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Palm Springs Police hosts SWAT equipment demonstration for Costa Rican law enforcement officials

January 24, 2024 10:23 AM Tatum Larsen

The Palm Springs Police Department demonstrated how local law enforcement uses special weapons and tactics (SWAT) equipment and vehicles to visiting Costa Rican law enforcement officials. It’s important equipment local law enforcement use to de-escalate dangerous situations. “Things like barricaded suspects, potential hostage rescue situations, those things kind of develop out of nowhere. So we

Indio residents worried about black mold and other issues

January 24, 2024 12:42 PM Allie Anthony

Residents at Mountain View Cottages in Indio face frustrations from tropical storm Hilary’s aftermath and home issues, including leaks, black mold, and air quality problems. The City of Indio is aware of these issues and has been working with the property manager to try to resolve the issues. Residents, however, feel as though the management

Jurors deadlock in sanity trial of man who killed grandparents

January 24, 2024 4:42 PM City News Service

Jurors deadlocked today in the sanity trial of a 37-year-old man who gunned down his octogenarian grandparents in Palm Desert, in what his attorney contends were acts of a mentally disturbed person, but the prosecution maintains were outright murders. Deliberations began Jan. 11 after a few days of testimony in the mental competency trial of

San Bernardino County deputies find six bodies at remote Mojave Desert crossroads

January 24, 2024 2:10 PM Associated Press

EL MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Deputies found the bodies of six people at a remote dirt crossroads in the Mojave Desert, a scene described as so grisly that Southern California TV stations blurred some of the images captured by their helicopters overhead. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a request for a wellness check

Riverside County approves $7.5M for Palm Springs homeless navigation center

January 23, 2024 4:09 PM Jesus Reyes

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an allocation of $7.5 million in funding to complete the Palm Springs Navigation Center campus. County officials said the facility will be integral to the region’s efforts to address homelessness. It is set to provide 80 interim housing units with full wrap-around services. The three‑building campus located at

Missing Yucca Valley woman found safe, police say

January 24, 2024 11:43 AM Juan Carlos Rojas

Update 1:40 p.m. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station confirmed that Toye Alicia Moore was found safe. Original Report 11:43 a.m. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station was alerted of a missing woman from Yucca Valley. Toye Alicia Moore was last seen on Thursday, January 18, 2024 leaving her residence in the 6000c block of Hermosa Ave

Local roofing companies slammed with hundreds of calls after storm hits the Coachella Valley

January 23, 2024 1:44 PM Tori King

“The phones are ringing off the hook,” said Rob Winkle, the Chief Financial Officer at Roof Asset Management. Winkle says in the last 24-hours his company has received over 200 phone calls. Although its nothing in comparison to the inquiries he got after Tropical Storm Hilary. During that week, Roof Asset Management answered nearly 1,000

Luxury LGBTQ retirement community hosts grand opening event

January 23, 2024 5:40 PM Allie Anthony

A new LGBTQ retirement living facility is open in the desert. Living Out Palm Springs hosted its grand opening on Tuesday. This marks Southern California’s first and only luxury active adult community specifically designed for the LGBTQ community. Loren Ostrow, one of the developers of Living Out, states, “Knowing that too many LGBTQ seniors live

Trump will win New Hampshire Republican primary, CNN projects

January 23, 2024 5:19 PM CNN Newsource

Trump will win New Hampshire Republican primary, CNN projects Originally Published: 23 JAN 24 20:18 ET Updated: 23 JAN 24 20:23 ET By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will win New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, CNN projects, defeating former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and moving him closer to a rematch with President Joe Biden this fall.

Attempted murder charges dropped against man accused in Indio shooting, pleads not guilty to assault

January 23, 2024 3:38 PM City News Service, KESQ News Team

Attempted murder charges were dropped against a man accused in an Indio shooting two years ago. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new allegations of committing a felony in association with a gang. Tasaun Thomas, 25, of Indio, and 22-year-old Kevin Rene Duarte were each charged with one felony count of attempted murder and two

Palm Springs waiter who sexually assaulted hotel patron sentenced

January 23, 2024 1:34 PM City News Service

A 34-year-old man who slipped into an inebriated woman’s room at the Palm Springs hotel where he worked and sexually assaulted her as she lay unconscious was sentenced today to seven years to life in state prison. A Banning jury in November deliberated less than a day before finding Alejandro “Alex” Adan of Desert Hot

Deliberations resume in sanity trial of man who killed grandparents in Palm Desert

January 23, 2024 1:57 PM City News Service

Jury deliberations resumed today in the sanity trial of a 37-year-old man who gunned down his octogenarian grandparents in Palm Desert, in what his attorney contends were acts of a mentally disturbed person, but the prosecution maintains were outright murders. Deliberations began Jan. 11 after a few days of testimony in the mental competency trial

US approves $2.5B for high-speed rail line connecting SoCal, Las Vegas

January 23, 2024 1:43 PM City News Service

A high-speed rail line connecting Southern California with Las Vegas got a major boost today with the approval of $2.5 billion in bonds. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the funding, via private activity bond authority allocated for the Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail project. The 218-mile rail line will primarily run along the

Amateur golfer Nick Dunlap withdraws from upcoming tournament after ‘life changing’ PGA Tour win

January 23, 2024 3:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After stunning the world of golf by becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991, 20-year-old Nick Dunlap has decided to take some well-deserved rest. The American sophomore defied the odds by winning The American Express tournament on Sunday, his achievement making headlines across the

Trilogy community votes to purchase neighborhood golf course from current owners

January 22, 2024 11:10 AM Tori King

What started out at a dark and rainy day, ended with sunshine and champagne for Trilogy in La Quinta. Nearly three years after facing a potential water crisis, the local retirement community voted to purchase the troubled 229-acre Coral Mountain Golf Course on Monday morning. “We are so excited that we have our course back,”

Agua Caliente to host 3rd Annual Polo and Balloon Classic

January 23, 2024 7:13 AM Tatum Larsen

Agua Caliente’s 3rd annual Polo and Balloon Classic event will begin next Wednesday, January 31. The event celebrates the game of polo while featuring local artists and designers. On January 31, attendees will be able to mingle with polo players at a cocktail party at CODA Art Gallery on El Paseo. The event will feature

Monday’s rainfall causes street flooding throughout valley

January 22, 2024 11:12 PM Bianca Ventura

Monday’s wet weather caused some localized street flooding throughout the Coachella Valley making it difficult for drivers. “It’s not easy driving in the rain,” said Cathedral City resident, Avr Salcedo. “Especially here in Cathedral City and Palm Springs, they don’t know how to drive.” Salcedo says he knows what to expect when it rains on

Update: California State University faculty reach tentative deal

January 22, 2024 7:46 AM Jeff Stahl, Associated Press

Updated post by Olga R. Rodriguez (AP): SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State University faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation’s largest public university system, their union announced. Members of the California Faculty Association will return to work

Felon accused of beating Cabazon man with wood, stabbing him to stand trial

January 22, 2024 7:28 PM City News Service

A felon accused of beating a Cabazon man with a chunk of wood and stabbing him multiple times must stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, a judge ruled today. Sergio Martinez Gutierrez, 45, was arrested last summer following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary

Felon accused in street stabbing, assault on Banning cop pleads not guilty

January 22, 2024 5:17 PM City News Service

A convicted felon accused of stabbing a 35-year-old Banning man during a street confrontation, then hitting a police officer with a brick while trying to get away, pleaded not guilty today to assault on a peace officer and other offenses. Alejandro Munoz, 31, was arrested last week following a Banning Police Department investigation. Along with

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