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A 41-year-old man pleaded guilty today to stealing a woman’s laptop in Thermal, injuring her in the process, and was immediately sentenced to five years in state prison. Jesus Alejandro Perales of Indio was arrested in December when the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a strong-arm robbery report in the 46000 block of Dillon
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The city of Desert Hot Springs continues to move forward as it switches to its first-ever district-based election. Members of the City Council are currently elected by at-large elections, as each member is elected by the registered voters of the entire city. That will change going forward after the maps and district boundaries are chosen
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The La Quinta High School Swim Team is celebrating the unveiling of a new scoreboard. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the scoreboard, which has been in the works for several years. Fundraising for the scoreboard began over four years ago. The new scoreboard includes an electronic timing system required by CIF as well
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A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the Palm Springs quadruple murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The 12 jurors in the case reported to the judge that after nearly 6 days of deliberations, they were “hopelessly deadlocked” in their decision. “We went through all the evidence,
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A Gardena man charged with murdering a Desert Hot Springs woman in 1994 had his arraignment postponed today to March 25. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 48, was arrested Friday in connection to the murder of Cheri Huss, according to spokesman John Hall of the Riverside CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office. Huss was found dead in her apartment on
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A single-engine airplane crash near Desert Center that killed the 67-year-old pilot was the result of a loss of control” in severe turbulence and restricted visibility, according to a report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday. The agency published its final findings following a 27-month investigation that began immediately after the crash
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, gas prices in the country have kept reaching record highs. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S will ban all Russian imports, causing even more pain at the pump for Americans. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Riverside County now stands at $5.40, according
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax rebate Tuesday amid record-high prices at the pump but rejected calls to increase oil drilling, saying he wants to free the state “once and for all from the grasp of petro-dictators.” The average price for a gallon of gas in California is the nation’s
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Republican State Senator Melissa Melendez has filed papers to run in the newly drawn 41st Congressional district. The new district includes most of the Coachella Valley. Melendez won a special election for the State Senate in May 2020. She is not able to seek reelection due to term limits. Melendez is a U.S. Navy veteran
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Update – 3/9/22: Novak Djokovic has officially withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to the CDC not changing its travel regulations for unvaccinated Non-Residents. Full Details: Novak Djokovic withdraws from BNP Paribas Open Original Report – 3/8/22: Speculation continues over whether World No. 2 Novak Djokovic will be at Indian Wells for the 2022
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The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved an ordinance intended to keep a tighter rein on military equipment acquisitions by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office. “It’s important to have all of our agencies take a uniform approach to this,” DA’s office Chief of Investigations Joe DeGiudice told the board. “This ensures
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is set to hear a proposed ordinance Tuesday, that ultimately limits the purchases and use of military-grade equipment by the sheriff’s department and district attorney’s office. This ordinance is in response to Assembly Bill 481 which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in September. This measure required
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Eight schools from the Palm Springs Unified School District are looking to teach students some valuable lessons based on the classic sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Teacher and owner of “Howling Hounds” entertainment, Bonnie Kole, created the program after using “I Love Lucy” episodes in her classroom for more than 25 years. Kole says the program
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Police are investigating reports of a student who was struck with a suspected handgun by another student in Indio. Parents tell News Channel 3 that the assault took place after school on Friday at a gas station on the corner of Miles Avenue and Clinton Street. Ben Guitron, public information officer for the Indio Police
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is seeking a $264,107 state grant to strengthen enforcement capability within mountainous and desert areas south and east of Hemet that are plagued with unlicensed marijuana growers and recreational enthusiasts driving off-road vehicles over terrain that’s off-limits. The California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Grant would bolster the sheriff’s Hemet
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A 64-year-old man charged in the deadly stabbing of a woman in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Miguel Hernandez Toscano was arrested after the roughly 9:50 p.m. March 1 stabbing in the 1700 block of Arenas Road. The victim, Ernestina Oropeza, 48, was found dead at the scene, according
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Many residents and businesses throughout the Coachella Valley have come together to support Ukraine. Elena Vitkovskaya, Owner of Marmelad Beauty House in Indian Wells, grew up with a Ukrainian father and a Russian mother. “My question is like, who am I? It’s for me like everybody- Russian, Ukrainian, Belarus, Kazakhstan… everybody like brother and sister because
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Tennis Paradise is back and thousands of fans from around the world will be in the valley for the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. It’s set to run from March 7-20. Businesses near the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where the tournament is taking place, have been preparing for the surge in visitors. The challenges of labor
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“We are back in springtime where we belong.” “March is our vibe.” “Players are fresh. They are excited, it’s the first combined 1000 event of the season. So you have the top me the top women. All heading out to the desert,” said Tennis Channel host Steve Weissman. Monday is the start of 14 days
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, several locals in the valley have taken it upon themselves to help the people of Ukraine. One of the latest local organizations pledging to help Ukraine refugees is the Mensch International Foundation. Steven Geiger is the group’s founder and he is asking for donations to help provide the
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