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Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a Desert Hot Springs wanted in connection with an attempted robbery at a Yucca Valley store earlier this week. Odell Shidie, 20, of Desert Hot Springs is wanted for his alleged role in an armed attempted robbery at Yucca Valley Liquor on Tuesday at approximately 7:08
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A Baldwin Park man was arrested in connection with a robbery at a Thousand Palms gas station early Thursday morning. The robbery occurred at around 1:30 a.m. at the Chevron gas station in the 72-200 block of Ramon Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s officials said a man wielding a knife confronted
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A ridge of high pressure continues to build through Southern California. This ridge is present today and will continue to build through Friday. Temperatures will remain above seasonal normal through the rest of the workweek and through Saturday afternoon as well. Temperatures will begin to slowly cool down for the weekend as an area of
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A pedestrian struck by a car while crossing an Indio street remained hospitalized today, but police said his condition is stable and he is expected to be released in a few days. The unidentified man was struck around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street, police said. Responding officers
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A 43-year-old Palm Springs man was behind bars on Thursday morning after being arrested in possession of 17 grams of methamphetamine on Wednesday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. At 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department La Quinta Special Enforcement Team conducted a pedestrian check on the 79200 block
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Save Oswit Canyon Inc. has achieved its fundraising goal. The fight to fundraise a million dollars to Save Oswit Canyon from development in Palm Springs has now ended. In a news conference on Thursday morning, the group seeking to save the lands announced that its goal had been achieved. The area located near Palm Canyon Drive
Continue Reading Our December weather has been very cooperative of recent and we’ll stay the course into the weekend, with only modest changes. High pressure will keep most of the cloud cover at bay, so expect partly cloudy skies as a storm system to the North drops rain on Washington, Oregon and into the inter-mountain West. Our
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There is some relief for an east valley community where, for months, the water supply has been restricted due to early findings of high levels of a toxic compound. The Coachella Valley Water District and Riverside County partnered to deliver a 1,000-gallon water tank to the community to provide greater access to clean drinking water.
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The Cathedral City council approved funding to use on the search for a new police chief. The city will spend $25,000 to help fill the position. The money will come from the General Fund Budget, according to the city. The city council voted to hire outside firm “Bob Murray and Associates” to help in the
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THERMAL,Calif. A partir del 11 de diciembre, el Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella (CVWD), en asociación con el Condado de Riverside, entregará agua limpia en el sitio en Oasis Mobile Home Park para proporcionar una fuente de agua suplementaria temporal para los residentes del parque. La Junta Directiva de CVWD aprobó hoy un
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College of the Desert hosted its second annual “Family Night” Wednesday evening at the campus. The event gave prospective students and their families a special opportunity to learn more about admission. The school held an open house where hundreds of attendees learned how to apply for financial aid and how to qualify for a free
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed local Congressman Raul Ruiz’s bipartisan legislation seeking to end the use of burn pits on American military bases. Two burn pits provisions authored by Ruiz were passed as part of the $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. The provisions call for the Department of
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The Cathedral City Police Department issued a warning of the potential dangers of door-to-door salespeople soliciting their product in late hours. The department sent out a warning after receiving inquiries and tips from residents reporting salespeople coming to their homes in the late evening hours. Some reports indicated that the salespeople were being “pushy” or
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