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EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) โ A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday to coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California two years ago. Jose Cruz Noguez, 49, of Mexicali, entered pleas in federal court to a charge of conspiracy
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A 21-year-old man suspected of being in possession of a loaded firearm while driving into College of the Desert was behind bars today. The Indio resident was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of being in possession of a machine gun and carrying a loaded firearm, according to Sgt. Paul Heredia of the Riverside County Sheriff’s
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A nearly 300-unit apartment complex has been proposed to be built at the corner of Washinton Street and Avenue 50 in La Quinta. Proposed project site Currently, the project site is vacant and is bordered by a residential community to the north, Washington Street to the west, vacant land to the east, and Avenue 50
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The “Do The Right Thing” award is a new initiative that recognizes children who perform good deeds around the community. Terri Ketover started the award system in the ’90s in Miami. Since then it’s expanded across dozens of cities across the country. It’s now honoring kids in the Coachella Valley. Any child up to 18
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A Thermal man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a firefighter are they were putting out a fire. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the 53000 block of Fillmore Street just after 5:00 p.m. regarding an assault on a firefighter. Deputies arrived on the scene and arrested a 74-year-old
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A pilot program was recently launched in Palm Springs to test the effects of universal basic income (UBI) on marginalized communities. Applications are still being accepted for the program, which aims to provide monthly payments of $800 to selected applicants for a year and a half. Click here to apply by March 30. This initiative
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Update 3/21/23 12:52 p.m. The lockdown has been lifted, the school confirmed in an email to parents at around 1:00 p.m. “After a thorough investigation, and working closely with law enforcement, the anonymous report of a gun on campus was found to be unsubstantiated,” reads an email sent to parents. Original Report 3/21/23 11:51 a.m.
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A 40-year-old man accused of killing a Palm Springs retiree in 2008 risked everything for a promise of fortune by helping to kill a man who was simply looking for companionship, a prosecutor told jurors today, but a defense attorney insisted that his client was falsely accused and used as a pawn in the deadly
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Check out this schedule. Golf in the Fall, soccer in the Winter, and track and field in the Spring. Thatโs the life of senior Haylie Hutchinson. One of the top student-athletes at La Quinta high school.ย โSheโs the school recorder holder in the 300 meter hurdles,โ said La Quinta head coach Brian Ansley. โHer first
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The College of the Desert board of trustees will hear public input on design plans for a planned Palm Springs campus. The first of four meetings is set for Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. inside the multi-purpose room at theCraven’s Student Services Center located at the Palm Desert campus. Public comment is welcome both in person
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A jury was seated today and testimony got underway in the trial of a 28-year-old Coachella Valley man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend during a frenzied attack possibly stemming from drug use. Christian Alejandro Pacheco is charged with murder, arson, assault with a deadly weapon, animal cruelty and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a
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A 34-year-old woman who fatally struck a bicyclist in Desert Hot Springs and fled the scene pleaded guilty and was remanded to 180 days in custody and sentenced to two years probation. Yesenia Bibriesca pleaded guilty at the Larson Justice Center in Indio Monday to one felony count of hit-and-run causing death, according to court
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A 25-year-old motorist was killed when his vehicle plunged down a hillside along Highway 79 north of San Jacinto, authorities said today. Daniel Franco of Beaumont was fatally injured about 4:30 p.m. Monday on the southbound 79, roughly a mile north of Gilman Springs Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Franco apparently lost control
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A 38-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of having approximately 900 feet of stolen cable for its copper wire, authorities said. The Desert Hot Springs resident was arrested Monday on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property, according to deputy Michael Shacklett of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Shacklett said that deputies
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A 43-year-old felon from Morongo Valley who had a sexual relationship with an underage girl will be sentenced next month on two felony charges. Elogio Elias Arredondo pleaded guilty at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Monday to one felony count each of committing a lewd act on a girl under the age of
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A man who died from an industrial injury near Indio was identified as a 53-year-old Perris resident today. The Riverside County coroner’s office identified him as Teodolfo Morga Rivera. Sheriff’s deputies responded at around 11 a.m. to the 88200 block of Fargo Canyon Road Monday to a report of a fatal industrial-related accident, Riverside County
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The Indio Police department is informing residents about the traffic updates as we get closer to festival season. Police say Avenue 50 between Madison and Monroe will have limited access starting March 27th through May 8th. “And all these years, we learn what works, what doesn’t work, and it’s a never done plan because there’s
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The storm that The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking has already made an impact on valley roads. East Vista Chino Road, Gene Autry Trail and North Indian Canyon Drive are all familiar thoroughfares that closed due to low-visibility caused by blowing dust and sand on Monday. These roads have all closed again due
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Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) has several Educational Outreach Programs to teach locals what to do in certain situations. Some of the programs include Stop the Bleed, Pedestrian Safety, and Preventing a Fall. Stop the Bleed is a program that teaches individuals what to do if they are caught in an active shooter situation, and
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Salary negotiations between the Coachella Valley Unified School District and the Coachella Valley Teachers Association (CVTA) remain stalled. Both parties reached an impasse on Friday regarding salary negotiations. It’s an issue thatโs been on the table for months now. On Monday, some teachers and parents came together to discuss and brainstorm the next steps toward
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