Month: November 2017

The heat is on in Palm Springs, after a record breaking day for city. Palm Springs hit 95 degrees by 2 p.m. on Wednesday and eventually peaked to 96 degrees, breaking the previous record of 93 degrees for Nov. 22 that was set in 1933, according to the National Weather Service. Official final temperature numbers

The man accused in the Palm Springs shooting death of his mother was expected to be arraigned Wednesday but it has now been delayed as prosecutors claim he is not medically cleared for court. Brian Conroy, 19, is charged with shooting his mother, Amber Lane, who was shot Monday on the 4100 block of Calle

La Patrulla de Caminos de California tiene un mensaje para los automovilistas: “Conducir seguro y sobrio durante el fin de semana de Acción de Gracias, o enfrentar serias consecuencias”. La agencia iniciará su “período máximo de ejecución de la ley” de Acción de Gracias a las 6 p.m. del miercoles, cuando todos los oficiales disponibles

A truck driver whose rig collided with a tour bus in Palm Springs, killing 13 people and injuring 31 others, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to more than 40 felony and misdemeanor counts, including vehicular manslaughter. Investigators determined that Bruce Guilford, 51, of Covington, Georgia, fell asleep at the wheel in the early morning hours of

La policía de Palm Desert arrestó a dos hombres acusados de robar varias veces en una tienda departamental de Palm Desert. Los agentes del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside investigaron una serie de robos en la tienda Sak’s Off-Fifth, ubicada en la cuadra 73400 de la Carretera 111. Los robos ocurrieron entre el 6 de

We are learning more about the woman who police suspect was shot dead by her son in Palm Springs on Monday. Amber Lane, 36, was an employee at Wang’s in the Desert in Palm Springs and did public relations and marketing for the restaurant, according to restaurant employees. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local

The California Highway Patrol has a message for motorists: Drive safe and sober during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, or face serious consequences. The agency will initiate its annual Thanksgiving “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, when all available officers will deploy to catch drunken or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic violators. The effort

Palm Desert Police say two men were in custody Wednesday accused of repeatedly burglarizing a Palm Desert department store outlet. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies investigated a series of break-ins at the Sak’s Off-Fifth retail store, located on the 73400 block of Highway 111. The burglaries happened between October 6 and November 7 and involved the

This is the time of year millions of families will be cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving and fire and health officials are asking people to take some extra caution. Firefighters across the country are spreading the word about cooking safety this Thanksgiving holiday. This includes the risks of deep frying turkeys in which a fire

Millions of people are expected to hit the road to spend the day with relatives and friends. This holiday travel season could likely be the busiest in a while. According to AAA nearly 51 million Americans will be traveling this Thanksgiving, with about 45 million of them doing so by car. This travel season would

Michael Braun, a development partner behind the approved Virgin Hotel in Palm Springs is speaking out about a controversial vote to give the project the green light. This comes after David Freedman, co-chair of the Transparency Working Committee, and Roger Tansey, co-chair of Campaign Finance Committee, sent a letter to the city of Palm Springs

“Palm Springs has lost an amazing woman who without accolades made it all happen,” this is how Laurie Abramson describes her close friend Amber Lane. The Palm Springs community has been left reeling after the death of 36-year-old Lane. Her son, 19-year-old Brian Conroy is accused of her murder. Read: Police arrest son of victim

Three years ago, three separate doctors told Jack Jennings, 80, that he would have to replace both shoulders. Then he read an article about stem cells. Jennings is one of the thousands of Americans paying thousands of dollars to try stem cell therapy for issues as diverse as erectile dysfunction, facial rejuvenation, and chronic pain.

Police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into a car and stole a gift that was hidden underneath one of the seats. The theft happened at around 9:20 Monday morning at an apartment complex in Desert Hot Springs. According to police, the man opened the unlocked car door and went underneath the seat

The Desert Hot Springs City Council celebrated a $103,000 donation to the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Homelessness Initiative with a check presentation at Tuesday’s council meeting. “Homelessness doesn’t have boundaries. Desert Hot Springs has a percentage of homeless, like most cities do, and we have to come up with a plan,” said Scott Matas,

A young man who allegedly instigated a Desert Hot Springs shootout stemming from a dispute between neighbors, resulting in injuries to himself and three others, pleaded not guilty today to assault with semi-automatic firearm charges. Jude Evaro, 19, is accused of triggering the July 12 shooting at 66211 Fourth St. that left Evaro, his brother

“Through my whole cross country career I have improved 7-minutes.” Student Athlete of the Week Destiny Salazar said. “To be a whole mile faster from where she started, she has worked very hard to get where she is today.” Co-Head Coach Santiago Briaones said. For Indio’s Destiny Salazar all it took was the feeling of

A man who has claimed self-defense in the shooting death of a Desert Hot Springs teen more than two decades ago pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a recently refiled murder charge. Joseph Ray Messer, 41, is accused of shooting 17-year-old Jamie Brown on July 27, 1996, after confronting a group of teens outside the boy’s

Dos mujeres que viajaban con un niño fueron detenidas luego de una parada de tráfico cerca de la frontera entre Indio y Coachella que resultó en la incautación de casi 40.000 dólares en metanfetamina escondida dentro de una rueda de repuesto, informaron el martes las autoridades. Las mujeres fueron detenidas alrededor de las 11:30 p.m.

Joseph Ray Messer, de 41 años, está acusado de dispararle y asesunar a Jamie Brown, de 17 años, el 27 de julio de 1996. Messer fue acusado inicialmente de asesinato en 2014, pero los fiscales retiraron el caso despues de concluir que la evidencia no era lo suficientemente fuerte como para condenarlo. El caso fue