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Riverside County reported 225 new cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 289,284. The Coachella Valley actually reported 8 less cases over the past 24 hours. We reached out to county officials to see what the issue was, this was their response: “There seems to be an issue with CalConnect overwriting fields
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A felon accused of killing a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman with a machete pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, is charged with killing Robin Patricia Barr, whose body was recovered early Wednesday morning in the open desert northwest of Varner Road and Palm Drive. Williams was
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Update 3/14/23 The case was dismissed after the suspect completed his misdemeanor diversion program. Original Report 2/25/21 Palm Springs Police Detectives say they have arrested a 32-year-old Coachella man after investigating “a possible threat made on social media that indicated there would be additional bombs placed at a Desert X art exhibit event.” This morning,
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The Indio Police Department released body camera and surveillance videos, as well as 911 dispatch recordings, related to the in-custody death of a man last month right outside the Cardenas Market. WARNING: VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME VIEWERS On Jan 22, 2021, Jose Albert Lizarraga Garcia died after police said he suffered a medical
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Finally football? Well, not yet but there is a growing optimism in regards to high school sports, specifically football as a season may happen after all. Football could start by March if the COVID-19 case-rate in Riverside County reaches the threshold of 14 cases or less per 100,000 people. Right now, Riverside County is at
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Cathedral City council members unanimously voted to extend the special permit allowing Mary Pickford is D’Place to continue to operate its drive-in movie theater through at least May 31. The theater’s drive-in experience opened back in October and according to city documents, it has yielded an operating loss for two of its four months. The Mary
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Starting Thursday, February 25, CVS Health will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations at 40 more select CVS Pharmacies in California – approximately 20 of which will be in the Greater Los Angeles area. Approximately 49,140 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are being made available for the 40 additional California sites through the Federal Retail
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The original plan for a 148 acre plot of undeveloped land south Interstate 10 near near Whitewater was to build a 1.4 million square foot distribution center depicted in s rendering provided by the developer. “While the property is zoned for commercial uses, there are concerns relative to the proximity to the conservation area,” said
Continue ReadingThe rollover car crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods outside Los Angeles on Tuesday was an accident and investigators won’t pursue any charges against the golf great, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday. “We don’t contemplate any charges whatsoever in this crash,” Villanueva said in a Facebook Live chat. “This remains an accident.
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Dickey’s BBQ Pit in Rancho Mirage is hosting a special fundraiser in partnership with the Riverside Sheriff’s Association to help a four-year-old in his battle with leukemia. Jameson Creiglow, 4, is the son of Deputy Creiglow from the Palm Desert Station. The family’s latest update revealed that Jameson is out of the hospital and is
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UPDATE 5:00 P.M. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed they located the remains of Robin Barr, 65. Barr was reported missing last week, but was presumed dead after investigators determined she was murdered. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was arrested Feb. 19 in connection with her murder. Details: Felon accused of killing 65-year-old North Palm
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For the first time in several months, Desert Regional Medical Center is below 100% ICU capacity. Hospital officials say it is a very encouraging sign, but they are still urging the public to take precautions and get tested for the virus. Watch Peter’s two-part interview with Christine Langenwalter, the Chief Quality Officer at Desert Regional.
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Riverside County reported 419 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the total of cases up to 288,960. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics were updated on Tuesday and while the county remains in the purple tier, the metrics saw big decreases once
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An 80-year-old man with dementia was missing for several hours, but was located safely Wednesday afternoon. Robert Hurley was last seen at 10 a.m. near his home in Thousand Palms. Hurley is 5 foot and 10 inches tall with gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black cardigan over a orange
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A murder charge was filed today against a felon accused of killing a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman with a machete. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was arrested Feb. 19 in the area of Vermillion Drive in North Palm Springs on suspicion of violating the terms of his post-release community supervision, jail records show. Police
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Riverside County’s coronavirus numbers continue to improve, as the county has now met the positive rate metric required to move from the state’s most restrictive, “widespread” purple tier for reopening to the less restrictive red tier. Riverside County Health reported for the week ending Feb.13th, the county had an adjusted case rate of 16.6, a
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva says NO criminal charges are being contemplated against Tiger Woods stemming from yesterday’s traffic crash, saying again there are no indications he was impaired in any way. At most, the investigation could lead to an infraction if it’s determined Woods was on his cell phone or distracted in some other way, the
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Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) is one of four districts in Riverside County with approved COVID-19 prevention plans. This means, students will be gearing up to go back into the classroom. DSUSD COVID Safety Plan 02/19/21Download Four school districts already have safety-plan approvals from the county and state approval is anticipated. Desert Sands Unified
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The Palm Springs Unified School District board of education approved its plan to bring students back into classrooms. The district’s plan still needs to be approved by county and state officials before students pre-K to second grade can return to in-person learning beginning April 12. PSUSD RETURN PLANDownload Returning students will return to campus for
Continue Reading Riverside County has approved the COVID-19 prevention plans of four school districts, including Desert Sands, which will allow for the return of in-person instruction. DSUSD COVID Safety Plan 02/19/21Download The county’s adjusted case rate for new COVID-19 cases dropped below a threshold that will allow for these school to reopen transitional kindergarten through sixth grade
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