Month: September 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2019-2020 state budget reveals Palm Springs is slated to receive a one-time increase of funds in the amount of $10 million dollars for homeless assistance. According to the city officials, the funds will go toward helping homeless residents in need of shelter, behavioral health assistance, employment opportunities and other services that will

A wildfire west of Murrieta has burned 1,926 acres and was 92% contained this morning and firefighters anticipated full containment by Friday. The Tenaja blaze was reported at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Clinton Keith and Tenaja roads in the unincorporated community of La Cresta. The fire damaged two structures and threatened another

Police searched for a possible armed robbery suspect Tuesday morning. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the incident was first reported at 3:30 a.m. outside of a business on Highway 111 and Jefferson Street in La Quinta. Deputies responded to the scene where they reported that a man entered the business with a possible handgun.

Al ‘Hoagy’ Carmichael died in his Palm Desert home on Saturday. He was 90. The legendary former NFL’er played for both the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos during his career. News Channel 3 interviewed Carmichael a few years back, discussing the sport: “It draws people in,” he said. “It’s an exciting sport because it’s

Jury selection got underway Monday for the trial of a parolee charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler nearly a decade ago. Esteban Alamo, who was 24 at the time of his arrest and is now 33 years old — is suspected of beating 1-year-old Serik Nieto, who died on Oct. 9,

William Knight, who is legally blind, has been a client at the Braille Institute on Ramon Road in Rancho Mirage for the past six years, using the library, receiving therapy, and making close friends. “Braille was a godsend for me, because not only did I have classes, and good training, but I had teachers who

Have you noticed an invasion of little, flying, black bugs over the last few weeks? Experts say they’re called Charcoal Seed Bugs — and they’re nothing to worry about. We’re seeing higher populations than normal due to the high amount of rain seen in the valley this year. The bugs feed on plants and seeds

Ms de 100 libras totales de metanfetamina fueron incautadas por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza el jueves, segn un comunicado de prensa de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector El Centro.Tres ciudadanos estadounidenses sospechosos de intentar contrabandear las drogas fueron detenidos durante un perodo de siete horas. El primer arresto se produjo a las 12.50 p.m.,

Over 100 total pounds of methamphetamine was seized in a series of drug busts made by Border Patrol agents on Thursday, according to a news release from El Centro Sector Border Patrol. Three U.S. citizens suspected of attempting to smuggle the drugs were taken into custody over a seven-hour span. The first bust came at