9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (105+ words) NBC Palm Springs UPDATE 5/12 9 pm: Esquivel has been found, Silver Alert deactivated The man at the center of a Palm Springs Silver Alert has been found safe, according to the California Highway Patrol, which canceled the alert Monday afternoon. Alberto…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (74+ words) A Silver Alert is now in effect for a missing man in Palm Springs. Authorities say 67-year-old Alberto Esquivel was last seen around 6: 30 Sunday evening near South Camino Real and East Laverne Way. Esquivel is described as 5-foot-7 and approximately…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (99+ words) A major child exploitation investigation in Riverside County has led to dozens of arrests after a year-long multi-agency operation targeting suspected distributors of child abuse material. The operation, known as "Operation Volcano," resulted in 42 arrests, including suspects from Palm Springs…...

19+ hour, 4+ min ago  (206+ words) UPDATE - 10: 45 am: Information from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department detailing the initial carjacking report. What initially appeared to be a routine traffic collision near the College of the Desert Palm Desert campus this morning has turned out to be the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (125+ words) A Desert Hot Springs man accused in a deadly shooting nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder. According to court records, 28-year-old Richard Alex Bernal admitted to the felony charge during a hearing at the Larson Justice…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (491+ words) INDIO (CNS) - Three young men accused of opening fire on a crowded Thermal home, unleashing numerous rounds in a drive-by attack that continuedafter sheriff's deputies arrived, must stand trial on multiple counts offirearm assault and other charges, a judge ruled…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (90+ words) An inmate at Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility is in critical condition following an alleged assault inside the jail. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded just after midnight Tuesday after reports of an assault inside a cell. Officials…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (846+ words) Police are issuing an urgent warning to residents after an 80-year-old Irvine man was scammed out of 25, 000 dollars by fraudsters who successfully mimicked the police department's official phone number. The elaborate ruse convinced the victim he was speaking with high-ranking…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (174+ words) NBC Palm Springs Teen Arrested in Fatal Indio Hit-and-Run That Killed Monday-Night Pedestrian A 17-year-old boy was behind bars on Tuesday after Indio police say he struck and killed a woman and fled the scene on Monday night. The crash…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (221+ words) RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County sheriff's deputies and other peaceofficers throughout the region will boost patrols today to catch Cinco de Mayocelebrants who risk drinking, or drugging, and driving." Anti-DUI enforcement deployments will be conducted all day Tuesday, mostly involving saturation…...