Month: April 2015

The passenger who was riding in a wanted suspect’s car during a three-vehicle crash in Palm Springs last Thursday died at the hospital from injuries sustained in the collision, according to police. Officers haven’t released the man’s identity at this time. The wanted suspect and one victim remain at the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The

Mimi’s Cafe in Rancho Mirage is now closed. The closure wasn’t announced publicly but it seems to be taking effect quickly Tuesday morning, with construction workers already removing the sign and changing the locks on the doors. Officials with the Mimi’s Cafe in La Quinta confirmed the closure to News Channel 3 and CBS Local

El adolescente que result gravemente herido al ser atropellado por un coche mientras paseaba en su patineta cerca de Indio Middle School el lunes de la semana pasada perdi la vida segn confirmaron sus familiares. La hermana de Pedro Del Real de 15 aos confirm que durante el fin de semana se le retir el

Proposed water restrictions across the state could be changing, and cities across the Coachella valley will have to save more water or pay the price. On Saturday regulators put out a revised plan for California’s mandatory water cuts. The Desert Water Agency and the Coachella Valley Water District will now need to cut back water

Cal Fire has contained a fire in La Quinta that charred two homes Monday afternoon. The fire ignited around 3:05 p.m. in the 52-400 block of Avenida Diaz, near Calle Sonora, according to fire officials. Firefighters said two homes were on fire when they arrived to the scene. Investigators determined both fires started in the

Los socorristas de Cal Fire responden a una llamada de incendio en una estructura ubicada en La Quinta Cove el lunes por la tarde. El fuego comenz en una vivienda de un solo piso localizada en la manzana 52-400 de la Avenida Diaz, al cruzar la calle de Calle Tampico, as lo dio a conocer

Un robo a mano armada se reporta en el este del Valle de Coachella. El sospechoso responde al nombre de Hector Pimental Monroy de 32 aos con domicilio en Coachella. El hombre en cuestin fue arrestado ayer. Agentes dicen que le rob a punta de pistola a una mujer el sbado por la noche que

A 32-year-old Coachella man was arrested over the weekend on accusations of robbing a woman at gunpoint. Police said the woman was exiting her vehicle in the 49000 block of Grapefruit Boulevard at 11:45 p.m. Saturday when the suspect approached her with a gun and demanded cash. The 44-year-old woman from Thermal refused to give

A wildfire that sparked near the Prado Dam, north of Corona, Saturday, is sending smoke and a strong smell into the Coachella Valley. The drifting smoke prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to issue an air quality advisory Monday for the inland region. As of Monday afternoon, the fire has charred over 1,000

Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station were conducting an immigration check on a commercial passenger bus Friday morning when they found a 19-year-old man with six pounds of methamphetamine taped to his body. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. During the inspection, agents said they noticed the young man wearing a sweater, despite

Cathedral City has selected a new chief to lead its fire department and he began his service Monday morning. Officials said Chief Paul Wilson comes to the department after serving as fire chief in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Chief Wilson also previously served as fire chief in Menlo Park, California. Officials said he has more than

Funcionarios de Caltrans advierten a los viajeros locales y aquellos que viajan desde el Indio con direccin oeste que se esperan retrasos en el trfico de la I-10 desde Beaumont a Indio hoy lunes debido a la partida de los asistentes al Coachella Fest. El segundo fin de semana de Coachella Fest comenz el viernes

Even after a plane crash on a golf course, advertising banners are still circling around the Coachella Music and Arts Festival Sunday. Investigators are looking into what caused the mechanical failure that forced the plane pulling a banner over the concert to go down. While no one was hurt in the crash, people living close

Officials with Caltrans are warning local commuters and those traveling from the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival that traffic delays are expected to be lengthy on I-10 from Beaumont to Indio on Monday. The second weekend of Coachella Fest began on Friday and wrapped up Monday morning. Many festival attendees camp and leave the

Autoridades buscan a un sospechoso despus de encontrar a un hombre herido de bala, muerto adentro de un vehculo en Indio el pasado domingo por la maana. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, personas reportaron varias descargas de arma efectuarse sobre la cuadra 43-000 de la calle Kenya alrededor de las 2:20 a.m. Inmediatamente, agentes

A tour bus caught fire in the Southern California desert, prompting the driver and 52 passengers to evacuate before the bus became engulfed in flames. San Bernardino County Fire officials say the bus was traveling from Laughlin, Nevada to Ventura Sunday afternoon when the bus caught fire on Interstate 40. The bus driver said he

Fire officials say an unattended cooking fire sparked a wildfire that had threatened hundreds of homes near a Southern California dam. The fire began Saturday evening in the Prado Dam Flood Control Basin, where vegetation has not burned in decades. It grew to 1.6 square miles and forced the nighttime evacuation of about 300 homes

Police are looking for a suspect after finding one man shot, dead in a car in Indio early Sunday morning. After receiving calls about gunshots around 2:20 a.m. on 43-000 Kenya Street, Indio police officers found a man, shot at least one time, sitting in a car. The man died at the scene. He is

UPDATE: We have learned that the pedestrian hit Friday night in Desert Hot Springs has died from his injuries. Police say 67-year-old Ricardo Valdez died about 30 minutes after being hit by a car on Palm Drive. His family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses. ____ Original Post: A pedestrian

A skydiver died in Lake Elsinore after an air emergency Saturday, police say. An employee reported a skydiver was down just after 2:20 p.m. Officers located the victim within minutes of the call. The man was located north of the airport, near Skydive Elsinore on 20701 Cereal Street. Advanced life-saving measures were administered, but the