Thousand Palms News

A green waste fire that burned inside a Thousand Palms recycling facility Friday night was contained at about 9 p.m., a fire official said.

Two local Jack in the Box restaurants are closed today for redesigning. The locations are: 2591 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs 72955 Varner Road in Thousand Palms The restaurants will be closed for a ...

Supervisors in Riverside and Sacramento counties are considering deploying sheriff's deputies to enforce traffic laws in urbanized unincorporated communities if the California Highway Patrol can't increase its ...

Two people from Yuba City and a woman from Southern California were killed Tuesday afternoon when a passenger car pulled in front of a van on Highway 99W at the Maxwell overpass for Interstate 5. The California ...

Summertime can be a tough time for pet owners and animal shelters in the desert, as temperatures rise and donations dip.

At around 7:00 AM , employees from the Del Taco Restaurant located at 72-225 Varner Road reported that a robbery had just occurred.

11:10 a.m. Victor Reyes 52 of Palm Desert was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery. 1:30 p.m. Mia Andrade 44 of Palm Desert was arrested in connection with a felony warrant. 2:30 p.m. Gabriel Navarrette 32 of Indio was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. 3:54 p.m. Walmart. Jennifer MacArthur, 28, and Jeremy MacArthur, 28, both from Joshua Tree, were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. 2:30 a.m. Washington Street and Avenue of the States. Jose Urzua, age 19 of Palm Desert and a 17-year-old male of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery. 12:38 a.m., Highway 111 and San Pablo Avenue. Kelly Mitchell, 21, of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 2 a.m. Costa's Night Club. Jagger Thom, 22 of Placentia, was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. 8:37 p.m. Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. Stacey Lecayo, 45 of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 11:45 p.m. Highway 74 three-fourths mile outside Palm Desert. A deputy responded to a suicide threat and found a 48-year-old unnamed man lying face down in the dirt about 75 yards down the embankment. He was treated for minor injuries. 12:03 a.m. Washington Street and Fred Waring Drive. Bryan Bowen, 49, of La Quinta was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 12:14 a.m. Freedom Park. Edwin Legawiec, 18, of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. 3:30 p.m. Dillon Road and Long Canyon. Cheri Pierce, 39, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested in connection with three misdemeanor warrants. 2:27 a.m. Portola Avenue and Highway 111. Midhat Wahba, 43 of Millbrae, was arrested on suspicion of for driving under the influence of alcohol. 2:30 a.m. 40-000 block of Centennial Circle. Timothy Brunning, 53 of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of assault. 12:40 a.m. Monterey Avenue south of Market Place. Paul McCormick, 39, of Thousand Palms, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. 9:02 p.m. 72-880 Fred Waring Drive. Two unknown men robbed Palm's Health Care. 11:30 p.m. Cook Street south of Frank Sinatra Drive. James Davis, 65, of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 12:49 a.m. Marriott Desert Springs Resort. Brian Dillon, 20, and Brandon Buring, 22, both of Yucca Valley, were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. 1:40 p.m. Palm Desert High School. A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested by officers who found him in possession of a dagger. 3:30 p.m. Alessandro Drive and San Benito Circle. Jose Elias Gonzalez Rios, 22 of Palm Desert, was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a fictitious permanent resident card. 10:10 p.m. Marriott Desert Springs Resort. Alexander Fioroni, 35, of San Diego, was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. 11 a.m. Donnie Wayne Yingling, 38, of Mojave, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest. 3 p.m. Brandon Adams, 25 of Palm Springs, was arrested on suspicion of annoying a child under 14 years of age. During that arrest a 17-year-old from Desert Hot Springs was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and resisting arrest. 9:05 p.m. Ceaser Munoz, 23, of Indio, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. 2:33 a.m. Highway 111 and El Dorado Drive. Mylan Ramirez, 19 from Indio, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. His passenger, Rogelio Avina, 21, of Indio, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and being under the influence of controlled substance. 2:42 a.m. Edgar Tejeda, 18 of Indio, was arrested on suspicion of driving without a license. Also arrested was Rafael Cuevas, 24, of Palm Desert, in connection with a misdemeanor warrant. 3 a.m. 73-000 block of El Paseo. James Crawford was arrested on suspicion of violating a domestic restraining order and resisting arrest. Crawford fought with officers and had to be Tasered. 2 p.m. Palm Desert Country Club. Steven Johnson was arrested by U.S. Marshal's in connection with a warrant.

INDIO , CA- Bail for Carol Avina, who is currently in custody for being an accessory to a Thousand Palms murder, has been reduced from $1,000,000 to $250,000 by a judicial order.

In an unusual twist, Cathedral City police arrested a Thousand Palms woman on suspicion of aiding in the same shooting that targeted the BMW sedan she was driving, officials said Wednesday.

Submitted by knews on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 09:55. A judge has reduced the bail for 45-year-old Carol Avina - " the wife of a reputed gang member suspected of fatally shooting a man at a party in Thousand Palms ...

A Thousand Palms woman has been arrested in a shooting at the Panda Express drive-through in Cathedral City on Tuesday night, police said.

Avina, who worked as a clerk in the family law division, has so far pled not guilty to a felony charge of being an accessory to a murder allegedly committed by her husband, Daniel Karlson, 31, who is allegedly ...

A man accused of murder is expected to be in court Tuesday morning. Daniel Karlsons is charged with a murder in Thousand Palms two weeks ago.

The Riverside County Sheriff's department is investigating an early-morning hit-and-run accident in Thousand Palms.

An Indio court clerk was behind bars today, accused of being an accessory to a murder allegedly committed by her husband -- a reputed gang member.

Art enthusiasts meandered through village streets Friday and Saturday nights during the first of three Art, Culture, Nightlife events sponsored by the La Quinta Arts Foundation and Old Town.

Two people are behind bars following the homicide of a Cathedral City man. 27 year old Johnny Godinez was shot in the Del Norte way neighborhood in Thousand Palms on July 13th, he was taken to the hospital ...

Tuesday night, Fire crews put out a fire burning an outbuilding in Thousand Palms.

A group of homeless men in Thousand Palms are being called heroes after catching an alleged thief in the act.

Submitted by knews on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 16:20. Firefighters were called to the "New Creations in Christ" facility in Thousand Palms just before 3:30 Tuesday afternoon.