Cathedral City police are investigating another shooting near the intersection of Ramon and Date Palm. This second attack happened Saturday night around 7:45 p.m. in front of the Rancho Vista Plaza Complex. A security guard spotted someone there drinking and hiding in a stairwell, according to police. Later in the parking lot the guard approached
Continue ReadingA suspected drunk driver was arrested Sunday morning, as police officers responded to an armed robbery report in Cathedral City. Officers arrested 59-year-old Gregorio Perez of Cathedral City on suspicion of drunk driving near Buddy Rogers Drive around 9:22 p.m. Saturday. Police were responding to reports of an armed robbery outside a convenience store, when
Continue ReadingRumblings are expected in the Palm Springs, Coachella Valley and mountain areas of Riverside County today as summer thunderstorms threaten the region, but the storm clouds also brought a cooling to valley areas. “Increasing moisture and instability will generate thunderstorms over the mountains and deserts during the day today,” according to a National Weather Service
Continue ReadingA driver was in critical condition Saturday morning, after a shooting, followed by a crash in Cathedral City. Police were called to the 68800 block of Ramon Road around 4:05 A.M., where officers found a vehicle crashed into a Jiffy Lube. The driver was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, but was alive.
Continue ReadingHow many different ways can you say “hot and sunny”? Gulf-California Broadcast Company (ABC, CBS, FOX and Telemundo), in hot and sunny Palm Springs, California, is looking for a weather-caster for our weekend evening newscasts. We get 354 days of sunshine here, but we get bad weather, too.: wind, rain and snow (believe it or
Continue ReadingA man suspected of stealing copper from the Rancho Mirage Library on July 2nd has been arrested. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Burglary Suppression Unit was following up on a lead, when they received information from a metal recycling business in Banning, that cooper sold to them matched the description of the copper sheets stolen from
Continue ReadingThe county coroner Friday identified a 45-year-old woman who was killed in a shooting in Indio that also left a man in serious condition. Police responding to a report of gunfire about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday found the victims in the 46700 block of Daisy Street, said Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron. Paramedics took them to
Continue ReadingActor Michael Clarke Duncan went into cardiac arrest today and was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, where his condition stabilized. “According to doctors, Michael Clarke Duncan suffered a myocardial infarction early this morning,” according to Duncan’s publicist, Joy Fehily. “He is now stable, and we look forward to his full recovery.” The 54-year-old actor
Continue ReadingA 3.9 and a 3.5 magnitude earthquake have shaken the high desert, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes, which hit at 10:54 and 10:55 a.m., were centered about 2-to-3 miles south-southeast of Yucca Valley and 6 miles west-southwest of Joshua Tree. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
Continue ReadingIndio Police are investigating a double shooting in the 46-700 block of Daisy Street. It happened about 9:20 p.m. tonight. A man and woman were wounded and have been taken to the hospital. The shooting happened outside a home. The gunman is described as an hispanic man, about 18 years old, wearing a black hat
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Small Business Administration recently awarded Robin Hood Archery in Indio a regional “Exporter of the Year” award. Building on its success, this year the family-run operation is looking to break the $500,000 mark in export sales of bows, arrows and other archery equipment. Josahan Jaime-Santacruz, 27, manages the operation, that includes a retail
Continue ReadingA man and a woman were shot multiple times around 9:20 Wednesday night. The shooting happened on the 46-700 block of Daisy Street. Police found a man and woman both shot multiple times outside of their home. They were taken to the hospital, no word on their condition. The suspect is described as a hispanic
Continue ReadingThe Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is a place to cool off and call home when you don’t have one. “I’ve only been here a week, and this has really been a life saver for me. If it wasn’t for this place, I don’t know what I’d do,” Glenda Amos said. “Our house burned in November,
Continue ReadingFour days into the Waldo Canyon Wildfire in Colorado, strong winds were a game-changer. Suddenly, thousands of homes were threatened and 32,000 people were on the move to stay out of the fire’s path. Photojournalist Chris Tarpening and I were on our way to Colorado to help our sister station KRDO with continuous coverage. As
Continue ReadingRebecca Goehner says it was an argument with a friend at the Casa Azteca Apartments in Desert Hot Springs that took a sudden turn for the worse when a man she didn’t know, 36-year-old La Von Meyers, got involved. “He stuck his gun into an argument that had nothing to do with him,” she said.
Continue ReadingEl antiguo edificio del centro nocturno “Zeldas” estaba envuelto en llamas esta madrugada. El incendio comenzo en las inmediaciones de la calle “Andreas” al norte de Palm Canyon Drivea eso de las 12:50 de la madrugada. Socorristas acudieron al lugar de los hechos donde encontraron denso humo y las llamas que se esparican del segundo
Continue ReadingA historic building along Palm Canyon Drive — built in 1936 — is history after an overnight fire swept through it, prompting a large response from the Palm Springs Fire Department. Crews arrived at the two-story commercial building, located at the corner of Andreas Road and Palm Canyon Drive, at 12:37 a.m., said Battalion Chief
Continue ReadingTriple-digit temperatures are expected in the Palm Springs area on Wednesday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning for the area. “High pressure centered over Utah will continue to produce hot weather over interior parts of Southern California the next few days,” according to the weather service. The agency said the
Continue ReadingA Bermuda Dunes man suspected of holding up a Mexican restaurant in Palm Desert was released from jail today after posting bond. John Albert Van Winkle, 23, was arrested in his vehicle Tuesday on Blackhawk Way near Jefferson Street. He was suspected of robbing a Mexican restaurant at 73850 Highway 111 around 2:30 p.m. the
Continue ReadingMore than 170 firefighters battled a 45-acre brush fire in the hills south of Banning today, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The blaze at Highway 243 near Twin Pines Road was reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. and was 80 percent contained, or surrounded, by about 10:30 a.m., Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann
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