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A 65-year-old Palm Desert man was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor. The man was arrested Wednesday at around 11 a.m. on the 39000 block of Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., the report of the sexual assault first came in on April 3, 2023.
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The city of Indio is making significant strides towards enhancing its public safety infrastructure with the upcoming completion of the new Public Safety Campus. Officials have announced that the project is not only moving ahead of schedule but is also set to bring a major transformation to the city’s emergency response capabilities. The current police
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Southern California Edison is reporting that scammers posing as representatives of the company are going door to door to collect “connection fees.” SCE says in an attempt to collect payments for these fees, which do not exist, scammers are threatening to shut off services. Jeff Monford, a Senior Advisor with SCE, says that scammers are
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Some local business owners are on high alert after an attempted smash-and-grab armed robbery in downtown Palm Springs Tuesday. The suspects are still at large. Organized retail theft like smash and grabs and flash mob robberies have sadly become much more common. This is not the first smash-and-grab attempt in the Coachella Valley within the past
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A Cathedral City man who killed another man in 2017 in Banning out of jealousy over a woman was convicted today of first-degree murder. Ronald Dean Ricks, 37, was convicted of the murder count, and jurors also found true a special-circumstance allegation of discharging a firearm from a vehicle and a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging
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The city of Indio will proclaim August 26 as “Hunter Lopez Day.”Watch the presentation live at the link below: Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez, 22, was among the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed on Aug. 26, 2021 in a terrorist attack during evacuations in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hunter was born in Palm Springs, grew up in Indio, and
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Desert Care Network has named William W. Brien, MD, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the three hospitals and related outpatient clinics operated by Tenet Healthcare in California’s desert communities. In this new role, Dr. Brien will lead the hospitals’ efforts to advance clinical services and quality improvement initiatives with the physicians on the medical
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Felony charges were filed today against a 26-year-old Indio man suspected of shooting at several occupied vehicles in Rancho Mirage and injuring at least one person. Adrian Fuentes was charged with three felony counts each of shooting at a dwelling and assault with a gun as well as one felony count each of being a
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Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) is requiring all district staff to undergo conscious education so everyone has a better understanding of the staff and students they work alongside with. According to Dr. Nicole Crawford, the PSUSD Diversity and Racial Equity Coordinator, conscious education is an exploration of unconscious biases that everyone has. “We may
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Valley organizations and businesses are organizing fundraisers to help those in need in Maui. The Four Horsemen, a mobile bar based in Palm Springs is hosting a community Luau with Hawaiian inspired sounds and food. While the Palm Desert Rotary Club is also working to provide help through their disaster relief fund, and by adding
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New developments surrounding a repaving project in Cathedral City have prompted inquiries into the process and transparency of the decision-making. The project, which was greenlit by the city council, has sparked concerns due to its proximity to a councilmember’s business. The public alleyway near Ramon Road and Cathedral Canyon Drive was earmarked for a $128,012.50
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Police are searching for suspects in a robbery attempt at a downtown Palm Springs jewelry store where an employee fired gunshots Tuesday afternoon. The robbery happened at the Gold Estate Jewelry on S Palm Canyon and Arenas Road at around 3:05 p.m., according to Lieutenant William Hutchinson of the Palm Springs Police Department. Hutchinson told
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The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMoD) announced the long-anticipated date of its reopening. The museum has been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic. During its closure, the CDMoD Board of Directors initiated a program to prioritize steps for the future of the organization which included a “Re-Imagination” of the museum’s offerings,
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Students from Palm Desert High School have produced an original video to combat human trafficking, the Riverside County Office of Education announced today. Production of the four-minute video was a partnership among the Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and the Coalition to End Human Trafficking Coachella
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Riverside County now has a dashboard showing data on heat-related illnesses. Riverside University Health System launched the dashboard on Tuesday. “As the hot weather continues in Riverside County, RivCo Public Health has created a heat-related illness dashboard that provides information about illnesses and deaths related to the high temperatures,” wrote RUHS spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr.
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after a two-vehicle traffic collision in Thousand Palms Monday night. The crash was reported at around 9:07 p.m. near the area of Ramon Road and Via Las Palmas. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash is considered a near head-on collision as both parties swerved to correct
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A Riverside County man has been charged in a federal indictment alleging he sold a 17-year-old boy fentanyl, which resulted in the teenager’s fatal overdose the following day, officials announced today. Kyle Thomas Overby, 22, of Temecula, was arrested Friday and arraigned that day on the nine-count indictment, which a federal grand jury returned on
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A theme nights schedule was released today for the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ upcoming hockey season starting in October. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for Team News “Each theme night includes Plaza activations, special in-game programming, group packages, giveaway items and more,” Firebirds team officials wrote. “In addition, the Firebirds will wear specialty jerseys onselect game
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SoCal Adaptive Sports is collaborating with Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) and ACEing Autism to bring more adaptive sports to the valley this fall. “These are national organizations. I think it’s really positive for the valley, that we’re now able to work with them,” said Michael Rosenkrantz, the Executive Director of SoCal Adaptive Sports. SoCal
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One of Acrisure Arena’s most anticipated concert’s, “Madonna The Celebration Tour” has officially been rescheduled. Her North American tour dates will now be pushed back continuing after her UK and Europe dates. Previously scheduled for January 11, 2024, the performance at Acrisure has been rescheduled for March 13, 2024. Tickets for the previously scheduled show
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