Month: November 2015

On Tuesday prosecutors filed felony charges against a 28-year-old man accused of brandishing a weapon and robbing a female escort as she arrived at a Palm Springs hotel to meet a client. Zachary Daniel Snider was scheduled to be arraigned in Indio Tuesday afternoon on charges of robbery and being a felon in possession of

Organizers of the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) have announced that it will present Johnny Depp with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor at its annual Awards Gala. Previously announced honorees include Cate Blanchett and Saoirse Ronan. The Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart and presenting sponsor Entertainment Tonight, will be held

A standoff at a home involving Desert Hot Springs police ended early Tuesday morning around 4:30 after about 17-hours. We’re now learning new information about the hours-long standoff at a home on 6th Street near Palm Drive. According to Commander Jim Henson, the standoff began Monday morning after a car matching the description of a

Cal Fire responded after a tour bus was reportedly on fire on Highway 60 west, just east of Western Knolls Avenue Tuesday morning. Fire officials said it appears the bus wasn’t on fire but there was heavy smoke coming from the vehicle. Emergency crews are on scene and it’s causing some traffic congestion near Beaumont.

A former California State University, Fresno football player has been charged in connection to a social media threat that described a plan to shoot students on campus earlier this month. The Fresno Bee reports that 18-year-old Christian Malik Pryor has been charged with felony making a criminal threat in connection to the Nov. 2 threat.

Federal authorities say a notorious human smuggler struck a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the face with a rock after a foiled smuggling attempt in the mountains of eastern San Diego County. Border Patrol officials say the suspect, Martel Valencia-Cortez, was allegedly smuggling 14 people through rocky terrain near Jacumba Hot Springs Sunday evening when

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Tonight marks the 5 year anniversary of the brutal killing of Hollywood Publicist Ronni Chasen. Chasen was pivitol in bringing A-list movie stars to the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Police say Chasen was gunned down in her car while at an intersection in Beverly Hills. The suspect, a transient on a bike. One man

Riverside County’s public safety agencies are collectively under-funded by $44 million or more and will likely require financial infusions to offset their deficits by the start of the next fiscal year, according to a report to be reviewed tomorrow by the Board of Supervisors. The Executive Office will present its first-quarter 2015-16 analysis during the

Shot in her arm and leg during in the terrorist attacks in Paris, 32-year-old Amandine Andretto remains in the hospital. “We got good news, the first good news. She’s in good spirit,” said her uncle Philippe Caupain. Caupain, the owner of Si Bon restaurant in Rancho Mirage said Andretto will need surgery and months to

It is official. Scott Matas will be the next mayor of Desert Hot Springs. The Riverside County Registrar Rebecca Spencer has confirmed that Mayor Adam Sanchez did not request a recount of the November 4th election by Monday’s 5:00 p.m deadline. Sanchez lost that election by only 63 votes, and told us that he had

El grupo musical de Palm Desert que estaba justo en el escenario del teatro El Bataclan cuando un franco tirador se introdujo violentamente al lugar dice que su gira europea ser interrumpida por los lamentables hechos el viernes en Paris. Le hablo del grupo Eagles of Death Metal. Espermos su pronto regreso al Valle de

Compareci ante un juez hoy el hombre acusado de un brutal ataque contra un matrimonio gay en Palm Springs afuera del centro nocturno Hunters. El hombre en cuestin responde al nombre de Keith Terranova, tiene 35 aos de edad y se le acusa de un crimen de odio contra una pareja del mismo sexo. Al

El grupo terrorista Estado Islmico, ISIS, habra amenazado con perpetrar ms atentados, similares a los registrados en Pars el viernes pasado, en otros pases que forman parte de la coalicin que bombardea sus posiciones en Siria e Irak. En varios videos de propaganda, difundido en internet por la filial de ISIS en la regin iraqu

A local businesswoman is suggesting a form of drought-education certification for local landscapers. Jessyca Frederick pitched the idea to the Coachella Valley Water District board members on Tuesday. The Water Wise Now cofounder started her business to educate people on eliminating water waste. Now she wants to spread that knowledge to landscapers and gardeners tending

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested three people in two separate smuggling attempts at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Saturday. The first incident occurred at 4 p.m. when a 31-year-old U.S citizen was stopped with two passengers in his car; a 34-year-old woman, also a U.S. citizen, and a

The city of La Quinta is honoring fallen firefighter Christopher Douglas with a fire station in his namesake, the city announced Monday. On Thursday, November 19, the City of La Quinta will hold a dedication ceremony at Fire Station No. 32 to rename it to the “Christopher Douglas Memorial Fire Station.” The ceremony, which is

People across the world continue to mourn the deaths in Paris. Community members who know the local band Eagles of Death Metal said they’re relieved to hear they’re headed home, but wonder what’s next for the group. Many in our valley are very familiar with the band and its music, including Desert Sun arts and

La ciudad de La Quinta honrar a Christopher Douglas quien era miembro de la estacin de bomberos de la ciudad y quien perdiera la vida en cumplimiento de su deber. La ceremonia ser el prximo jueves a las 2:00pm en la estacin #32 que se ubica en en 78-111 Avenue 52, La Quinta, ahora se

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s annual Snow Guessing Contest came to an end on Sunday, November 15 with 1 1/2 inches of measurable snow falling at the Tramway’s Mountain Station. Officials announced the first ten contestants who submitted the correct date on Monday morning. Steven Wakimoto of Pasadena Kimberly Ellis of Palm Desert Tab Gardner