Month: June 2017

A suspected gang member accused in an attack on a man who was robbed immediately after being struck by a car and seriously injured, was charged today with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Daquan Gray, 21, of Palm Springs, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include sentence-enhancing allegations of criminal street gang

Watch: Officials say charity Congressional baseball game will go on as investigation into Wednesday’s shooting in Washington, D.C. continues Congressman Raul Ruiz shared a message on social media ahead of the congressional baseball game that takes place Thursday night. His message comes after the shooting that occurred at the GOP congressional team’s baseball practice in

The CEO of Sovereign Health, operator of addiction rehabilitation treatment centers in Palm Desert and two other locations raided Tuesday as part of an unspecified criminal investigation, today accused federal agents who took part in the operation of using strong-arm tactics, threatening company employees at gunpoint and frightening patients. Federal agents served warrants at the

PSPD officers found a dead body on a hiking trail in Palm Springs Thursday evening. Officers found the body of a female in her late 50s on the Lyken hiking trail off of Mesquite Avenue, west of South Palm Canyon Drive at a little past 7:00 p.m. The body was found about five minutes up

Roy’s Desert Resource Center in Palm Springs officially closes their doors. Roy’s placed their last client with housing on Sunday. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in Indio is serving more people now that Roy’s is closed. Read: Rescue Mission numbers rise as Roy’s closure nears While Roy’s isn’t providing shelter to anyone, they will be

A 33-year-old man from Perris is suing the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department due to an incident that occurred at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on October 25 of last year. Watch: KESQ & CBS Local 2 online David Manzo and his attorney are alleging jail deputies broke Manzo’s spine after they were called

A carjacking and burglary investigation leads to a short pursuit and arrest in Indio Thursday evening. 23-year-old Alex Martinez was arrested following a short pursuit. According to Deputy Mike Vasquez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, an investigation on a carjacking and residential burglary led Deputies to a residence on Avenida Romero in Indio. Martinez

Born in Michoacan, Mexico, Samuel Martinez and his family emigrated to the United States when he was only 1-1/2 years old. “They wanted a better life ’cause it’s hard over there in Mexico,” Martinez said. It’s a dream Martinez’s family shares with more than 11 million other undocumented people living in the United States. Martinez

FULLERTON, Calif.- In the 33rd round of the MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Taylor Bryant of Cal State Fullerton. What a ride it has been for the former La Quinta standout, not only drafted this week but also headed to Omaha for the College World Series. From the high of the high, to

Un individuo del Valle de Coachella que fue aprehendido por violencia domestica está en la cárcel de nuevo. Esto despues de realizar un desesperado intento por solicitar su libertad ayer por la mañana. Kevin Rosales de 20 años se escapó de la custodia de las autoridades mientras que era trasladado a la cárcel del Condado

One person was killed and three people were injured today in a freeway crash east of Desert Center. The two-car crash happened about 2 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 10, east of Corn Springs Road, Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department said. Special Report: Deadly crashes happening more frequently near Desert Center on I-10

Esta mañana el departamento de policia de Desert Hot Springs realizo varios allanamientos en diferentes casas en busca de miembros de pandillas, como resultado de un operativo en el que llevan trabajando las autoridades vario tiempo para eliminar las pandillas del Valle de Coachella. “Queremos eliminar el crimen las actividades que están ocurriendo en las

Officers caught a 20-year-old man accused of felony domestic violence in La Quinta Wednesday morning after the man tried to escape following his arrest. According to the La Quinta Police Department, Kevin Rosales of Beaumont was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence just before 4 a.m. stemming from an incident that occurred in the

Police are investigating a shooting in Banning that left a man hospitalized with a leg wound late Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at 11:53 p.m. near 1100 W. Ramsey St., according to the Banning Police Department. The unidentified victim reported the shooting to police and was later taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot

After a very wet winter season with record-breaking rainfall, the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas are lush with flora. The recent rains have made a drastic improvement in the state’s drought but the now green mountains may provide firefighters with a busy fire season. Nearby areas that are at risk of wildfire include the land

Una persona murió y dos personas resultaron gravemente heridas en un accidente que involucró a dos camionesde carga esta mañana de jueves en la interestatal 10. La Patrulla de Carreteras de California acudio de inmediato al lugar del accidente. El accidente fue reportado a las 7:20 am al oeste de la autopista 10, en Chiriaco

La policía está investigando un homicidio en Desert Hot Springs El jueves por la mañana alrededor de las 4:30 am la policía de Desert Hot Springs respondió a la cuadra 66200 del bulevar Pierson reportaron a una persona acostada en el suelo cuando la policía llego encontró que era un hombre muerto. Pierson Boulevard está

A fire broke out at 6:10 Thursday morning at a commercial building in Banning, in the 600 block of West Lincoln Street. No word yet on a cause, and there are no injuries reported. Crews from CAL FIRE responded to the blaze at the two-story building. The fire threatened brush near the buiding.