Month: February 2016

The woman who died in a crash on East Palm Canyon Drive Wednesday night has been identified as 50-year-old Caryn Clemente of Palm Springs. The crash happened at about 7:30 p.m. near the Canyon Plaza Shopping Center in Cathedral City. Lt. Haas with the Cathedral City Police Department said the preliminary investigation determined a Toyota

A convicted pedophile from Britain accused of traveling to Palm Springs last month to have sex with young boys may have planned to meet a group of men here who routinely molest children together. Read the full criminal complaint filed by the Department of Homeland Security This new information obtained from a previously sealed complaint

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested a suspect on Wednesday after serving a search warrant at a home near the University of California Riverside. The search warrant was served in the 3000 block of Iowa Avenue after the sheriff’s department was contacted by the Department of Homeland Security regarding an intercepted puzzle box package containing

Desde las 6:00 a.m. oficiales de diferentes agencias del orden amparados con ordenes de cateo llegaron a diferentes puntos de la ciudad como parte del operativo “Safe Coachella” que busca combatir el crimen y la actividad de gangas y pandillas en la ciudad y sus alrededores. Al momento no han revelado la cantidad de arrestos

State regulators will provide their monthly update on how well Californians are conserving water during a historic drought. The State Water Resources Control Board says that on Thursday it will provide the figures for January, the eighth month of mandatory conservation. Gov. Jerry Brown last year required residents and businesses to use 25 percent less

Firefighters were working to stop a wildfire that was burning on brushy hillsides in Malibu Thursday morning. Managers downgraded the brush fire from its original estimate of 20 acres saying it had scorched about seven acres along the Malibu ridge line. The flames were first reported in the area of Mulholland Highway and Bardman Street

The Uber driver accused of killing six people in Kalamazoo, Michigan admitted to his role in the over five-hour killing spree Saturday. One of Jason Dalton’s passengers used Uber’s app to report vital information about him to police. “She (police) asked if I can give her a physical description of him. I remembered I had

The people behind Coachella and Stagecoach are working to be good neighbors. We’ve learned of several projects concert promoter Goldenvoice is backing to help improve the community around the festival venue. Noise is one of the biggest complaints neighbors have about the giant music festivals. Over the years Goldenvoice has paid for community improvements and

Fire crews have contained a blaze at a home on Pierson Blvd. in Desert Hot Springs. They got the call just before 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Cal Fire says that the home was in flames when they arrived. The fire was contained just after 5:25 p.m. It appears the home is abandoned. Fire investigators are still

David Larson in Palm Springs decided to take extra measures to protect and keep a closer eye on his home. He’s using Ring, a video doorbell system that’s Wi-Fi driven, so when his doorbell rings it immediately alerts his Smartphone and lets him see and talk to who’s there, from anywhere. “You can open up

A convicted felon who shot an unarmed Cathedral City security guard multiple times pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault with a firearm and was immediately sentenced to 17 years in state prison. Ezequiel Radino Lopez, 31, of Palm Springs admitted the felony charge, as well as enhancements tied to his prior convictions, under a plea deal

Sheriff’s detectives announced Wednesday that they’ve opened a homicide investigation into the death of an infant brought to a Blythe hospital. Deputies were dispatched at 7:16 a.m. Tuesday to Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe for a possible case of child abuse involving a 6-month-old baby, said sheriff’s Sgt. Walter Mendez. When deputies arrived, they were

Getting a ride anywhere in the Coachella Valley is now just a click away on your smart phone. And it’s not just services like Uber making it easier to catch a ride — now cabs are offering apps to help as well. But is the added convenience really making your ride safer? Do you know

El Departamento del Alguacil anunci este mircoles que abri una investigacin de homicidio tras la muerte de un beb que fue ingresado a un hospital en la ciudad de Blythe. Agentes acudieron a el llamado de un posible caso de abuso infantil involucrando a un beb de 6 meses a las 7:16 a.m. en el

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced that proponents of a new initiative to legalize marijuana in California were cleared to begin collecting petition signatures on Tuesday. According to the release, the Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney

El comit de apelaciones de la FIFA redujo el mircoles las sanciones de Joseph Blatter y Michel Platini de ocho a seis aos al considerar como factores “mitigantes” los aos que dedicaron al ftbol. De todas formas, el comit desestim los recursos de ambos, que queran que se anularan por completo las suspensiones que recibieron

On Tuesday, the Coachella Valley Water District’s Board of Directors approved a change in drought budgets for domestic water customers after the state adjusted its overall conservation target. CVWD customers were initially asked to limit their outdoor water usage to 36% below their regular use. Beginning March 1, they will only need to limit outdoor

Propietarios de vivienda que obtienen servicio del Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella tendrn un pequeo alivio. A los consumidores que se les orden reducir su uso de agua en un 36 porciento ahora solo tendrn que ahorrar en un 32 porciento. La agencia de agua denominada Coachella Valley Water District aprob el cambio

On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted a British man on federal charges alleging that he traveled to the Coachella Valley in late January to engage in illicit sexual conduct with boys who were 10 and 12 years old. Paul Charles Wilkins, 70, of Littleport in East Cambridgeshire, England, who had dual United States-United Kingdom

La gran cadena de supermercados ALDI anunci ayer sus planes de abrir 45 sucursales en el sur de California en las que dar trabajo a unas 1,100 personas. Dos de las primeras ocho tiendas que se abrirn el prximo 24 de Marzo estn en el Valle de Coachella, una de ellas en el 2500 Ramon