Blythe News

Blythe Police Chief Steve Smith and members of Citizens on Patrol took delivery of a cruiser that was painted just for COPS Nov.

Captain Blyther's, an iconic First Street fixture, will close Monday after 18 years in business, the owner said Friday.

BLYTHE - Blas Perez, 34, of Blythe, was arrested for domestic violence the evening of Nov. 8, after Blythe Police officers responded to the 600 block of N. Ninth St. on a domestic violence call.

BLYTHE - After five years of watching the wheels of justice grind, Kathy Green was found guilty of two counts of felony grand theft by embezzlement in an Indio courthouse on Nov. 4. Green, who in 2003 was the president of the Towne House Association and was employed at D&L Auto as a bookkeeper, pocketed over $62,000.

Monique Nicole Navarro, 20, of Blythe was arrested and booked into Blythe jail for battery on a peace officer after being cited and released on suspicion of a hit and run on Nov.

A new state-of-the-art fire station is now operating here in the Coachella Valley.

When you took over the office of Governor from Janet Napolitano in January of 2008, the United States had been and still is engaged in a significant Chemical Assault - Scorched Earth centered over my citizenship and natural person.

BLYTHE - Blythe Police found a 13-year-old boy to be in possession of guns and ammunition after speaking with his mother on Nov. 10. Cpl. Terry Reynolds and Sgt. Joshua Coe responded to the 2000 block of E. Hobsonway after receiving a call concerning the juvenile. On arrival, officers spoke with the boy and his mother who told the officers that...

BLYTHE - Palo Verde Hospital will implement its new tobacco-free campus policy effective Nov. 19, which coincides with the National Smoke-Out Day. The policy will prohibit employees, physicians, patients and visitors from using any tobacco products anywhere in the buildings or on the grounds of Palo Verde Hospital and the Palo Verde Professional Building.

Ulmer, Guith on school board
Incumbent Joey DeConninck was re-elected to the Blythe City Council and newcomers Oscar Galvan and Sam Patel won seats as well in yesterday's election. See election results from The Palo Verde Valley Times on pvvt.com.

BLYTHE - There have been four patients with confirmed H1N1 hospitalized at Palo Verde Hospital and one other suspected H1N1 case was reported during the period of Sept. 30- Oct. 20. The hospital reported that 91 patients total tested positive for...

BLYTHE - During a ceremony held at Ironwood State Prison, the Veterans Group Ironwood (VGI), presented a check in the amount of $5,000 to the Florida-based Independence Fund on Oct. 13. Over this past summer the VGI had previously donated $1,500 to the "Indy Fund."

BLYTHE - Appleby Elementary's Teacher of the Month for October is first grade teacher Vicky Alexander. Alexander grew up in the small town of Loveland Colo, the youngest of 11 children. Her parents came through Ellis Island in the early 1900s and they knew the importance of education.

BLYTHE - Blythe police officers arrested Carlos Armando Garcia, 35, of Blythe, for possession of stolen property and drug paraphernalia on Oct. 13. Officer Shannon Rowell and other Blythe Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of N. Eucalyptus St. to a call of a man dragging a female into a residence.

BLYTHE - There are seven candidates running for three city council seats in next Tuesday's election. Below is a profile of each of the candidates garnered from interviews that were held with the Palo Verde Valley Times. Only Mike McAndrew refused an interview.

Plans for a public, shoreline trail behind a waterfront restaurant-in-the-making include benches, landscaping and a centerpiece consisting of cobble pavers.

Riverside County jails have begun quarantining inmates with flu-like symptoms in attempt to keep viruses from spreading through the population, a sheriff's captain said today.

A household hazardous waste collection event is scheduled for Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Riverside County Administration Center located at 260 N. Broadway in Blythe.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $2.2 million budget today for construction of a community and day care center near Blythe.

Local gang, ‘Goon squad’ said to be behind thefts
BLYTHE - After months of investigation, Blythe Police Officers were able to arrest nine people in connection with the burglaries that occurred between June 28-Sept. 29 on the south side area of Blythe. Charles Richardson, 29, Steven Gregory Williams, 47, Jeffrey Rockmore, 41, Frank Watkins 24, Cedric Brookins, 18, and four juveniles, all of Blythe, were arrested in a joint effort by local law enforcement seeking an end to the months of homes being burglarized.