Month: December 2014

Melissa Romero and her sister, Joanna Ruiz, paid an emotional visit to the Larson Justice Center Monday to see the man accused of killing their brother, 26-year-old Conrado Pizarro. Kurtis Knigge, 18, stood in handcuffs before an Indio judge. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. The La Quinta man’s suspected of gunning down

A homeless couple says they were “mistreated” at Roy’s Desert Resource Center. Juanita and Samuel Price say they and their 13-year-old daughter were unfairly kicked out of the homeless shelter in North Palm Springs. “I feel angry and hurt,” said Juanita Price while talking about getting kicked out of the facility. Juanita and her husband

Conocemos la identidad del hombre que murio en un accidente de trnsito en Palm Desert durante el fin de semana, iba a bordo de una motocicleta. Se trata de Thomas Gomez de 62 aos con domicilio en Palm Desert. Pereci en la escena de los hechos sobre la calle Deep Canyon cerca de Magnesia Falls.

Police are searching for a man who held-up a Cathedral City bank Saturday and got away with an undisclosed amount of money. Police were called about 11:30 a.m. to a report of a bank robbery at the U.S. Bank branch, located at 35950 Date Palm Drive. Witnesses said a man entered the bank, brandished a

A former USC professor of gender and sexuality studies and onetime Palm Springs resident was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles to five years behind bars for flying to the Philippines to have sex with underage boys he met online. In addition to the prison sentence, 66-year-old Walter Lee Williams was sentenced to ten years of

A man who died Sunday night after crashing on his motorcycle in Palm Desert has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Thomas Gomez, 62, died around 8:30 p.m. after crashing on Deep Canyon Road, 50 feet north of Coral Bell Circle, according to the coroner’s office. Police said two motorcycles collided in the

One of the suspects arrested Thursday, after a police chase on Ramon Road ended in a crash at Cathedral Canyon Drive, has now been charged in the murder of 26-year-old Palm Desert resident Conrado Pizarro. La Quinta resident Kurtis Knigge, 18, was taken into custody following the police pursuit and was charged with murder at

Some colorful, social Australian birds are set to return to The Living Desert at the end of the year. President & CEO Allen Monroe said it’s not your typical exhibit and it provides an interactive experience for guests. The Budgies, short for Budgerigar, is a type of parakeet weighing about an ounce each with a

Ayer a las 3:00 a.m. el conductor de un coche que circulaba sobre la I-10 en los carriles con rumbo al oeste, se impact con un semais en el rea de Cook Street en Palm Desert. El chofer del semais coment con las autoridades que no saba que el auto se haba quedado atorado en

The California Highway Patrol’s Indio office continues to collect toys for its annual ‘CHiPs for Kids’ toy drive. The CHP will collect toys for needy children under the age of 14 in the Coachella Valley through December, 21. According to Officer Mike Radford, anyone wishing to donate a new, unwrapped toy can visit any of

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Michael Malone late Sunday night just 24 games into his second season with the team. A person with knowledge of the move confirmed the firing Sunday night on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced it yet. A formal announcement was expected Monday. Malone went 39-67 after being

The U.S. Senate has approved $5 million in funding to roll out an earthquake warning system across California next year. The Los Angeles Times reports the allocation is included in the $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate this weekend. Scientists have been developing the public alert system, which provides several seconds of warning

A person was killed in a car accident in Palm Desert, authorities said Sunday. Police say a driver hit a big rig on westbound Interstate 10 at the Cook Street exit around 3 a.m. Sunday. The big rig driver tells California Highway Patrol he did not know a car had hit his rig, and drove

Timothy Bradley thought he did enough in his 12 rounds against Diego Chaves on Saturday night in Las Vegas. According to the judges, it wasn’t enough for a win or a loss. Bradley earned a draw in his first fight since losing to Manny Pacquiao in April, both firsts in the Desert Storm’s professional boxing

Two people were allegedly robbed at gunpoint in Palm Springs early Saturday, according to Palm Springs Police Lieutenant Frank Browning. Browning says a man called 911 around 1:30 a.m. Saturday saying two men came up to him as he exited his car on the 2000 block of N. Indian Canyon Dr. He says the men

The Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs and the Palm Springs Police Department will hold a free child safety fair at the club Saturday. The event, which is open to the public, will include SWAT vehicle and fire engine displays, a K-9 demonstration, bicycle safety checks, games and prizes. Parents can have identification cards

A Palm Springs woman who tried to cut off her husband’s penis with heavy-duty scissors pleaded guilty Friday to a felony assault charge. Virginia Valdez, 72, admitted one count of assault with a deadly weapon likely to cause great bodily injury, along with a sentence-enhancing allegation of domestic violence, for the Dec. 3, 2011, attack

A man whose vehicle was equipped with police-type lights and other equipment was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer Saturday after he attempted to pull over a van in Moreno Valley, arousing the suspicion of a witness who called authorities. Officers were called about 2:55 p.m. to the eastbound Moreno Valley (60) Freeway

A 33-year-old man was killed in a possibly DUI- involved head-on collision in Rancho Mirage, authorities said Saturday. Richard Trevor Foss of Rancho Mirage was the driver of a northbound Toyota Avalon that crossed the center median of Da Vall drive, where it was T- boned by a southbound pickup truck, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

Timothy Bradley stepped up to the scale, and now he’s ready to step into the ring. The “Desert Storm” is boxing for the first time since losing his WBO welterweight title last April and will face Diego Chaves on Saturday, December 13th at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The two tipped the scales on Friday,