Indio News

Riverside County firefighters were battling flames in an Indio home Monday morning, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said.

A 29-year-old former Yucca Valley resident pleaded not guilty Friday to gunning down a man next to a party bus in Palm Desert more than two years ago, leaving the man, Juan Eliasarrars, 35, paralyzed from the chest down and confined to a wheelchair, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

On the Mike Schuler trail overlooking Palm Desert, the solitary hiker encounters a rare partial albino red-tailed hawk.

Twentynine Palms, Ca.,- At the time of this post, there are 15:19:26:10 days-hours-minutes-seconds until the Grand Opening of the new Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms on March 31, 2014, based on their countdown clock.

By 7 p.m., the fire had reached 200 acres. Expressway 86 was closed in both directions between 66th and 81st avenues, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Investigators have identified two suspects believed to be connected to a shooting that took place Tuesday inside a home in the 82-400 block of Mountain View Street, according to a news release issued Friday by the Indio Police Department.

The suspects were identified as Randy Rosas, 19, wanted for attempted murder, and Adrian Lopez, 21, wanted for aiding and abetting, Indio Police Department administrative officer Benjamin Guitron said.

There was never any trouble in paradise for Aaron Paul and his wife, Lauren Parsekian.

Gov. Jerry Brown and the federal government acted properly last year when they approved the compact that allows North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians to build an "off-reservation" casino and hotel project, a Madera County judge said.

The casino, owned by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians which also owns Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, was under construction for 10 months.

Paul Zellerbach said that contrary to what some critics believe, the DA's office learned new information recently which helped investigators bring charges in the case.

Krewella, the electronic dance and progressive house trio from Chicago, has created a following off the hit “Alive.” “We made that song a whim,” said Yousaf, who with sister Jahan Yousaf and Kris Trind make Krewella.

A 29-year-old former Yucca Valley resident pleaded not guilty Friday to gunning down a man next a party bus in Palm Desert more than two years ago -- leaving the man paralyzed -- and threatening a witness.

BARSTOW The city officials who were invited to discuss the future of the proposed Barstow casino in Washington, D.C., have returned, bringing hope that progress will be made on the project.

Sgt. George A. Atkin, Jr., son of Mrs. L.A. Vardon of Yard Street, is in Germany with the American 9th Army, having spent nine months overseas.

STRONG SERVE: You don't have to be huge tennis fan to appreciate the atmosphere at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden during the BNP Paribas.

Residents watched from back patios and balconies as Indio police officers descended on Vintage Palms Apartments on Thursday with Code Enforcement, Building & Safety, Engineering Services and the city prosecutor in tow.

"I tell the children: It's about singing, about rhythm, and how to find the music in your body."

A multipurpose electronic sign is in place next to Theatre 29. Reporter Dan Stork was at the ribbon cutting, and tells how it came about, and how it will be useda Officials from sponsoring organizations celebrate a new electronic sign at Theatre 29 with a ribbon cutting.

A shooting victim was being treated at a local hospital Wednesday night after a report of gunfire in Indio.