Month: February 2020
Man who killed Beaumont woman in botched abduction sentenced to life in prison
A convicted felon who gunned down a 21-year-old Beaumont woman during a botched kidnapping was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole. A Banning jury in December deliberated less than a day before finding 34-year-old Samuel Jesus Acosta guilty of the 2017 slaying of Jasmine Zuniga. Jurors convicted Acosta of
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Convicted rapist who fled to Alaska sentenced
A 25-year-old man who broke into a Desert Hot Springs home and raped a woman, then fled to Alaska, was sentenced today to 10 years in state prison. Gary Lane Franklin II remained on the lam for nearly two months after the Aug. 14, 2018, attack. He was arrested in Anchorage on Oct. 6 of
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Is it February… or April?
What a HOT start to the work week! Only calling 89° hot because Palm Springs recorded a high temperature fifteen degrees above normal! An average high for today’s date would be 74°. At least we’re not setting any records! As a ridge of high pressure builds over the west coast, winds will shift offshore and
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District Attorney will seek death penalty in Palm Springs quadruple murder trial
The Riverside County District Attorney will seek the death penalty in the trial of a man accused of gunning down four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. Cathedral City resident Jose Larin-Garcia was arrested at the Greyhound bus station in Indio on February 4, one day after the killings. Jacob Montgomery, 19, Juan Duarte
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1 driver arrested, 285 vehicles pass during PSPD DUI checkpoint
The Palm Springs Police Department has released the results of its weekend DUI checkpoint. During the inspection period, which took place on the 1100 block of East Tahquitz Canyon between 9:45 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., 285 vehicles were checked and one driver was arrested for allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Two
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Local Kobe Bryant fans react to memorial service
All eyes were glued to television screens on Monday watching the Kobe Bryant memorial service. News Channel 3 spoke with some Kobe fans at local sports bars and casinos and even some fans watching the memorial while getting their haircut. Everyone was very emotional remembering the NBA legend and his daughter Gianna. “He touched a
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Jury begins deliberating in trial of alleged gang members accused of Indio shootings
Jury deliberations began today in the trial of two suspected gang members charged in a string of shootings and assaults in Indio. Christian Yanez, 23, and Joel Vargas III, 24, allegedly targeted and attacked several male victims, including some juveniles, to advance the reputation of their criminal street gang in three separate crimes that occurred
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Altercado en la Feria termina en arresto
Un hombre fue arrestado el viernes por la noche después de un altercado en la Feria del Condado de Riverside en Indio, según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. A las 9 p.m. del 21 de febrero, oficiales que trabajaban en el evento respondieron al área de la arena para un informe de
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Nuevo calendario escolar en el Distrito Desert Sands
El Distrito Escolar Desert Sands aprobó una nuevo calendario escolar. El próximo año escolar, comenzando Agosto del 2020, las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Desert Sands comenzarán unos días antes. Según Mary Perry, oficial de información pública de la DSUSD, la junta del distrito votó a favor de fijar la fecha de inicio de
Continue Reading DSUSD approves new, earlier start date for schools
Next school year, Desert Sands Unified School District schools will be starting a few days earlier. According to DSUSD public information officer Mary Perry, the district’s board voted to set the school start date for August 19. Earlier this month, parents expressed frustration with a proposed start date which was even earlier, August 13. According
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SBCSD: La Quinta man high on mushrooms assaults deputy, wrecks restaurant
On Friday at around 2:34 a.m., deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Morongo Basin Station responded to reports of a burglary in progress at La Casita Restaurant in Yucca Valley. According to deputies, restaurant staff were cleaning up after closing. At some point, Erick Ramirez-Ortega, 18, of La Quinta broke into the
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Tears, memories flow at Staples Center in emotional Kobe Bryant tribute
Amid tears, laughs and cheers, memories flowed through Staples Center today as the NBA, the city and the world bade a formal farewell to Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, one month after the helicopter crash that claimed their lives. Walking onto a stage adorned with thousands of roses, Bryant’s wife,Vanessa, made her first public appearance
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I-10 Tune-Up resumes this week in Banning, Cabazon
Highway construction along Interstate 10 between Beaumont and Cabazon resumed today, and Caltrans advised motorists to be prepared for traffic delays during the nighttime and early morning hours this week. The I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, dubbed the I-10 Tune-Up, is a three-phase project spanning nearly 20 miles from Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont to the Highway
Continue Reading Man arrested after Date Festival altercation
A man was arrested Friday night after an altercation at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. At 9 p.m. on February 21, deputies working the event responded to the arena area for a report of a physical altercation between several men. When deputies came
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Local businesses in support of long running art festival after city denies permits
The Desert Arts Festival is usually held on several different weekends, bringing in about over 10,000 to Frances Stevens Park near downtown Palm Springs, but that may change in the near future. The city denied the festival’s permits for March said it has outgrown its location. Local artists and some local businesses who depend on
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What to look out for when it comes to the flu versus the coronavirus
There have been at least 29 million cases of the flu in the United States and 16 thousand people have been killed so far this season. Of those killed, 105 were children. This is the highest since the flu pandemic in 2009. We spoke to Steve Hermann with Desert Regional Medical Center who is a
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Proposition 13 would provide billions for public schools but could also bring property tax increases
Proposition 13, put on the ballot by the California Assembly, would authorize the state to borrow $15 billion to spend on the state’s public schools. According to the Voter Information Guide, the interest on the bond measure would total $11 billion, for a total taxpayer-funded spending package of $26 billion. The money raised would go
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant memorial service held at Staples Center
Thousands of people lined up today to enter the official memorial ceremony for former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, which is set to begin at 10 a.m. at Staples Center “I think this will bring closure to a lot of people in Los Angeles,” one fan said as he waited
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