Month: May 2019

On Tuesday, Indian Wells Mayor Ted J. Mertens and the city council unanimously voted to appoint Chris Freeland as the new city manager. “We found a City Manager with a track record of innovative work in the community he served for more than 18 years,” said Indian Wells Mayor Ted J. Mertens. “He is a

A man accused of threatening to shoot family members and any police officers who responded to his home today pleaded not guilty to three felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. Rigoberto Ramirez, 44, of Indio also pleaded not guilty to resisting or deterring an officer using a deadly weapon

The Living Desert’s African wild dog population just spiked by six. On Thursday, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens announced that Beatrix and Kiraka, two of the zoo’s African painted dogs, had become first-time parents on April 24. “We are absolutely thrilled to share the news of these African wild dog puppies,” said Allen Monroe,

Un presunto ladrón buscado por delitos en La Quinta fue arrestado el miercoles por la mañana bajo sospecha de robo en primer grado, posesión de propiedad robada y cometer un delito grave mientras estaba en libertad bajo fianza. Todos los cargos son delitos graves. El 1 de mayo, alrededor de las 10:45 a.m., los oficiales

Una persona termina hospitalizada despues de un accidente en la Quinta, el responsable esta en custodia de las autoridades. El accidente se informó inicialmente alrededor de las 4:45 p.m. cerca de la intersección de Dune Palms y Avenue 48. Según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, Alex Marroquín, de 54 años de edad,

The lineup for Splash House’s June run has arrived. The festival announced the who’s who of performers on Twitter Wednesday. The especially damp musical event comes to the desert twice this summer, first in June and against in August. The event runs from June 7-9, and will be spread out among three Palm Springs pool-having

An alleged burglar wanted for crimes in La Quinta was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of first-degree burglary, possession of stolen property, and committing a felony while out on bail. All counts are felonies. On May 1 at around 10:45 a.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies assigned to the La Quinta Special Enforcement team served

Students in Police Chief Dale Mondary’s weekly class on College of the Desert’s Indio campus say they were surprised to see a substitute teacher in for the Chief on Wednesday. This comes just days after sexually suggestive messages surfaced on a social media account, allegedly between the Chief and several people. Mondary is still on

Two investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department took the stand Monday as some of the last on the prosecution’s witness list 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. Investigators Nelson Gomez and Alberto Loureiro were questioned

A burro, just days old, was rescued from a roadway by a Riverside County Animal Services officer on Wednesday. The young female burro was found in the middle of the road by a retiree named Roger Eldridge. Animal Services tells News Channel 3 Eldridge then looked around for a herd, but didn’t see any other

Almost two years after pleading not guilty to multiple felony and misdemeanor counts, a 26-year-old man took a plea deal today on two felony counts for entering a Palm Springs Walmart bathroom stall occupied by a teenager and committing a sex act in front of the girl. Tyler Ray Berthoud of Oak Hills in San

Jennifer Zamora is talking about the crash that killed her husband Javier, an army veteran who served a tour of duty in Iraq. Their daughter Maxine, 15 at the time, was also in the car, and sustained only a scrape, but was left emotionally scarred. “It is hard to move forward, it is hard to

A Burbank man is facing murder charges after killing a Glendale woman while allegedly driving under the influence in Yucca Valley. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Morongo Basin Station, the woman was struck by the vehicle Sunday, at approximately 3:04 a.m., at a parking lot on the 56300 block of Twentynine Palms

As we reported in March, parents, teachers, and students of the Coachella Valley Unified School District were disturbed to learn of a hidden camera discovered in a local classroom at Saul Martinez Elementary School. Six weeks after CVUSD teachers were asked to “report any hidden cameras” they might find in their classrooms, the district addressed

Angel View is opening a brand new store on Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. The Jackie Lee Boutique will officially open its doors Friday, May 3. Angel View and the Neuro Vitality Center partnered to relocate this store. The former Stroke Recovery Center is in the process of an expansion and needed to close

One person was transported to the hospital after a DUI crash in La Quinta. The crash was initially reported at around 4:45 p.m. near the intersection of Dune Palms and Avenue 48. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, 54-year-old Alex Marroquin, of Indio, was driving a Nissan truck eastbound on Avenue 48 approaching Dune

Varias organizaciones del Valle de Coachella se unieron para alzar su voz a favor de los miles de trabajadores que no cuentan con un estado legal en el Valle de Coachella esta mañana en la alcaldía de la ciudad de Indio. Erick Lemus de Coachella Valley Inmigrant dignity fue uno de los organizadores junto a

Cal Fire / Riverside County Firefighters are on scene of fire burning in Thermal. According to Cal Fire, a modular trailer and nearby eucalyptus trees on the 65000 block of Van Buren Street were well engulfed in flames. The modular trailer was destroyed and dozens of trees were burned, Cal Fire confirmed. Firefighters at the

The city of Palm Desert moved forward with a new downtown area Wednesday morning breaking ground on a reimagined stretch of San Pablo Avenue. The city specifically wants to turn it into a key artery in a revitalized city center where walking, biking, and fun are the focus. “If you ask somebody where’s downtown Palm