Month: January 2012

Strong winds of up to 40 mph were expected in the Coachella Valley later today, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a high-wind warning for the area, which is in effect from 8 p.m. today until 4 p.m. Sunday. A high-wind warning means a hazardous high wind is expected, and the NWS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 in intensity hit the Coachella Valley Friday morning. The quake struck at 8:58 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s website. It was centered 7 miles east, northeast of Coachella, 10 miles east of Indio and 27 miles east, southeast of Palm Springs Preliminary reports show it was

Opening night at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Thursday was sold out. More than 1,000 attended the first screening, and by all accounts, the evening was been a smash. In the evening, the filmmakers and the hardworking people who put in the countless hours to make the festival happen wined and dined at

A new state prison plan aimed to help alleviate prison overcrowding has forced the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to cut loose some of the inmates who transfered to their facilities because they’re full. In a news release sent out late Friday afternoon, the sheriff’s’ department spelled out why some parolees would be turned back to

El cuerpo de un hombre fue encontrado esta maana, en el canal Whitewater, cerca de la Carretera 111 y la calle Madison. Fueron empleados del Distrito del Agua del Valle de Coachella quienes realizaron el hallazgo. Agentes de la polica y del servicio forense se presentaron en el lugar e investigan el caso. Hasta el

The Humana Challenge is set to announce the addition of legendary golfer Greg Norman to its playing field. Norman, a close friend of Bill Clinton, will play in the tournament for only the second time. He took 53rd place in 1986. The 56 year-old has not played in an official PGA event since 2009. He

More than 200 films from 60 different countries will be featured at this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival. Some hit a little closer to home, because they’re made completely localy like “A Thousand Cuts” produced by Kim and Jim Productions. This is the second film they have screened at the festival, but the third

SE IMAGINAN UN CARNAVAL AQU EN EL VALLE DE COACHELLA ? Con el afn de atraer a ms turistas al Valle de Coachella durante la temporada baja. Varios hoteles del area de Palm Springs dieron a conocer un plan para generar miles de dlares en ganancias, y lo pretenden hacer creando un evento que llevara

Esta maana una persona falleci despus de ser arrollada por un vehculo. El incidente ocurri sobre las calles North Palm Canyon Drive y Racquet Club Drive. Segn la investigacin preliminar el conductor de una camioneta Isuzu que viajaba en direccin sur cuando impact a la persona que cruzaba la calle. Al arrivar a la escena

Octavia Spencer naci el 25 de mayo de 1972 en Montgomery, Alabama, Estados Unidos. Es una actriz, directora, productora y guionista estadounidense de cine y televisin. Ha intervenido en pelculas como Coach Carter (2005), “Pulse” (2006) o “The Help” (2011). Asimismo tambin ha participado en varios captulos de la versin estadounidense de “Ugly Betty” en

Hija del Dr. William Taliaferro Close y de Bettine Moore, segunda de cuatro hermanos, Gleen Close naci el 19 de marz de 1947 en Greenwich, Connecticut. Ella tiene sangre escocesa mezclada con su origen americano. Su familia por parte de padre era descendiente de Escocia y fueron sus antepasados los que fundaron el pueblo de

Leonard Gary Oldman es un actor y productor britnico, quien tambin ejerci de director y guionista en la pelcula “Nil by Mouth” de 1997, por la que recibi un premio BAFTA al mejor guin original y otro a la mejor pelcula britnica. Aclamado por su diversidad en la pantalla, Oldman ha sido referido como el

The 23rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will kick off tonight. The opening night gala starts at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs High School, to be followed by a reception at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The sold-out gala will feature a screening of “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” and the film’s co- star,

Gene Autry Trail has been shut down to northbound traffic after paint spilled on the roadway, according to Palm Springs police. The spill happened at 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Via Escuela. The street, already bottle necked by construction, has also been reduced to one lane on the southbound side. Motorists are urged to

California’s budget deficit is smaller than last year but will require nearly $5 billion in cuts to public education if voters reject Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to raise taxes later this year. KESQ.com will stream live coverage of the governor’s news conference at 2:30 p.m. The governor’s office on Thursday projected the state’s budget deficit

A man who was hit by a truck while walking across North Palm Canyon Drive died before he arrived at a local hospital Thursday morning. The accident happened at around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Racquet Club, said Sgt. Mike Kovaleff with the Palm Springs Police Department. Officers arrived to find the man in

The hotel biz can sometimes be a cut throat business, many of them working against each other to keep the guests from going to the competitive resorts. However, now eight of Palm Springs’ biggest and most distinctive hotels have come together to form PS Resorts. Their goal is to create new events so they all

There should be snow in Idyllwild’s high country this time of year. Instead, the ground is dry and temperatures are up. But you won’t hear too many locals complaining about all the sunshine. “We’re all like ‘let’s hope it stays.’ It’s great. The warmer the better,” said Idyllwild resident Lisa Brantley And the warm weather

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre said today he will partner with developer Rick Caruso in a bid to buy the team. “I have great confidence in Rick Caruso’s unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Torre said. “In Rick, I found a partner who understands