Month: September 2016

The Palm Springs Police Department arrested a man accused of pulling a replica handgun on a security guard at the Riverside County Health Department building in Palm Springs Tuesday morning, prompting a closure of the facility. Authorities said 38-year-old Lizandro Colindres of Indio was arrested a short time later and was booked into the Larry

Indio police are on scene investigating a shooting at the corner of Monroe Street and Oleander Avenue. The call came into Indio police just after 5:45 p.m. that a person has been shot on Oleander Avenue. The victim turned up at the Circle-K on the corner of that intersection. Sgt. Dan Marshall confirmed the shooting,

A man accused of stealing tools from evacuees during the Blue Cut Fire was apparently interviewed on TV, posing as a caretaker of the victim’s burnt-down property during a news report. Authorities said 44-year-old John Coppini of San Bernardino is accused of stealing tools valued at about $30,000, and the victims were able to identify

Ayer a las 5:45 p.m. testigos reportaron una balacera ocurrida en la interseccin de las calles Monroe y Oleander en North Indio, cuando los agentes llegaron encontraron a un hombre herido con balas en las piernas, pero segn confirm el vocero de la polica de Indio, las heridas no ponen en peligro la vida de

The sheriff’s department is investigating after a man was found dead inside a mobile home in Cabazon Tuesday afternoon. Authorities were responding to a possible house fire in the 51900 block of Lois Avenue when they made the discovery. Deputies said they noticed smoke coming from one of the rooms when they arrived to the

Officials say residents of drought-stricken California kept up water conservation despite long, hot days near the peak of summer. The State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday will release figures for how much residents and businesses saved in July. California is in its fifth straight year of drought. Max Gomberg, the water board’s senior climate

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is set to be closed for its annual 3-week maintenance period on Monday, September 12. Workers have an ambitious list of projects to complete before it’s tentative reopening date on Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 a.m. “This year’s shut-down will provide an opportunity to replace bearings on numerous Tram systems,

Right now it’s a lot of construction cranes and cement, but it’s still a sight to see and to envision. “There’s nothing like it in Palm Springs,” designer Chris Pardo said. We talked to Chris Pardo, the designer of the Palm Springs Downtown Project, about the Kimpton Hotel. The company, with 64 boutique hotels in

A Rancho Mirage woman who served as executive director of a cosmetic surgery center was indicted on fraud and identity theft charges, adding to allegations that she and her husband billed insurance companies for more than $50 million in cosmetic surgeries they claimed were medically necessary, prosecutors said today. Linda Morrow, 64, was named in

Newly installed surveillance video caught a man stealing a construction truck from an Indio convenience store on Labor Day. The man is seen lingering around the vehicle at the am/pm store on Golf Center Parkway about 11:30 a.m. Monday. He appeared to pose as a construction worker before taking off in the truck. If you

Residents in Desert Hot Springs will now have an easier time knowing what’s happening in their city thanks to a new online community calendar, DHSDaily. The website will aggregate everything that is going on in the city and was launched Tuesday. The website was developed by a local firm called BurkeMedia Productions. Michael Burke, said

La maana del martes al filo de las 9:45am, un hombre que portaba una pistola de juguete amenaz a un guardian del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Riverside, sector Palm Springs. La administracin del Departamento de Salubridad manifesto que su pronta movilizacin evit que pasara a mayores. El guardia dijo que un hombre salio

The Best Local Sports Show has narrowed down our top high school football highlights from Week 1, and you voted for your favorite to determine our Play of the Week. The Week 1 Play of the Week winner is Marques Prior of Rancho Mirage High School with 21,299 votes. Armando Deniz of Coachella Valley High

The California Highway Patrol is releasing new information about a deadly crash that claimed the life of a 75 year old man from Yucca Valley early Sunday morning in North Palm Springs. The rear-end collision happened in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at 12:33 a.m. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Paul

Two people were arrested after a disturbance at a Motel 6 near Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs Tuesday morning. Palm Springs police got the call just after 7 a.m. that property was damaged at the motel, located at 63950 20th Avenue near Indian Canyon Drive. Callers reported someone was breaking a window in one

El huracn Newton rompi ventanas, derrib rboles y provoc cortes de electricidad el martes en partes de los centros tursticos de Los Cabos, pero los habitantes evitaron daos mayores como los sufridos hace dos aos cuando fueron golpeados por otro huracn. Newton toc tierra al sur de la pennsula de Baja California, en Mxico, la

Palm Springs Police were asking for the public to help in locating the driver of a large SUV used in an early Tuesday morning break-in. Three other suspects were taken into custody accused of burglarizing an unoccupied residence. Officers were called to the 500 block of Burton Way at 12:54 a.m. Tuesday morning to reports

The Palm Springs City Council will consider a revised ordinance on Wednesday placing restrictions on Palm Springs gun owners, but firearm advocates believe the measures unfairly punish lawful gun owners while doing little to keep residents safe. Should the revised ordinance be adopted, gun owners would be required to: report lost or stolen guns to

Officials with LifeStream have announced four upcoming blood drives happening around the Coachella Valley in September. Tuesday, September 13 at Animal Samaritans, located at 72120 Pet Land Place in Thousand Palms, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, September 16 Indio Middle School, located at 81195 Miles Avenue, from 1:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday,