Month: October 2018

A man accused of molesting students while working as a junior high school drama teacher was found dead in his home on Wednesday, the same day closing arguments in his trial were scheduled to begin, officials said. David Michael Bruce, 68, faced eight felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 and two

Five suspects arrested Tuesday following a warrant search in Thousand Palms have been identified. Christopher Kissel, 26, of Indio, Anthony Castillo, 22, of Palm Springs, Elizabeth Ingram, 38, of Desert Hot Springs, Adam Gomez, 29, of Cathedral City, and Joshua Nesseth, 28, of Sky Valley, were arrested at approximately 2:45 PM when a search warrant

Las organizaciones de todo el valle están trabajando para registrar mas personas para poder votar antes de la fecha límite el 22 de octubre. El Secretario de Estado Alex Padilla informó de un record de 19 millones de personas están registradas este año, casi el 76 por ciento de las personas elegibles. Un representante de

Cabot Yerxa Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs was on lockdown for approximately an hour and a half today, but the protocol has since been lifted, according to Joan Boiko, spokesperson for Palm Springs Unified School District. Police originally responded to the scene because of a report of a man with a gun in the

A man accused of killing a 78-year-old Palm Springs woman nearly three decades ago, then transferring large sums of her money into his bank accounts, made his initial court appearance on murder charges today. Arraignment for Anton Michael Kubica was postponed until Nov. 16, when he is due back in an Indio courtroom to enter

An Orange County Superior Court judge today ordered a third psychiatric doctor to analyze a defendant accused of setting the 23,000-acre Holy Fire in August because two other experts disagreed on whether he is mentally healthy enough to face arson charges. Unlike previous court appearances, Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, did not make any vocal outbursts

La escuela primaria Cabot Yerxa en Desert Hot Springs estuvo cerrada durante aproximadamente una hora y media hoy, El protocolo se ha levantado, según Joan Boiko, portavoz del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs. La policía respondió originalmente a la escena debido a un reporte de un hombre con un arma en el área. La

Elementary and middle school students throughout Riverside County skipped riding to school Wednesday morning in recognition of “International Walk to School Day”, part of an effort to promote youth exercise and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. This includes nine elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District. Thousands of youths from more than 80 schools are expected

A motorist who was killed when his pickup truck plowed into a tree along state Route 243 in Pine Cove was identified today as an 81-year-old resident of the community. Charles Clayton was fatally injured about 12:10 p.m. Tuesday following the crash on southbound 243, near Foster Lake Road, just north of Idyllwild. California Highway

A Bermuda Dunes man accused of raping a developmentally disabled woman was due to appear in court today on three felony counts related to sexual assault. Gabriel Ortiz, 24, is accused of sexually assaulting the 20-year-old woman, identified only as Jane Doe in court documents, who investigators say “functions at the competency of a 12-year-old

Debido al incremento de la violencia que se ha registrado en La Quinta High School, el distrito escolar realizará una junta hoy en el campus con la finalidad de discutir medidas de disciplina. Todo inició con un video que circuló en las redes sociales donde una estudiante fue atacada por dos compañeras, despues se ve

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender attempting to cross the International Border fence near Calexico on October 7. At approximately 7:20 p.m., a man was spotted attempting to cross the fence three miles to the west of Calexico. Agents determined he was in the United States illegally, arrested him,

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose today to its highest amount since Aug. 8, 2015, increasing six-tenths of a cent to $3.794. The average price has increased 16 consecutive days, rising 22.2 cents, including a half-cent on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price

Los estudiantes de escuelas primarias y secundarias de todo el Condado de Riverside se abstendrán de ir a la escuela hoy en reconocimiento al “Día Internacional de Caminar a la Escuela”, parte de un esfuerzo por promover el ejercicio juvenil y los vecindarios amigables para peatones. Esto incluye nueve escuelas primarias en el Distrito Escolar

Un cuerpo fue encontrado el martes por la noche en Rancho Mirage. El departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside tuvieron una investigación activa de una muerte en el área de Monterey Avenue, al norte de Clancy Lane. El cuerpo fue encontrado en el lado norte de una subestación de Southern California Edison en un

A body was found Tuesday evening in Rancho Mirage. Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were conducting an active death investigation in the area of Monterey Avenue, north of Clancy Lane. A KESQ & CBS Local 2 crew at the scene said the body was found on the north side of a Southern California

Parents are concerned for their children’s safety after fights at La Quinta High School were recorded and shared on social media. “If anything happens to your child if they’re bullied or taken advantage of, to report it immediately,” said Colleen Waters, the mother of a La Quinta High School student who was recently attacked on

The Diocese of San Bernardino today released the names of priests it says were accused credibly of sexually abusing minors over the past 40 years, with 7 instances of abuse occurring at parishes in the Coachella Valley. The list of Coachella Valley priests: Peter McCormick*, assigned to Sacred Heart in Palm Desert from 1984-2000 Year

Five arrested following a warrant search in Thousand Palms related to stolen property. The warrant search happened before 6 p.m. at a residence a mile into Via Las Palmas. An officer at the scene said police were serving a warrant for stolen property at a Desert Hot Springs storage facility. The officer said some of