Month: September 2010

A fire caused $80,000 in damage to an abandoned home in Palm Springs early today. The blaze was reported at 2:45 a.m. at 3405 E. Sunny Dunes Road, Palm Springs Fire Battalion Chief Sang Pao Wang said. Officers evacuated neighboring homes as a precaution, according to Sgt. Frank Browning of the Palm Springs Police Department.

Four men tried to kidnap a young girl at knife- point in Cathedral City, but she escaped without injury, police said today. The attempted kidnapping was reported at 4:50 p.m. Thursday near Date Palm Drive and 33rd Avenue, according to Sgt. Corwin de Veas of the Cathedral City Police Department. The victim told police that

The family of a woman killed in 2004 believes her ex-boyfriend got away with murder, and they are afraid it may happen again. Daniel Karlsons, 33, was charged but found not guilty in the deaths of Elizabeth Morales, 18, and her brother Robert Morales, 25. Now he’s back in court, accused of killing Johnny Godinez,

The Palm Springs City Council is gave final approval Wednesday to an entrepreneur who plans to open a third medical marijuana dispensary in the city. Organic Solutions of the Desert at 560 Williams Road was tentatively awarded a permit in June when the council voted to allow a third dispensary. Jim Camper, the collective’s president,

A Palm Springs man accused of kidnapping actor Jeremy London is due in court today. Brandon Adams, 26, faces charges of carjacking, kidnapping, robbery, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and receiving stolen property. Adams, who also faces a sentence enhancing allegation that he used a firearm, is due in court for a felony

The four-day Banning Stagecoach Days festival gets under way today, with fast-draw contests, horse racing, lots of outdoor music and good grub. The event, themed “God Bless the USA,” is being held at A.C. Dysart Park, Victory Avenue and 22nd Street. An Old West town mockup will serve as the entertainment hub. Quick-draw competitions, trap

A Florida woman was charged today with several felonies for allegedly stealing a vehicle in Palm Springs with a 2 1/2-year-old child inside. Urshla Robinson, 22, was set to be arraigned this afternoon on charges of kidnapping, carjacking and willful child cruelty. The carjacking and kidnapping was reported about 10 p.m. Sunday at the Extended

A former Palm Springs City Council candidate who claimed she resided in the city when she allegedly lived in Arizona was charged with felonies, prosecutors said today. Eloise Garcia-Mohsin, 46, was charged with two counts of voter fraud, three counts of perjury and four counts of falsely filing election documents, and the Riverside County District

A 28-year-old Indio man found dead in his driveway had been due in court today on felony drug charges, court records show. Matthew Lamar Roberts was found shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday in the 43400 block of Burr Street, north of Fred Waring Drive. He had been shot at least once, said Indio police spokesman

The signs tell the story, business is picking up in La Quinta. At the Point Happy Center, the Flame Hibachi Brazilian restaurant is preparing to open in early October at a location that had been vacant for almost a year and half. Despite the tough economy, owner Morris Salem who already has $2.4 million invested

A man shot on Wednesday evening in Cathedral City in what police are calling a road rage incident was in stable condition on Thursday. Cathedral City police are looking for two suspects who opened fire on the victim’s truck at 10:20 p.m. on Tortuga, just off Date Palm Drive. Police said Joshua James Caldwell, 21,

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that will lock up some convicted sex offenders for life. “Chelsea’s Law” is named for 17-year-old Chelsea King, who was murdered in San Diego in February. A convicted child molester was sentenced to life in prison without parole less than three months later for killing King and 14-year-old

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Two Desert Hot Springs residents are in custody accused of stealing copper at an abandoned hotel. Officers said they arrested Stephen Fields who they said had been hiding in some nearby bushes. Police also arrested Field’s girlfriend Harmony Cser in connection with the alleged crime. Police had been called early Tuesday afternoon about a man

The first premiere of the 2010-2011 broadcast television season comes tonight on our sister station, Palm Springs’ CW 5, with “Hellcats,” a drama starring Aly Michalka as a pre-law student forced to join her college’s competitive cheerleading squad after losing her scholarship. “Hellcats” includes elements reminiscent of the current Fox Broadcasting hit “Glee” and “The

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies said they had one person in custody who may have been involved gunshots being fired south of the Desert Hot Springs city limits on Tuesday afternoon. A call came into the department at 3 p.m. reporting gunshots were being fired at nearby park. Witnesses told police they saw three people run

The Desert Hot Springs Wellness and World Music Festival is on hold until Spring 2011. It was supposed to happen next month. But the announcement was made Tuesday by city manager Rick Daniels. It’s been nine months since the city started planning the festival. Daniels said the event hasn’t properly been marketed and that the

Coachella will soon have three more people protecting its city. They are part of the first class of volunteers in the Citizens On Patrol program or COPS for short. They’ll work a minimum of 16 hours a month. They’ll be patrolling at night and assisting deputies at major crime scenes and traffic accidents. Jesse Villarreal,