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With bats being a staple of Halloween fun and decorations, people are getting the chance to see some up close on Saturday during a Bat Walk. The Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center is co-sponsoring this event with Friends of the Desert Mountains. It will be on Saturday, October 28 from
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Authorities have arrested a suspect in a double murder over the weekend in Coachella. Two bodies were discovered Sunday at around 8:45 a.m. at a home in the 85300 block of Avenue 52. Authorities said a man and a woman were found dead with significant trauma inside a casita attached to the main residence. The two
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College of the Desert is calling for the removal of what the school calls a “spoof” website for alleged copyright and trademark infringement of its actual website. “College of the Desert became aware of a website that is spoofing our traditional CollegeoftheDesert.edu website through a Google alert,” said Nicholas Robles, spokesperson for COD. The website
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The Palm Springs Police Department is working to empower neighborhoods and local business owners to help create a safer city. The department worked alongside Safegrowth Network, an organization that’s helped facilitate partnerships between residents and different organizations from law enforcement to non-profits. The goal of the sessions is to empower community members to be the
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Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin is criticizing judges’ decisions to dismiss criminal cases based on a lack of available trial courtrooms. According to the DA’s office, since Oct. 10, Superior Court judges have dismissed over 200 cases countywide. The dismissed cases range from misdemeanors to felonies with many types of crimes, however, officials added
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Jurors in the re-trial for quadruple murder suspect Jose Larin Garcia heard Monday from a key forensic expert. Larin Garcia is accused of murdering four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended earlier this year with a deadlocked jury. Julie Osburn, a Palm Springs Police Department crime scene technician, was on the stand.
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A 70-year-old man from Denmark was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing State Route 62 in Yucca Valley Sunday night. The crash happened on SR-62 (Twentynine Palms Highway) and Dumosa Avenue at approximately 8:48 p.m. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, investigators learned that the man, Knuderik Rasmussen, was crossing SR-62
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Emmy-winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan died today after the car he was driving crashed into a wall in Hollywood, possibly the result of a medical emergency, according to authorities and published reports. “The world is definitely a much darker place today without the love and light of Leslie Jordan. Not only was he a
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Coachella Valley residents today can buy general admission passes to the Stagecoach and Coachella Music and Arts festivals. Exclusive passes for area residents for both festivals became available Monday morning at 10 a.m. with a four-pass limit for the Coachella festival and an eight-pass limit for the Stagecoach festival. The passes are full-price and
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Fears of potentially poisoned candy may not be the biggest risk this Halloween. Local health experts who see emergency room visits share what kinds of injuries they see during the spookiest time of the year. Medical Director of the Tennity Emergency Department at Eisenhower Health, Dr. Euthym Kontaxis, shares what he usually sees at the ER every
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Voter registration data released last month from the California Secretary of State reveals that young voter registration is at its lowest since 2018. A Report of Registration released in September revealed of 1.3 million voters in Riverside County, 14.26% of them are 25 or under. Previous Reports of Registrations from the same time frame of
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds get their revenge over Abbotsford in a 7-4 win at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. Another win for the #CVFirebirds!! What a game it was🔥 pic.twitter.com/2mDNyKNKO9— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) October 24, 2022 10 goals in last two games, we don’t like offense we LOVE it @Firebirds! Can’t wait to watch
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The Palm Springs Art Museum is hosting a free Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos celebration Sunday. Organizers said it will be filled with altars, dance, music, art, storytelling, and the honoring of those who have passed away. There will be a presentation and performance by Danza Azteca Citlaltonac, who will also hold an
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Update: 10/24/22 A 22-year-old man was arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area after calling police about the murders. The two people found dead were identified as Hector Ramos, 23, of La Quinta, and Monique Vega, 26, of Valverde. New details here Original Report: 10/23/22 Riverside County Sheriff’s are on scene of a double homicide
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The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a M3.3 earthquake near La Quinta early Sunday morning. The earthquake struck at approximately 2:24 a.m. The epicenter was roughly 14 miles southwest of La Quinta near the Santa Rosa mountains. So far we’ve had no calls into the newsroom from people who felt it. Did you feel it?
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College of the Desert is gelling at the right time. COD (6-1) picks up its sixth win of the season in a 35-12 route over Compton on Saturday night at Boone Field. VIDEO! Interview with @CollegeOfDesert #Football sophomore running back Arieon Capler, from Palm Springs H.S., talking about his 88 yards and 2 TD's as
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Palm Springs hosted its 35th annual Palm Springs Aerial Tram Road Challenge Saturday morning. Participants were able to run or walk the 6k trail that begins at the bottom of Tram Way and ends at the Tram’s Valley station. The race also known as the ‘World’s Toughest 6k’ has an elevation gain of over 1,900
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In partnership with the Living Desert Zoo the City of Palm Springs dedicated a new mural at the UCR Palm Desert Campus. The ‘Monarch Mural’ painted by local artist, John Cuevas is now on full display on the steps of the campus. It’s all in an effort to help bring awareness to the plight of
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Palm Springs Unified School District welcomed students, staff, and community members to come together and talk about inclusion at its Diversity and Racial Equity conference. Ozyas Crawford is a sophomore at Desert Hot Springs High School and attended the conference. “When people don’t talk about our lives like this is where we talk about our race and
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Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry, it’s happening worldwide including right here in the Coachella Valley. In Tonight’s I-Team Investigation: Trafficked and Terrified, hear firsthand from a woman forced into the sex trade for more than a decade, and how a county task force is now working to rescue and save the lives of those
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