Month: April 2018

Firefighters respond to a car fire in the El Paseo area of Palm Desert. The fire was reported at around 9 pm Tuesday night in the 73200 block of El Paseo. No word on injuries at this time. Firefighters worked to get it under control and were seen pulling burned frames out of the trailer.

Desiree Lewis is a star swimmer for the Saints of Xavier Prep and as she is in her senior season, she’s hoping for a chance to compete for a CIF championship. Full story by Cody Krupp “Pavol was right next to me and he was like you know what you need to do. He was

A former Cathedral City resident serving a prison sentence for child molestation was allegedly killed by his cellmate, according to corrections officials. Robert Elsworth Hunter, 77, was found “unresponsive in his cell with blunt force injuries to his face,” according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was pronounced dead just before 8

El 10 de mayo del 2017 fue la ultima vez que fueron vistos Audrey Moran y Jonathan Reynosa.Moran fue visto por ultima vez en la casa de su hermana al rededor de las 8:00 pm de acuerdo con la policía. El 11 de mayo la policía encontró el carro de Audrey sobre la interestatal 10

Officials in Riverside County are stressing to community members to speak up on child abuse as April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. “People want to mind their own business but sometimes when you mind your own business, children get hurt.” That’s what Dr. Sophia Grant with the Riverside University Health System, had to say to

A hiker in distress has been rescued in the area of Snow Creek, north of Palm Springs. According to Cal Fire they got a call around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, that an adult male hiker was having a medical emergency on Pacific Crest Trail and Falls Creek Road in the unincorporated area of Palm Springs. Firefighters

A driver crashed an Audi into a gas station in Thousand Palms, causing significant damage to the building, but no serious injuries were reported. The crash was reported at 7:09 a.m. at the Chevron gas station at 72276 Ramon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to April Newman of Cal Fire the driver

El Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs informa de dos robos a mano armada en la misma tienda, investigadores creen que el mismo ladrón es responsable de ambos atracos. La primera ocurrió a las 10:00 p. M., El 21 de marzo, en la tienda ubicada en la cuadra 1400 de South Palm Canyon Drive. El

The Riverside County Supervisors have given the thumbs up to the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation to expand into the East Valley, with a measure going in front of the Coachella Valley voters in November. According to DHCD, the Board’s unanimous vote on an expansion-related resolution paves the way for a hearing at the Riverside

Nearly half of the vote-by-mail ballots for Rancho Mirage’s municipal election have already been received, county officials said Monday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters reported that 5,100 of 9,984 issued ballots had been received as of Tuesday morning for the city’s all-mail ballot election, which will decide who among six candidates will claim three

La policía de Indio dio a conocer los cierres viales que realizaran los próximos tres fines de semana durante el Coachella Fest y el Stagecoach. Las calles más transitadas son: Con rumbo al sur de la Washington, Jefferson y Monroe desde la I-10 hasta la Avenida 52 La I-10 y la Avenida 52 El Hwy

The Palm Springs Police Department is reporting two armed robberies at the same liquor store, and investigators believe the same robber is responsible for both holdups. The first happened at 10:00 pm, March 21st, at the store in the 1400 block of South Palm Canyon Drive. The suspect pointed a gun at the clerk, demanded

People connected to Alzheimer’s Disease, and their many supporters, packed into Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park for the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. An estimated 5 million people have Alzheimer’s Disease in the United States, a number that’s expected to more than triple over the coming 30 years. Events like Saturday’s walk are designed

A motorist killed in a collision at the Gene Autry Trail and Interstate 10 overpass was identified early Tuesday morning. Jeannine Hill, 57, of Desert Hot Springs died at Desert Regional Medical Center shortly after the two-vehicle collision. Gene Autry Trail reopened to traffic at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Palm Springs police said a truck

A superior court judge has ordered the Registrar of Voters to change County Supervisor Manuel Perez’s designation on the ballot to conform with state law Back in March, Palm Desert City Councilmember Jan Harnik, who is running against Perez for the supervisor seat, filed suit over Perez’ title on the ballot. Read: Jan Harnik files

A thirty-one-year-old Santa Cruz man accused of murdering his mother in Palm Springs and then driving her body to South Dakota has been brought back to California. According to John Hall of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Tosten Walsh Lommen was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on 1.1 million dollar bail

“The heat is so intense. yes, I’m from Africa, but it’s not this hot from where I came from,” said Rasheed Adeleke, who is visiting from South Africa. The desert heat is taking visitors by surprise. “It just feels so boiling and it’s scorchy,” said Ian Alberg, who is visiting from Seattle. Shawn Arden, an

After starting the boys’ basketball program 9 years ago, Aaron Wiltrout has decided to step down from the head coach position at Shadow Hills high school. Wiltrout said the following in a statement to Sports Director Blake Arthur. “At this time I have decided to focus and grow in other areas of my life and

The man killed in Mecca this past weekend is being remembered tonight as the gunman remains on the run. A memorial has been placed where Hugo Nunez was shot and killed, outside a home along the 91000 block of 5th street just after midnight Sunday. “He was a good friend. Everyone liked him in the

“It’s almost like I know him like you guys know him.” That’s Eduardo Chavez feels about his grandfather, prominent labor leader Cesar Chavez. He was only an infant when Cesar died in 1993. “It’s my personal journey to better connect my grandfather’s legacy, his life’s message, his work as an activist,” he said. That’s all