Month: September 2017

A Yucca Valley man is in custody for child endangerment after two middle school students had to be taken to the hospital after eating a pot brownie that was obtained from the man. On Wednesday shortly before 9:30 a.m. deputies from the Morongo Basin Station responded to the La Contenta Middle School, for a report

A Los Angeles man who tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl at a Rancho Mirage supermarket, then led authorities on a pursuit that ended in Moreno Valley, pleaded guilty Thursday to kidnapping and evading arrest charges and was immediately sentenced to 17 years and four months in state prison. Roberto Arce Cardenas, 39, tried to

8 suspects were taken into custody during a gang sweep in the east valley Thursday morning. It happened at 5:00 a.m. as the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force supported by teams of local law enforcement officers, began serving a series of gang-association search warrants in the city of Coachella and surrounding areas. The

An Indio man was convicted of 50 counts for a six-month county-wide crime spree in 2011. 27-year-old Sergio Nicolas Lopez faces 50 years in prison after a jury convicted him of 50 counts including robbery, burglary, false imprisonment, and carjacking. Lopez was tried for crimes that occurred on 18 different days over a six-month period

Palm Springs played a Thursday night football game at home against Kaiser and lost 56-12. The Indians are now 1-3 on the season. Elsewhere in the valley, Palm Desert swept rival La Quinta in girls volleyball. The defending champion Aztecs are 2-0 in DVL play, looking on pace for a repeat championship with two convincing

Tire slashing spree leaves dozens of Desert Hot Springs residents with thousands of dollars worth of damage. The slashing spree happened sometime last night or very early this morning on Hacienda Heights Drive. Neighbors said that about 30 vehicles were vandalized, some vehicles had multiple tires cut. “It seemed like almost every car was vandalized.

The Riverside County Department of Public Health confirmed that a La Quinta resident tested positive for West Nile virus, the first human case in the valley this year. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District will be in La Quinta to set additional traps, increase larval surveillance to identify mosquito breeding sources, and carry

Some people living in Palm Springs are still dealing with the aftermath of last weekend’s flash flood. Saturday’s record breaking storm left quite the mess, mud and rocks piling on roads and even at the end of driveways. Bob Perlman lives on Sunny Dunes in Palm Springs. Nearly a week after the storm he’s expecting

Stephen Morgan, 31, made his first court appearance in Indio Wednesday charged with sexually abusing a child under the age of 14. Prior to his arrest, Morgan was a coach with U.K. International Soccer Camps (UKISC), coaching children throughout Riverside County for about two years. Read: Soccer coach pleads not guilty to lewd acts on

It’s another year of the undisputed biggest rivalry in the valley with two programs that helped put local football on the California map. Story by Cody Krupp For the 58th time there will be bragging rights on the line. “This one means a lot more than every other game this season. This game means so

A former Palm Springs resort owner gives an update on the aftermath of the devastation of Hurricane Irma in St. Martin in the Caribbean. Stephen Payne used to co-own Desert Shadows Inn in Palm Springs. He is now the managing director of Club Orient Resort, the second-largest employer on the French side of the island.

Two suspects in custody after a foot pursuit in Desert Hot Springs Thursday afternoon. Desert Hot Springs police officers received reports that two men in the area of Acoma Avenue and Cactus Drive were armed with a firearm and threatening people nearby at around 12:00 p.m. Crime Headlines The men ran from police when officers

Job seekers had the opportunity to speak to prospective employers at the 22nd Valley Wide Employment EXPO Thursday. The job fair was held from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fantasy Springs Casino Event Center in Indio. Nearly 100 employers attended the expo, providing job seekers opportunities to speak with many different companies including

With the sound of helicopters overhead, Stephen Payne described how Hurricane Irma ravaged the island of St. Martin. “We’re lucky,” Payne said. Payne and his wife spent much of the storm huddled in a hotel bathroom shower with his wife and German Shephard. Payne was once co-owner of Desert Shadows Inn in Palm Springs. He’s

Decenas de personas fueron sorprendidas en Desert Hot Springs y es que las llantas de su auto fueron ponchadas con arma punzo cortante en la comunidad de Hacienda Heights. Por lo menos 30 autos fueron dañados. Unas personas manifestaron que no pudieron llegar a su trabajo esta mañana por lo sucedido. Pasaron el día reemplazando

El entrenador de fútbol se declara no culpable de actos lascivos en un niño menor de 14 años El entrenador de fútbol juvenil Stephen William Morgan, de 31 años, fue juzgado el miercoles por la tarde en Indio por múltiples cargos de actos lascivos y lascivos contra un niño menor de 14 años. Morgan, un

MÉXICO – Max avanza hacia territorio mexicano como un huracán categoría 1 en la escala de Saffir-Simpson, mientras que la tormenta tropical Norma se formó en aguas del Pacífico y se dirige hacia la península de Baja California. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) indicó en un comunicado que Max se encuentra a 40 millas al

Job seekers will have the opportunity to speak to prospective employers at the 22nd Valley Wide Employment EXPO Thursday. The job fair will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fantasy Springs Casino Event Center in Indio. Last year’s event had more than 90 employers from a wide range of fields, offering

The City of Palm Desert will hold its first ever Municipal Garage Sale on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at City Hall. The garage sale will be conducted via a silent auction. At the conclusion of the auction, high bidders will be notified and given the opportunity to pick up their items prior to

A car crashed into a guard rail in Banning Thursday morning. It happened around 5:30 a.m. near Ramsey Street, near the Ramsey onramp. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters, with the assistance of the Morongo Fire Department, responded to reports of a traffic collision on Interstate 10 at Ramsey Street in Banning. Crews reported a car hit