Deputies arrested four suspects who allegedly shoplifted from a Palm Desert store, then led police on a pursuit down Interstate 10 Tuesday afternoon. According to Sergeant Joe Ruiz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the suspects stole multiple cell phones from a retail store on the 72200 block of Highway 111. The suspects then fled
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Street entertainment and shopping opportunities for the Palm Springs VillageFest will be available an hour earlier beginning tomorrow. The Thursday night street festival along Palm Canyon Drive will go into its autumn-winter schedule, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., which will continue until early next summer. According to Palm Springs city spokeswoman Amy Blaisdell, a host
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After a storm-related closure of nearly 7 months, Avenue 44 has reopened at the wash in Indio. A large portion of the roadway was wiped out by the historic February 14 flood that wreaked havoc on the valley. Avenue 44 was the last remaining major road in the valley to be repaired; Cathedral Canyon Drive,
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Two Thermal residents remain behind bars Wednesday afternoon after being arrested by members of a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department gang task force. On Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., members of the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gan Task Force went to a residence near the 85000 block of Middleton Road in Thermal to conduct a probation compliance
Continue ReadingPresidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, was planning to be in Riverside Thursday to open a campaign office and meet with students at a community college. But the visit won’t take place. Jeff Weaver, a senior campaign adviser, says Sanders experienced some chest discomfort during a
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The Palm Springs Police Department was awarded a $532,000 grant today to tackle the illegal sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to children. The PSPD is one of 76 state entities awarded funds through the Department of Justice’s Tobacco Grant Program, which is funded by Proposition 56’s cigarette tax increase. The department reported the funding
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It was standing room only Tuesday night as Cathedral City’s short-term vacation rental task force heard public comment on the heated issue of vacation rentals. “I think we learned that there’s some in the community that feels we should not have them at all. There are others that believe we can work out solutions, said
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Riverside County health officials will be offering free flu shots in Indio next week during a public health exercise aimed at training the responsiveness of health officials during a pandemic-level event. The Oct. 8 clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Indio Senior Center, 45700 Aladdin St. Shots will be provided
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A 22-year-old man who gunned down his ex-girlfriend at her Banning home was convicted today of first-degree murder and other charges. A Banning jury deliberated less than a day before finding Devonta Eugene Leonard of Beaumont guilty of the 2018 slaying of 21-year-old Evangelina Ysiano. In addition to the murder count, jurors convicted Leonard of
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Deputies have arrested a third man in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Twentynine Palms. Corey Harris, 20, of Twentynine Palms was arrested by detectives after evidence linked him to an attempted murder that occurred on Friday, Sept. 6 on the 72000 block of Wildcat Way. Joshua Hill, 18, and Branden Smith, 18, both
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Laymond Gray, whose family lives in the “Desert Highland Gateway Estates” neighborhood of North Palm Springs talked about his children and his girlfriend’s child, lining up at the SunLine bus stop every morning to ride and from Palm Springs High School. “We don’t want public transportation, we want safety, we want our children to be
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An officer sustained non-life threatening injuries after being shot during a robbery at a bank in Colton. Sgt. Ray Mendez told KABC the incident began when officers were called to a Chase bank on a report of a possible robbery. When officers arrived, a suspect fired at them from inside the bank, shooting through the
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“I want to be successful. And when I took in that word successful, it really meant a lot to me, so I just worked hard for it and I’m slowly achieving the goal to be successful,” said Rancho Mirage football senior captain Richard Tyler Hernandez. Hernandez was elected by his peers as captain of the
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A car crash on Tuesday morning ruptured a water main in Bermuda Dunes and cut off water to a nursery, according to the nursery owner. The accident was reported at 9:44 a.m. near the intersection of Darby Road and Adams Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the nursery owner, a white Ford
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A big rig caught fire on Indian Canyon Drive off Interstate 10 in Palm Springs Tuesday afternoon. According to CHP, the incident was reported at 12:53 p.m near North Indian Canyon Drive and 20th Avenue. The fire spread to the trailer portion of the vehicle, torching it entirely. The blaze produced large black plumes of
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Its October first and officially the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Illuminated in pink, Desert Regional’s Comprehensive Cancer Center is kicking off the month stressing just how important it is to get an annual mammogram. “We want women in getting their first mammogram by 35. After 40 every year we want you in to
Continue ReadingA local Rancho Mirage Rattlers football player Israel Ramirez undergone three brain surgeries in just four days after being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm on Friday. “He’s a fighter, and he’s going to make it out of this. His mindset and the person he is you know, he’s going to be just fine,” head football
Continue ReadingTHERMAL, Calif – A series of recent mulch fires on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Reservation is prompting a call to action over health concerns. Local Congressman, Doctor Raul Ruiz, met with families and school officials today at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal over concerns about the contaminated air they’re breathing. Landon Torres, who is
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Dozens of residents were out protesting the proposed location for a new In-N-Out in Rancho Mirage. Picketers were on the corner of Magnesia Falls and Highway 111, in front of the shopping center where the restaurant would be located. The city’s planning commission approved the new location on Sept. 13. The picketers voiced their concerns
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Desde que se dio a conocer la muerte de el príncipe de la canción José José este pasando fin de semana ,su música no ha dejado de sonar en las diferentes estaciones de radio locales, y miles de fanáticos de todo el mundo lloran su partida. En el Valle de Coachella conocimos a Lupita Woo
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