Month: December 2015

On Tuesday, FBI Director James Comey and David Bowdich, assistant director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, met with FBI personnel and federal, state and local law enforcement partners who responded to the December 2nd mass shooting in San Bernardino. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 14 victims and injured 22

Una prohibicin que por 30 aos no permiti que homosexuales y bisexuales donaran sangre fue formalmente derogada el lunes, aunque permanecen otras que limitan quin puede donar y quin no. La Administracin de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA por sus siglas en ingls) dijo que reemplazar la antigua prohibicin con nuevas polticas que no permitirn las

A 32-year-old felon accused of gunning down a man in the courtyard of an Indio apartment complex in March was ordered Monday to stand trial on a murder charge. Salvador Yanez, IV, is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, and faces sentence-enhancing allegations of using a firearm and committing a

A 35-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend during an argument about their relationship pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a felony domestic violence charge. Tiffany A. Smith also faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a knife in the commission of a felony. She’s free on $25,000 bail but was ordered to retrun

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Cabazon Station Investigation’s Bureau recently conducted a sexual registrant compliance sweep from December 12-17. Deputies said they checked the homes of more than 60 registrants throughout Cherry Valley, Cabazon, Whitewater, North Palm Springs and the unincorporated city of Calimesa. According to the sheriff’s department, only one person was

Aldrin Brown – City News Service A man who threw a rock that seriously injured one of five Marines during a confrontation outside an IHOP restaurant in Palm Springs was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. Brandon Fenton was found guilty Nov. 13 of assault with a deadly weapon resulting in great bodily injury

The Cathedral City Police Department is stepping up enforcement after a double homicide occurred just blocks from Cathedral City’s ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Christmas lights on Saturday night. Officers are asking anyone who was in the area at the time of the shooting with cell phone video or photos, that may help with the investigation, to

The Food and Drug Administration has repealed a 32-year-old ban on accepting blood donations from gay men, but only if the man donating hasn’t had sex in the last 12 months. KESQ went to downtown Palm Springs to ask some local gay men how they feel about that. “Good luck on that one, because that

Update: The Palm Springs Police Department contacted our newsroom and said the dog was seized by Animal Control on Monday. An officer provided the following statement: “A hearing was held on November 5, 2015. After careful consideration of facts, evidence, and witness testimony that was presented, PSPD made a determination to release the dog back

More than 30,000 marijuana plants have been eradicated in Riverside County since July, when the county began enforcing its new ban on marijuana cultivation. Read Ordinance No. 925 Deputies and code enforcement teams have responded to more than 500 marijuana grows, the vast majority in two supervisorial districts in western Riverside County, according to county

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man and woman suspected of drug smuggling in two separate incidents over the weekend. Agents said at about 6 p.m. Friday, they saw a 29-year-old man from Mexico driving a Chevy Tahoe off-road, north of the International Boundary Fence. Border Patrol responded with an ATV unit and

Federal health officials are lifting the nation’s 32-year-old lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, but major restrictions will remain on who can donate. Medical groups and gay activists have long said the ban could no longer be justified, based on modern testing methods. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that

La polica est tras la pista de un hombre que abri fuego en contra de un grupo de personas matando a un hombre de 38 aos e hiriendo gravemente a una mujer de 35 semanas de embarazo quien inmediatamente fue transportada al hospital grave, fue necesario que se le practicara una cesrea, lamentablemente el bebe

Three people are in the hospital after a car hit two pedestrians in Palm Springs Sunday morning. Palm Springs police said the crash happened just after 9 a.m. on east Tahquitz Canyon Way near the intersection of Indian Canyon Drive. When officers arrived on scene they discovered the woman driving the car hit a palm

The 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival begins January 1st and runs until January 11th. The awards gala is January 2nd. Tune in to our live two hour red carpet show to see Patrick Evans and Bianca Rae interview all the celebrities on the carpet! Full list of award recipients: Breakthrough Performance Award –

State regulators say they’re proposing changes to water conservation requirements as they anticipate a possible fifth year of drought. The State Water Resources Control Board this week is expected to release the draft changes to the mandate that requires communities statewide to conserve by 25 percent. California is in its driest four-year span on record.

The man authorities bought the assault rifles his friend used in the San Bernardino massacre is set for his second court appearance on Monday. Enrique Marquez is expected to enter a plea to three charges in federal court in Riverside, about 10 miles from the site of the Dec. 2 attack. A judge also will

Christmas came early for some children in the Coachella Valley Sunday. In Palm Springs, New York Pizza Delivery, or NYPD, teamed up with Sword of the Lord Ministries Community Church to give away 100 new bicycles to families in need. People lined the sidewalk of Palm Canyon Drive outside of NYPD as children enjoyed a

It’s the time of year when we see many police departments stepping up their saturation patrols. Saturday night the Desert Hot Springs Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint. They had 16 vehicle enforcement stops. One DUI alcohol suspect was arrested and two DUI drug suspects were arrested. There were two drivers arrested for speeding and

All eastbound lanes are back open after an accident closes on I-10 west of Washington Street. CAL FIRE reports it happened around 8:15 p.m involving a vehicle and an RV. As of 8:45 p.m fire crew were still working to free one person from the wreckage. CAL FIRE reports there is one patient with major