Month: June 2011

A fire at an unoccupied Palm Springs daycare center caused an estimated $5,000 in damages, a fire department battalion chief said today. No one was in the A Child’s Place, An Early Education Center, 1534 N. Palm Canyon Drive, when a fire started on the exterior of the building around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Palm Springs

North Indian Canyon just south of the freeway is reopened after clean-up crews finished early, cleaning up the piles of blown sand from the Memorial Day Weekend’s high winds. Indian Canyon closed Friday afternoon, while crews shut down Gene Autry Trail Saturday afternoon. Both Gene Autry and Vista Chino have since reopened. Police projected workers

Students at Palm Desert Middle School made over 1,000 pieces of origami cranes in less than a week. The gifts will be delivered to Japan. The students assembled the cranes in strands so that families can hang them. The cranes, known in Japan as “Senbazuru,” are meant to bring good luck. The students wanted to

Five billion people or nearly three-quarters of the global population use cell-phones, and now there’s new word they could cause cancer. The World Health Organization is doing an about-face after assuring the public that the phones didn’t present a health risk. The change of heart comes after a group of 31 scientists from 14 countries

Firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire were battling a brush fire near Idyllwild on Wednesday. At 3:45 p.m., crews reported the fire had scorched one-quarter of an acre of Toro Peak, which is located off of Santa Rosa Road and Highway 74 in Riverside County. News Channel 3 viewers reported seeing smoke

Frustrados y agobiados por el daino olor que ha estado afectando a cientos de residentes del este del Valle de Coachella, hoy la la organizacin Pueblo Unido junto con otras entidades no lucrativas de la region recolectaron centenares de tarjetas firmadas por miembros de la comunidad y las entregaron a representantes de la congresista republicana

Cathedral City police were searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank inside the Stater Bros. grocery store on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery happened around 2:15 p.m. at the store located at the intersection of Landau and Vista Chino. Police told KESQ a man walked up to the counter and gave the teller a

Next stop: Dodger Stadium. The Palm Desert Aztecs have shown a flair for the dramatic this season, but nothing like the last two playoff games they’ve survived. Palm Desert scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to stun Oaks Christian 2-1 and advance to Friday’s C.I.F. Division IV championship game at Dodger

Hoy entregaron mas de 600 firmas solicitando hablar con la Congresista Mary Bono Mack para cuesionar su votacin en temas relacionados con la ciudad de Mecca. Alegan que ella voto a favor de plizas que reducen el presupuesto para agencias de proteccin ambiental. Ahora, los activistas buscan respuestas sobre la proteccion del medio ambiente y

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies helped locate and arrest a man wanted for possibly defrauding thousands of dollars from residents of a Florida nursing home. Jesus Solis, 25, was arrested at a home on the 30000 block of Pauline Ave. in Cathedral City without incident, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Solis had an outstanding

The grand opening of the $8 million outdoor Aquatic Center in the Civic Center Park has been delayed until June 25, a city official said today. The eight-acre center, which includes three pools, diving boards and water slides, was originally expected to open June 11. Recent storms in the southern United States delayed the shipping

Ayer a las 8:42 p.m. hubo una pelea en la que dos hermanos amenazaron con una pistola a un hombre y a sus dos hijas adolescentes. La victima tom un bat de baseball para defenderse, pero los sujetos se lo arrebataron y lo golpearon a l y a sus hijas. La familia fue transportada al

San Bernardino County authorities say a 275-acre wildfire in Apple Valley has stopped spreading and homes are no longer in danger. Bill Peters of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the blaze isn’t officially contained but there’s no flame showing and about 150 firefighters are busy mopping up hot spots. The blaze

The Coachella Valley will soon be home to one of North America’s premier luxury racing clubs. Thermal Motorsports Track and Club plans to break ground this summer on a safe and fast track that will provide a first-class driving experience. “It’s basically you’re paying dues on a monthly basis, to drive your car fast whenever

The state Medical Board today revoked the license of the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who treated octuplet mother Nadya Suleman. An administrative law judge had recommended last year that Dr. Michael Kamrava be allowed to keep his license but be placed on probation. The state board, however, rejected that recommendation and revoked his license, effective

Ayer a las 5:30 p.m. hubo in choque entre dos vehculos que circulaban sobre la I-10 cuatro millas al este de Dillon Road cerca de Coachella. Segn el informe, varias personas quedaron atrapadas en los autos. Hasta el momento se ignora su situacin ya que no han dado mas detalles del accidente.

Cuadrillas municipales de Palm Springs trabajaron ayer arduamente para limpiar y reparar el rea del vado de la Indian Canyon Drive que ltimamente ha resultado daada con la acumulacin de arena provocada por los fuertes vientos. Ayer mismo fue reabierta al trfico vehicular y segn comentaron, no ser necesario cerrarla de nuevo hoy y maana

Autoridades del Condado de Riverside al que pertenece el Valle de Coachella revelaron el nmero de arrestos durante el pasado fin de semana de Memorial Day que incremento un 9% en comparacin con el ao anterior. En la campana “Evita los 30” 177 personas fueron encarceladas por manejar ebrias, tres murieron en accidentes relacionados con

Ayer a las 10:00 p.m. los bomberos apagaron un incendio en la guardera “A Child’s Place” en Palm Springs, el cual segn el informe inicio en el patio trasero. Las autoridades investigan y no han revelado a cuanto ascienden los daos.