Month: February 2019

The trial of four reputed gang members accused of carrying out a drive-by killing in Indio will resume today. Cesar Monzon Jr., 29, Angel Lopez, 30, Andrew Marquie Malanche, 27, and Jose Antonio Armendariz, 35, are charged with murder and gang allegations stemming from the Aug. 7, 2016, shooting death of Adrian Valdez, 22, of

La Quinta Middle schoolers stood together Monday to “see something” and “say something.” The goal of the program partnered with Sandy Hook Promise is to raise awareness for the warning signs and signals to prevent suicide or mass shootings. The national nonprofit organization is led by several family members who had loved ones killed by

Construction continues on Cathedral Canyon at the wash. Part of the road was ripped from its foundation as a raging river took over the street during a storm on Valentine’s Day. Read: Rain floods roads all over the valley The once popular road is now an inconvenience for some drivers. “I’ve got to go all

The man charged in the deaths of four people in Palm Springs on the night of February 3 is back in court Monday morning at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Testimony revealed new details about the night of victims’ deaths, including that the suspect, Jose Larin-Garcia, was drunk on the night of the shooting,

A Las Vegas photographer connected to a child pornography ring in the Coachella Valley pleaded guilty in federal court Monday in connection to a child sexual exploitation conspiracy. William Clyde Thompson, 58, of Las Vegas pleaded guilty to child exploitation enterprise, sexual exploitation of a child, conspiracy to produce child pornography, distribution of child pornography,

According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse, every day, over 115 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. It’s known as the entirely preventable epidemic, but not all abusers look like addicts in dark alleyways. “I’ve seen so many people that you would never imagine that that person has an issue,” said Jessica Sanchez, a

75-year-old Keith Hasselman says he has been homeless for 6 of the past nine years. When hearing Monday about Governor Gavin Newsom’s push for more low income housing in Desert Hot Springs, and elsewhere in the state, he expressed support. “I love it, there is a lot of people that really need the help,” said

A Thousand Palms man was arrested on Saturday during the Palm Spring Black History parade on suspicion of committing a hate crime, indecent exposure, assault, and causing a disturbance. On Feb 23, PSPD officers assigned to the Palm Springs Black History Parade responded to a call of a disturbance near the intersection of Belardo Road

“La verdad me hace sentir muy orgullosa” Así se referían la mayoría de personas que entrevistamos originarios de Oaxaca, Mexico cuando les preguntamos de como se sentían con la representación de su paisana Yalitza Aparicio en la entrega numero 91 de los premios Oscar’s. Todos los latinos estuvimos pendientes de los premios Oscar’s el dia

Una madre de familia de tres niños fue arrestada el domingo en Twentynine Palms por crueldad infantil intencional despues de que se encontró a sus hijos viviendo en “condiciones deplorables”. Alrededor de las 5:20 p.m. el 24 de febrero, los oficiales del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino asignados a la Estación de Morongo respondieron

El Centro sector border patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender attempting to illegally enter the United States Saturday morning. Candelario Juarez-Mosqueda, a 37-year-old Mexican national, was arrested approximately 11 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry. A records check revealed that Juarez-Mosqueda was convicted for felony sexual battery in April 2016 in

A man charged with the 1990 financially motivated killing of a 78-year-old Palm Springs woman whose body was dumped in the desert was ordered today to stand trial on a murder charge. The prosecution alleges that Anton Kubica, 62, of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, killed Marie Darling and then began transferring large sums of her

There is finally some semblance of a timeline for when the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will reopen to the public. According to a news release issued Monday, repairs are expected to be finished by March 31, allowing for a tentative April 1 reopening. One of the Coachella Valley’s most major attractions was closed on February

A mother of three was arrested in Twentynine Palms Sunday for willful child cruelty after her children were found living in ‘deplorable conditions’. At around 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 24, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Station responded to a residence on the 2100 block of Monument Lane in Twentynine Palms

The man charged in the deaths of four people in Palm Springs on the night of February 3 is expected back in the courtroom Monday morning at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Monday’s court appearance will reveal critical next steps in the case, specifically if there’s enough evidence to move forward with murder charges

Jennifer Asbenson, the brave woman who escaped after being brutally tortured and nearly killed by serial killer Andrew Urdiales back in 1992, was in downtown Palm Springs on Sunday signing copies of her new book called, “The Girl in the Treehouse.” Her book details her own personal experiences and journey after she was kidnapped and

Update (Sunday, 9:22 PM): Sheriff’s department tells News Channel 3 they are “clearing the scene”. Still no information on a suspect, and there is no word yet on wether anyone was injured in the shooting. Update: Sheriff’s investigators confirm they are investigating a shooting in Thousand Palms. They have not yet found a victim, and