Month: September 2015

Mayor Steve Pougnet sent us a statement moments ago via City Manager David Ready: “I am Happy to cooperate with the inquiry going on at City Hall, just as I have always been fully cooperative and open in all of my many years as an elected official in Palm Springs. I have complete confidence that

The California Department of Justice is unveiling a state-run website to provide data on law enforcement’s interactions with the public. The new website will be announced Wednesday by Attorney General Kamala Harris’ office. It is the culmination of months of work aimed at improving transparency and government accountability after a national dialogue on police practices

Con llanto en los ojos una madre de Cathedral City todava lamenta la desgarradora tragedia que le arrebat la vida a su hijo hace un ao. Como recordara, Osvaldo Ramirez de 21 aos en conjunto con Tierra Reagins de 18 aos, perecieron despus de que el auto en que viajaban se estrellara contra un poste

Dos hombres con domicilio en Coachella dicen ser inocentes de participar en una carrera clandestina que result ser mortal. Scott Bahls de 30 aos y Wade Wheeler de 33 enfrentan cargos por un choque que sucedio en Rancho Mirage en el mes de junio del ao 2013. Cobr la vida de otro conductor Barbara Shmitz

San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos said his office has filed charges against three San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies in an officer-involved use of force incident that took place in the High Desert back in April. Ramos announced Tuesday that deputies Nicholas Downey, Michael Phelps and Charles Foster were each charged with one count

Investigadores del FBI y la oficina del fiscal del Condado de Riverside allanron el concilio de la ciudad de Palm Springs a eso de las 9 de la maana del martes. Forz la clausura del edificio y envi a los empleados a su casa pero no sin antes dejar sus telfonos celulares, propiedad del consejo.

The Cathedral City Fire Department is investigating a garage fire that sparked Monday night. Firefighters were called to the 32200 block of Aurora Vista Road at 8:30 p.m. That’s where flames were coming from inside a garage at a duplex near Date Palm Drive and Ramon Road. A News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2

Legislation endorsed by Riverside County supervisors that would establish fines for operators of drones whose remote-controlled aircraft disrupt aerial firefighting efforts received unanimous approval in the state Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 168, sponsored by Sen. Ted Gaines, has until Sept. 11 to be ratified in the current legislative session. The bill is now bound

Mariaelena Rodriguez was visiting an off-road recreation area of Coachella when, unbeknownst to her,a bat flew in her family’s car. “We headed to the gas station and got drinks and came back and I grabbed what I thought was trash in my cupholder and it was the bat,” Rodriguez said. Agitated, the bat immediately bit

FBI agents served federal search warrants at Palm Springs City Hall. A spokeswoman told KESQ and CBS Local 2 the federal warrants are under seal and they’re related to allegations of criminal activity. A source told us the FBI arrived around 9 a.m. A city employee said that all employees were asked to drop off

Prosecutors in San Bernardino County say they plan to announce whether criminal charges will be filed against any of the 10 deputies involved in the beating of a suspect after he tried to escape on horseback. The district attorney and sheriff have scheduled a joint news conference on the case for late Tuesday morning. The

Attorneys representing inmates held in California’s notorious isolation cells say there is a major development in a lawsuit challenging the practice. They plan an announcement Tuesday, which is the deadline for settling their federal class-action lawsuit. The Center for Constitutional Rights represents the inmates. It says no other state keeps so many inmates isolated for