Month: September 2010

The city of Rancho Mirage filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit Friends of the Rancho Mirage Public Library Friday and officially ended its relationship with the organization. The lawsuit is an attempt to recover more than $2.1 million the organization raised over more than a decade in the name of the public library. The Friends

Palm Springs will celebrate the city’s Latino heritage and culture with a two-day festival that begins today at a downtown golf club. Palm Springs Fiesta Days will kick off 11 a.m. Saturday and continue on Sunday at the O’Donnell Golf Club, 301 N. Belardo Road. The event, which coincides with National Latino Heritage Month, will

Backers of California’s same-sex marriage ban urged a federal appeals court to overturn the trial judge who struck down Proposition 8 by arguing late Friday that his consideration of evidence was “egregiously selective and one-sided.” In written arguments to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, lawyers for the ban’s sponsors alleged that Chief U.S.

Police today were trying to figure out why a New York man with flammable liquids and a replica gun in his Camaro crashed through a barrier to get into Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. Michael Rodriguez-Cintron, 43, was arrested Friday while roaming around the back lot, Burbank police said. No one was injured but because

Marilyn Wright wants to go to “Curves” gym but it’s not covered on her medicare plan. So instead of picking up the phone, she went in person. “He was showing me the one that I don’t have that will pay for Curves, explaining the difference between my plan and the other one,” said Wright. Her

A benefit concert was held Saturday for the murdered Moreno Valley teenager Norma Lopez. The 5 hour concert was held at Moreno Valley College. Some of the bands performing included P.O.D. and Alien Ant Farm. Proceeds from the event went to the family of Norma Lopez. One organizer said, “I felt that we had to

A fire burned through the roof of a six-story apartment building in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles today, but firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to adjacent structures, and no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to 614 S. St. Andrews Place at 8:37 a.m., extinguished the flames in 62 minutes, Brian Humphrey of

California’s unemployment rate remained fairly steady last month, creeping up one-tenth of a percentage point in August to 12.4 percent. The state Employment Development Department said Friday that the jobless rate grew from 12.3 percent in June and July. The rate is slightly higher than in August 2009, when the rate was 12 percent. As

Construction began a little more than two years ago on the Kyriakos Christian Center — a new church being built on Avenue 43 near Burr Street in Indio. “We thought we would’ve been finished by now,” said Rev. Carl McPeters. The reason for the delay? Reverend McPeters says it comes down to water — inadequate

Cathedral City Police are looking for a the person or people who reportedly tried to carjack a driver’s Honda Accord on Thursday night, and shot him in the leg. The incident happened at 8:08 p.m., according to Cathedral City police. Officers responded to the corner of Dinah Shore and Date Palm to find a man

A Roman Catholic priest’s “Grito de Dolores,” or “Cry of Independence” in the late twentieth century has become the symbol of Mexican Independence. After a decade of war with Spain, the declaration of independence of the Mexican Empire was declared on Sept. 27. Mexicans celebrated the bicentennial on Thursday. One of many fiestas across the

Collectives are at a stand-still after the Rancho Mirage City Council voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to impose a 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana collectives within city limits. Rancho Mirage city attorney Steve Quintanilla said, “The moratorium should not be mistaken as a way to impose a ban or regulate the sale and cultivation.” There are

A nearly two hour standoff came to an end peacefully on Thursday afternoon when a man walked out of a La Quinta Cove-area home, surrendering to authorities. News Channel 3 cameras captured the images of the man walking out of the home on Avenida Rubio near Calle Monterey at 2:05 p.m. The situation began around

Free flu shots will be given to the first 100 people, ages 18 or older, who ask for them at the 6th Annual Women’s Health Fair, sponsored by the Desert AIDS Project. The cost of the flu shots have been underwritten by 100 WOMEN, a donor group dedicated to the concerns of women and children

Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest and most somber day, begins at sundown today, with the observant fasting and seeking forgiveness for their sins. Yom Kippur concludes at sundown Saturday, ending the 10-day period on the Jewish calendar known as Days of Teshuvah, which is variously translated as repentance, return and change. Many Jews fast on Yom

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested five people on Thursday as part of an on-going investigation into a car theft ring in the Coachella Valley, according to Sergent Jeronimo Contreras. Three search warrants were issued on Thursday. Deputies searched one location on the 85000 block of Via Tepeyac in Coachella, another on the 51000 block of

The two-week long traffic conundrum that has been looming in drivers’ rear-view mirrors for weeks now will become reality starting Monday night. At 11 p.m., road crews will shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 from Ramon Road to Date Palm to give workers a chance to build supports for the new overpass that

A man who served as a Cathedral City police officer for 13 years told Spokane Valley police investigators that a suspect died after he used a specialized fight maneuver on him, according to Spokane police investigators. Brian Hirzel is currently under investigation for the deadly shooting of a Spokane, Wash., nursery caretaker while on duty

Dave began working for the First Alert Weather team in 2003. Usually on the mornings, Dave gives viewers their first look at what kind of weather day it will be. While there are many periods of constant weather, dry hot summers, mild winter days, desert weather can change — fast! Flash flooding, high winds, winter

Cesar Rodriguez anchor news and sports for KUNA-TV, Telemundo 15. Cesar gets his passion for news and sports from his father who taught him the importance of international awareness and showing your team pride. Cesar has more than three years experience of news reporting. He was a finalist for ESPN Deportes: “El Reportero” and later