Month: December 2009

CATHEDRAL CITY – Police say Henry Author, 31,of Palm Springs drove into construction barriers in the center divider on East Palm Canyon Drive near Auto Park Wayearly Thursdaymorning. His car then rolled several times before landing upside down. Officers say author wasn’t wearing a seat-belt at the time but they have not determined if alcohol

LA QUINTA – Close to 1,900 Marines will spend Christmas at the 29 Palms Marine Combat Center in 29 Palm away from family.It can be an especially tough time and because of that,one Coachella Valley family is trying to brighten up five Marines’ holiday with a home cooked Christmas dinner. Private Nohely Marquesis fromLas Vegas,

SAN DIEGO – A moderate earthquake shook the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County Saturday, but was too small to cause any damage. Automated seismographs indicated that the 3.9 magnitude quake hit at 3:02 p.m. with an epicenter 105 miles east of downtown San Diego, about 15 miles north-northeast of Ocotillo. That location is

LA QUINTA – Six hikers from the Pacific Northwest learned that it can get quite cold in the desert, when they were stuck overnight in a rugged, pitch-black desert canyon northeast of the Salton Sea. The well-chilled hikers spent the night outdoors in the Painted Canyon recreation area east of Mecca wearing light clothing, and

PALM SPRINGS – A family of 10 spent Wednesday night in a different home than they rented after the duplex they rented caught fire. Just before 7p.m. the Han family visiting from San Diego had a fire going in the fire place while eating dinner at their rented duplex on the 300 block of Dominguez

THERMAL –Hundreds of needy valley families are getting an early jump on Christmas, thanks to the generosity of others. Smiling faces were all around at the Thermal trailer park known as “Duroville.” Families lined up early Wednesday morning for free toys and turkeys.Some had been waiting since dawn. The giveaway was sponsored by Martha’s Village

INDIO -A La Quinta man accused of repeatedly stabbing his girlfriend during a fight at his home pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder, torture and aggravated mayhem charges. Nick Caupain, 32, also faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of inflicting great bodily injury on a person during domestic violence. Riverside County Superior Court Judge William S.

RIVERSIDE – A Desert Hot Springs man has been added to Riverside County’s “Most Wanted Fugitives” list. In 1995, Richard Stanley Howen was convicted of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 in San Bernardino County.Just three years later, in 1998, he was convicted of failing to register as a sex offender. Up

INDIO -A small fire broke out at the Motel6 in Indio, this morning. Fire officials say it started in the laundry room around 9:40. Six engines arrived at the motelon Indio Boulevard, and put out the fire in about fifteen minutes. Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused the fire, but they want

COACHELLA – As Christmas approaches, the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission still needs a little bit of your help, so that everyone can have a merry one. “It’s Christmas and people are hungry and if I have the ability to I might as well help,” says Katie White who donated food. They expect nearly 3,000 people

PALM SPRINGS – Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino are both back open today after a powerful wind storm shut both streets down Tuesday. The wind gusts, which hit 62 mph at Palm Springs International Airport, blew sand and debris all over the wash areas of Gene Autry and Vista Chino, making the roads impassable.

LA QUINTA – A woman is in critical condition, today, after suffering several stab wounds late Tuesday as a result of suspected domestic violence. Her boyfriend, Nick Caupain, 32,was taken into custody in connection with the crime, and charged with attempted murder. It happened around 3:15pm Tuesday afternoon at Caupain’s home on Camino Del Oro.

LA QUINTA -Police arrested 32 year old Nick Caupain Tuesday afternoon outside a home on Camino Del Oro near Adams and Fred Waring in La Quinta. Police say Caupain was dating the victim and that an argument led to the stabbing. Witnesses say they saw the 34 year old woman collapse outside the home. An

TWENTYNINE PALMS – A marine stationed at Twentynine Palms is behind bars at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino County, charged with setting up the rape of a woman in Casper, Wyoming. Prosecutors in Natrona County, Wyoming, say 27-year-old Jebidiah James Stipe”solicited and procured the sexual assault of an adult female” in the

LA QUINTA -The brother of a reputed La Quinta gang member, who is being prosecuted for the 2008 fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder, a sheriff’s sergeant said today. Noe Martinez, 27, of Los Angeles was arrested around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Los Angeles by a

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – It’s called the Community Camera Program.Thirty video cameras focused on Desert Hot Springs so officers can keep an eye on criminals. The system will be finished next month after all the cameras are installed and officers are trained. Police Chief Patrick Williams hopes local businesses will link up with them. “Every

INDIO – The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office wants to prosecute a man already in prison for a life sentence. The case has become so controversial, a judge threw it out of court. News Channel 3 tracks how taxpayer dollars are being spent. 42 year old Dino Allen Moreno was in a 2004 shootout with

KESQ.com News Services INDIO -A 19-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident was charged today with shooting three men, killing one of them, in a botched drug deal in his hometown. Christian Andrew Kong faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder, along with a misdemeanor charge of beating the police dog that

DENVER -It should come as no surprise that the holidays are one of the most taxing and tense times of the year. The American Psychological Association found in 2008 that eight out of 10 people anticipated a stressful holiday season, largely because of the economy. An older survey showed that 38 percent of people, including