Month: July 2018

Riverside County’s unemployment rate shot up last month amid losses in multiple sectors of the regional economy, state figures released today show. The jobless rate in June, based on preliminary estimates, was 4.8 percent, compared to 3.8 percent in May, according to the California Employment Development Department. Despite rising above its historic low, the rate

A Palm Desert man accused in a string of Coachella Valley home burglaries was charged today with 15 felonies, including a dozen burglary counts. Joseph Foster Ramey, 26, is accused in a series of break-ins in Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Thousand Palms between May and July. In addition to the 12 burglary counts, which

Firefighters continued working today to encircle a 250-acre wildfire that started south of Corona, initially threatening homes and prompting evacuation orders, all of which were lifted. The non-injury “Skyline Fire” was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday in the area of Skyline Drive and Burrero Way, at the foot of the Cleveland National Forest. As

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos asignados al Sector El Centro respondieron a un incidente que involucraba a una ciudadana mexicana de 17 años el jueves por la noche. Alrededor de las 10 p.m., los agentes observaron a dos personas caminando hacia el norte cerca de Anza y Bowker Road al este de

Una corte de apelaciones confirmó cargos por intento de asesinato a un hombre de Thermal que disparó contra un guardia de seguridad luego de ser expulsado de un club nocturno de Palm Springs. Sheldon Alfred Auclair Jr., de 34 años, fue condenado a 32 años de prisión por disparar al guardia de Zeldas Eugenio Bradford.

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza rescataron a una jovencita de17 años que trataba ingresar al Pais de forma ilegal. La Patrulla Fronteriza, detectó el jueves alrededor de las 10 p.m., una pareja que caminaban hacia el norte cerca de Anza y Bowker Road al este de Calexico. La pareja les dijo a los agentes que

Hoy, el asambleísta Eduardo García organizo una conferencia de prensa para hablar sobre el progreso de AB 2439, una legislación potencial que designaría el Monumento a los Veteranos LGBTQ de Cathedral City como el monumento oficial LGBTQ del estado. El comandante de AMVETS Thomas “Tom” Swann Hernández fue quien inicio con la idea de crear

Border Patrol agents rescued a 17-year-old Mexican girl who was smuggled into the country and left was behind after suffering an injury. According to a news release by Border Patrol, Thursday at around 10 p.m., agents encountered two individuals walking north near Anza and Bowker Road east of Calexico. The pair told agents that they

An appeals court today upheld an attempted murder conviction for a Thermal man who shot a security guard after being thrown out of a Palm Springs nightclub. Sheldon Alfred Auclair Jr., 34, was sentenced to 32 years to life for shooting Zelda’s guard Eugenio Bradford outside the club during the predawn hours of April 18,

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped today for the eighth consecutive day, decreasing a half-cent to $3.564. The average price has dropped 3.6 cents over the past eight days, including six-tenths of a cent on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

KESQ & CBS Local 2 is going in-depth on Legionnaires’ disease after two swimming pools in a 55+ community in Palm Springs tested positive for the bacteria. Last month, pools at the Four Seasons were closed after two people became infected with Legionnaires’ disease. People 50 and older, and young children, are at a higher

A wildfire broke out today on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest near Corona, charring 250 acres, threatening homes and prompting mandatory evacuation orders. The non-injury blaze was reported shortly after 3 p.m. in the area of Skyline Drive and Burrero Way, near the entrance to a popular hiking spot. What has been dubbed

The family of a Moreno Valley woman killed in a rollover crash in Desert Center over the weekend will hold a car wash fundraiser tomorrow. Rachel Lopez, 40, a mother of seven children and grandmother to five, was killed after her car veered off Interstate 10 and overturned. Her husband and two children were in

Interstate 10 traffic was at a crawl early Friday morning after a three-vehicle collision that left one motorist trapped in their vehicle. The freeway was cleared of debris and traffic was back up to speed by 7:00 a.m. There was no immediate word of any injuries following the crash at 4:40 a.m. in the freeway’s

An LLC company called the Coachella Sports & Entertainment Stadium Authority are leading the way on the $300-million stadium complex project that they predict will open by 2021. It is expected to be built with 100% private funding. “That is rare, they are funding this 100 percent private equity and on their own,” Indio Mayor

As we first reported on Tuesday, 12-year-old Javier “JJ” Luna of Palm Springs was surprised with a trip to Hawaii with his family thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. JJ was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in July 2016. Over the past two years, he has received four rounds of chemotherapy. The final round temporarily limited

The Indio Police Department has two new officers and they have four legs. An open-invite “pinning” ceremony was held for the two K-9 officers this evening at the Elk’s Lodge. K-9 Loki and K-9 Asko, both German Shepards, received their badges after completing an extensive training program alongside their handlers. “One of our dogs is

A suspected 19-year-old drunken driver who allegedly caused a head-on crash that killed two people north of Desert Center was charged today with eight felonies, including two counts of DUI gross vehicular manslaughter. Austin Bly Ellington, of Anza, is accused in the June 29 crash on state Route 62, east of state Route 177. According

An active shooter training exercise was expected to bring a response of police, school officials, firefighters and paramedics at Desert Hot Springs High School Thursday morning. The exercise was set to run from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the campus at 65850 Pierson Boulevard. A police department statement said the exercise, “will simulate a