Month: January 2017

A British man who traveled to the Coachella Valley to engage in sexual conduct with brothers who were 10 and 12 years old was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison on Wednesday. The sentencing was handed down in a Los Angeles courtroom. Paul Charles Wilkins, 70, of Littleport in East Cambridgeshire, England, pleaded guilty

A Rick Springfield concert scheduled Wednesday night at the McCallum Theatre has been canceled. No make-up date has been scheduled, according to McCallum officials, who did not give a reason for the show’s cancellation. But officials at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, where Springfield had been scheduled to perform on Thursday, said that

An Amtrak train struck and critically injured a pedestrian in Riverside on Wednesday, and the accident was affecting some Metrolink service, authorities said. The woman was injured about 6:40 a.m. at the Pierce Street crossing, which is south of Magnolia Avenue, and was taken to a hospital, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The

A blaze that broke out at an Indio commercial building Wednesday morning caused an estimated $10,000 in damage, a fire official said. County firefighters responded at 4:47 a.m. to a report of black smoke coming from the single-story, 1,500- to 2,000-square-foot building in the 45000 block of Towne Street, said Tawny Castro of the Riverside

Thirty people are back behind bars Tuesday after a parolee sweep operation was conducted in Desert Hot Springs. The investigation, dubbed ‘Operation Sandstorm’, began at about 6:30 a.m. Alexandra Pierce was on scene at 12 p.m. where at least 16 individuals had already been arrested during the parolee sweep, that number grew to 30 once

“Whether we like Donald Trump or not, he is going to be the president for the next four years. Respect the office whether you respect the man or not,” veteran Alan Tripp said. Some veterans said they learned to follow orders in the military, and they feel elected officials should follow certain standards as well.

Six students from Indio High School will be heading to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of Donald Trump Friday. Despite a growing list of California lawmakers boycotting Fridays’ inauguration, six students from Indio High School will be heading to Washington D.C. for the big event later this week. “I think this is going to be

This week’s CareerBuilder challenge will salute veterans, and it’s already underway. Callaway golf honored a couple of deserving American heroes Tuesday. Purple Heart recipient, Sergeant First Class Joe Masseur lost his foot after his vehicle was hit by an i.e.d in Afghanistan in 2009 Tuesday, he received the Phil Mickelson treatment. “It’s a lot of

12-year from Riverside County is the first flu-related death of the current flu season. A 12-year-old child hospitalized for the flu died, and is the county’s first flu-related death of the season, public health officials reported today. The child, whose identity was not released, “was admitted to the hospital with acute respiratory distress and tested

More information is being released regarding a death investigation that’s been ongoing for nearly a year out of Lucerne Valley. A 68-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife during a house fire, which fire investigators have been looking into since April of 2016. Donald Wayne Jenman was arrested on Friday, January

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 23-year-old Mexican national wanted for homicide after he illegally entered the United States last week. Authorities said the man illegally entered the U.S. at about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 12. The day after his arrest, the El Centro Sector Foreign Operations Branch notified the El Centro

A single-engine plane crashed Tuesday in a field near Corona Municipal Airport, injuring the pilot and passenger, fire officials said. Shortly after taking off around 11 a.m., the two-seater plane experienced engine problems and the pilot was unable to make it back to the airport, said John DeYoe with the Corona Fire Department. Firefighters used

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is releasing more information about the proposed Vision Agua Caliente Master Plan for downtown Palm Springs. Officials said a Draft Tribal Environmental Impact Report has now been completed. According to the Tribe, the Vision Agua Caliente Master Plan focuses on a project site that includes about 18 acres

The Thermal Sheriff’s Station reopened to the public at 12 p.m. Tuesday following a Hamat investigation into a suspicious device found outside the station early Tuesday morning. According to Deputy Armando Munoz with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the hazardous device team gave the all clear after determining the device was non destructive. The public

Sixteen cats died in a house fire early Tuesday morning in Indio while the homeowner was out of town. The blaze, reported at 12:25 a.m. in the 83000 block of Dillon Avenue, was knocked down in 17 minutes by two dozen firefighters, said Tawny Castro of the Riverside County Fire Department. One cat survived the

One of the accusers of President-elect Donald Trump, alleging he engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct, is holding a news conference Tuesday morning with her attorney, Gloria Allred, to announce the lawsuit that’s now being filed. The press conference is taking place at 6300 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. Both the accuser and Allred will be

Agentes del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino confirmaron la muerte de un sujeto sospechoso de desatar una balacera en Twentynine Palms esta mañana. Despues de recibir el reporte de un tiroteo agentes del orden llegaron al Motel 6 que se ubica en la manzana 72500 del Twentynine Palms Highway, directamente fueron a

Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 that the shooting suspect at a Twentynine Palms motel Tuesday morning has died. Police were surrounding the Motel 6 located in the 72500 block of Twentynine Palms Highway Tuesday morning after a shooting took place inside. When deputies

Update: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest has confirmed that President Obama and First Lady Michelle with be heading to the desert on Friday following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. —————- Post-inauguration plans for President Obama and Michelle may bring them to the desert, as reported by TMZ. According to the Entertainment program, President

Jefferson Street Bridge at Indio Boulevard reopened after more than a week-long construction project. According to Dennis Green, subcontractor for the Riverside County Department of Transportation, the Jefferson Street Bridge at Indio Boulevard was opened at 6:55 p.m. ——————————————————————————————- The opening of the new Jefferson Street Bridge has been delayed until Monday. Northbound Indio Boulevard