Mosquito traps in Coachella turned up batches of the insects carrying West Nile virus, prompting expanded efforts to eradicate the pests, which evidently haven’t infected any area residents so far, officials said today.    The Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District placed mosquito collectors in the vicinity of Genoa Street and Avenue 53 that

A 50-year-old convicted felon accused of preying on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and trying to kidnap one of them must stand trial for attempted abduction and annoying minors, a judge ruled today. Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.    At the end of a preliminary

Update 5/9/24 The U.S. State Department responded to our report with a statement, although details remained limited: “We are aware of the reports of U.S. citizens arrested in Honduras. We are monitoring the situation but have no further comment at this time.”  Original Report 5/7/24 There are multiple reports that a former chairman of the Rancho

A convicted felon who allegedly joined a cohort in igniting an explosive device that damaged property on a highway in Rancho Mirage must stand trial for use of a destructive device and vandalism, a judge ruled today.    Jason Edward Hershey, 50, was arrested in 2021 following a months-long local and federal investigation into the

A police pursuit following a domestic violence incident ended in a rollover crash along Interstate 10 near the Date Palm exit in Cathedral City. The incident started at around 9:00 PM when deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 77000 block of Country Club Road in Palm Desert to respond to a domestic

Cathedral City emergency crews are on scene in a neighborhood that is dealing with downed cable lines across roadways and several homes. Cathedral City Fire was called to the area of Avenida Del Yermo North of Vega Road around 10am due to a big rig crash that struck the lines toppling them down across several

The Coachella Valley Firebirds won Game 3 of the Calder Cup playoffs Wednesday by a score of 7-5 in an exciting game. The Firebirds are now up 2-1 in the series, with a chance to close it out Friday at home. Firebirds defeat the Wranglers 7-5, the most goals in a playoff game for Coachella

A bicyclist was struck and killed late Wednesday night by a hit-and-run driver in Cathedral City. Police and firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 11:00 p.m. at Landau Boulevard at Ramon Road near the Palm Springs Lanes bowling alley. The woman killed was initially identified only as a 31-one-year-old from Palm Springs. Firefighters said she was pronounced dead at