Month: September 2017

A man who told police that he was shot at during a home invasion robbery was in custody Friday for alleged firearm and drug possession after Palm Springs police allegedly found a gun, ammo and drugs in his home during their investigation of his robbery report. Dewayne Jones, 43, was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) – Las últimas noticias sobre el sismo en Mexico. Todas las horas son locales. El jefe de protección civil de Chiapas, Luis Manuel Moreno, dice que hay siete muertos confirmados y unos 120 heridos en su estado, el más cercano al terremoto de magnitud 8,1 cuyo epicentro estuvo frente a la

Authorities in the high desert arrested a man after he allegedly committed several burglaries in the Yucca Valley area. On Thursday, detectives from the Morongo Basin Station were conducting a follow up investigation for multiple burglaries. That investigation led them to Thomas Brown, 37, of Yucca Valley. He was located on the 2900 block of

UPDATE 5:24 a.m.: Police are investigating another crash that happened at 4:40 Friday morning in Palm Springs at the intersection of Indian Canyon and Granvia Valmonte. A car crashed into a crosswalk sign. Three people were inside the car and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Police say the driver lost control of the

Maggie Lockridge with Rebuilding America’s Warriors and former Dodgers announcer Ron Fairly just got back to Rancho Mirage Thursday after spending time in Houston helping those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Both made the 29-hour drive from California to Texas with clothing and supplies by the truckload. “Driving in, we started seeing the floods just on

It’s a cause for concern for millions of DACA dreamers across the country who could be tricked into paying thousands of dollars to a lawyer that doesn’t exist. A DACA recipient’s dream could quickly turn into a nightmare by an immigration scheme local groups want you to know about “Be careful about scams, if it

Four mile stretch of road to be named after two Palm Springs police officers who died in the line of duty last year. Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes (Yucca Valley) announced on Tuesday that part of Highway 111 has been officially designated by the state as “Police Officer Jose ‘Gil’ Vega and Police Officer Lesley

UPDATE 10/19/17 Jennifer Kepner, the focus of our story, passed away from pancreatic cancer on Oct. 18, 2017. Original Report 9/7/17: A 39-year old Cathedral City woman who served in Iraq is now in the fight for her life and she believes the military may be to blame. Jennifer Kepner went to Iraq in 2006

For three seasons it’s been Martin White in charge of the football sidelines at Indio High School and when fall turns to winter he’s leading the Rajahs’ girls basketball program. This season a group of girls made the switch with their head coach. STORY by CODY KRUPP Whether it’s a Friday night under those Indio

Discussions were underway at Thursday’s Palm Desert City Council to allow the sale of marijuana. This will make Palm Desert the fourth city in the valley to allow dispensaries. While a decision was not made at Thursday’s meeting, that item on the agenda has officially been pushed back to September 28 to allow city staff

Members of Service Employees International Union Local 721 planned a second day of strike action in Riverside County today to protest what they call unfair labor practices and express their grievances against county administrators following a breakdown in contract negotiations. The work stoppage began Wednesday morning when custodians, cafeteria workers, engineers, health care and social

A Desert Ridge Academy student was taken to the hospital after being hit a vehicle outside of the school. The incident happened on the 79700 block of Ave 39 in Indio at just before 3:30 pm. According to Sgt. Dan Marshall of the Indio Police Department, the student was taken to the hospital after complaints

El hombre que manejó el auto donde iba a bordo el sospechoso de homicidio de la escena de un bar en Cathedral City y que dejó a dos hombres hospitalizados dijo ser culpable hoy en la corte en Indio. Felipe Arechiga, de 25 años, residente de Desert Hot Springs fue aprehendido así como Santos Franco

In honor of National Recovery Month, a brand new treatment facility held a ribbon cutting ceremony in Cathedral City on Thursday. iRecover Guest Treatment Centers ceremony from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. includes speakers, food and live music open to the community. The facility is located on 37-066 Bankside Drive. iRecover is a Canadian based

Jóvenes estudiantes se organizan para poder alzar su voz a favor de los soñadores en una escuela de San Jacinto. La organización TODEC estuvo al frente de esta protesta pacífica Los por menores mañana por Telemundo Kuna 15. Siempre en el lugar de los hechos

ATLANTA (AP) – Un ciberataque dejó expuestos los números de seguridad social y otros datos de unos 143 millones de estadounidenses, informó el jueves la compañía de monitoreo de credito Equifax. La empresa con sede en Atlanta señaló que “criminales” aprovecharon una aplicación en un sitio web estadounidense para tener acceso a archivos entre mediados

Desert Hot Springs police arrested a man accused of leading officers on a short pursuit in a stolen vehicle Thursday morning. Police responded to the 11100 block of Mesquite Avenue, Desert Hot Springs for a report of a stolen vehicle. The victim reported his pickup truck had been stolen on Wednesday evening and recovered abandoned

A former San Bernardino-based attorney who drained a nearly $200,000 trust account he was entrusted with setting up for clients involved in an estate dispute pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzlement and money laundering charges, and was immediately sentenced to two years and eight months in state prison. Martin Edgar Keller, 64, was tasked with placing