Month: March 2018

A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy was free on bail today following his arrest by Riverside County authorities on suspicion of lewd acts with a child. Sam Thomas Knight, 40, was arrested Tuesday and booked on suspicion of lewd acts with a child and child molestation, according to Riverside County jail records. He was released

Actor and LGBTQ activist George Takei will appear as a special guest at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, festival organizers announced today. Takei will appear at the festival’s April 6 opening night event at Palm Springs’ Camelot Theatres. The seventh annual festival will open with “Allegiance to Broadway,” which chronicles the making

Riverside County ranked No. 3 in population growth among large counties nationwide, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. Figures showed that during the 12-month period ending July 1, 2017, the county’s population expanded by 36,744 people, a 1.5 percent increase compared to the estimated population size in June 2016. The numeric growth

One of five suspects accused in a gang-related shooting in Indio pleaded not guilty today to an attempted murder charge. Joseph Riley, 19, was arrested Monday afternoon in Indio in connection with the Feb. 23 shooting of a gang rival in a laundromat parking lot near Clark’s Travel Center at 82-253 Indio Blvd. The victim,

A 31-year-old Cabazon man accused of assaulting his mother and holding her against her will was charged today with assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment. Richard Anthony Diaz was arrested Tuesday following the alleged assault that took place in the 14000 block of Marino Street in Cabazon. Diaz’s mother — referred to only

Citando en parte la detención de un pasajero del autobús Greyhound en Indio por agentes de la patrulla fronteriza sin una orden judicial, la Unión Estadounidense de Libertades Civiles (ACLU) envió hoy una carta a Greyhound pidiendo a la compañía que no permita que los funcionarios de inmigración aborden los autobuses de forma aleatoria para

Wristbands will be given out this afternoon for the California CareForce clinic, which will provide free health, dental and vision services over three days in Indio. The sixth annual clinic is anticipated to serve 500 to 800 valley residents from Friday to Sunday at the Riverside County Fairgrounds, 46517 Arabia St. No insurance, co-pay or

Se acerca lo que se considera un “tiempo severo” al Valle, por lo que bomberos del departamento del condado de Riverside alertan a la población para que esten preparados para tomar medidas ante posibles inundaciones. Con toda probabilidad, esta semana será húmeda, incluso para el Valle de Coachella. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional predice un evento

Intensa fue la actividad policial desde tempranas horas de la mañana , en un área de Desert Hot Springs, con órdenes de arresto en mano la policía ejecutó la operación que terminó con dos arrestos. El Oficial del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, Mike Vásquez, confirmó que cumplió dos órdenes de arresto relacionadas con armas

In all likelihood, this week will be a wet one, even for the Coachella Valley. The National Weather Service predicts relatively a lighter weather event in the valley, with a 70 percent chance of rain Thursday morning subsiding to a 40 percent chance by Thursday night, but for the inland valleys and coastal slopes of

Intense rainstorms are predicted into Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service. A flash flood watch is in effect for the Inland Empire and San Bernardino from 11 p.m. to an unspecified hour Thursday night. Rainfall rates could reach up to an inch per hour at different intervals, according to the NWS. Total rainfall

Heavy rain is expected to hit Riverside County Wednesday evening and continue into Thursday night, bringing with it the potential for dangerous flash floods, the National Weather Service said. A low-pressure storm system was bearing down on the region from over the Pacific, augmented by a subtropical plume of moisture, bringing with it rain that

Thursday morning starting at 9 am, job seekers will be lined up around the Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert hoping to secure a job. The man behind the event was born with a disability and now he’s inviting others to pursue a job when it may seem out of reach for some. “Maybe working

Ellen has set up a fundraiser to help her build her own campus at Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda to help save the mountain gorillas. On Thursday’s show, she gave a shoutout to a group of third graders from Mountain Vista Elementary School in Indio for donating $100 to the Ellen Degeneres Wildlife Fund.

A Desert Sands security guard has been arrested by Indio police for crimes involving a student. The security guard works at Desert Ridge Academy in Indio, according to the victim’s mother. According to Mary Perry, Spokesperson for Desert Sands Unified School District, “A student filed a complaint that James Arthur Campbell, a security guard with

Citing in part the detaining of a Greyhound bus passenger in Indio by border patrol agents without a warrant, the American Civil Liberties Union today sent a letter to Greyhound calling on the company to stop allowing immigration officials to randomly board buses to search passengers. According to the ACLU, such “warrantless raids” are being

Cal Fire & the California Highway Patrol responded to reports of a 5-vehicle crash on I-10 westbound near SR-62 in Palm Springs at just before 5 p.m. 3 lanes were blocked and one driver was trapped in a car. Traffic is currently backed up all the way to Indian Canyon in Palm Springs. Cal Fire

Paul Hanks was rescued last week after being lost for five days at Joshua Tree National Park. We talked exclusively with Hanks from his hospital bed this week. He’s currently recovering from multiple injuries, top to bottom, all over his body. According to family, around when Hanks went missing, he was in a transition period

Comienzael juicio a un asesino en serie de Coachella Valley, el enfrenta cargos en relación con 8 asesinatos. Con un cuchillo de caza en la mano, un marinero de Pendleton enfrenta ocho asesinatos en 1986 cuando bajó una colina al Saddleback College en Mission Viejo, apuñaló a una estudiante 41 veces. El abogado de Andrew