Month: December 2015

Five men have been arrested in connection to several residential burglaries that occurred in Rancho Mirage over the past month. Authorities said deputies from the Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team began looking into the burglaries on October 30. The Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit and the Indian Wells Special Enforcement Team assisted with the investigation,

El hombre que recibio un impacto de bala mortal por parte de un oficial en Indio durante el fin de semana fue identificado. Se trata de Juan Perez de 38 aos con domicilio en Coachella. Fue baleado y muerto tras un intercambio de balas con agentes de polica durante el fin de semana. Oficiales respondan

Palm Springs Windmill Tours celebrated the opening of the season in true holiday fashion Tuesday night by equipping high-powered LED lights to dress the windmills in bright, colorful lighting. Residents went to 62950 20th Avenue in North Palm Springs for the event. It began at 3 p.m. with cocktails, appetizers and free twilight tours of

Riverside County and the city of Palm Springs will establish a team of mental health workers to provide services to the city’s homeless population under a partnership approved Tuesday by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. County officials said the mental health team will provide specialized services to homeless individuals in Palm Springs who suffer

On Tuesday, deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a riot at the Yucca Valley Community Day School located on the corner of Yucca Trail and Barberry Ave. Several students at the school were out of control, throwing objects, including desks, and rushing school staff in an aggressive manner. Deputies spoke

A 19-year-old man from Coachella was arrested Sunday on suspicion of trying to carjack a Fed Ex truck while the delivery driver was unloading a package from the back of the vehicle. Deputies said Albert Luna was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio on Sunday, a day after the attempted carjacking was reported

Update with video: Missile launched from White Sands Missile Range Authorities across the Southwest are preparing to be inundated with calls and emails from people who might catch a glimpse of the contrail that will be left behind by an early morning missile test, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Officials at White Sands Missile Range

Thirty first reponders to last weeks terrorist attack in San Bernardino lined the wall of a conference room at the San Bernardino Central Police Station. Some of them talked about their experience trying to save people after the massacre and being in the shootout with the suspected terrorist. “I just tried to keep radio contact

Deputies said a 19-year-old man from Phelan was the reason why Loma Linda University Medical Center had to be searched for a potential bomb on Tuesday. Now the man is behind bars, accused of calling in two additional false bomb threats the same day. John Albert William Davis was booked into the Central Detention Center

A Yucca Valley woman was arrested Monday night on suspicion of assaulting a man and biting him numerous times, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said 48-year-old Michelle Agobian was taken into custody in the 55700 block of Highway 62 around 9 p.m. after deputies responded to a disturbance call. The investigation

Police say a California man used GPS data from Facebook and Instagram photos to break into homes and steal peoples’ underwear. The Los Angeles Times reports that the 44-year-old Menifee man is accused of stealing underwear from women and their male roommates, as well as swiping electronics. Fullerton Police Sg.t Kathryn Hamel says the man

Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump is under fire from both parties for suggesting that Muslims be temporarily banned from entering the country. “A total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on,” said Trump. Trump’s proposal comes after a Muslim

The U.S. won’t elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and disasters. The

The Riverside County Coroner’s office has identified the suspect killed in an officer involved shooting in Indio over the weekend. 38-year old Juan Perez from Coachella was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. It happened Saturday near Avenue 48 and Madison Street by Grace Chapel. Police were responding to a report

Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit appeared on News Channel 3 at 6 and CBS Local 2 at 5:30 on Tuesday night discussing El Nino and last week’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino. On El Nino, the Supervisor says the county is prepared for potential record breaking rainfall this winter and residents should also be prepared.

The boy who had to have his leg amputated after sustaining collateral injuries from a car crash outside of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in 2013 will receive $700,000 in a settlement, Coachella Valley attorney Peter Wucetich said Tuesday. Adrian Grajeda was struck by debris in the crash while playing outside of the school during recess.

The Banning Police Department has arrested a man suspected in a double homicide after discovering the bodies of two people who were shot to death in a home located in the 1400 block of High Street on Sunday. Officers were called to the home at about 9 a.m. where they found the two gunshot victims

A former California Highway Patrol officer who was accused of unlawfully slamming a prisoner to the ground at the Riverside County Jail in Indio was cleared Tuesday of a misdemeanor assault charge. Jurors received the case Monday and deliberated through Tuesday before acquitting former Officer Christopher Lang III, 31, of the assault by a peace

Seguimos nuestra cobertura sobre la masacre en San Bernardino donde el FBI cuestiona al hombre que compr los rifles de alto calibre para la pareja de asesinos. Tambin estn investigando actividad sospechosa en la cuenta bancaria de la pareja Sayed Farook. Por otro lado, se llev acabo una conferencia en donde autoridades explicaron que hacer

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has arrested a suspect from a shooting outside of the Casa Del Sol apartment complex on December 1. Christopher Spivey, a 26-year-old from Desert Hot Springs, is accused of opening fire on three males sitting inside a parked car at about 1:30 p.m. that day. The complex is located