Month: July 2019

A driver suffered major injuries in a multi-vehicle crash in Palm Desert Friday night. The crash occurred at the intersection of Monterey and Gerald Ford shortly after 7:30 p.m. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the incident started as a hit-and-run when a vehicle crashed into a

Three Brooklyn residents were arrested earlier this week at the La Quinta Home Depot for credit card fraud. Claudine Boston, 22, Musilimont Oniga, 20, and Patrick Howard, 22, were arrested at the Home Depot at 79900 Highway 111 Tuesday at 10 p.m. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, an investigation revealed the trio committed

Seven suspects were arrested on Thursday night in unincorporated Coachella on suspicion street racing-related crimes, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies assigned to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department’s S.T.R.E.E.T. team were monitored an event in the city of Indio known as “Park and Chill” on Thursday night, because they had received information that an

White Party founder Jeffery Sanker announced the popular Palm Springs gay pride event will be changing venues for 2020. The White Party will move from the Palm Springs Convention Center to the Palm Springs Air Museum for all three days of the event. The Sunday Tee Dance will continue to be held at the Tee

The executive director of Operation Safehouse, a non-profit that helps runaways, homeless youths, and other youths in crisis, says a systemic issue at the Riverside County Department of Public and Social Services (DPSS) led to the organization to placing a moratorium on accepting placements by DPSS. SafeHouse Executive Director Kathy McAdara said a child placed

Un terremoto de magnitud preliminar de 3.6 lleg a las 11:40 a.m. cerca de Anza esta maana, segn el Servicio Geolgico de los Estados Unidos (USGS). El terremoto fue reportado inicialmente por el USGS como un terremoto de magnitud 3.7. El epicentro del terremoto fue catalogado como 9,3 millas al sureste de Anza. Golpe a

Oasis Community Services se enorgullece en anunciar la apertura de una nueva oficina de Coachella que atiende a nios, adolescentes y sus familias en el Condado de Riverside ubicado en 49211 Grapefruit Blvd. Suites 5 y 6. El Centro de salud mental para nios trabaja con nios y jvenes (desde el nacimiento hasta los 21

Riverside County’s unemployment rate climbed above 4 percent last month, state officials reported Wednesday. The jobless rate in June, based on preliminary estimates, was 4.4 percent, compared with 3.6 percent in May, according to the California Employment Development Department. However, the rate was three-tenths of a percentage point lower than the year-ago level, when countywide

Tenet has submitted a proposal to the Desert Health Care District to purchase Desert Regional Medical Center. The proposal would entail a financial commitment of $319 to $380 million, with $120 million allotted for the “base purchase”, $119-180 million for “seismic investment” and $80 million for investment in local healthcare services, according to Desert Healthcare

A 3.6 preliminary magnitude earthquake struck near Anza at 11:40 a.m. this morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was initially reported by the USGS as a 3.7 magnitude quake. The quake’s epicenter was listed as being 9.3 miles to the southeast of Anza. It struck at a depth of 6.3

La Operación Safehouse , una organización sin fines de lucro que ayuda a los fugitivos , jóvenes sin hogar y otros jóvenes en crisis, está poniendo una moratoria en la aceptación de inquilinos por parte del Departamento de Servicios Públicos y Sociales despues de que un empleado fue atacado . La directora ejecutiva de SafeHouse

La policía de Palm Desert cerró por una hora la intersección de la calle Country Club Drive y la Avenida Portola despues de recibir el reporte de una balacera hoy viernes poco antes de las 5:00 am. Los agentes del sheriff estuvieron recopilando evidencia pero no dieron a conocer detalles , tampoco encontraron víctimas o

The Big Bear bald eagles dealt with some unseasonable inclement weather, courtesy of a front of snow that came through the mountains over the weekend. The parent eagles have been taking care of the eaglets, named Cookie and Simba, live on the Eagle cam for the past several months. U.S. Forest Service officials told KABC

The Indio Police Department Street Crimes Unit arrested a wanted felon today after a short vehicle pursuit. According to IPD, officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Mathew “Santos” Regalado Juarez, 32, during a follow-up investigation. Juarez did not comply and instead led police on a vehicle pursuit that ended when Juarez crashed into

A local pool technician is offering advice after a young northern california girl was electrocuted in her backyard swimming pool. Nine-year-old McKenzie Kinley was swimming with friends on Sunday when she grabbed an underwater light cord and was electrocuted. The family says the light was under repair and they didn’t think it was electrified. “It’s

Palm Desert Police shut Country Club Drive at Portola Avenue briefly Friday morning following a reported shooting at the intersection. The closure only lasted an hour. The Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies aren’t saying what they may have found. Deputies were investigating reports of a shooting shortly before 5:00 a.m, but reopened the road after not

Taco Bell revealed new details on its pop-up hotel and resort opening in less than a month in Palm Springs. To no one’s surprise, the company said “The Bell” will place a great deal of focus on food. Taco Bell promised many fan favorites from their menu will be available, as well as some yet-to-be-released

A brush fire near the Whitewater rest area on Interstate 10 has forced a partial lane closure on the freeway. The blaze, which reportedly broke out on the center divider according to the California Highway Patrol, was reported at 3:19 p.m. The vegetation fire is burning an area of 500 by 600 feet at a

A former local childcare worker previously arrested in June on a count of child sexual abuse has been re-arrested after law enforcement identified a second victim, according to John Hall, public information officer for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. 28-year-old Palm Desert resident Devin Lujan was first arrested on June 28 on the 74000

Saturday will mark 50 years since man first stepped on the moon. Local resident Bob Schaefer was one of the designers of consumables on all the Apollo missions. “I was in the mission design area, and we came up with what was called design mission for the spacecraft from which we derived the requirements for