Month: January 2016

By Aldin Brown – City News Service A former College of the Desert football star pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor involving a confrontation with a security guard at a Palm Desert private school that his brothers attended, and was immediately sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation. Brandon Robert Vandenburg, 22, must also pay

Un sujeto con domicilio en Desert Hot Springs dice ser inocente de los cargos que se le imputan. James Fidler de 26 aos el tercero compareci ante un juez por asesinato y violencia domstica. Se le acusa de dispararle a su esposa de 19 aos quien responda al nombre de Jeanette Reyes el pasado mes

Criminal charges could be filed as early as Friday against two Cathedral City residents arrested in raids this week that turned up more than 70 pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars worth of cocaine and methamphetamine. Juan Franco, 34, and Amanda Marie Parada, 31, were arrested Wednesday by deputies serving search warrants in the

The body of a San Diego woman who had been missing since New Year’s Eve was found buried behind a home in San Bernardino County, and a man who lives there allegedly admitted to killing her, authorities reported Friday. Detectives served a search warrant at the Fontana residence of 40-year- old Cesar Rosales on Thursday

Un convicto criminal en repetidas ocasiones est en el ojo del huracn por desatar dos operativos policiales en el mismo complejo habitacional. El ltimo operativo se di esta semana en Desert Hot Springs. La preguna hoy viernes es porqu fue puesto en libertad Louie Pecasdor de 37 anos? Segn autoridades, fue por la Propuesta AB-109

La familia Robinson celebr una conferencia de prensa en la sede de la Lotera en Nashville despus de validar su boleto de Powerball ganador. La pareja opt por recibir el pago en efectivo de una sola vez ya que “no estn garantizados maana”. John y Lisa Robinson aparecieron con su perro y recibieron un cheque

A repeat criminal at the center of two recent police stand-offs, the last one occurring Wednesday in Desert Hot Springs, is back in jail. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 ask why the man was let out of jail to begin with. Did the system fail or did it work the way it was

From pinball to Pacman and everything in between hundreds of vintage arcade games and pinball machines will be ready to play at Arcade Expo 2.0 in Banning this weekend. You can leave your quarters at home. The more than 400 arcade games and 400 pinball machines will be set to free play after you buy

La cadena de tiendas Walmart anunci el cierre de 269 tiendas este ao 2016, 154 de ella en los Estados Unidos, de acuerdo co el comunicado 9 susursales se encuentran en California. California Walmart: 5502 Monterey Hwy, an Jose, CA 151 E 5th St., Long Beach, CA 8400 Edgewater Drive, Okland, CA 4101 Crenshaw Blvd.,

Military officials say two Marine helicopters have collided off the Hawaiian island of Oahu with a total of 12 people on board and a search was underway. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers said that the Marine Corps reported the crash just before midnight Thursday. Mooers says each aircraft had six people aboard. A

New airline service connecting Palm Springs International Airport with JFK International in New York is underway. The first non-stop flight between the two airports landed Thursday night carrying Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon and Jet Blue executives. The seasonal service during the valley’s busy season will continue five days a week, Thursdays through Friday’s, through

Una mujer de 18 aos con residencia en Indio fue detenida este jueves por la maana por supuestamente conducir bajo la influencia de medicamentos recetados e impactar su vehculo contra un semforo en Palm Desert. El percance automovilstico fue reportado a las 10:55 p.m. este mircoles por la noche a la altura de Country Club

The identity of California’s newest multimillionaire remained a mystery today, with the holder of a winning Powerball ticket purchased in Chino Hills not yet coming forward, but rumors about a Pomona nurse possibly being the lucky person sparked a late-day media frenzy. A spokesman for nursing home owner Shlomo Rechnitz told the Jewish Journal a

An 18-year-old Indio woman was arrested early Thursday morning for allegedly driving under the influence of prescription drugs and crashing her car into a traffic light in Palm Desert. The crash was reported at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Country Club Drive and Washington Street, sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Gaunt said. Deputies alleged Melissa

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department arrested two men, one who was on probation and detained a female after a standoff on Sunset Avenue lasted about three hours Wednesday. Louie Pescador, 37, and Christopher Madril, 24, both face multiple charges after they allegedly barricaded themselves inside an apartment. The situation began to unfold just after

The latest on Wednesday’s Powerball drawing: 1:40 a.m. Lottery officials in Tennessee say the winning ticket for the record Powerball jackpot in their state was sold in Munford, north of Memphis. The holder of that ticket will share the $1.6 billion jackpot with winners in Southern California and Florida. A news release from Tennessee lottery

Explosivos detonados el jueves en una cafetera Starbucks de una bulliciosa zona comercial en el centro de Yakarta y una serie de enfrentamientos a tiros de varios agresores con la polica dejaron cuerpos tendidos en las calles mientras los oficinistas de la ciudad miraban aterrados desde las ventanas de sus edificios. Partidarios del Estado Islmico

The cause of a fire at a multi-residence condominium in Palm Desert is under investigation. The fire was reported around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 72600 block of Eagle Drive in the Indian Creek Villas. Firefighters quickly called out a 2nd alarm after they found intense flames and smoke coming from the garage area. Everyone

A frightening scene on a busy street in Moreno Valley when a car went out of control and drove in circles without a driver inside it. It wasn’t a prank or an optical illusion. It is what it seems, an out of control car, in reverse, going in circles, apparently by itself, and all caught

Opening statements were delivered by the prosecution and defense Wednesday in the trial of a former Palm Springs school instructor accused of taking part in a sprawling child molestation and pornography ring. John David Yoder, 43, of Desert Hot Springs, is named — along with Erick Alan Monsivais of Los Angeles, William Clyde Thompson of