Month: March 2018

A man pleaded not guilty today to murdering his mother, who was set on fire in Indio and died a month later of burns over more than 50 percent of her body. Israel Guardado-Ramirez, 36, is accused of setting fire to Francisca Ramirez, 61, of North Shore, on Jan. 26 at the loading dock outside

A group of Palm Springs residents and business leaders launches a campaign to reject the vacation rental ban and save Palm Springs tourism. The “We Love Palm Springs – No on Measure C” campaign was introduced in response to the Palm Springs City Council placing a vacation rental ban on the June 5 preliminary ballot.

Rep. Raul Ruiz’s bill to expand broadband internet access for tribal communities in the Coachella Valley cleared the House of Representatives today. The Tribal Broadband Deployment Act would direct the Federal Communications Commission to improve broadband access in tribal lands within 30 months, according to the office of Ruiz, who authored the bill. The legislation

Una mujer en Indio, ha sido arrestada por malversar fondos del Bermuda Dunes Country Club. Paola Vargas, de 33 años, fue arrestada poco despues de las 10:00 a.m. del 1 de marzo, según el oficial de información pública Armando Muñoz, del departamento del sheriff del condado de Riverside. Se estima que malversó aproximadamente $ 325,000

Los padres de Joshua Tree que fueron arrestados por mantener a sus hijos en un cobertizo durante 4 años han sido liberados de su custodia, según la Defensora Pública del Condado de San Bernardino Elizabeth Crabtree. El 28 de febrero, agentes de policía del condado de San Bernardino detuvieron a Mona Kirk de 51 años

An Indio woman has been arrested for embezzling funds from the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. 33-year-old Paola Vargas was arrested shortly after 10:00 a.m. on March 1st, according to Public Information Officer Armando Munoz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. It is estimated that she embezzled approximately $325,000 from Bermuda Dunes Country Club over a

A woman paragliding near the Soboba Indian Reservation in San Jacinto struck a hillside today, suffering extensive injuries. The accident was reported about 11 a.m. in the 200 block of Soboba Road, just north of the Soboba Springs Country Club, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. An agency spokeswoman said the victim, whose identity

La Patrulla de Carreteras de California reveló más detalles del fatal accidente ocurrido el pasado domingo a las 2:47 p.m. sobre el Hwy 74 en Palm Desert. Según el peritaje James Devlin de 50 años residente de Palm Desert conducía su motocileta BMV con rumbo al este, cruzó la línea central, invadió el carril contrario

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Coachella Valley ha publicado la lista de puestos que finalizará al cierre del año escolar. La Junta de CVUSD votó para despedir a más de 150 empleados de CVUSD la semana pasada, la mayoría de los cuales serán maestros. Los funcionarios del distrito dicen que los recortes son el resultado

The Coachella Valley Unified School District has released the list of positions that will be terminated at the close of the school year. The CVUSD Board voted to lay off over 150 CVUSD employees last week, a majority of those will be teachers. District officials say the cuts are a result of a $10.4 million

On Feb. 27, Victoria Ivy and her mother, Rosemary Salter, watched as a fire ripped through their Indio apartment, killing the family dog and causing nearly $60,000 in damage. But the tragedy didn’t stop there for the family; shortly after the fire, looters took aim at their home on Shadow Palms Avenue. Looters that could

An early morning bus ride for 29 lucky Coachella Valley residents who traveled to Hollywood Monday morning for the LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan After Oscar Show at the Dolby Theatre. With just hours in-between, the 90th Academy Awards wrapped up and KESQ Fun Bus contest winners filed in to sit in the same seats

A Desert Hot Springs woman who rented out a Palm Desert home that didn’t belong to her pleaded guilty today to a felony grand theft charge and was immediately sentenced to three years probation. Lisa Marie Peirson, 40, drafted lease agreements under a false name last year for a home on Hedgehog Street and took

The lack of homeless services in the high desert is being put in the spotlight after authorities discovered that three children spent years living in a makeshift shed in Joshua Tree. According to a neighbor, the parents, 51-year-old Mona Kirk and 73-year-old Daniel Panico, had lost their home in Joshua Tree four years ago and

Over 100 Coachella Valley Unified School District teachers and dozens of administrators were voted to be laid off Thursday night. It’s something teachers have been worried about since CVUSD sent out a letter, explaining cuts would be made due to a $10.4 million deficit. Read: Teachers fear for jobs as CVUSD plans major budget cuts

Flames destroyed a 7,000 sq. ft. house near the Indian Wells Country Club clubhouse Saturday, authorities said. The fire was reported at 1:41 p.m. in the 46000 block of Club Terrace Drive, Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department said. “The first arriving engine company reported a single story, single family residence involved with

Autoridades reportaron el hallazgo de un cuerpo en una residencia en el área de E. Alejo Road y N. Arquila Rd en Palm Springs, según lo confirmado por el Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs. La policía de la Ciudad rodeo la escena violenta con cinta amalrilla sin que aun se determinen los mobiles o

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector el Centro arrestaron a un ciudadano mexicano en el puesto de control HWY 86 acusado de contrabandear casi $ 500K en narcóticos el sábado por la mañana. El hombre de 34 años se acercó al puesto de control en una camioneta pick-up roja de Honda el sábado a