Month: February 2015

An actor who appeared on the “Power Rangers Samurai” TV series was jailed on $1 million bail today after his arrest on suspicion of stabbing his roommate to death with a sword, authorities said. Ricardo Medina Jr., 36, “was an actor who portrayed the Red Power Ranger” in the TV show’s latest two seasons, Deputy

An Indio building caught on fire early Sunday morning, according to CalFire’s Jennifer Fuhrman. The fire started just after midnight on the 83500 block of Indio Blvd., in the same, now vacant, building that caught fire in December, damaging JJ Battery, JR Graphics, and Absolute Quality Autobody. The roof collapsed in the 25,000 square-foot structure,

One person was arrested for allegedly hiking while high in Palm Springs Saturday, police say. At 4:09 p.m., officers and member of the Palm Springs Police Department Mounted Search and Rescue escorted two hikers off the Skyline Trail, which is located behind 101 Museum Drive. One of the hikers, 20 year-old Cathedral City resident Alexis

Super Bowl Sunday the NFL hopes fans won’t only talk about the game. Racked by several instances involving NFL players, the league is running a powerful public service announcement during the game addressing domestic violence. The chilling ad mimics a scenario that plays out too often in the Coachella Valley. In anticipation of the ad,

A fire at a vacant house caused quite a scare in a Palm Springs neighborhood. It happened around 1:30 Saturday morning on the 200 west block of Merito Place. The vacant home is in the old Las Palms community near the intersection of Prescott Drive. Police knocked on neighbors doors to alert them to the

Update: Riverside County Sheriff Detectives identified a suspect and later located him during a traffic stop near the intersection of Santa Fe south of Acacia in the city of Hemet. The suspect was identified as a 17-year-old black male juvenile from La Quinta. The suspect was booked into Juvenile Hall in Temecula for murder. Previous: