Month: May 2019

The advertisements make a charitable write-off look effortless. “Donating your car is easy!” In fact thousands of charities nationwide solicit for money in the form of car donations. And Gregory Allomong of Palm Desert thought it would be a perfect way to offload his 1994 Cutlass Ciera. “I called up Martha’s Village, they sent somebody

Cathedral City está haciendo un llamado a sus residentes para que puedan ser participes en diferentes reuniones y así puedan aportar ideas para la construcción de un nuevo parque comunitario que quieren construir el cual estará conectado con el CV Link. “Estamos involucrando a la comunidad desde la planificación para que ellos se sientan dueños

The newest officer for Cathedral City Police Department is someone who’s making history there. It’s all in a day’s work for Officer Brooke Kohrell, starting out as the newest officer for the department. “It’s been intense. There’s been a lot of information being thrown at me. A lot of paperwork we have to go through,”

The fourth day of defense testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of an ex-con accused of killing two Palm Springs police officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call at his family’s home. Last week, family members of the accused took the stand again — for the defense this time around — in the trial

Family and friends returned Tuesday morning to the area of Joshua Tree National Park, where 51-year-old Paul Miller vanished, while taking a hike, during a two-week visit to the park with his wife Stephanie, last July. Dawne Robinson is Paul’s sister. “When I’m here, I kind of feel paul. I know it is strange, but

Aspiring designers from the Desert Hot Springs High School Education Academy unveiled a piece of furniture Tuesday they hope will earn them a manufacturing deal with a Michigan-based company. Juniors from the Academy for Careers in Education unveiled the piece this morning at the DHSHS Library, 65850 Pierson Blvd., according to Palm Springs Unified School

An Arizona man allegedly linked by DNA to a half-dozen sexual assaults in Southern California over the last 25 years, including two in the Coachella Valley, was charged today with eight felonies in San Diego County. Christopher VanBuskirk, 46, is suspected of two Coachella Valley sexual assaults that occurred in March 2002 and November 2004,

A few mascots have been spotted on a local college campus. Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus issued a warning Tuesday afternoon following some coyote spottings on its campus off Cook Street. The Facebook post urges people on campus to not to “approach them…feed them, touch them, or disturb them.” Although CSUSB’s mascot is

UPDATE 10:39 AM: Felicita Alvarado has been found “safe and alive”, according to Palm Springs Police Department Lieutenant William Hutchinson. *** Police are seeking the public’s help finding a missing at-risk woman last seen in Palm Springs. Felicita Alvarado, 40, was reported missing from South Palm Canyon and La Verne Way in Palm Springs at

A Palm Springs resident is seeking the public’s help identifying a package thief who was caught on camera snatching packages last week. The theft occurred on May 3 at 11:09 AM. The porch pirate, who is wearing a white crew-neck t-shirt, black shorts, white Nike sneakers, and a black cap with a marijuana leaf on

Soldiers Organized Service is in need and is seeking the public’s help. The organization recently experienced a ‘major setback’, according to an email to supporters. One of its two minivans, which is used to provide no-cost transportation for active-duty military personnel, their family, and loved ones, was recently totaled, and the insurance settlement isn’t enough

Three people were forced out of their home and ten animals died after a fire broke out in a Palm Springs mobile home near Windy Point Saturday night. Kenneth Sparks says he was sleeping when that fire broke out. He was able to escape, but ten of his pets weren’t so lucky. “I literally could

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was investigating an armed robbery with multiple suspects in Palm Desert Monday evening. According to Deputy Mike Vasquez, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, the robbery was reported at approximately 6:20 p.m. near the area of Michigan Drive and Warner Trail. The suspects, potentially two to three males, took

Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known for his work on TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” was charged with one felony count of domestic violence Monday stemming from an alleged attack on his girlfriend at a Palm Springs hotel. Brendon, 48, was with his girlfriend in the bar of the Saguaro hotel on East Palm Canyon Drive

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested a theft suspected in Unincorporated Desert Hot Springs, near Indio Hills, Monday evening. William Powers, 42, was arrested on the 26000 block of Dollar Road after authorities served a warrant in relation to a theft Powers was wanted for. No other information has been released by RSO, a number

A man charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer in La Quinta was ruled mentally competent to stand trial Monday. The attack led to a deputy-involved shooting. Christopher Curci, 24, of La Quinta, is accused of attacking two men with a rock at a La Quinta home in

Showgirl, cabaret singer, and dancer Shirley Claire was honored Monday with the 431st star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. A crowd gathered in front of the historic Plaza Theatre on Palm Canyon Drive for the star dedication. That’s where Claire performed as a featured singer for the original Palm Springs Follies. Claire has

Beaumont-based CHP Officer Darren Meyer set his sights on a speeder on eastbound Interstate 10 near Cabazon. “I’m looking at that minivan up there, in the number three lane,” said Officer Meyer. Moments later, the driver was pulled over, and received a verbal warning about speeding. It’s a scene playing out more frequently in the

Beginning Tuesday, the number of hours available to access a stretch of state Route 74 between Hemet and Mountain Center that was severely damaged during a winter storm are increasing. According to Caltrans, the 15-mile segment of Highway 74 will be accessible Tuesday — and every morning afterward — starting at 4 a.m. During Easter