Month: February 2012

A fire broke out at a Cathedral City apartment complex early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the Candlewood Villas on the 30505 block of Candlewood Drive around 2:30 Saturday morning. Firefighters say the flames broke out in a storage area on a balcony and then slowly moved through the wall and into two residences.

Joan Rivers is hosting the Desert Aids Project’s 18th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Celebrities waltzed the Red Carpet before the event. Attending the gala are actresses Queen Latifah, Megan Mullally, singer Wynonna Judd and broadway performer David Burnham. More than $1.3 million was raised at last year’s gala

They came from far and wide – nearly 10,000 cyclists rolling through the desert Saturday for the 14th Annual Tour de Palm Springs. “This is the first time I’ve ever been on a bike,” 82-year-old Al Villasenor said. He’s already impressing, because at 82 years old, he’s more active than ever. “These guys dragged me

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory from 6 a.m. today until 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon for Riverside County mountain and desert areas. The weather service reported that winds were expected between 15 and 30 miles per hour today, with gusts of up to 55 mph tonight. Do you have pictures or video of

The Tuskegee Airmen were honored like Hollywood stars on Friday in Palm Springs at the annual Palm Springs Air Museum Gala, which this year, was used to put a spotlight on a group of men who changed the U.S. Air Force. Camera’s and bright-eyed teenagers greeted members of the historic Tuskegee Airmen. The walk down

Desert Falls Country Club resident Bill Brinton said his wife alerted him about the gas leak fire in front of their condo Wednesday night. “She ran out here in her bathing suit screaming, ‘The neighborhood’s on fire!’ I ran out and didn’t know what was going on. The flames were really huge,” said Brinton. It

A snapped power line whipped a Desert Hot Springs man across the head as he tried to lift the line over a delivery truck. “Just a bump. Hurts, yeah,” said T.L. Nolan. Nolan was trying to make a donation a his home on Cahuilla Avenue near Palm Drive. An Angel View truck was picking up

Today, President Obama announced a policy shift–on contraception. The White House insists it’s not a compromise–but an attempt to accommodate religious views.

Responde al nombre de Mario Mendoza Gonzalez. Tiene 41 aos y es residente de Mecca. Autoridades giraron una orden de arresto en un hogar localizado en la cuadra 91-000 de la Calle Quinta. Mendoza continua encarcelado y su fianza fue fijada en 150000 dlares. Por otro lado, 11 libras de drogas fueron retiradas de las

Immigration status reportedly played a role in the Miramonte Elementary School sex scandal. Some students and parents at in Los Angeles reportedly held off on telling authorities about what was going on for fear of deportation. But, in the Coachella Valley, law enforcement agencies want all residents to feel comfortable reporting illegal activity. In regards

El Desert Sands Unified School District ofrece gratuitamente clases de ingls como segundo idioma. Las inscripciones son de lunes a jueves a las 5:30 p.m. Las clases de lujes a jueves de 5:30 a 8:30 p.m. en el Centro de Educacin Alternativa que se ubica sobre Palm royale Drive en La Quinta.

En condicin crtica se encuentra un adolescente que ayer fue atropellado en la calle Cathedral Canyon cerca de la Ave 33 en Cathedral City. Cuando las autoridades llegaron al lugar el joven estaba tirado a media calle, de inmediato fue transportado al hospital. Segn informacin preliminar, el conductor involucrado no enfrenta cargos ya que el

The Annenberg Estate, in Rancho Mirage is no longer a mystery.The public is now invited to see what is behind the pink wall, at Sunnylands. News Channel 3 had a chance to see what only 7 presidents, British royalty and entertainment icons have been able to see. But now, everyone is invited inside, to learn

Five hundred students at La Quinta High School were evacuated from portable classrooms Wednesday morning after a student reported to school officials that a classmate brought bomb-making materials on campus. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies said they found the materials, which were white and waxy, hidden between portable classrooms at around 10:20 a.m. Students in the

Drugs, sex, murder, and now residents at the Parkview Mobile Estates in Palm Springs want an end to the madness. Resident said management is the problem at a protest on Wednesday staged in front of the home office of James and Associates, the property management company. A usually peaceful street corner was turned into call

Home-brewed coffee lovers, take note: More than a million coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says there have been 140 reports of problems with the Tassimo single-cup brewers dousing people, including 37 cases involving

Golf royalty Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus visited their respective signature courses at PGA West this week. The two iconic stars played an 18-hole round to celebrate American golf pioneer Ernie Vossler. They don’t get together often, but when they do it’s special. “It’s a pleasure for me to be here,” said Palmer, a winner

The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in Riverside County rose to 66 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from 65 percent in the previous quarter and above the 64 percent rate during the same period a year ago. The increase was echoed across the state in the

The BNP Paribas Open will collect tennis racquets and balls for recycling during the two weekends of the tennis tournament, organizers said today. People who bring at least six used tennis balls on tournament weekends, March 10-11 and March 17-18, will get a free can of tennis balls. Racquets will be donated to the U.S.