Month: August 2018

Desert Hot Springs police and Cal Fire are investigating a “suspicious injury” caused by a structure fire. Viewers have reported seeing a heavy police presence near Palm Drive and Camino Aventura. Doria Wilms, public information officer for DHSPD, confirmed the police presence is related to a fire investigation where one person was injured. The fire

Three juvenile shoplifting suspects were taken into custody this afternoon after their getaway vehicle was involved in a non-injury crash, police said. The theft occurred at 2:28 p.m. at a business in the Cathedral City Marketplace shopping center at 34459 Date Palm Drive, according to Cmdr. Julio Luna. The underage suspects, whose ages were not

A math teacher at Hemet High School has been arrested on numerous sexual assault charges for alleged relationship with a student. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department received a tip on August 3 regarding a possible past relationship between Hemet High School teacher and student. Investigators conducted an investigation into these allegations and determined a crime

A 102-year-old veteran was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, his caretaker claims. Mike Kovich, passed away less than a week. We introduced you to Mike Kovich on his 102nd birthday. He was born in a small West Virginian coal mining town and fought in World War II. He was a prisoner of

There was a time many decades ago when Indio was the powerhouse of the valley. Long time legendary Kansas State coach Bill Snyder even once roaming the Rajah’s sidelines on a path that eventually led him to the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2018 it’s Scott Gilbert’s team. He is going to try and

On July 9, Palm Springs Unified School District announced a major policy change. Starting in the 2018-19 school year, all district students would have the chance to have breakfast and lunch entirely free of charge. “The Board of Education is excited about expanding the school nutrition program to include ALL of our students,” said President

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Desert Sands dice que las cifras de inscripción preescolar han bajado desde hace un año. El distrito reportó 130 escaños preescolares vacantes de un total de 484 plazas para este año. “Así que la preocupación es si y cuando no comienzan el preescolar ya están empezando en desventaja”, dijo Ifthika

U.S. Forest Service officials are calling for voluntary evacuations along the Ortega Highway corridor from the Lookout Restaurant to the Nichols Institute, along with all connecting roads in Rancho Capistrano, El Cariso Village and Blue Jay, due to the continuing Holy Fire. People in the affected area are being urged to exit the area west

Se reporta incendio forestal cerca de la intersección de Verbenia Drive y Ironwood Drive en Desert Hot Springs. El incendio fue reportado poco antes de la 1:30 PM y aparentemente se desencadenó en un campamento de personas sin hogar en la propiedad. La ciudad de Desert Hot Springs está trabajando actualmente con el propietario de

A wildland fire has been reported near the intersection of Verbenia Drive and Ironwood Drive in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported shortly before 1:30 PM. The blaze was sparked in a homeless encampment on the property. The city of Desert Hot Springs is currently working with the owner of the parcel of private

A truck crashed into a flagpole in front of the Desert Aids Project (D.A.P.) in Palm Springs around 8:00 a.m. The driver of the vehicle briefly fled the scene, but was eventually apprehended and is now in custody. The identity of the suspect has not been released at this time. According to a Desert Aids

Fire crews responded to reports of an apartment complex fire at the Andorra Apartments, at the 81000 block of Avenue 46 in Indio. It happened about 5:30 Tuesday morning. Crews say they arrived to a three-story apartment complex with heavy smoke showing from a second story apartment. Firefighters have contained the fire in about twenty

A man is dead near Cabazon after being struck by a big rig truck on I-10 W west of Haugen Lehmann Way. The victim, a tow truck driver, was struck by the truck while standing on the shoulder outside of his work vehicle. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped today to its lowest amount since April 18, decreasing a half-cent to $3.538. The average price has dropped five of the past six days, decreasing 1.2 cents, including one-tenth of a cent on Monday, according to figures from the AAA and

Despues de recibir un reporte anónimo el sheriff arrestó a un maestro de matemáticas de la Hemet High School quien es acusado de sostener relaciones sexuales en repetidas ocasiones con uno de sus estudiantes. La investigación arroja que los hechos ocurrieron durante el año escolar 2017-2018 y las autoridades creen que puede haber más víctimas.

A brush fire that erupted in the Cleveland National Forest near Orange County’s Holy Jim Canyon expanded into Riverside County today, burning through decades-old vegetation and creating high columns of smoke visible for miles. The fire is currently at 2 percent containment. The “Holy Fire” was reported about 1:15 p.m., near Holy Jim Canyon and

The Desert Sands Unified School District says preschool enrollment numbers are down from a year ago. The district reporting 130 vacant preschool seats out of 484 total spots for this year. “So the concern is if and when they don’t start preschool they are already starting at a disadvantage,” said Ifthika Fhineenissar, principal at Early

Aumentó a 8 el numero de victimas mortales relacionadas con las altas temperaturas. La víctima más reciente del calor mortal fue un hombre de 34 años de Desert Hot Springs; fue encontrado el 17 de julio fuera de un negocio cerca de la autopista 111 en Indio y fue transportado a un hospital para recibir

Un camión se estrelló frente al Proyecto Desert Aids (D.A.P.) en Palm Springs alrededor de las 8:00 a.m. El conductor del vehículo huyó brevemente de la escena, pero finalmente fue detenido y ahora está bajo custodia. La identidad del sospechoso no ha sido revelada en este momento. De acuerdo son autoridades el camión, Al parecer,