Month: June 2018

The Riverside County Central Homicide Unit is actively investigating a shooting death in Perris. On June 14, Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Perris station responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 20500 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road in the unincorporated area referred to as Lake Matthews. They arrived on

The Riverside County Coroners Office identified a Perris woman Friday who was struck and killed by a vehicle early Thursday morning in Cathedral City. Ruby Perez, 28, of Perris was struck by a motorist along the 68400 block of Ramon Road near Avenida Maravilla at 12:27 a.m. Perez died at the scene. Cathedral City Police

A wildfire that broke out today on a mountainside in the San Bernardino National Forest near Idyllwild was stopped after scorching less than an acre. The blaze, dubbed the “Indian Fire,” was reported about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Pine Cove, an unincorporated community just north of Idyllwild, off state Route 243. According to

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped today for the eighth time in 10 days, decreasing two-tenths of a cent to $3.685. The average price has decreased 1.9 cents over the past 10 days, including four-tenths of a cent on both Tuesday and Wednesday, according to figures from

Something sweet is being dished up in the desert. Kreem Ice Cream just cut the ribbon on their new store. The shop at the curve on 170 East Palm Canyon Drive serves up ice cream that’s all made in-house in small batches three to four times a week using mostly organic ingredients. Kreem is already

Work is underway on improvements to the main road into a Coachella Valley nature preserve, which officials today said would improve safety in the area for bicyclists and pedestrians. The Thousand Palms Canyon Road Widening, Turning Lane and Resurfacing Project will add a protected left-turn pocket and resurface a half-mile segment of Thousand Palms Canyon

Humane Society of the Desert personnel finds animal remains buried in the desert. This comes after an on-going dispute between employees and their board president, Malinda Bustos, who is being accused of harassing personnel into euthanizing dogs after business hours and burying them in the desert. One employee told KESQ & CBS Local 2 that

El dia de ayer el concilio de la ciudad de Coachella aprobó 2.3 millones de dolares para mejoras de la avenida 48 y calle Van Buren, su alcalde Steve Hernández dice estar muy contento con esta decisión ya que esas avenidas no cuentan con señalamientos para vehículos ni mucho menos banquetas donde las personas pueden

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man in Twentynine Palms. The body of a man was found Wednesday by a woman who was looking for a cat, according to a news release by the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station. At around 6:40 pm, deputies were called to a residence in the 71600 block of

La Agencia de Inmigracion y Aduanas confirmó el arresto de 162 indocumentados en el area de Los Angeles. Un ciudadano mexicano convicto por violación y un Salvadoreño requerido por las autoridades están entre los detenidos. Según la Agencia el blanco eran sujetos con antecedentes criminales que representaban un peligro como pandilleros pero tambien otros sujetos

Un hombre de Cathedral City acusado del asesinato de un hombre de Banning se declara inocente, Ronald Dean Ricks, de 32 años, presuntamente mató a balazos a un amigo de su novia. Los hechos sucedieron el 16 de enero de 2017 enfrentó a Michael Gordon de 32, la policía encontró a la víctima tendido en

La policía de Cathedral City confirma la muerte de una jovencita de unos 20 años despues de ser atropellada por un conductor. La colisión sucedió en el 68400 de Ramon Rd a las 12:27 del dia. Los oficiales llegaron a la escena y encontraron a una mujer hispana, posiblemente de unos 20 años, fallecida en

Riverside County’s first two West Nile virus infections of the year were confirmed today by the Department of Public Health. According to county officials, a 74-year-old Riverside woman and a 50-year-old Eastvale man were admitted to hospitals for treatment. Both are expected to fully recover. The Department of Public Health said the patients underwent tests

Goldenvoice Entertainment announced Monday the dates and pass prices for its 13th annual Stagecoach country music festival. Stagecoach 2019 will be held April 26 through April 28, 2019, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. GA & GA Shuttle combo passes go on sale 11 a.m. Friday at what Goldenvoice said will be their lowest

A Cathedral City resident who allegedly gunned down a male friend of his girlfriend in Banning must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled today. Ronald Dean Ricks, 32, is accused in the Jan. 16, 2017, shooting death of 32-year-old Banning resident Michael Gordon, who police found lying in the street in front

A man accused of stabbing another man several times in Banning, just weeks after allegedly robbing the same victim at gunpoint, was in custody today on suspicion of attempted murder. Steven Martinez, 20, of Banning, is accused of stabbing an unidentified 30-year-old man last Friday in the 1100 block of West Cottonwood Road, according to

The numbers in tonight’s draw of the multi-state Powerball lottery are 13, 20, 38, 45, 55 and the Powerball number is 1. The estimated jackpot is $121 million. The drawing was the seventh since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball

A man who allegedly robbed someone in Desert Hot Springs, then fled to a nearby hotel, stripped naked and dove into the hotel’s pool to disguise his appearance as officers searched the area, was charged today with robbery, burglary, and other felony charges. Christopher McCurdy, 48, of Desert Hot Springs is accused of robbing an