Month: May 2019

La ciudad de Palm Springs envi cartas a todos los hogares desde la semana del 13 de mayo para recordar a los residentes los requisitos de la ordenanza del soplador de hojas. Los residentes estn sujetos a cumplir con la ordenanza y pueden recibir multas a partir del 1ero de junio si operan un soplador

Rebecca Modrall, 33, was last seen on February 5, 2019, after reportedly leaving for a friend’s house in La Quinta. She was reported missing after she failed to return to her home in Rancho Mirage. FULL REPORT –A Mother’s Mission: An I-Team investigation into the disappearance of Rebecca Modrall Rebecca’s family and friends will gather

“She was a very beautiful, beautiful little girl…She woke up in the morning smiling ready for the day,” reflected Sarah Modrall from the sofa in her home in Portland Oregon. Sarah Modrall speaks in the present about her daughter, Rebecca. “She turned 34 on April 15th.” But no one has heard from Rebecca for more

A man was arrested Thursday afternoon in Palm Desert after allegedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 10 during a five months span. The District Attorney’s office arrested Scott Russell Dugan, 32, on Highway 111 Thursday at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to jail records. According to court documents, the alleged sexual assault incidents

A Joshua Tree man is free on bail Friday after being arrested for unlawful intercourse with a minor. On May 30 at 8:22 a.m., Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station deputies received a call from Morongo Basin Sexual Assault Services relating to an incident involving a 17-year-old female having a “sexual relationship” with a 27-year-old man, according

Murió un hombre de 19 años luego de un accidente de un solo vehículo durante la noche en Cathedral City. A las 2:04 a.m., los oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Cathedral City acudieron a la intersección de Vista Chino y Landau Boulevard despues de recibir el informe de una colisión , a su llegada

A power outage has left over 2,100 Southern California Edison customers without electricity in Palm Desert. The outage officially lists 2,184 customers as being affected. It is listed as a “repair outage”, which is “an outage caused by unexpected circumstances, such as traffic accidents or severe weather”, according to SCE.com. The outage’s location is placed

A 19-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash overnight in Cathedral City. At 2:04 a.m., Cathedral City Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Vista Chino and Landau Boulevard for a report of a single-vehicle collision. Upon arrival, officers found a 2019 Toyota Supra crashed into the intersection’s southeast traffic signal, causing significant

A probation search of a home in Indio turned up more than 40 grams of meth and led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man on suspicion of drug violations, authorities said today. Members of the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force conducted the search at the home in the 47000 block of Palen

Cal Fire / Riverside County firefighters have contained a second fire that is burning in Thermal. This fire was first reported at around 9:04 p.m. in the area of Avenue 69 and Pierce Street, according to Cal Fire. As of 11:00 p.m., the fire is approximately 1 to 1.5 acres and is fully contained. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1134318730584793088″,”author_name”:”CAL

A fire that started Wednesday night in Thermal has once again flared up. The vegetation fire burning on the 87000 Block Avenue 66 was first reported at a little after 9 p.m. last night. By this morning, Cal Fire reported that it had burned 10 acres and was 60% contained. At 3 p.m., Cal Fire

A jury has recommended the death penalty for John Hernandez Felix, the man convicted of murdering two Palm Springs Police Officers. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JakeKESQ/status/1134221883354767360″,”author_name”:”Jake Ingrassia”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JakeKESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;VERDICT: &#lt;br&#gt;Count 1– Felix has been sentenced to death for the murder of Jose Gil Vega&#lt;/p&#gt;— Jake Ingrassia (@JakeKESQ) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JakeKESQ/status/1134221883354767360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 30, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JakeKESQ/status/1134221992389894144″,”author_name”:”Jake Ingrassia”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JakeKESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

It was training day for Cal Fire in the parking lot of the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. Firefighters learned how to use one of many live-saving rescue helicopters. “The helicopter is never a plan A, it’s a plan B, it’s a very dangerous machine,” said Bryan White, battalion chief for Cal Fire. “We never

As the nation has watched the college admissions scandal unfold with celebrities Lori Laughlin, Felicity Huffman, and other wealthy parents, shocking stories about alleged bribery and fake athlete statuses show just how far parents might go. The pressure to get into a top college can be incredibly stressful for high school students and their families.

A man was charged today with murdering a pregnant woman whose body was found in a wash in the Indio Hills area. Carlos Javier Navarro-Nieves, 34, pleaded not guilty to double murder charges, with sentencing enhancements of discharge of a firearm causing great bodily and intentional murder. The body of the victim, 22-year-old Lesly Fernanda

Kids at a local elementary school got some unexpected hands-on training as part of a disaster drill at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio Thursday morning. This seems like a typical school trip for fifth graders from Doctor Carreon Academy, visiting their local hospital, but it takes a different turn with a disaster unfolding. “A bunch

State Bill 58 is moving forward in Sacramento. The bill, authored by State Senator Scott Wiener, would create a pilot program which would allow 10 cities, three in the desert, to extend last call at bars to 4 a.m. SB-58 passed the State Senate with 28 “Ayes” and 6 “Noes” on May 21, according to

Congressman Raul Ruiz is set to announce some new legislation Wednesday aimed at increasing income tax breaks for businesses that increase wages. The bill is being called the Rewarding American Investment to Support Employees or “RAISE” Act. It’s meant to reward businesses that increase wages for their employees by providing a tax credit. That credit

Monsignor Howard Lincoln at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert tells News Channel 3 he spoke against Senate Bill 360, during all masses last weekend. He says he shared points made by the Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino, in a letter the Bishop sent to all parishes. “There is no evidence whatsoever, that