Month: March 2014

A parolee who was released from county jail on Thursday was arrested Friday morning in Desert Hot Springs after he stole a car, according to police. Officers were notified of the theft at 7:47 a.m. in the area of Cactus and Hacienda Avenue. After searching the area, a detective found the vehicle in the 13600

A man charged with 31 counts of child molestation in Riverside County was arrested in Mexico and turned over to the FBI at LAX Thursday afternoon, officials said in a statement. According to Bill Lewis, assistant director of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office,Marlon Iverzander Lopez, 51, was wanted on state charges in Riverside County

A teen father in Northern California is under arrest after police say he bit the nose off his 1-month-old son because he was frustrated with the infant’s crying. Fairfield police say 18-year-old Joshua Cooper was being held Friday in the Solano County Jail on suspicion of child cruelty and aggravated mayhem. Police say they received

Animal rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit to stop running-of-the-bulls events planned for cities in northern and southern California this summer. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed the lawsuit Thursday to try to halt the Pamplona-style events where hundreds of people run alongside a thundering herd

The pastor of a Perris church has been arrested and charged with rape and other sexual crimes, authorities said today. Jerome Anthony Clay, 41, described on the church’s website as senior pastor at the Compassion Church, was arrested at his home in Perris Thursday morning, said Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Glenn Williams. The Riverside County

Eleven locals will be honored at the 22nd annual Senior Inspiration Awards lunch in Palm Desert today. More than 500 people are expected at the event, honoring seniors 70 or older from the Coachella Valley’s nine cities and other Riverside County communities who demonstrate “a zest for physical and mental well-being through volunteerism and active

Dust gusting through our valley early Thursday evening made for a shaky commute. Visibility dropped to near zero on many streets during the thick of the wind storm. “We were driving over here from Classic Club to hit balls and we could feel it rocking the car,” said Cindy Naval. The strong and sudden blast

Family and friends are reacting to the murder charges in the Pinyon Pines murder case that dates back to 2006. Cristin Smith and Robert Pape face charges in the triple murder. People who know the men and people who knew the victims are speaking out. “Time passes and you deal with the losses, but now

The Palm Springs Walk of Stars honored White Party founder and humanitarian Jeffrey Sanker with a star of his own. “I am so humbled and honored. It’s pretty amazing,” said Sanker. You’ll spot it at the corner of Arenas Road and Palm Canyon outside of Lulu California Bistro, where dozens turned out to celebrate Sanker’s

Padres de familia en la cuidad de Indio estan consternados sobre una balacera que sucedio cerca de una escuela primaria. El tiroteo ocurrio alrededor de las 9 p.m. mircoles en frente de la escuela primaria Andrew Jackson ubicada sobre las calles Kennar y Smurr en Indio. Las autoridades reportaron que un hombre sufrio heridas de

“We will never let a child go hungry,” Sherry Johnstone from Desert Sands Unified School District said. DSUSD took Debra Doran’s complaint very seriously. “It’s usually about $2.75 and I give them a check every two weeks. Sometimes they spend over the amount I gave them, and she was short a quarter and they refused

Police will run a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in Palm Springs on St. Patrick’s Day, a police spokesman said Thursday. The checkpoint is scheduled from 9 p.m. Monday to 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at an undisclosed location in the city. Officers will check for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment and for proper licensing, according

The Registrar of Voters in Riverside County has announced her retirement. Kari Verjil is stepping down from the position and Assistant Registrar Rebecca A. Spencer has been appointed to the interim post. The decision was made by Riverside County Executive Officer Jay Orr. Officials said Spencer has worked in the Riverside County Registrar’s Office for

Fashion Week El Paseo will get underway in Palm Desert on Sunday. Sunday’s events include a 6 p.m. canine fashion show with the theme, ‘Famous Dogs of Hollywood’, to benefit the Humane Society of the Desert. Fashion Week runs through March 22 and wraps up with a cocktail party and fashion show, featuring designs by

Two white holes outside the Multi-Purpose Room at Andrew Jackson Elementary School are patched bullet holes, according to Indio police. When our crews arrived at the school, a Desert Sands Unified School District employee was patching the holes. A man was shot in the face across the street Wednesday night. Indio police say they are

Women’s singles quarterfinal play in the BNP Paribas Open concludes Thursday with two matches on the Indian Wells Tennis Garden’s Stadium Court, while the men’s singles quarterfinals will begin with two matches. The day’s play is set to begin at 11 a.m. with the top-seeded woman, China’s Li Na, facing 12th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

An independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon general has concluded there “is no compelling medical reason” for the U.S. armed forces to prohibit transgender Americans from serving. It’s urging President Barack Obama to lift the ban by executive order. The five-member panel was convened by a think tank based at San Francisco State

An industry spokesman says Americans spent an all-time high of $55.7 billion on their pets in 2013 and will creep close to spending $60 billion this year. Bob Vetere of the American Pet Products Association told buyers and exhibitors at the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Fla., Thursday that food accounted for $21.6 billion of