Month: January 2018

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men Tuesday in connection with a suspected marijuana grow operation at a Rancho Mirage home. Yonghaw Yang, 36, and Zhong Jian Yang, 35, were taken into custody Tuesday morning on suspicion of cultivation of between 50 and 199 marijuana plants and utility theft, according to county jail records. Both men were

El matrimonio Turpins aparecio en un tribunal de Riverside el dia miercoles por la tarde. David y Louise Turpin han sido acusados por un tribunal de mantener en cautiverio a sus 13 hijos durante tres años en un caso de abuso que ha llamado la atención del mundo. Nuestra estación hermana News Channel 3 investigo

Dos personas murieron en Thermal cuando un BMW se estrelló contra varias palmeras la madrugada del miercoles. La policía y los bomberos fueron llamados a la intersección de 54th Avenue y Jackson Street, justo al oeste de Coachella, a las 2:26 a.m. La Patrulla de Caminos de California dice que el conductor perdió el control

Arde la polemica tras una denuncia de fuerza excesiva policial en el metro de los Angeles, inició cuando un policía le pide a una jovencita de 18 años que baje los pies del asiento, una violación al código de normas de comportamiento que es sancionable. De acuerdo a testigos el policía no permitió que la

Toys R Us dio a conocer que cerrará 182 tiendas en todo el país, incluida su ubicación en el norte de Indio, como parte de un plan de reorganización de bancarrota del Capítulo 11. La decisión fue basada en que la cadena de tiendas de juguetes dice que está siendo afectada por Amazon.com y por

The Justice Department ramped up pressure Wednesday on so-called sanctuary cities seeking public safety grant money, warning state and local officials they could be legally forced to prove they are cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Officials sent letters to roughly two dozen jurisdictions threatening to issue subpoenas if they don’t willingly relinquish documents showing they

Two people were killed in Thermal when a BMW crashed into several palm trees early Wednesday morning. Police and firefighters were called to the intersection of 54th Avenue and Jackson Street, just west of Coachella, at 2:26 a.m. The California Highway Patrol says the driver lost control of the westbound vehicle, which then went airborne

A senior citizen nearly drowned in a La Quinta backyard pool Tuesday afternoon and was hospitalized in serious condition. Firefighters were called at 2:27 p.m. to a home in the 53000 block of Ross Avenue, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. The unidentified female victim, who was described as “elderly,” was

A Coachella man who allegedly choked and threatened to kill a woman for reporting him to police pleaded not guilty to assault and other felony charges. Orlando Ortega, 48, is accused of attacking the victim on Feb. 17, 2016, soon after he was released from the Indio jail for unspecified crimes. He had been renting

Volunteers were up early in the East Valley to hold their homeless point-in-time-count the survey at 5:30 Tuesday morning. Volunteers met at Martha’s Village and Kitchen in Indio. Volunteers who have been involved with the survey for the past few years said it sheds a different light on the homeless population. “A lot of people

Volunteers were out and about in Palm Springs speaking to the homeless, as part of the federally mandated Point in Time homeless count and survey. Last year’s survey counted nearly 500 homeless in the Coachella Valley, about 2,400 across Riverside County. Volunteers are out and about conducting their surveys for the PIT count in #PalmSprings.

Nearly 90 years ago, the Desert Riders first took to the Coachella Valley. The equestrian riding club was formally created on Nov. 31, 1931, and not much has changed for the trailblazing enthusiasts, at least when it comes to their preferred mode of transportation. “Where else but Palm Springs can one find so many good

Doug Aardahl is just one of thousands of solar power customers throughout the Coachella Valley who could see their bill go up after President Trump imposed a 30% tariff on imported solar panels. “On the outside, it sounds like it’s a pretty good deal. I think it will affect it in the short term, but

Rancho Mirage senior soccer star is the latest student athlete of the week. She’s a goal scoring machine and has helped lead her team to being one of the top programs in our area. Rancho Mirage senior Jaidah Martin can kick the ball a mile. “Just a matter having enough space. I know I can

A female hiker was assaulted just after 9 a.m. on Monday morning on the Bear Creek Trail in La Quinta. The woman was grabbed in a sexual manner as she was walking along the trail. The victim chased after the suspect but lost sight of the suspect on the north end of Avenida Carranza. The

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has released is site plan for the casino at the corner of Date Palm Drive and Highway 111. The city used the opportunity to show off plans for the vacant lot across the street. The entire project is 125,000 square feet, with 65,000 square feet allocated to the

(AP) – El canciller mexicano Luis Videgaray anunció el martes el retiro de su país como facilitador del proceso de diálogo entre el gobierno y la oposición venezolana. Videgaray dijo en un mensaje de su cuenta de Twitter que pese a esa decisión Mexico continuará con los esfuerzos diplomáticos posibles para contribuir a que en

A partir del 2020, las autoridades exigirán que cada identificación cumpla con los requisitos federales, Miles de californianos tendrán la opción para solicitar una nueva licencia o tarjeta de identificación para cumplir con la ley federa REAL ID que entra en vigor el próximo 1 de octubre de 2020. El californiano que elija tener el

Tras una investigación referente al incendio que se produjo en la estructura del hotel Royal Sun Inn localizado en la cuadara1700 S de Palm Canyon Drive. Hoy el subjefe de bomberos, Ron Beverly, del Departamento de Bomberos de Palm Springs, declaro que el incendio fue causado por un comal o plato con comida que se