Month: January 2014

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department needed some help to identify two suspects involved in a commercial burglary in November. After surveillance video aired on TV, officers received several phone calls that helped them locate the suspects. The burglary happened on November, 11, in the 66-600 block of 2nd Street. Residents called police after seeing

A public memorial service is scheduled Friday for a 41-year-old Palm Desert High School math teacher who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend. The memorial for Jill Thomas Grant is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in the Palm Desert High School gym. Counselors will be available for students and staff when school resumes Monday

Police say four people, two of them children, were found dead in a Southern California home on Monday. Fontana police Sgt. Doug Imhof tells KNBC-TV and KABC-TV that a 16-year-old boy called police Monday night to say his family members were injured or killed in the house. Fontana Police responded to the 7300 block of

We’re learning more about the man who was killed in a skydiving accident last Friday in Perris. His family said 29-year-old Jason Granger was a military free fall instructor and served with the Ranger Regiment as a member in the Ranger Reconnaissance Company. Granger was deployed seven times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and

The mission of the Palm Springs Historical Society is to record, preserve and display historical artifacts of the Palm Springs area.Located in the Village Green Heritage Center in downtown Palm Springs, the organization offers guided and self-guided tours of two 19th century pioneer homes, The McCallum Adobe and Miss Cornelia White’s “Little House.”

Two car clubs came together Thursday to bring Marines safely to the airport as they return from holiday leave. Morongo Basin Old Car Club and the Palm Springs Cruising Association provided special transportation to the Marines. SOS, an organization that provides rides to Marines, set up the event at Palm Springs City Hall as a

The population of the Coachella Valley continues to grow rapidly as we enter the busy winter season. The increase comes as good news for local businesses and the local economy. “After December 26 for us, that’s the start of the season,” said Eduardo Brambila Romero, from Armando’s Bar and Grill in Palm Desert. “We’ve been

As we watched the ball drop at midnight and welcomed the New Year, shots were fired in celebration at two separate locations in Cathedral City. “I heard a lot, all around, of strong guns, pow, pow!” said neighbor Silvino Gonzalez, of Cathedral City. Not only is this tradition illegal, but also dangerous. “Shooting at anything