Month: March 2018

Suspect in multiple vehicle thefts in Palm Desert and other cities throughout the Coachella Valley arrested. Members of the Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit began an investigation into the multiple vehicle thefts and identified Palm Desert resident, Ryan Knoedler, 40, as a suspect. Knoedler was arrested on Wednesday after the Burglary Suppression Unit, with assistance

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians informs City of Palm Springs they are against a ban on short-term vacation rentals It’s a major topic for the city of Palm Springs and according to Mayor Robert Moon and the City Attorney David Ready, there are some big oversights and inconstancies with the ballot measure. It was

A 72-year-old convicted sex offender who allegedly exposed himself to a 5-year-old girl in a store in Palm Desert will stand trial on indecent exposure and other felony charges, a judge ruled today. Roger David Faber of Sky Valley is accused of exposing himself to the girl on Aug. 17, 2017, at Dick’s Sporting Goods

Lifestream has nearly run dry. The nonprofit based in San Bernardino is reaching out to the public to help restore its supply of blood, which now down to a “one-day supply,” according to a Lifestream news release. “LifeStream is appealing to local residents to give blood as local supplies are down to a single day,”

An alleged drunk driver who crashed into a police car that was stopped to investigate a prior crash, injuring a Cathedral City officer, a nurse and a prisoner seated in the back of the patrol unit, was in custody today. Cruz Octavio Rodriguez, 25, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving causing bodily injury following

Palm Springs Police and firefighters were working a fire along the 200 block of East Arenas Road Wednesday morning. It was reported at 7:57 a.m. at Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille. Firefighters said the fire was then located in the restaurant’s kitchen where it was contained within a half hour. According to a news

A toddler is being airlifted after falling out of a two-story window in Indio. According to Sgt Dan Marshall of the Indio Police Department, a three-year-old toddler fell out of a two-story window. Cal Fire confirmed the incident happened on the 83400 block of Gemini Street at just before 3:30 pm. A medical helicopter landed

Andy Warhol has landed in the desert. “Andy Warhol is one of the most important artists of the 20th century. And this exhibition is unique in that it surveys the artist’s work from his very beginnings as a college student to his death in 1987,” said Mara Gladstone the Associate Curator of the Palm Springs

Campaign disclosures and contribution statements for Rancho Mirage City Council candidates revealed March 1st was the filing deadline for Rancho Mirage Council candidates to turn in their campaign disclosure and contribution statements. Six candidates are vying for three seats, including the three incumbents Dana Hobart, Iris Smotrich, and Charles Townsend. There are also some newcomers

Update: 2/7/18 – 4:23 p.m. There is “no indication” that this case was a murder according to Sgt. Hutchinson of the Palm Springs Police Department. “Right now there is no indication that this was a murder,” reads Hutchinson’s statement, “We are going to conduct a thorough investigation to conclude that belief but it will be

La persecución de un sospechoso de robo termina con un accidente que deja lesiones graves, sucedió cerca del aeropuerto de Thermal. El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside han respondido a la escena de un accidente automovilístico en la intersección de Higgins Drive y Airport Boulevard . Policias intentaron detener un vehículo que se

Cal Fire and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department have responded to the scene of a car accident at the intersection of Higgins Drive and Airport Boulevard in Thermal near the Thermal airport. Drivers are advised to steer clear of the area. Shortly after 2 p.m., deputies from the Coachella Valley Action Team attempted to stop

Un presunto conductor ebrio que se estrelló contra un automóvil de la policía fue detenido, un oficial resultó herido en el incidente. Cruz Octavio Rodríguez, de 25 años, fue arrestado bajo sospecha de conducir en estado de ebriedad, causando lesiones corporales despues de las 11:52 p.m. despues del impacto en la cuadra 33000 de Cathedral

Post-holiday cuts and rollbacks throughout the regional economy pushed the unemployment rate higher in Riverside County during the first month of the year, state officials said today. The jobless rate in January, based on preliminary estimates, was 4.7 percent, compared to 4.3 percent in December, according to the California Employment Development Department. Agency figures showed

Se desata brutal incendio en la ciudad de Palm Springs, desde tempranas horas bomberos trataband e controlar el siniestro en la cuadra 200 de East Arenas Road, Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille. Los bomberos dijeron que el fuego habria iniciado en la cocina del restaurante, partes cercanas al area afectada sufrieron daños. The Street

El Secretario General, Jeff Sessions, viajó a California hoy miercoles para hacer un gran anuncio sobre las políticas del estado santuario que limitan la cooperación local y estatal con las autoridades federales de inmigración. Sessions habló en una reunión anual de funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley en Sacramento y se mostró crítico ante

Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz has been formally charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he’s convicted. A grand jury in Fort Lauderdale returned the indictment Wednesday against the 19-year-old Cruz for the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is traveling to California Wednesday to make a major announcement about sanctuary policies that limit local and state cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The U.S. Department of Justice says Sessions will speak Wednesday at an annual gathering of law enforcement officials in Sacramento. Trump administration officials have promised to crack down

Martha’s Village and Kitchen has a new campaign to meet the needs of the growing population of the poor and homeless in the Coachella Valley. The new campaign is a 5-year, $ 5 million effort working to provide much-needed services. Child care and development, food services, job training, along with improving and building shelter spaces