Month: April 2015

Campers for weekend two of Coachella are in the Valley and so too has a warning for underage drinkers. Law enforcement and festival security is cracking down on fake IDs, hundreds have been already confiscated from weekend one. A picture showing a stack of the IDs went viral but the post has since been taken

“Operation Safe Coachella” was viewed as a huge success, as federal, state, and local law enforcement arrested 15 individuals, 10 of which were active gang members, and seized firearms, ammo, and cash in a raid stretching from Coachella, to Indio, as well as Desert Hot Springs. But as quickly as the authorities swooped in, just

Weekend two of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival begins Friday. While the festival is great for the local economy, it can be particularly hard on those who live near it, especially when they’re told they aren’t allowed to get into their home. Beau Texter lives next door to the polo grounds and says for

El Departamento de Policia de Palm Springs se aboc al lugar de un aparatoso accidente el jueves al medioda. Por lo menos ocho personas fueron heridas, incluyendo tres nios a la altura de Racquet Club e Indian en Palm Springs. La calle fue cerrada a eso de las 12:15pm durante la investigacin. El conductor de

A 20-year-old man from Joshua Tree was arrested Wednesday morning for attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man and a woman. Morongo Basin sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph Rojas at about 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Yucca Trail and Warren Vista Avenue in Yucca Valley after he crashed his car. Deputies were looking for Rojas

Autoridades se encuentran investigando un accidente automovilstico supuestamente involucrando a un conductor ebrio y una ambulancia el mircoles por la noche. Cuadrillas de rescate se desplazaron sobre la interseccin de las calles Gerald Ford y la Avenida Monterrey al filo de las 11:30 p.m. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, un motorista conduciendo una camioneta

Two people suspected of human smuggling were arrested at the Highway 86 checkpoint Wednesday afternoon when Border Patrol agents found a man hiding inside an empty modified fuel tank underneath the back seat of an SUV. According to the Border Patrol release, a 33-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, both U.S. citizens, were traveling with their

Hoy alrededor de las 10:45 a.m. una mujer perdi el control de la SUV que conduca por el rea de Palm Drive y Two Bunch Palms Trail en Desert Hot Springs y se impact con la pared de la gasolinera Chevron. En estos momentos se est realizando una investigacin y las autoridades no han dado

A woman crashed a brand new SUV into a wall at a Chevron Gas Station in Desert Hot Springs Thursday morning, and she said it happened after her vehicle surged and continued accelerating as she pulled into a parking space. Viewer Bud Ethridge took photos at the scene of the crash around 10:45 a.m. The

A search and rescue effort in Joshua Tree National Park is now over as officials announced they found the person reported missing Thursday morning. The 49 Palms Oasis was temporarily closed while rescuers searched the area. Officials posted the alert on Joshua Tree National Park’s Facebook page at 8 a.m. The missing person was found

The California Highway Patrol put out an alert Wednesday morning after officers were forced to close Dillon Road between Indian Canyon Drive and Diablo Road due to an out-of-control turbine. CHP posted the information around 11:30 a.m. Officers said the turbine was located a quarter mile west of Pierce Road on the west side of

French graffiti artist Andre Saraiva, known as “Mr. A,” has paid a fine for vandalizing a boulder inside a Southern California desert park. Joshua Tree National Park announced Wednesday that the artist paid an undisclosed fine to a federal court on April 1 and that he’d cooperated with park rangers. The park says officials were

Police were investigating an overnight suspected DUI-related collision involving an ambulance late Wednesday night. Rescue crews were called to the intersection of Gerald Ford Drive and Monterey Avenue at 11:30 p.m. That’s where police say a motorist in a black GMC pick up truck rear-ended a private ambulance stopped at the intersection. The truck then

An Indio man was convicted today of second-degree murder and assault causing the death of his 23-day-old son by striking the infant’s head against a granite counter top and then hitting the baby when he wouldn’t stop crying. Jurors deliberated about two days before returning their verdict against 26-year-old Joseph Roy Scott II, who is

College of the Desert student Mitchell Strand recalls the struggle of working for McDonald’s at $8 an hour. “I was on food stamps, we were on all sorts of public assistance,” Strand said of his living situation with his girlfriend, who he supported financially. “All labor should be valued at how much it makes our

It was a special surprise for 4-year-old Shelby Huerta and her family. It’s yellow and came rolling around the corner Wednesday. A wheelchair accessible cab was donated to the family after a Yellow Cab of the Desert employee saw Shelby’s story during our newscast. Her mother Victoria Garcia said her family was struggling to get

It’s April 15 also known as tax day, which means a busy day for the post office. The IRS estimates one in five people wait to file their taxes until the very last day. Addie Ferrari said the lines weren’t too long when she went to file her taxes at the Palm Springs post office

Palm Springs police arrested a 33-year-old man from Desert Hot Springs early Monday morning in connection to two residential burglaries. Officers said they responded to a home in the 400 block of Merito Place after someone reported a prowler at 4:30 a.m. Police didn’t find the suspect when they arrived but they found an unattended

Esta maana se realiz un operativo encubierto en las ciudades de Coachella y Desert Hot Springs. Uniformados provenientes de varias agencias policales participaron en la redada Operation Safe Coachella con el fin de retirar de las calles a supuestos miembros de pandillas. Por su parte, residentes afectados dijeron estar sorprendidos por las tcticas de los

El Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Riverside se encuentra tras la pista de tres sospechosos que asaltaron la entidad crediticia Community Valley Bank en la ciudad de Palm Desert este pasado martes. El banco, localizado sobre la cuadra 39000 de la calle Washington fue el blanco de los malhechores justo antes de las 5