News

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a suspected drug smuggler Tuesday morning after discovering nearly seven pounds of heroin hidden in the frame rail of his car. According to agents, the 23-year-old U.S. citizen was stopped at the Highway 86 checkpoint at 10:30 a.m. He was driving a 2005 Pontiac G6. A Canine Detection

Authorities are looking for a man who stole a car Sunday night in Calimesa after holding the victim at gunpoint with a sawed-off shotgun. Deputies said the carjacking and kidnapping happened just before midnight at the Shell gas station, located at 1213 Calimesa Blvd. The victim was at the gas station when the suspect entered

The rape case at Vanderbilt University involving a former local football player has taken a new turn as a judge granted a mistrial on Tuesday. Indio native Brandon Vandenburg, along with his co-defendant Cory Batey, have been awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in 2013. They have now been released on bond. Criminal Court Judge

Los bomberos aparentemente tienen bajo control el incendio forestal “Lake” que encendi una remota zona del Bosque Nacional San Bernardino y que hoy cumple una semana semana pasada. Al momento ha crecido hasta 18.875 acres, lo que oblig a cientos de evacuar el rea. Los bomberos han logrado el 38% de contencin, sin embargo las

Stephanie Servin of Indio describes how close Monday’s brush fire on Avenue 38 got to her neighbor’s home. “The flames were literally right next to that house,” Servin said. Inside was as couple, who didn’t want to leave. “It’s stupid, it’s smoking right there dude, go away you know? Your hose isn’t going to protect

State lawmakers in South Carolina have set the stage for a debate on whether to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. The senate joined today in extending the current session which had been set aside for budget votes. One proposal would move the flag from the statehouse grounds to a museum. The Confederate

El incendio que mat a 17 residentes de un asilo para ancianos pobres en la frontera norte de Mxico pudo ser intencional, dijo el alcalde el mircoles. El alcalde de Mexicali, Jaime Daz Ochoa, dijo que el siniestro es sospechoso por el lugar donde comenz. En declaraciones a la red Televisa, el funcionario dijo que

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Cathedral City early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 3:45 a.m. at Dinah Shore Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the empty home. Weather didn’t play a factor so crews were able to douse the flames in about 10 minutes.

The San Bernardino County Coroner reports a man injured in a gas explosion at a Palm Springs resort has died. 43-year old Anthony Dwayne Reid was being treated for nearly full-body burns at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center where he died Sunday. The explosion happened June 8th at the Vista Grande Resort on Warm Sands

Indio police are looking for two men after a homeowner caught them attempting to burglarize his storage shed on the 51500 block of Monroe Street. Police were called around 3:30 p.m. One of the suspects was waiting inside a black Acura, with ‘Unicar’ paper plates, while the other man attempted to steal items from the

En Indio an no est claro que fue lo que origin un incendio de maleza. Una columna de humo era evidente desde millas de distancia. Acudieron bomberos al percance que se desat en el este del Valle de Coachella cerca de la Avenida 38 y Madison y la comunidad privada Talavera. Le informamos oportunamente en

The intersection of Dale Kiler Road and 3rd Street in Mecca was closed to traffic Tuesday afternoon when an underground water main broke, flooding the road and causing concerns of a potential sinkhole. The 12″ water line broke around noon. Cal Fire and the Coachella Valley Water District was called to handle the incident. Crews

La ruptura de un sistema de drenaje subterreano en Mecca ocasiona un sumidero el martes a eso del medioda . Este orden de acciones se report a lo largo de las calles Dale Kiler Road y La Tercera, justo al oeste de la escuela elementaria Saul Martinez y cerca de la iglesia Our Lady of

Dick Van Patten, the genial comic actor best known as the patriarch of TV’s “Eight is Enough,” has died, according to his publicist Daniel Bernstein. He was 86. Reports from Entertainment Weekly and People magazine indicated Van Patten died Tuesday morning in a Santa Monica, California, hospital of complications from diabetes. Van Patten was honored

Palm Springs City Councilman Paul Lewin has decided he will not run for Mayor, and that he will seek a 2nd term for his council seat in the November election, says campaign spokesperson Jeff Hocker. It was heavily rumored that Lewin was considering running for mayor, after Mayor Steve Pougnet announced he would not seek

It may be a heated election season in Palm Springs, in the wake of allegations of conflict of interest surrounding Mayor Steve Pougnet, who’s not running for re-election. At a Town Hall hosted by Geoff Kors, a candidate for city council, residents expressed their desires for change when it comes to how the city runs

Foto: Bernardo Cisneros Medina/Milenio Un total de 15 residentes de un asilo de ancianos fallecieron a causa de un incendio en las instalaciones ubicadas a las afueras de la ciudad fronteriza de Mexicali, inform el martes el alcalde de la ciudad. El alcalde Jaime Daz Ochoa seal que otras cinco personas reciben tratamiento mdico en

Hoy martes por la maana, el Departamento de Control de Sustancias Txicas de California (DTSC) empezar la limpieza del suelo en Mecca despus de quedar contaminada por varios incendios forestales ocurridos el ao pasado cerca de la avenida 64 y Dale Kiler Road. El incendio ms reciente desat el jueves 14 de mayo en un

On Tuesday morning, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will be cleaning soil in Mecca that was left contaminated by multiple brush fires throughout the past year near Avenue 64 and Dale Kiler Road. The most recent fire sparked on Thursday, May 14 in an unused grape field. Authorities said the field was

Of all the names along the Palm Springs Walk of Stars (more than 300, in fact), there is one missing. At least, Kay Adkins thinks so. Adkins started the “Palm Springs Star for Huell Howser” GoFundMe account to get the charming storyteller an honor in a town he loved so much. “Palm Springs is the