Month: February 2019

The Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue launched a GoFundMe Monday to raise $70,000 for a new four-door Jeep. The team says the current 20 year-old vehicle is in disrepair and could possibly break down during a rescue operation. According to the page, the PSMP-SAR says they need this essential upgrade in order to

Riverside County officials issued a voluntary evacuation order for some neighborhoods in the Cranston Fire burn area this afternoon Areas impacted include: Hurkey Creek Apple Canyon Lake Hemet Fleming Ranch Officials say those areas are to debris flows with little or no warning. Residents are adviced that now is the safest time to evacuate. An

Cathedral City councilmembers voted unanimously to appoint a replacement for former mayor Greg Pettis’ seat. Pettis passed away on Jan. 15 at age 63 from complications related to a 2018 bypass surgery. Pettis was the longest-serving council member in Cathedral City history, having been elected in 1994. He was also the city’s first openly gay

All lanes have reopened on Interstate 10 westbound in Rancho Mirage after a rollover collision. The accident happened just before noon and involved two vehicles, a Chevrolet Cobalt and Toyota Highlander. One vehicle rolled over as a result of the collision. The drivers sustained minor injuries. The driver of the red car which rolled over

Officers from the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team arrested Arturo Sanchez, 35, of Indio and Jacqueline Lechuga, 25, of Bermuda Dunes Wednesday in Indio. Officers, along with United States Postal Service Inspectors, served a search warrant at an undisclosed location in Indio. Several stolen items and equipment were recovered. Sanchez has been booked into the

Officials at Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) warned of possible flash flooding risks at a Desert X site on Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. As another storm moves in, they say the augmented reality exhibit, ‘Revolutions,’ is built on a floodplain that’s designed to safely move water flowing off the mountains. “In the event

Some of the desert’s largest supporters of Desert Arc and the nonprofit’s work with developmentally disabled adults in the Coachella Valley came together Tuesday for the organization’s 2nd Annual Champions of Change Awards Recognition luncheon. SA Recycling Organics and Stutz Packing Company were recognized for their in-kind and employment contributions to Desert Arc. The City

El alcalde de la ciudad de Coachella junto al supervisor Manuel Perez y otras personalidades del Valle de Coachella,realizaron el corte de liston de la tercera obra de arte permanente en la ciuadad. Titulada “Etherea”, la instalación específica del sitio representa la culminación de la investigación de Tresoldi en el campo de la música, realizada

A Twentynine Palms Marine who was shot in Desert Hot Springs in 2012 has died. Craig Maddy died on February 8, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office in Washington State. He died from “multiple complications of traumatic brain injury due to a gunshot wound to the head”. He was 27. Maddy was shot

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With rain likely coming Wednesday night, people are getting a head start on set up on events across the Coachella Valley. It’s a busy day for these vendors prepping for the date festival working quickly to avoid the potential of rain. “It’s not good. You get drenched. Everything gets wet, everything,” Jesse Pacheco, a worker

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help finding a 68-year-old man last seen on February 7 in Yucca Valley. According to a Sheriff’s Department news release, John Downey was last seen around 11:45 p.m. walking west away from the Walmart located at 58501 Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley toward Avalon

A trucker accused of plowing through a coned-off crash scene on Interstate 10, killing a woman while rescuers were trying to remove her from an overturned car, is scheduled for trial today. Robbie Macias, 53, of Plumas Lake, is charged in the death of 56-year-old Maria Vera on Feb. 7, 2016. Authorities allege Macias was

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a man early this morning for DUI after he crashed a car through the garage of a residence in Twentynine Palms. At 12:39 a.m., deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the intersection of Sullivan Road and Morongo Road for a report of a vehicle crashed into

Two Desert Hot Springs men were arrested today following a car chase and brief foot pursuit. Byron Gutierrez, 19, and Pablo Cruz, 22, were inside a vehicle in the Stater Bros. parking lot at 13200 Palm Drive when they were approached around 2 p.m. by Desert Hot Springs police, who suspected them of illegal drug

CancerPartners’ board members are speaking out for the first time since they announced ceasing operations by the end of this month after nearly 15 years of service. The nonprofit serves anywhere between 2,000 to 5,000 members a year. According to board members, their annual budget is about $1 million a year to maintain operations but

Rangers at Joshua Tree National Park thanked the local high desert community Tuesday morning. “All of these different partners coming out to tell the story and to protect the park….” Community members in 29 Palms gathered at the park headquarters mingling with park rangers grateful for their support. “People every day were helping clean the

Two brothers have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of Aranda Briones, a 16-year-old girl from Moreno Valley. Briones was last seen on January 13 after a night out with friends in Moreno Valley. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at around 10:30 p.m. on Feb 11, 18-year-old Owen

Shadow Hills Senior Jake Abawag knows how to make plays on and off the court. “When I got to high school I realized that it’s harder to shoot over the taller defenders,” said Jake. “It was a little more difficult, I developed a shot so I wouldn’t have to drive in as much and leave