A cat was rescued after becoming trapped between two brick walls earlier this week, and officials are now trying to track down her owner, the Riverside County Department of Animal Services said Thursday. The feline was discovered in a precarious predicament in the 67100 block of Rando Road on Tuesday morning after a concerned resident called Animal Services to report the cat meowing, according to a news release from the agency. Officer Matthew Perez was the first to arrive at the scene. He tried to free the cat himself, but the 6-year-old dilute calico kitty became scared and would “ball up a ..read more

Coachella and Cathedral City officials voted Wednesday to require residents to wear face coverings in certain public settings, joining such other Riverside County cities as Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs and La Quinta. The regulation comes less than a week after the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to rescind several public health orders implemented by the county’s public health director Cameron Kaiser. Following the vote, face coverings were no longer a requirement but were “strongly recommended whenever practical and within reason.” Though the county rescinded this ord ..read more

A Cathedral City man was arrested for breaking into a home and attempting to rob the owner,  the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release on Wednesday. Angel Garcia, 35, arrested on Jan. 15, 2020. (Credit: Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) Angel Garcia, 35, had allegedly broken into a home on the 30th block of Mirage Cove Drive in Rancho Mirage at 5:15 a.m. and got into a physical altercation with the homeowner, according to officials. Garcia then fled the residence on foot but was apprehended a short time later near Highway 111 just southeast of Date Palm Drive ..read more

Two young boys who were abducted Thursday during a vehicle theft in Cathedral City have been reunited with their parents after being found safe in Desert Hot Springs early Friday morning. Jayden Cortez, left, and his brother Carlos are seen in family photos released by the Cathedral City Police Department. Two-year-old Carlos Cortez and his 1-year-old brother Jayden Cortez were found by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies about 2:30 a.m. inside the still running stolen vehicle that was abandoned by the thief at a church in the 17400 block of Bubbling Wells Road, said Cathedral City Polic ..read more

Update: The two young boys who were abducted Thursday during a vehicle theft in Cathedral City were found safe in Desert Hot Springs early Friday morning. Click here for updated story. Original post: Authorities on Thursday issued an Amber Alert for two young boys who were abducted in Cathedral City during a vehicle theft, authorities said. Jayden Cortez, left, and his brother Carlos are seen in family photos released by the Cathedral City Police Department. The children, ages 1 and 2, were in a white, 2016 Honda Accord with tinted windows and license plate No. 7TJR654, according to ..read more

The two Democratic Party presidential nominee contenders were attending several events in Southern California Tuesday, when they both announced additional local events two weeks before the state’s primary. Hillary Clinton speaks in Commerce and Bernie Sanders speaks in Anaheim at events on May 24, 2016. (Credit: left, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; right, FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a morning event focused on foster care in South Los Angeles with Rep. Karen Bass, and had an afternoon event about working families Commerce. Tuesday eveni ..read more

A 73-year-old man who was arrested while living in a Cathedral City storage unit full of child pornography was sentenced Monday to 2-1/2 years in federal prison. Richard L. Arlington pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Upon his release from prison, he will spend 10 years under supervised probation and will have to register as a sex offender. Walter Lee Williams was taken into custody in June 2013 by the FBI at Los Angeles International Airport. (Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times) Arlington once shared a house in Palm Springs with Walter Lee Williams, a form ..read more