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A former employee of the Desert Sands Unified School District was charged with sexually assaulting a child 25 years ago. Manuel Arseo Patino, 62, was arrested on Thursday on the 42500 block of Deep Canyon Road in Palm Desert. Patino was arraigned in court on Monday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. He pled
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The Palm Springs Unified School District is hosting a zoom meeting for Parents tomorrow. The title of the conference is 10 Things A Parent Show Know. An English and Spanish-speaking virtual meeting is set up for you all to register. PSUSD official says Parent/Guardian and staff input created this list. They want to encourage all
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds’ inaugural season kicks off soon and you can now secure your tickets for two Seattle-based games! The Firebirds will kick off their season in the Seattle area while construction on Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms is finished. Check Out Our Special Firebirds Section for More Updates This is the first public
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Two young adults and three teens were arrested following a series of drive-by shootings with water gel guns in Banning, Beaumont, and Cabazon. The Banning Police Department, Beaumont Police Department, and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department all recently received reports of several subjects shooting from a vehicle. Several victims reported being shot at with possible BB
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Riverside County reported five more confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 128. Jose Arballo, a spokesman for the Riverside University Health System, told City News Service that 45 of the cases were confirmed and 82 were probable among Monday’s aggregate count. Arballo provided the updated numbers with a monkeypox dashboard
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Indio Police shut down Fred Waring Drive Monday morning between Jefferson Street and Clinton Street due to a traffic collision at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street. The department urged drivers to avoid the area for several hours, according to a Facebook post shared shortly after 8:00 a.m. The collision involved two
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Faculty and staff at California State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus welcome students back Monday with some COVID protocols still in place. Masks are required indoors until Friday, Sept. 16. Also, anyone using any university facility must be fully vaccinated against COVID. Rapid COVID testing will be available at the Palm Desert campus five days a week.
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Firefighters were on the scene of an early morning fire in the La Quinta Cove Monday that burned two homes and a travel trailer. The scene was on the 53000 block of Eisenhower Drive. The fire was reported at 3:02 a.m. 13 fire engines, two battalion chiefs, and a ladder truck helped at the scene. No injuries were reported.
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Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators tell News Channel 3 they are searching for an armed suspect who took cash from O’Reilly Auto Parts in Coachella. The store is located off Cesar Chavez Street. Investigators report the man entered the store just after 8:00 p.m. Sunday. He had a handgun and demanded cash. Once he got the
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First Community Baptist Church members celebrated their 75th anniversary on Sunday. Organizers of the special service say the church is one of the oldest in the Coachella Valley. The event was held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church located off Palm Drive. It was organized by the 75th Church Anniversary Committee. The service included musical
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A man has been arrested following a theft of a Cabazon business. Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators say they received a call around 3:20 p.m. on Friday. They were told that the suspect had taken several pairs of designer sunglasses from the business located off Seminole Drive. Investigators believe the man is linked to other thefts
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The Palm Springs Police Department is putting officers through an annual training that helps them develop their judgement skills. Officers at the Palm Springs Police Department use a computerized firearm judgement simulator equipped with a laser gun once a year. It runs through a variety of real life scenarios like responding to a mental health
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators say they have arrested a man following a deadly shooting in Yucca Valley. It was reported Friday around 4:30 p.m. near the 55400 block of Twentynine Palms Highway. Deputies who first got on scene say they found the victim lying in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. He has
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Bounce back Brandun. After getting knocked down for the first time in his career, La Quinta’s Brandun Lee defeats Will Madera with UD in 10 rounds to improve to 26-0 in Hollywood, Florida. "Death before dishonor."@Brandun_Lee never gives up 💯#FigueroaLipinets #LeeMadera pic.twitter.com/eUWl9PlrVu— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 21, 2022 Over a thousand punches were thrown during
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Isolated storms continue in area mountains and the High Desert Saturday afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warnings until 6:15 p.m. (large red outline). An Areal Flood Advisory (green outline) is in place for areas west of Highway 62 until 6:13 p.m. KESQ Dew points remain elevated across the region in
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Dan Price was the poster child for resisting corporate greed, making headlines in 2015 for setting a minimum $70,000 salary for all employees at the payments company he led — saying he cut his own salary as CEO by 90% to achieve it. On Wednesday, amid allegations of misconduct and
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It was a day filled with celebration at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. Nia the Rhinoceros celebrated her fourth birthday and we were there to capture all the excitement. Crowds gathered to join the celebration this morning. The crew at the Rhino Savanna created a special cake made of Nia’s favorite
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A Palm Springs resident is sharing his concerns after being unable to get his second dose of the monkeypox vaccine. “The understanding when I got the first one is that the second one was already set aside. And I was told no, that’s not the case,” said resident Howard Poulsen. He felt frustrated after he
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The 2022 high school football season is back! Below is the week 1 schedule for our area teams, headlined by our game of the week, the Mayor’s Cup between Shadow Hills and Indio. Friday 8/19 *Game of the Week Shadow Hills – 28Indio – 13F Shadow Hills defending the Mayor’s Cup to kick off their
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