Month: March 2018

An inmate died after becoming ill while jailed at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, authorities said Monday. The inmate died Sunday from a life-threatening illness at a hospital, Sgt. Richard Carroll of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. “The unidentified male was hospitalized for a few days where he was receiving medical

Former MLB player Coco Crisp made his DVL debut as head coach for Shadow Hills on Monday afternoon as the Knights fell to defending champion Palm Desert 5-0. Crisp is in his first season as head coach at Shadow Hills after playing 15 years in the big leagues and winning a World Series championship in

Update: According to the Imperial Irrigation District, power has been restored to North Indio and Sky Valley. *** A brush fire broke out in trees and debris near Interstate 10 in Coachella this afternoon, prompting the evacuation of a nearby homeless encampment and shutting down power in the communities of Sky Valley and Indio Hills.

A man who beat and strangled his roommate at her Thousand Palms home, leaving her with traumatic injuries that later killed her, was convicted of murder today. Jurors deliberated for about one day before finding Juan Inzunza, 34, guilty in the death of 56-year-old Victoria Supola, who was found lying halfway out of her trailer

A high-desert woman is getting a refund from a Rancho Mirage cremation services provider. Amanda Knobloch told CBS Local 2 she was unhappy with how “Trident Society” handled the body of her mother Karol, who passed away in November. Knobloch ended up having another company cremate her mother’s remains after trident initially turned down her

The Board of Supervisors tomorrow will review options for the regulation of commercial marijuana activity in unincorporated communities and could decide to completely drop any regulatory proposals, setting the stage for a possible ballot initiative by pro-cannabis groups. The board has scheduled an afternoon session to evaluate what progress has been made by the Department

Un incendio forestal se registro en árboles y escombros cerca de la Interestatal 10 en Coachella esta tarde, lo que provocó la evacuación de un campamento cercano de personas sin hogar. El incendio se desato justo despues de la 1:30 p.m. en Vista Del Norte, al este de Dillon Road. Dos a tres acres habían

Ha sido un año difícil para Bertha García Duarte, la madre de Elilia García Valdez. Todavía no puedo creerlo “, dijo Duarte.” Todavía quiero verla. A veces creo que estoy soñando, y me voy a despertar y me va a sorprender “.“Todavía estamos tratando de comprender por que sucedió todo esto”, dijo. Valdez es recordada

Family and friends remembered a teenager who was struck and killed Saturday night in Desert Hot Springs. Pamela Carrillo, 17, was a student at Desert Hot Springs High School and was hit by a car while crossing Palm Drive at Camino Aventura. An emotional candlelight vigil was held for Carrillo Sunday evening for the high

Seven years ago, Cathedral City lost one of its finest. Officer Jermaine Gibson died on March 19, 2011, after being gravely injured when his police cruiser lost control and crashed into a palm tree during the pursuit of a suspect. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CathedralCityPD/status/975632917618507776″,”author_name”:”CathedralCity PD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CathedralCityPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Today we honor the memory of Cathedral City Police Officer Jermaine

Dos personas pierden la vida en un accidente en Palm Springs el sábado por la mañana Han sido identificadas Yesenia Hurtado Gutierrez, de 25 años, de Coachella, y Daniel Rivera Acosta, de 21 años, de Palm Desert. Ambos murieron despues de el auto que conducian se estampo con otro vehiculo cerca del área de East

Actress Ashley Judd will headline this year’s ANA Inspiring Women in Sports Conference in Rancho Mirage, organizers announced today. The conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. March 27 at Mission Hills Country Club, just before the ANA Inspiration golf tournament, which will include some of the world’s top female golfers competing for one of the

The daughter of the man arrested after a hit-and-run accident that left a woman dead speaks out on what went through her father’s head the night of the accident. “He said, I’m on my way to the police station. I ran someone over and they died,” said Maria Montano, the daughter of the man arrested

Police announced the arrest Thursday morning of a suspect in deadly hit-and-run Palm Springs collision. Jesus Montano, 63, of Calexico was arrested for a felony violation of hit and run for failing to remain on scene of the traffic collision. A woman was killed Wednesday night when Montano allegedly struck her in Palm Springs, then

A car has crashed into a bush near the intersection of Cactus Drive and Hacienda in Desert Hot Springs. The driver lost control of the vehicle, jumped the curb, and came to stop on top a short rock wall. No injuries have been reported at this time The collision was reported at 9:56 a.m. according

Sunday, Paul Hanks spent his fourth day at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs recovering from injuries all over his body. This was after being rescued Thursday afternoon, after getting injured and stuck for five days in Joshua Tree National Park. “I’m still in a little bit of shock,” Hanks told KESQ and CBS

A car struck a fire hydrant near Varner Road & Washington Street, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The incident was reported at 8:45 a.m. this morning. CHP & Riverside County Fire are currently on the scene. Flooding was relatively minor thanks to a water pressure mechanism which was triggered in the hydrant. No

Authorities were on scene of a two-car collision Sunday evening in Desert Hot Spring where a pedestrian was killed less than 24 hours earlier. Viewers who sent pictures into the newsroom said the collision occurred shortly after 8 p.m. near the intersection of Palm Drive and Camino Aventura. That’s where a vigil was being held

Desert Hot Springs police are investigating a deadly accident after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Police have confirmed the victim killed was a teenager who lived in the city. Pamela Carrillo, 17, of Desert Hot Springs died at the scene of the collision. It happened around 8:45 p.m. near the intersection of Palm

Ayer a las 8:00 p.m. se realizaba una vigilia en memoria de Pamela Carrillo de 17 años quien el sábado por la noche fue atropellada fatalmente en la intersección de Palm Drive y Camino Aventura cuando se registró el choque de dos carros en el mismo lugar a menos de 24 horas. Las autoridades confirmaron