Month: May 2010

A Palm Desert man who was found rambling incoherently by sheriff’s deputies at his house, battled police officers and died a few hours later at a hospital was identified today. Robert Albert Appel, 48, of Palm Desert, was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m. Friday at Eisenhower Medical Center, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.

The continued shaking around the Southland is leaving some valley residents unsettled. ” It’s scary,” said Taylor Smith. Since the big Easter day earthquake hit, there have been hundreds of aftershocks and smaller quakes. “We felt the big one in El Centro,” said Blair Brady. Brady sells emergency kits and it’s been a busy month

The hot summer is here and so are some potential dangers for your health and your home; but preparation and common sense can help you keep your family and the community safe this summer. “It gets ridiculously hot,” said Steve Davis. As temperatures rise, people search for ways to stay cool. “The first thing we

Doctors warned Friday that an unpaid visit to the emergency room could come back to bite you in the future. Millions of Americans visit the ER every year, and health officials report that many of those patients are uninsured and use the ER for primary care, which doctors say is not the way to go.

Three people were treated for injuries after a house fire in Indio, Friday night. People were able to see the smoke from two miles away. When News Channel 3 arrived, the smoke covered the entire street. “I heard explosions, and I called 9-1-1,” said Jeff Dugan, who started taking pictures. Pictures taken by another neighbor

Warm Sands is a well-known resort neighborhood in Palm Springs catering to the gay community. It’s also been the backdrop for numerous police sex stings. Stings carried out in the same area in June and July of 2009 resulted in the arrests of 24 men. Several of those cases hit the desk of Roger Tansey,

The Desert Dispatch newspaper received an anonymous call, this week, claiming to know the details of the theft of the Mojave Cross. The cross was swiped from its perch in the high desert, where it stood as a memorial to veterans for decades, and recently survived a challenge from the U.S. Supreme Court. The caller

The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board voted Thursday night to finalize the layoff of 47 teachers. The Board voted in favor of the layoffs in February, then teachers were given pink slips in March. There were hopes the district would rescend those pink slips and bring the teachers back. That wasn’t the case. Dozens

A memorial service will be held today in Oceanside for a Thermal-based California Highway Patrol pilot who was killed in a plane crash in the mountains of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Officer Danny Benavides, a 13-year CHP veteran, was found dead by a search-and-rescue team about 4 p.m. last Friday in the wreckage of his

Shaking near the Mexico border still hasn’t let up. People in Imperial County could feel at least 4 earthquakes overnight. The biggest was a magnitude 4 shaker, which hit near Ocotillo just after 10pm, last night. Click here to track earthquakes with KESQ’s Quake Tracker There are no reports of any injuries or damage. There

Kimberly Fleming-McBeth recently found out she’s no longer facing charges stemming from an alleged attack in February. “I was happy, I was grateful. I was just ecstatic; I was happy,” said Fleming-McBeth. Police arrested her for allegedly pushing one of her students into the wall while she was substitute teaching at San Gorgonio Middle School

Cal Fire and Riverside County Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at 83170 Emerald Ave near Palo Verde in Indio, at this hour. The fire burning in a residential area just west of Golf Center Parkway, and north of Indio Boulevard has reportedly seriously burned at least one civilian and a firefighter.

A YouTube documentary shows kids saying they were in the 7th grade, 12-years-old, 14-years-old when they started drinking. How did these teens get the alcohol? An overwhelming majority say from their parents’ stash at home. Others asked people outside of liquor stores to buy them booze while some used fake IDs. While parents may not

A registered sex offender who raped and murdered 17- year-old Chelsea King and 14-year-old Amber Dubois was sentenced today to two consecutive life prison terms without parole, plus an additional 33 years to life. John Albert Gardner III, 31, pleaded guilty in April to attacking King while she was jogging behind Rancho Bernardo Community Park

Palm Springs Responding to a call from a neighbor, Palm Springs police were able to not only stop a burglary from happening Friday morning, they were able to recover the things taken from the home. The neighbor called police around 11:30am, saying they say people breaking into a home on the 1800 block of Alejo

A registered sex offender who admitted raping and murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King and 14-year-old Amber Dubois is scheduled to be sentenced today to a pair of life terms without parole, plus 33 years to life for assaulting a woman in December. John Albert Gardner III pleaded guilty in April to attacking King while she was

El Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Riverside anunci que en los prximos das estar llevando a cabo el programa federal ?Comunidades Seguras?, que consiste en enviar de manera electrnica al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional las huellas digitales de los prisioneros que se encuentran en crceles del condado con el fin de confirmar la estada

Salen a la luz pblica nuevos detalles del incendio que se desat en el rea de Glen Avon cerca de Fontana. Las autoridades comentaron que fue accidente, devor 850 acres de maleza y fue contenido anoche a las 8:30. Dicho siniestro forz a la evacuacin de 32 trailas tipo vivienda que se vieron amenazadas por

Sandra Garcia is a “notable nurse” this year. She is being honored for her diligence and dedication. But, what is also notable about the Philippine native, she has been a nurse for only four years. “I talked to my director,” she said, smiling. “I asked her, and I double checked with her if it’s really

Esta semana la Asamblea de California aprob dos iniciativas de ley de la autora del Asamblesta Manuel Prez que representa al Valle de Coachella. Se trata de la 2037 que autoriza contratos de energa con plantas fuera del estado que cumplan con los requerimientos de California. Y la SB 2202, una propuesta de $11 bdd