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A Canadian man recently convicted of murdering a Palm Springs woman in 1990 in order to drain her bank accounts will not be sentenced next month. In November, 63-year-old Anton Michael Kubica of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia was convicted of murdering Marie Darling, 78, of Palm Springs in 1990. Darling’s ashes were discovered spread over
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is behind bars following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. RSO revealed that investigators were able to quickly discovered that Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez,
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of a body found in a Desert Hot Springs field last week. Last Tuesday at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Desert Hot Springs Police Department received reports of a body found in open field on Verbena Drive and Ironwood Drive. Authorities have identified the victim as Ezequiel David
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former Republican leader in California’s state Assembly is dropping his party affiliation, saying Thursday that he’s tired of the political bickering. Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley said he switched to no party preference on Monday and pulled papers Thursday to run for re-election as an independent next year. Just left
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INDIO, Ca La ciudad de indio realizara su tradicional festival del tamal este fin de semana en su edición número 28, en el centro de la ciudad, todo comienza desde las 10 de la mañana el día sábado. Este festival es uno de los más famosos en toda la Union americana ya que vienen personas
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Both Palm Springs and Thermal recorded high temperatures nine degrees warmer than yesterday! That’s a notable warmup in just one day’s time. The next storm system to impact the west coast begins its trek inland tomorrow. Rain and snow will first fall in Northern California before the precipitation slides into the Southland. Light showers are
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission still needs donations of new unwrapped toys for boys and girls from infant to pre-teen years for its annual giveaway on Dec. 21, organizers announced on Wednesday. “Our desert community is so very generous and loving as they support those in need. We look forward to partnering with our community
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting a hiring seminar here in the Coachella Valley next week. The seminar will be held at the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station, located on 73705 Gerald Ford Dr, on December 12th at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. ” This will be your opportunity to listen to
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An elderly man is in the hospital after crews rescued him in a Mecca hiking trail on Thursday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, the man was hiking around the area of Coachella Canal Road near the Imperial County Line when he injured himself. Crews were able to rescue the man at approximately 12:20 p.m. The
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Tree lighting season is in full swing, and tonight, Indio joined in on the holiday fun. The City of Indio’s tree lighting ceremony was held a little after 5 p.m. at 100 Civic Center Mall, right in between the Indio Public Library and City Hall. “The festivities include the lighting of Indio’s iconic “Holiday Tree,”
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Some exciting developments are underway at Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa. The property currently under construction in certain areas — Morongo says they’re renovating and expanding. “It’s going to increase the size of our casino by about a third — 800 new slot machines. It’s going to be a much more comfortable gaming experience for
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s vehicle crashed while en route to a call in Thousand Palms Thursday morning at around 10:50 a.m. According to CHP, an RSO sergeant suffered major injuries. Witnesses on the scene say the RSO SUV was traveling northbound on Monterey Avenue with patrol lights on as it passed through the intersection when
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A 29-year-old probationer woman was in custody Thursday on suspicion of being in possession of about 14 grams of methamphetamine that she allegedly intended to sell, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported. Deputies from the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team arrested Naicia Welch when they discovered the drugs in her possession during a “pedestrian check”
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Jurors today will begin the process of deciding weather a Utah man convicted of first-degree murder for setting his mother on fire outside her Indio workplace will spend the rest of his life in prison or receive the death penalty. Israel Ramirez Guardado, 38, of Salt Lake City, was found guilty on Monday ofdousing his
Continue Reading …the rain has gone… But we got another nice dose of rain for the valley floor, not much snow in the mountains due to the warmer nature of the system that came through yesterday. We got enough rain that you can turn off your lawn sprinklers for a day or so. Today expect partly cloudy
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Desert Hot Springs Police were serving a search warrant Thursday morning along the 66100 block of Desert View Avenue near West Drive. A city spokeswoman, Doria Wilms, told KESQ News Channel 3 that Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies were assisting in the effort. Viewers contacted KESQ News Channel 3 at 5:45 a.m. saying a helicopter was
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The community of Palm Springs is invited to a special city council meeting Thursday night to discuss the new arena coming to the city. The open meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The project is set to be built in the parking lot adjacent to the Agua Caliente Casino
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