Month: July 2011

A major overpass in Palm Springs and parts of Interstate 10 will be closed overnight in increments, beginning Wednesday, officials said. Palm Drive and Gene Autry Trail will be closed for about a week as part of an interchange project being managed by the Coachella Valley Corridor Projects Task Force, which includes the county, the

Calling the Desert Fashion Plaza the top priority for the city of Palm Springs, Mayor Steve Pougnet urged residents to attend Wednesday’s city council meeting to learn more about the city’s plan for the structure. Pougnet issued the call to residents on Tuesday as council members prepared for more discussion on the future of the

Finding a good doctor was hard to find for Maureen Johnson. “Her front office was like the Department of Motor Vehicles in every bad way it entails,” she said, of her previous physician. “I actually told her that.” So, Johnson signed up for “Eisenhower Primary Care 365.” Dr. Joseph Scherger launched the program last year.

CalFire and U.S. Forest Service firefighters were able to extinguish a wildfire that was burning along Highway 74 above Palm Desert on Wednesday. The fire, which was burning just beyond Pinyon Pines, was knocked down in about 2 hours, according to firefighters. There were no homes threatened, although there were about 15 homes on the

La Quinta police detained a man on Wednesday afternoon when he arrived at Eisenhower Medical Center with a gunshot wound. Police had been searching for a man matching his description after a woman was shot at her home in La Quinta. The shooting happened at a home on the 78900 block of Sanita Drive, just

Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet will announce plans for his political future this morning, a city spokeswoman said. Pougnet will address friends and supporters at 11 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Suites, 285 N. Palm Canyon Drive. In a statement on Wednesday, he thanked people for their support in the last eight years. “After much

Police arrested a man who witnesses said held up a Palm Springs Bank of America branch on Wednesday morning. The robbery was reported at 10:45 a.m. at the branch on the 5600 block of Ramon Road, which is inside the Walmart shopping center. Officers arrived and learned the suspect had ran off from the bank

Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone’s proposals for reconstituting California government — or, barring that, dividing the state in half — are outlined on two websites today. CaliforniaRebellion2012.com is the main portal for keeping track of the latest developments in Stone’s efforts to reform state government. However, Facebook fans can also receive updates via a new

Jeffrey R. Givan has been named as the new staff Vice President at the Palm Springs Air Museum, it was announced on Wednesday. ?He earned it, he deserves it. Jeff is fully qualified, extremely loyal and a team player. He goes way beyond what?s expected,? said Museum Director Dick Clark. Givan started as a volunteer

Hoy mircoles a las 10:45 a.m. un sujeto entr a la sucursal de Bank of America que se ubica dentro de Walmart en la cuadra 5600 de Ramon Road en Palm Springs y exigi dinero al cajero. Un agente de la polica coment que una persona est detenida pero no han confirmado si se trata

Las autoridades estn tras la pista de dos sujetos que el lunes por la noche abrieron fuego contra un hombre de 25 aos y un joven de 15 que estaban en el estacionamiento de un mercado en Banning, muy cerca de la I-10. Las vctimas se recuperan en el hospital y la polica investiga el

Continan los trabajos de construccin en la rampa de la Gene Autrey Trail y Palm Drive que entronca con la I-10, por lo que a lo largo de esta semana se experimentarn cierres que podran derivar en congestionamiento vehicular. Hoy mircoles de 8:00 p.m. a 4:00 a.m. de maana jueves los carriles con rumbo al

Apoyados por la fundacin ?Hope through Housing? y el YMCA del desierto, el complejo de apartamentos de bajos ingresos ?River Canyon? de Cathedral City ofrece a sus residentes programas infantiles despus de escuela, como acceso gratuito a computadoras. Voceros de ?River Canyon? anunciaron que aunque no sea residente, cualquier nio puede beneficiarse de dichos programas.

Ayer a las 10:28 a.m. se report un incendio en Whitewater que devor 80 acres de maleza. Tom mas de seis horas a 120 bomberos contener las llamas. Uno de los carriles de la I-10 fue cerrado al trnsito debido a la poca visibilidad causada por el humo. Se investiga el origen de percance.

Many desert residents will travel to the coast or Lake Havasu this summer to get closer to the water. But, there’s a water sports oasis right here in the desert. Desert Wake is a new facility in Mecca that offers an opportunity to jet ski, wake board and get out on the water. “A 163

The stalemate in Washington over the nation’s debt limit has spurred a modern-day gold rush, and on Monday, as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans stalled and stocks tumbled, the price of per ounce of gold soared to $1,602.40 for August delivery. On Monday, stocks dropped nearly 100 points, and these days, people are thinking practically,

Jeff Thornton, 28, was the pilot of a small plane flying from Lake Havasu, Arizona, to Compton, California, and survived a crash in Joshua Tree National Park on Monday. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department reported the single engine Piper Super Cub plane crashed shortly before 9 a.m. near Sunset Road and Joshua Trail. People

A San Rafael man is set to be arraigned on charges that he made death threats against Sen. Barbara Boxer. Marin County prosecutors say 47-year-old Kevin Joseph O’Connell will appear in court on Tuesday, a day after he was charged. O’Connell allegedly threatened Boxer , of Rancho Mirage, in a voicemail he left at her

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose today for the eighth time in 11 days, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $3.791. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 2.8 cents more than a week ago and 68.5 cents more than a year ago,