Month: September 2014

Six people were arrested over the weekend for allegedly helping minors buy alcohol, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Young adults acted for police, asking bystanders to buy them alcohol. If the adult agreed, he or she was immediately arrested, cited, and released. Police say this was a county-wide sting operation, happening in Coachella,

One man is dead and two others are hurt in a freeway shooting near Jurupa Valley Saturday, says Sergeant Raymond Huskey from Central Homicide Unit. Around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, police found the men after responding to calls of shots fired in the vicinity of the I-15 south bound freeway and the El Cerrito off ramp.

An Oakland woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse in the death of her 2-year-old son, who died of cocaine ingestion. Police said Friday that 39-year-old Fayson Howard was arrested earlier this week in connection with the May 23 death of her son, James Patrick Johnson III. Paramedics went to Howard’s apartment

A transformer problem caused a predawn blackout Saturday in a Sun City neighborhood and affected 168 customers. The outage was reported at 12:25 a.m. and affected Buena Tierra near Park Avenue, according to the Southern California Edison’s website. Several homes were still without electrical service by 3:00 p.m.. Work crews are expected to restore power

Looking for a job? The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will hold a job fair in Indio Saturday. Deputy Armando Munos said more than 150 people lined up for the event within the first hour. Presentations on open positions will be given every 30 minutes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Indio Workforce Development

Local cyclist Tim Esser and his daughter have arrived at Ground Zero in New York City after taking a month and a half-long ride from Indio. The family isn’t new to cycling by any means. Nearly 20 years ago, Esser began the Tour de Palm Springs, and more recently The Patriot Ride. Now he decided

Police released new information Friday on a shooting in downtown Palm Springs that sent two men to the hospital just as village fest, and the large crowds it brings every Thursday night, was wrapping up. The shooting happened at 10:06 on Baristo Road and South Palm Canyon Drive. Michelle Gonzalez, manager at Oooh La La

At the corner of Whispering Palms Trail and Ramon Road, you’ll find the Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City. It’s served the community for more than 30 years. “We have 1,000 youth that we serve every year, with well over 100 every day,” said Executive Director Scott Robinson. With that many kids and teens,

Un hombre de la tercera edad se recupera en un hosptial local despus de perder el control del volante de su vehculo e impactarse contra la tienda Banner Mattress en Cathedral City. Sucedio el viernes por la tarde en el estacionamiento del local ubicado sobre east Palm Canyon Drive en Cathedral City. El conductor de

En Palm Springs dos hombres fueron hospitalizados tras una balacera que se desat anoche en el corazn de Palm Springs durante el popular Village Fest. El incidente se report al filo de las 10 de la noche justo cuando culminaba. Autoridades fueron notificadas de un altercado en frente del restaurante Chop House ubicado entre las

Con miras ms all de la prxima eleccin legislativa, una coalicin de organizaciones est promoviendo la inscripcin para votar y la participacin electoral entre jvenes hispanos, aprovechando las celebraciones por el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en Estados Unidos. Dirigida por Voto Latino y El Fondo Educativo Mi Familia Vota, la campaa “Accin durante el

Nearly 350 people waited for the doors to open at the Apple Store, El Paseo Village, in Palm Desert early Friday morning. The masses were waiting to buy the new iPhone 6 or its larger sibling, iPhone 6 Plus. The first person in line sat at the doors on Thursday at 10 a.m. Employees offered

Un hombre de 79 aos, residente de Rancho Mirage fue arrestado en conexin con un fatal accidente que rob la vida de un peatn en Cathedral City el pasado 12 de Septiembre. Agentes de la polica acudieron a la manzana 100 de Monte Carlo Street en Rancho Mirage ayer jueves alrededor de las 5:30 p.m.

A 79 year old Rancho Mirage man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run that occurred in Cathedral City on Friday, September 12. Cathedral City police officers responded to the 100 block of Monte Carlo Street in Rancho Mirage at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday after someone reported a damaged car that

A former Palm Springs Power baseball player was expected in court Friday, but the felony settlement conference for 21 year old Trent Pell was rescheduled for October 16 to give both sides more time to look over the case. Pell is accused of raping an unconscious woman at a party in Indio. He pleaded not

A 58 year old Palm Desert man who was reported missing on Thursday was found safe Friday morning. According to the Palm Desert Police Department, Michael Steve Gnot wasn’t harmed and is back home. He was reported missing after his family hadn’t heard from him since Wednesday. Officers searched for him Thursday in the area

U.S. Marines are often referred to as jarheads, but on Thursday, a dog in the Sky Valley area must have taken the nickname literally as animal control officers had to rescue him from a tight spot. According to officials with Riverside County Animal Services, the black and white male Labrador-shepherd mix was found roaming as

A wildfire that has driven some 2,800 people from their homes in Northern California is growing but not as substantially as in previous days. Fire officials say the blaze about 60 miles east of Sacramento had burned through 119 square miles as of Friday morning, up about 5 square miles from the previous day. It

Our dust bowl of a valley is no stranger to sand storms. From gritty winds at this year’s Stagecoach music festival, to last month’s destructive haboob, the winds continue to blast our valley. “You can feel it in your nose and your throat, it’s very dusty here,” said Robin Trauscht, who is in town from

Two people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Palm Springs shortly after 10:00 p.m. Thursday as Village Fest was coming to a close.. Palm Springs police first responded to a call of several males fighting in front of the Chop House restaurant at 262 S. Palm Canyon. Two minutes later police received a second