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“Everyone got to meet my new 4-legged partner Zeus. He’s a 3-year-old German Shepard. We’re here showing him off,” said Indio Police Officer Austin Studer. Recognizing danger in a muzzle demonstration, Officer Zeus did just that ata community meet and greet held atElks Lodge of Indio on Tuesday night. Patrolling the streets of Indio and

When police officers get called to a domestic disturbance, police say only one thing is for sure. “It’s one of the most dangerous calls for service they can get,”Benjamin Guitron of the Indio Police Department said. “You can never predict what is going to happen. You just can’t.” The valley is paved, literally, with memories

Thousands of people in the Banning Pass have their power back after losing it for nearly 3 hours Tuesday. SCE says that just after noon a widespread power outage affected customers from Beaumont to Cabazon. A total of 17,400 customers were affected at one time, from Beaumont to Whitewater. All of the customers were restored

A suspect who reportedly burglarized a marijuana collective in Rancho Mirage Tuesday morning has been arrested, says a spokesman from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Spokesperson Angel Ramos, John Schiavone, 29, La Quinta broke into the Spot Collective Pot Dispensary in Rancho Mirage, located at 69730 Highway 111, early

Ya est todo listo para la Peregrinacin de la Vrgen de Guadalupe que se llevar a cabo maana 12 de Diciembre como cada ao en el Valle de Coachella. La cita es en la Iglesia Our Lady of Solicitude de Palm Springs de donde partir en punto de las 6:00 a.m. con destino a la

Three Coachella valley cities saw their Human Rights Campaign scores rise after a representative from the group visited the Valley to correct the survey. The City of Palm Springs has received news it had wanted to hear. Upon further review, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded Palm Springs an improved score of “95” out

It will be mostly sunny throughout Riverside County today ahead of a cold low pressure system expected to bring rain and possible snow to the region starting late Wednesday, forecasters said. The system out of the Gulf of Alaska will move through southwest California late Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall

Opening statements were scheduled Tuesday in the trial of a Palm Desert man accused of killing a Palm Springs woman to steal $7,500 that she had allegedly planned to use to buy a pound of marijuana from him. Sean Michael Mihajson, 24, is charged with murder in the October 2007 slaying of 36-year-old Shalonda Morris.

“When we’re in PE changing, they’re like, “How come you have the scar? I’m like, “because I had a kidney transplant,” said Ernesto Bravo Chavez. The healthy 11-year-old is a sixth grader at Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs. Sick at age three, he was diagnosed with a kidney disease. Ernesto’s mother Rosario Chavez

Authorities say a Riverside County man was shot and killed by SWAT officers after he shot and wounded a police dog. Investigators say Chandler Cardwell, 38, was threatening to kill his wife and child yesterday morning. Officers were called to his home on the 17000 block of Morgan Avenue near Interstate 10. Sheriff’s deputy Albert

If everything goes to plan, Apples 2 Oranges kiosks like the one at the Westfield Palm Desert mall will be popping up at malls across the country in the near future. The concept behind the pilot store: repair iPhones and iPads as well as other smart phones, tablets and gadgets, and have the work done

People remember a lot about Jenni Rivera. They remember her song style and lyrics. “They’re mostly romantics. They’re fast, they’re slow,” Deeanna Gutierrez said. Mostly, they remember her story, though. “She had a kid at 15, she raised her and a lot of moms respect her because there are a lot of single mothers. It

Emergency crews rescued two hikers stranded on the Bump and Grind Trail in Rancho Mirage Monday afternoon. They got the call just after noon from one hiker who said the pair was stranded and one was feeling ill. Cal Fire says crews hoisted both to safety using rope and completed the rescue just after 2:00

Palm Springs Fire says that a small electrical fire in the Raymond Cree Middle School gym is out. The fire was reported just before 2:30 Monday afternoon by school personnel. Fire crews said when they arrived on scene, a light fixture in the gym was the source of the fire but it was extinguished by

The countdown is on for you and your little one to get your requests in to the “Big Guy” for this Christmas. Children are encouraged to write a Dear Santa letter with their list of toys and Christmas wishes to Desert Secretarial Service in Desert Hot Springs. The jolly old Elf himself will write your

Arizona Lottery officials have released the name of the man who claimed half of the record Powerball jackpot. The Lottery says Matthew Good took the one-time payout of $192 million from the Nov. 28 drawing. Good is in his 30s and from the wealthy Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, where the ticket was sold. He

The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Bradley Cooper with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for acting at its Awards Gala. “Bradley Cooper is just one of the many silver linings in David O. Russell’s enjoyable film Silver Linings Playbook,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “Cooper’s portrayal of Pat Solution is

Police are investigating a shooting that happened on Saturday in Coachella on Harrison Street. Shots were fired just north of avenue 49. Police say the victims were headed northbound on Harrison Street when a man pulled up alongside them and fired multiple shots at their vehicle. One victim was struck several times and was transported

A Desert Hot Springs man suspected of leading a California Highway Patrol officer in a hair-raising chase that reached more than 100 mph on surface streets was arrested, a sergeant said Sunday. The CHP officer was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital and released Saturday after the Chevrolet Malibu that Jesus Sandoval is

A Desert Hot Springs man suspected of leading a California Highway Patrol officer in a hair-raising chase that reached more than 100 mph on surface streets was arrested, a sergeant said today. The CHP officer was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital and released Saturday after the Chevrolet Malibu that Jesus Sandoval is