Month: November 2009
Hundreds Vaccinated At Indian Wells Swine Flu Clinic
INDIAN WELLS – Hundreds of people came to get their Swine Flu vaccine Wednesday morning at an Indian Wells day spa. News Channel 3 talked to those feeling lucky they got their vaccine, and others who were turned away. Matt Pritchett and his five-year-old daughter Natalie walk into a medical exam room. “Someone at my
Continue ReadingProstitution Sting Nets La Quinta Police Many Arrests
LA QUNITA – The owner and two employees of Point Happy Massage Therapy on Highway 111 and Washington Streethave been arrested for pimping, prostitution and meth possession. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, 42 year-old Mei Wang was arrested for pimping. Wai Lau, 32, of Indio was arrested by La Quinta Police for prostitution.
Continue ReadingPalm Springs Man Charged With Faking Military Service
PALM SPRINGS – A Palm Springs man is expected to surrender to federal authorities tomorrow, charged with unauthorized display of numerous Navy medals. Steven Burton told authorities he will surrender to the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Riverside Thursday morning, where he could make his first court appearance as early as 9:30am. Burton was seen and
Continue ReadingWaiting For A Flu Shot? You May Have To Wait
RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Public Health Department is postponing several seasonal flu clinics.
Continue ReadingThree Teenagers Arrested For Burglaries
DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Desert Hot Springs Police arrested three teenagers, and charged them with a rash of burglaries. Around 5:30 Monday morning, the two 15 year olds allegedly stole a truck from the 66-900 block of Ironwood Drive. Police caught up with those suspects about 6 hours later, when they spotted the same truck
Continue ReadingPalm Desert Country Club Prepares To Re-Open
PALM DESERT – The golf course is brown now, but by Thanksgiving it figures to be turning good and green. Over the summer the Palm Desert Country Club went bankrupt and subsequently closed in September, butthanks to a bankruptcy court approved $300,000 loan the club is back on its feet gearing up for the winter
Continue ReadingBig Shipment Delayed; Slow Mover To Arrive Friday
PALM SPRINGS -A 150-ton nuclear reactor vessel lid is expected to be slowly transported through the Coachella Valley early Friday instead of tonight as originally scheduled, the CHP said today.
Continue ReadingSwine Flu Vaccine Arrives At Day Spa; County Clinics Still Short
INDIAN WELLS – A new shipment of Swine Flu vaccines is in. They’re not available at Riverside County health clinics. A day spa and laser surgery center in Indian Wells has them. This seems to be the hottest property in Riverside County. H1N1 spray mist vaccines. There’s a refrigerator filled with 100 of them. Up
Continue ReadingGOOD NEWS: East Valley Students Send Candy To Troops Overseas
INDIO – Sandra Danciger was not sure what to expect when she asked students at Amelia Earhart Elementary School to donate their Halloween candy. “As Iwas drinking my coffee,” she says, “I thought if every kid brought in a piece of candy, we’d have a nice little box to send off to the troops.” Close
Continue ReadingSanta Answers Letters From Children
Santa’s official post office is ready for business. Today he opened up shop in the German village of Himmelspfort, which means Heaven’s Gate. Hundreds of thousands of letters addressed to Father Christmas arrive each year in the village north of Berlin. While some of the children wish for peace and happiness, most request toys, dolls
Continue ReadingMorgan Freeman Tapped For PSIFF Award
PALM SPRINGS – Morgan Freeman will receive the Career Achievement Award for Acting at the Palm Springs International film Festival Awards Gala in January.
Continue ReadingSchool Bus Carrying Children Involved In Morning Accident
PALM SPRINGS – Seven students from Katherine Finchey Elementary School were treated and released at Desert Regional Medical Center, this morning after their school bus was hit by another car. The driver of the car was also transported. In all, 28 students were on board when the accident happened along the 500 block of N.
Continue ReadingPride Weekend Kicks Off In Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS – Gays should participate in this weekend’s Greater Palm Springs Festival and Parade to show straights they’re “not something to be feared,” a local resident said today. “When gay people become visible and are visible, then people come to understand that we are everybody and we are not something to be feared,” said
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