Month: November 2014

An unidentified Hemet man is in jail after walking into the police department Tuesday and telling officers he had killed his mother. Police went to the 51-year old’s home on the 500 block of West Devonshire Avenue where they found the man’s 77-year old mother dead inside. The victim’s name has not been released nor

Certified insurance agents who helped sign up 40 percent of individuals in California’s new health care plan say they are late receiving commissions. The Los Angeles Times reports the agents enrolled a half-million people but are souring on the work due to late payment and inefficiencies in the system. Peter Lee, executive director of Covered

Busloads of Marines from The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms were dropped off with families all over the Coachella Valley so they could relax, watch dome football, and, have a home cooked Thanksgiving dinner. “We’ve been doing this a number of years and everyone comes back and says it’s one of

Es un crmen que agobia a las comunidades hispanas a lo largo del pas y aqu en el Valle de Coachella y est separando a familias enteras. Cabe mencionar que el ndice de homicidios entre los hispanos es ms del doble que entre los anglosajones. Al investigar las cifras, descubrimos una epidemia tnica. Una familia

El presidente Barack Obama apenas terminaba de anunciar sus amplias modificaciones del sistema inmigratorio estadounidense cuando los grupos defensores de los inmigrantes ya advertan sobre la posibilidad de fraudes. “Conocemos historias de horror, de gente que ha sufrido abusos horrendos”, dijo la abogada Ginnger Jacobs a decenas de personas que escucharon el discurso presidencial en

The California Highway Patrol is trying to figure out what caused a driver to strike a power pole along Dillon Road near Desert Hot Springs Thursday afternoon. According to officers on the scene, just before 2:30 p.m. for some unknown reason the driver of a Ford Crown Victoria crashed into a power pole on Dillon

Each year in the United States, more than 6 million people are targeted by a stalker, according to The National Center for Victims of Crime. In many cases, its young women being stalked online. Among the victims is 24-year-old valley resident Amanda Trudnich. “I feel like social media makes it a lot easier for people

Lleg el da tan esperado por todos, el Da de Accin de Gracias, festividad que reune a la familia y amigos para cenar, se estima que unos 46 millones de personas a nivel nacional viajarn por calles y caminos del pas, por lo que las agencias del orden aumentan su presencia y anunciaron cero tolerancia

Three runs took place in the Coachella Valley Thursday morning for those who wanted to get some exercise before chowing down on their Thanksgiving meal. The Desert Cities Track Club and Old Town La Quinta held the 16th annual Turkey Trot 5k run and walk in Old Town La Quinta at 7:30 a.m. The event

Volunteers are chopping away, peeling and stirring, eagerly preparing to serve holiday feasts to thousands of people in the Coachella Valley this Thanksgiving. “It’s a busy place during the holidays and a busy place every day. People are lining up already to get food boxes,” said Coachella Valley Rescue Mission executive director Darla Burkett. There

It seems to go hand and hand with the Thanksgiving holiday…good food, good family, good friends and good football. That was certainly the case yesterday in Indio for the annual Turkey Bowl. Indio police officers kicked off against teens from the Indio Teen Center in a spirited game of pigskin. Organizers say the event is

Temperatures are expected to rise into the mid-80’s over the next few days but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your snow fix. Despite our drought conditions, ski season is underway in Southern California. The Mountain High resort in the San Gabriel Mountains opened Tuesday and Snow Summit at Big Bear Lake in the San

“You’ll be the first one I sue for violation of the fricken clean water act,” said a scammer on a voicemail sent to Chandi Group USA, a company that owns many Arco’s and AMPMs in the Coachella Valley. “I don’t know what kind of crap you’re doing lady but don’t ever call my office like

Advocacy groups barely waited for President Barack Obama to finish speaking about sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system to start warning about scams. “We hear horror stories about people getting taken advantage of horribly,” attorney Ginger Jacobs told several dozen people who watched the president’s speech at Alliance San Diego offices. California Attorney General

Acting in self defense or over-reacting? That’s one of the questions authorities hope putting body cameras on police officers will help answer. “Body cameras are another way to protect the public from police misconduct and also protect police officers from false complaints,” said Sgt. Harvey Reed of the Palm Springs Police Department. PSPD began looking

Los Angeles police have begun arresting demonstrators on the third night of protests over a decision not to charge a Ferguson, Missouri policeman for shooting a black man. About 200 demonstrators crisscrossed downtown streets for several hours Wednesday afternoon and evening before they were stopped by a phalanx of riot-clad police near the Central Library.

We all know medical school is expensive. But we found two valley doctors who graduated decades ago and the federal government says they still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. Meanwhile they live in nice homes and private country clubs in Palm Desert. Our visits to their practices were not exactly what

This Thanksgiving holiday, more Americans will get the chance to give thanks for the opportunity to travel to family and friends. That’s because lower gas prices, means more people are able to afford filling up at the pump this year. That also means a lot more people on the road with 46 million Americans expected

The Palm Springs Police Department is warning the public after two men robbed a residence Tuesday night by holding the victims at gunpoint as they followed them into their home. Officers said the home invasion robbery happened at about 8:34 p.m. in the 2900 block of Orella Circle. The neighborhood is just west of El

We’re learning more about the November 11 shooting in Coachella that claimed the life of an 18-year-old man. Details from witnesses at the scene are painting a more clear picture of the events that culminated that night. On Wednesday, a judge refused to set bail for one of two men charged with murder, while his