A Thermal woman lived in fear of her boyfriend’s son and tried to protect herself by various means, including hiding potentially dangerous weapons and barricading herself in her bedroom, before the ex-con stabbed her dozens of times, a prosecutor alleged Monday in the defendant’s murder trial. Raul Alcantar Sanchez Jr., now 41, is charged with […]
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday for the murder trial of a Thermal man accused of using a knife and screwdriver to fatally stab a woman more than 120 times nearly nine years ago. Raul Alcantar Sanchez Jr., 41, is suspected of killing 34-year-old Thermal resident Carolina Vargas at her home in the 85000 […]
Riverside County Transportation Commission member and Indian Wells Mayor Pro Tem Dana Reed was chosen to lead the rail corridor agency that manages the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, it was announced Wednesday. Reed was unanimously selected to serve as chairman of the Los Angeles- San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency Board of Directors for […]
Lonnie McWilliams Sr. grew up in section 14 near downtown Palm Springs. He says he still remembers the day his family was forced out their home and into Desert Highland Gateway Estates. “They didn’t want us downtown, so they made that and got us all out here,” said Lonnie McWilliams Sr, “They tricked us, hurt […]
