palm Springs has police looking for suspects in the early Monday morning assault with a deadly weapon. It happened just after 4:30 a.m. at an I-Hop on the 400 block of South Indian Canyon. Four men were minding their own business when they walked into the I-Hop restaurant. Authorities said four

The Inland Empire baked again Tuesday with temperatures expected to reach well over the century mark and a heat warning issued by the Riverside County Department of Health continues to remain in effect. The scorching weather which sent the mercury skyrocketing on Monday is being brought to the region by high pressure building over the

Firefighters doused a fire that broke out at a double-wide mobile home on Tuesday afternoon, said Cheri Patterson of the Riverside County Fire Department. The fire broke out at the Bermuda Palms Mobile Home Estates at 80870 Highway 111 in Indio around 1:25 p.m. Nearly three dozen firefighters battled the flames in 117-degree heat. The

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 8 checkpoint said they seized a large amount of liquid methamphetamine on Monday with an estimated street value of $500,000. Agents from the Calexico station said they were working the westbound checkpoint when they encountered a suspicious blue sport utility vehicle. The vehicle was referred to a

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Residents near the Kern County brush fire in Lebec were evacuated from their homes as the blaze threatened about 20 structures. The fire broke out on the west side of the 5 Freeway near Lebec Road at about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. Watch live coverage from KABC-TV’s helicopter Approximately 155 firefighters and several aircraft were on

Un derrame de sustancias qumicas oblig a las autoridades a cerrar la circulacin vehicular en Palm Springs por varias horas esta maana. El incidente sucedi, cerca de las calles Gene Autry y Golf Club cuando a una camioneta se le revent una llanta, ocasinando que se volcara. El vehculo transportaba cloro y cido, utilizados para

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Mexicali area on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor hit at 2:43 p.m. with an epicenter 19 miles south south-east of Mexicali and 22 miles south south-east of Calexico. There were no reports of damage or injuries. This is the same area rocked by the