Month: March 2019

The community continues to grieve the loss of a first responder who was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident Monday morning. We’re learning more about 34-year-old Eddie Lustro, the paramedic tragically and suddenly killed yesterday morning on his way home after a 12-hour shift. Those who knew him are remembering him as “a true hero.”

“I’m asking if you would like to f*** her.” That’s the opening line meter reader Alfonso Cruz says a supervisor used in October 2016 about his own wife. The woman was a fellow employee and senior human resources specialist at the Coachella Valley Water District. A lawsuit filed in March in Riverside Co. Superior Court

A man accused of fatally stabbing a senior citizen last fall in Desert Hot Springs was today found mentally competent to assist his defense counsel. Albert Marchain, 27, of Desert Hot Springs, is suspected of stabbing Stanislaw Tokarski, whose body was found about 1:25 p.m. last Nov. 12 in the 66900 block of Hacienda Avenue.

Fallen Cathedral City police officer Jermaine Gibson Sr. remembered 8 years after he was killed in the line of duty. On March 19, 2011, Gibson was killed in the line of duty when his patrol vehicle crash into a palm tree during a high-speed pursuit of a wanted parolee. The parolee, Durjan Germaine Gray, was

Highway 111 eastbound is closed at Rubideaux Road in Indio following a car crash. A vehicle appears to have backed up into a street light, knocking it over, then a fire hydrant, then into Aladdin’s bail bonds. The incident was reported at 10:45 a.m. The driver of the vehicle appeared to have a medical emergency

One of the busiest stores at “The River at Rancho Mirage” will serve up its last latte Sunday, March 24th. A letter posted on the front door at Starbucks indicates the store will close permanently at 12 noon. “Starbucks is on so many corners. I think they have to do their own demographics on what’s

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector Centro arrestaron a un sospechoso previamente deportado la noche del lunes. Alrededor de las 8:50 p.m., los agentes asignados a la estación de Calexico arrestaron a un hombre sospechoso de ingresar ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos aproximadamente a 12 millas al este del puerto de entrada de Calexico.

Con la llegada de la primavera y los cambios de clima que estamos experimentando aquí en el valle de Coachella muchas son las personas que se están enfermando y están sufriendo de alergias.De acuerdo con Conchita Pozar una residente de la comunidad de Noth Shore el olor que sale de la laguna del Salton Sea

Un hombre ha sido arrestado en relación a una invasión el lunes en Palm Springs. Demitiri Giles de 45 años fue ubicado en Riverside con un carro robado y era vecino de la victima a quien asaltó sexualmente segun primeros reportes. La victima fue una mujer de unos 60 años, que fue golpeada y hospitalizada.

Un hombre de Riverside que presuntamente robó un negocio de La Quinta y dirigió a agentes del alguacil en una persecución en un vehículo robado en 2017, se le ordenó ser juzgado hoy por cargos de robo, evasión de arresto y robo de vehículos. Raul Tamayo Jr., de 38 años, acusado el 16 de marzo

A Riverside man who allegedly robbed a La Quinta business and led sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle in 2017 was ordered to stand trial today on felony charges of robbery, evading arrest, and vehicle theft. Raul Tamayo Jr., 38, is accused in the March 16, 2017, pursuit stemming from an alleged

La autopista 111 en dirección este está cerrada en Rubideaux Road en Indio luego de un accidente automovilístico. Al parecee un vehículo retrocedió en un semáforo, lo derribó, luego se impactó contra un hidrante y terminó estrellándose contra un negocio abruptamente. El incidente se informó a las 10:45 a.m. El conductor del vehículo tuvo una

Una de las tiendas más concurridas en “The River at Rancho Mirage” servirá su último cafe con leche el domingo 24 de marzo. La administración del local dejó una carta en la puerta del lugar indicando que cerrarán permanentemente a las 12 del mediodía, sin que expliquen las causas de la intempestiva clausura. Starbucks es

More than two dozen students in grades 4-8 will put their word power to the test today in the 42nd annual Riverside County Spelling Bee. The event is set for 9 a.m. at the Moreno Valley Conference & Recreation Center, where multiple rounds are planned into the afternoon. A total of 28 students from public

Caltrans, California Highway Patrol, and county officials held an informational meeting Monday night to update mountain communities on road repairs to Highway 74 and 243. Both 74 and 243 sustained significant damage during the record-breaking storm on Feb. 14. Numerous storms since that day have only worsened the damage. Crews have been working 12 hours

Police are looking for a man accused of injuring an elderly woman during a home invasion robbery in Palm Springs. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, the robbery occurred in the 300 Block of E. Stevens Road at around 4:40 p.m. Officers arrived and found a woman in her 60s suffering from injuries sustained

Según el departamento de CalFire, el Mecca Fire está ahora en un 70% de contención. Los equipos de bomberos todavía están en el área trabajando para mantener el fuego bajo control. “Hoy tenemos varios camiones y una patrulla, además de reforzar las líneas de contención para asegurarnos de que con el frente que se aproxima

Un motociclista murió en un accidente cuando su motocicleta choco con un sedán en Palm Springs . El hombre que murió en el accidente fue identificado como Eddie Lustro, de 34 años, un paramedico de Palm Springs American Medical Response. Las autoridades dijeron que Lustro acababa de salir de un turno de 12 horas de

Palm Springs High School’s ‘Spirit of the Sands’ band took part of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland this past weekend. The band walked down the streets of Dublin along with 11 other bands from across the United States and around the world. The parade was broadcast on Ireland’s National TV RTE Network.