Month: April 2019

El miercoles, el Departamento de Policía de Indio publicó las estadísticas de crimen del fin de semana del Festival de Música y Artes de Coachella Valley. La cantidad de arrestos desde el primer fin de semana se redujo un 7% comparado al año pasado. Se hicieron 106 arrestos en 2018, 99 en 2019. Esto ocurre

Desalojan a decenas de personas sin hogar que vivían en un campamento en tierras tribales en Indio.La semana pasada, las personas que vivían detrás del centro comercial One Stop Shop en la intersección de la calle Van Buren e Indio Boulevard recibieron notificación a los funcionarios de la Oficina Federal de Asuntos Indígenas de que

A suspect in a commercial burglary that occurred in 2017 has been arrested. Manuel Jaime, 40, of Mecca was arrested Tuesday evening in relation to a burglary at the Stein Mart in La Quinta on Oct. 4, 2017. According to the La Quinta Police Department, over $2,800 in merchandise was stolen. The store also suffered

UPDATE: 4/17/2019 – 3:45 P.M. Indian Canyon Drive reopened at the wash in Palm Springs around 3:45 Wednesday, PSPD announced. **** Indian Canyon Drive remains closed through the wash in Palm Springs Wednesday morning. The closure is in effect from Interstate 10 to Tramview Road, the Palm Springs Police Department announced on Twitter shortly before

A man was arrested by El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle 102 pounds of methamphetamine into the country. At 1:55 p.m. on April 16, a burgundy 2012 Nissan Altima approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint near Salton City. A Border Patrol canine detection team alerted agents to the

After more than two years, opening statements began and wrapped up Wednesday in the guilt phase of the court case for John Hernandez Felix, the man accused of gunning down Palm Springs police officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny. Testimony is set to begin Wednesday afternoon. Vega and Zerebny were ambushed at Felix’s home

Crime is down on the festival grounds. On Wednesday, the Indio Police Department released crime statistics from weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The number of arrests from the first weekend dropped seven percent from year-to-year; 106 arrests were made in 2018, 99 were made in 2019. This comes just a

The Cathedral City Police Department has released body worn and in-car camera footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred in January. On the afternoon of Jan. 13, 2019, CCPD received reports of a disturbance between a male and female near Date Palm Drive and McCallum Way. An officer who arrived on scene said they

Donut lovers streamed into the newly opened Krispy Kreme Tuesday morning. Many had lined up hours earlier in anticipation. This is the very first Krispy Kreme to open in the Coachella Valley. In the past, customers had to drive to Menifee or Ontario to get your donut fix. The first 100 guests through the door

The Galilee Center received donations from Goldenvoice, the promoter of the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals. The center received sleeping bags, canopies, and chairs that were left behind from the weekend one Coachella Fest crowds. Members of the center’s board said this is the first year that Goldenvoice has given them donations and they are extremely

One person is dead following a crash near Desert Hot Springs Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported at 2:19 p.m. near the intersection of Mountain View Road and 20th Avenue. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified Douglas Binninger, 64, of Desert Hot Springs as the man killed in the crash. One person sustained major injuries,

Officials with two Coachella Valley water agencies today warned the public it is illegal and dangerous to swim in the Whitewater River, with the flow rate being equivalent to being hit by 720 basketballs every second. “At the Whitewater River area near Windy Point on either side of Interstate 10, the flow rate has the

Riverside County supervisors today tentatively authorized a partnership with a developer for the construction of three new library branches. Supervisor Chuck Washington has been seeking to add to the Riverside County Library System since the start of his second term, and with the help of the Economic Development Agency, a public-private partnership was arranged to

A Desert Hot Springs man who spent almost four years in jail awaiting trial for allegedly trying to lure teenage girls into his car was sentenced today to time he has already served behind bars and released from custody. Daniel Hernandez, 23, pleaded guilty last month to one count of lewd acts with a child

Two desert-area legislators submitted a formal request for $10 million in state funding to help address homelessness in the Coachella Valley, local officials said today. Assemblymen Chad Mayes, R-Yucca Valley, and Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, requested that the funds be included in the state budget on behalf of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and city

The Indio Rajahs baseball team is the 2019 DVL Champion. The Rajahs are powered by their senior captain, Ricardo Amavizca. “I like getting good hits to the gaps,” said Amavizca. “…getting doubles, triples, and if I’m lucky I get a home run.” Ricardo plays second base for the Rajahs. He started his career at Indio

El cierre está vigente desde la carretera interestatal 10 hasta Tramview Road, anunció el Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs en Twitter poco antes de las 11:45 a.m. de esta mañana. La arteria principal que conecta Palm Springs con la Interestatal 10 y Desert Hot Springs está cerrada debido a problemas de visibilidad. Esta mañana

Despues del primer fin de semana de Coachella fest fueron cientos de personas que no se llevaron muchas de los artículos que trajeron para el festival y los dejaron en el Polo Grand es por eso que Goldenvoice decidió donar esos artículos al centro Galilee de la ciudad de Mecca, para que de esa forma

Una persona muere en un accidente registrado esta tarde, alrededor de la 2:19 El accidente fue reportado cerca de la intersección de Mountain View Road y 20th Avenue. Una persona sufrió lesiones graves y dos personas sufrió heridas leves. Los tres fueron transportados a un hospital de la zona para el tratamiento. Mountain View Road