Month: August 2018

Ayer por la tarde se incendió un salón de la escuela Toro Canyon ubicada por la Avenida 66 cerca de la carretera vieja 86 en Thermal, debido al daño que la lumbre causó no tendrán clases ni hoy ni mañana los estudiantes de las escuelas Las Palmitas, Desert Mirage y Toro Canyon ya que estarán

Rep. Duncan Hunter, whose San Diego-area district includes Temecula, and his wife Margaret pleaded not guilty today to federal charges of using more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, including family vacations, dental bills, theater tickets and international travel for relatives. During the brief hearing in federal court in San Diego, bond was

A brand new elementary school in Indio opened its door for the first time today. Thursday will be the first day of classes at the brand new Richard Oliphant Elementary School and students were excited. “I was excited to go to this school because it’s different and new,” said Isabella Diaz, a fourth-grade student at

Firefighters successfully contained a 23-acre brush fire that shut down all westbound lanes of Highway 60 near Interstate 10 west of Beaumont for several hours. The fire was reported just before 1:45 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol. It burned both sides of the 60. Caltrans announced all lanes were back open at shortly before

A fire at Toro Canyon Middle School located on the 86000 block of Avenue 66 in Thermal was contained around 2:48 p.m. today. Arriving fire crews located the fire contained within an electrical room in the building. The building was de-energized shortly after the fire crews arrived. A notice was sent out to parents informing

Arrest made in relation to Palm Springs shooting, but suspected shooter remains on the loose. Tuesday at around 4:30 p.m., the Palm Springs Police Department received reports of a shooting in the 500 block of Rosa Parks Drive. At the scene of the shooting, officers found an unoccupied vehicle with obvious bullet holes and blood

The preliminary hearing for a Yucca Valley man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son has been postponed until Sept 26. 35-year-old Arthur Thomas Davies appeared in Joshua Tree court today, over five months after he was charged with the murder of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son. Karissa Caccavari’s son, Parker Lee, was pronounced dead at

With school now coming back into session it means you’ll be seeing more school bus drivers out the roadways transporting students, but who are these drivers that parents entrust send their kids to school? “Most parents don’t know what we do before we take the busses out,” Victoria Rendall, a bus driver with the Desert

The Wireless Emergency Alert messaging system was down on July 25, the first day of the Cranston Fire, preventing some evacuated residents from receiving critical evacuation information. It wasn’t working due to a technical problem, according to Bruce Barton, an official with Riverside County. The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system targets cell phone towers and

Palm Springs police officers are investigating shooting at an apartment complex. Officers received reports of shots fired at around 4:30 p.m. on the 500 block of Rosa Parks Road. Sgt. Mike Casavan, public information officer for the PSPD, confirmed that the incident was indeed a shooting. “Around 4:30 this afternoon, we received a call of

The Riverside County Coroner’s office has released the identity of a man who was found dead in a pool at a Palm Springs residence Monday. Bradley Mauk was one of two men discovered inside a pool at a residence on the 1000 block of Via Altamira on Monday. Mauk, 62, was a resident of Palm

UPDATE 8/22 9:30 a.m.: Adriana Prieto has been found, as confirmed by DHSPD. *** A 13-year-old Desert Hot Springs girl went missing Tuesday afternoon, and police are asking people to be on the lookout for the teen. Adriana Prieto was last seen at 2:40 p.m. and is considered to be a critical missing person due

After 10+ mile chase on I-10 westbound, officers from the California Highway Patrol have detained a driver for allegedly failing to yield. The pursuit began shortly before 11:50 a.m. today. The pursuit began after CHP received a call about a possibly disabled vehicle parked alongside the freeway near the Washington Street exit on the 10.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in tonight’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will grow to $118 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The numbers

More than 250 full-length and short animated films from across the globe will be screened starting Wednesday during the 2018 Palm Springs International Animation Festival and Expo. Through Saturday, the festival will feature films from more than 100 countries, with more than 20 animation styles on display, including 2D, 3D, hand-drawn, painted, watercolor, sand, paper,

One firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries while battling a structure fire at a home in Bighorn in Palm Desert. According to Cal Fire, the fire was reported at around 10:17 p.m. on the 100 Block Netas Drive. The first arriving engine company reported an outdoor barbeque was on fire and was extending into the attic

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding Sensu-Al Le-Jon Key, who has been missing since August 9. According to the Riverside County Colorado River Sheriff Station, Le-Jon Key was last seen in Blythe where he told family members he was going to out for a walk. Authorities say he suffers from a medical

Two people have been transported to area hospitals after a two-car collision careened into the Idyllwild Gift Shop. The accident was reported shortly after 1:00 p.m. today. A tan SUV reportedly crashed into a white Toyota Tundra pickup truck, pushing the vehicle backwards through the business’s storefront. “It was one of the craziest things I’ve