Month: March 2018

The local martial arts community is coming together to raise money for an instructor shot to death earlier this week. Cathedral City police found Ramon Diaz, 47, suffering trauma to the body Wednesday night on the 31300 block of Whispering Palms Trail. Police later confirmed Diaz had been shot. Diaz succumbed to his injuries at

The 2018 Riverside County All-Star Basketball Game took place Friday, March 30th with 4-local players representing the valley. Two Rancho Mirage Rattlers from the boys program were invited including De Anza League MVP Zack Kroker as well as Koby Alvarez aka the winningest player ever in the Coachella Valley. On the girls’ side the valley

Cathedral City continued its LGBT days with one of the most exciting events of the weekend — the annual Bed Race. As a break from the traditional pride parade, teams decorated their respective bed on wheels. Once they showed the judges their hard work, each team raced down the street to compete for the fastest

The annual Palm Springs Firemen’s Association Easter Egg Hunt had kids hunting through Ruth Hardy Park in Palm Springs Saturday morning. The event featured more than 3,000 strategically hidden Easter eggs. It was the 40th year families have flocked to the park for a day of fun. Families got to take pictures with the Easter

Update: Highway 74 back open in both directions Saturday morning after a car went off the roadway around 9:30 Friday night. Original: Authorities have shut down Highway 74 on both sides after a vehicle ran off the roadway. The accident happened near Vista Point. According to the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle was found on

‘LGBT Days’ is officially in motion in Cathedral City. The city hosted a kickoff celebration Friday evening in downtown that honored the city’s LGBT community and diversity. The ‘LGBT Days’ weekend is dedicated to celebrating the lives, history, and accomplishments of the LGBT community. “There is the first ever LGBTQ veteran memorial here in the

El viernes por la mañana, el asambleísta Eduardo García se unió al Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella y Pueblo Unido CDC para anunciar una legislación orientada a ayudar a los proyectos de infraestructura de agua del este del Valle de Coachella. AB 2060, Advanced Water Payments, ayudará a aliviar la carga de flujo

The ANA Inspiration is underway and, it’s bringing thousands of people to the Coachella Valley, with many of them spending their money locally. Batches of coffee are being made for the morning rush, at Koffi in Rancho Mirage, however these batches aren’t being sold to the public, but shipped for the ANA Inspiration. “We had

The speed limit on Adams Street in La Quinta is 45. While the speed slows down right in front of Adams Park, many drivers do not. We went out there with our speed gun to see for ourselves. Just in the three minutes w,e were there, three people pulled over for speeding in this 45

On April 11, Indian Wells will once again serve as host to a swath of sports legends for the fourth annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley’s Sports Heroes Luncheon. The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa at 44600 Indian Wells Lane in Indian Wells and will

Man dead after possible assault in Cathedral City. Cathedral City police were dispatched to assist paramedics with a possible assault victim, Wednesday just before 9:45 pm in the 31300 Block of Whispering Palms Trail. Officers found a 46-year-old man suffering from trauma to the body. The man was transported to an area hospital, where he

La policía de Palm Springs cerró las carreteras despues de un accidente entre el popular autobus turistico que recorre la ciudad de Palm Springs y un motociclista. La colisión ocurrió justo antes de las 10:45 pm en la intersección de Ramon Rd y Farrell Dr. Según la policía, el conductor de la motocicleta sufrió heridas

Por lo menos dos avistamientos de serpientes en 24 horas generaron la preocupación de las autoridades que acaban de lanzar una alerta pro la presencia de los reptiles en campamentos y senderos en la zona. En ul tultimo caso un excursionista tuvo que ser transportado via aerea despues de ser mordido por serpiente en Thousand

On Wednesday night, the Coachella Valley lost Ramon Diaz, a beloved Jiu-Jitsu instructor in the martial arts community. Today, Cathedral City Police have officially confirmed the case as a homicide and victim as Diaz. “On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at 9:44 p.m., Cathedral City police officers were dispatched to assist Cathedral City paramedics, in the

Palm Springs police have shut down roads after a crash between a Buzz trolley and a motorcycle. The collision happened just before 10:45 pm at the intersection of Ramon Rd and Farrell Dr. According to police, the driver of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries. Police shut down the intersection for about an hour an a

Actor and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center today after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery. According to spokesman Daniel Ketchell, Schwarzenegger, 70, went to the hospital Thursday for a previously planned procedure “to replace a pulmonic valve that was originally replaced due to a congenital heart defect in 1997.”“That 1997 replacement valve

Desert Hot Springs police today warned residents that rattlesnake season has arrived, punctuated by two sightings in the last 24 hours. The two rattlesnake reports came from the northeastern section of the city, with officers capturing the snakes both times and relocating them to the desert. Both snakes were juvenile Speckled Rattlesnakes, the most commonly

KESQ & CBS Local 2 has confirmed the identity of the victim in the Cathedral City Wednesday night homicide as local Jiu-Jitsu instructor Ramon Diaz. Diaz’s identity was confirmed by the students and staff of Palm Springs Jiu-Jitsu, where Diaz was an instructor. Diaz was 46. “We are shocked and saddened by the passing of

El miercoles por la noche, el Valle de Coachella perdió a Ramón Díaz, un consagrado instructor de Jiu-Jitsu en la comunidad de artes marciales. hoy, la policía de Cathedral City ha confirmado oficialmente el caso como un homicidio. “El miercoles 28 de marzo de 2018, a las 9:44 p.m., los agentes de policía de Cathedral

La policía de Desert Hot Springs arrestó a un delincuente armado despues de una persecución a pie. El residente de Desert Hot Springs, Jorge Gilbert, de 33 años, fue arrestado despues de presuntamente no detenerse en una parada de rutina, se bajó del vehiculo pero inició una persecusión. Gilbert fue puesto bajo custodia.Se descubrió que