Month: October 2017

32-year-old Larry Hayslett was arrested Thursday night, following an hours-long standoff in which Hayslett barricaded himself inside a Palm Springs home armed with a knife. Police were originally called to the residence after Hayslett had allegedly threatened to kill his roommate. When officers arrived, Hayslett began acting erratically, grabbed a knife and barricaded himself inside

A hiker on the bump and grind trail in Palm Desert suffered minor injuries after being rescued off a steep slope Saturday morning, Cal Fire Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an ill hiker on the popular trail just after 10:30 a.m. The hiker was rescued by rope after firefighters located the victim 200

A bit of movie magic has been brought to the valley. ‘Walking Out’ starring Matthew Bomer, was created in part by executive producers and Palm Springs residents Jim Burba and Bob Hayes. The movie takes place in the rugged mountains of Montana where a father and son go on a hunting trip that takes a

Week 8 has arrived, check out the match-ups for all the local high school football games. Watch highlights and final scores on the Best Local Sports Show Fridays at 11:00 pm! Game of the Week: La Quinta (5-3) – 7 @ Shadow Hills (6-2) – 14 Palm Desert (6-1) – 35​​​​​​​ @ Palm Springs (3-5)

35-year-old, Lin Hoa, and 29-year-old Li Juan Lei were both arrested Friday morning after police officers found an illegal indoor marijuana grow at a residence in the 800 block of Summit Drive in Palm Springs. Approximately 550 marijuana plants and around $8,000 dollars were confiscated during the search of the residence. Police also discovered that

A 55-year-old transient was sentenced today to 56 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a homeless woman in Palm Springs, but the judge in the case agreed to give the defense until Dec. 8 to file a possible motion for a new trial. Verne Raymond Orlop Jr. was convicted in August of first-degree

Police in Flagstaff say they’ve found what is likely the body of a 44-year-old woman who went missing a week ago when she posted bond for a man she’d had a romantic relationship with. Police say they discovered the remains on Friday evening, one week after kindergarten teacher Cathryn Gorospe went missing. The body hasn’t

Lou Murdica is a Sky Valley resident whose family enjoys 15 acres of land. There’s even a small baseball field for his grandchildren. He’s lived on his partially desert landscaped property for almost 20 years, but says in the last six he’s paid over $20,000 in water bills to Coachella Valley Water District. “I’ll pay

Firefighters quickly contained a residential structure fire in La Quinta Friday evening. The fire was first reported at 5:46 pm on the 55000 block of Shoal Creek. Firefighters arrived on scene to a duplex well engulfed in fire, according to a press release by CalFire. The fire was contained to one portion of the duplex

La ciudad de Palm Desert seguirá adelante con sus planes de permitir negocios de marihuana en su ciudad. El consejo de la ciudad votó a favor de una ordenanza despues de algunas revisiones anoche durante un mitin. Solo se permitirá un dispensario de marihuana sobre la calle El Paseo al este de Larkspur Lane en

The effort to make a Palm Springs neighborhood a historic district is now a step closer to becoming a reality, as a historic home scheduled for demolition will remain standing. Read original story Major renovation work is being done on a mid-century modern home on Sunset Way, which was the center of a fight in

La repentina acción por parte del presidente Donald Trump para suspender los pagos del gobierno federal a las aseguradoras de gastos medicos sacudió el viernes tanto al mundo de la política como al sector salud, ya que amenaza con incrementar las primas para millones, desestabilizar el mercado de seguros y llevar a los republicanos a

Family and friends of a Beaumont woman killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting said their final goodbyes today in Riverside. Hannah Ahlers, 35, died Sunday while attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with her husband of 17 years, Brian Ahlers. She was among the victims in the massacre that left 59 dead and 527

The Riverside County Department of Public Health confirmed two human cases of the West Nile virus in Coachella and Thermal, marking four human cases in the Coachella Valley this year. The first two cases were in La Quinta and in Desert Hot Springs. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District are setting additional traps,

An investigation is underway in Beaumont to determine if a high school teacher hit a student and the circumstances behind the alleged assault, according to police. An agency statement released Thursday said that detectives had received a videotape purporting to show a Beaumont High School student, whose identity was not released, being punched by the

Dos casos humanos más confirmados de virus del Nilo Occidental , se han detectado en el Valle de Coachella, El número de casos aumento a cuatro este año, dijeron hoy funcionarios locales de control de vectore del mosquito ” Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.” Dos residentes uno de la ciudad de Coachella y

Un autobús de transporte público estalló en llamas cerca de Cabazon. Este orden de acciones sucedio el jueves a lo largo de la Carretera Interestal 10 cerca de Haugen Lehmann Way. 49 pasajeros estaban a bordo. Viajaban desde Nevada hacía el centro comercial Cabazon Outlets. El conductor de la unidad dijo haber visto una luz

An armed suspect who barricaded himself inside a Palm Springs residence is in custody following an hours-long standoff. The standoff started just before 4:20 pm and ended at around 10:30 pm when police deployed gas and sent a K-9 inside the residence, according to police. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD/status/918709710743781376″,”author_name”:”Palm Springs PD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Update : Gas deployed inside

The Desert Hot Springs High School Golden Eagles are holding a car wash at Desert Hot Springs High School this Saturday from 7 am – 12 pm to help raise funds for the Wrestling Team. Donations of $5.00 are being requested. The Golden Eagles are in need of head gear, uniforms, and shoes for student

Some people in the Coachella Valley are trying to get in touch with family and friends in Northern California. And local firefighters are being deployed to Orange County to help fight the Canyon Fire 2. One strike team out of Cathedral City is assigned to the fire lines in Anaheim. News Channel 3/CBS Local 2’s