Month: March 2012

A California condor chick is about to hatch at the San Diego Zoo, a process that can be viewed over the Internet, park officials announced today. Zoo officials said the egg began to pip — the process of the chick breaking through the egg shell from the inside — this morning. The pipping period can

The La Quinta Arts Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary starting today. The festival, which goes through Sunday, will feature 230 contemporary artists from 30 states and Canada exhibiting their work in 11 categories at the La Quinta Civic Center. The event is ranked the No. 2 fine art festival in the country, according to

An ex-Marine pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $133,000 from a Palm Desert-based Marine scholarship fund. Jason Patrick Hitt, 35, of Pomona, embezzled from U.S. Marine Scholarships of the Desert Cities Inc., a nonprofit that awards scholarships to current and former Marines in the area, while he served as the group’s president. He also

The Kraft Nabisco Championship, golf?s first major, is teaming up with Feeding America and FIND Food Bank of Indio to take a stand against hunger in America. The gift of a new Kraft Foods Mobile Pantry truck will help FIND Food Bank deliver fresh foods to the nearly 80,000 residents of the Coachella Valley who

La polica investiga un suicidio e intento de homicidio ocurrido en una casa ubicada sobre Vista del Rey en Indian Wells. Segn el informe un hombre dispar su pistola en contra de su novia y despus se suicid. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer a las 2:50 a.m. La mujer fue atendida en el hospital y despus

Meet ‘Cloud,’ a Maltese/mix. This 1-year-old male is very friendly and great with other animals. To adopt Cloud, please call 760-776-9397 or visit www.lovingallanimals.org. Also, please take note of two upcoming events: 1. March 15th: Yappy Hour at Acqua Pazza at the River; 2. March 23rd: All for Love Tennis Tournament at Shadow Mountain Country

The California Highway Patrol says Gene Autry Trail between Interstate 10 and Vista Chino in Palm Springs is now open, after being closed to traffic due to blowing sand. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Joe Zagorski says the closure happened just after 3:30 p.m. on the stretch that takes drivers through the wash area of

A Palm Springs man is recovering in the hospital this morning after his car flipped over on Gene Autry Trail near Tachevah Drive, according to police. Officers say the accident happened at about 2:12 a.m. when the the red Pontiac Vibe hit an electrical control box. The driver was the only person in the car.

Two and a half years later, a valley murder trial nears it’s end. “This crime is really stunning. It’s almost breathtaking in the level of cruelty and brutality that was visited on Mr. Keeley,” prosecuting attorney Scot Clark said. Prosecutors said 28-year-old Steven Banister and his accomplice 27-year-old Travis Cody robbed and fatally beat 75-year-old

Riverside County firefighters said they were responding to a garage fire Wednesday when they came across a marijuana-growing operation in an unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs. The fire started just before 10 a.m. in a detached garage of a home on Sagebrush Trail, near Buckboard Lane. Once alerted about the discovery of the pot

The Coachella Valley Unified School District announced this week it won’t be laying off its employees for the 2012-2013 school year due to the budget. In the past four years the district admitted it’s made some deep cuts, lowering the morale of both teachers and students. Superintendent Darryl Adams said he’s had enough. “It’s a

The day after Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney’s campaign says he’s the only candidate who will be left standing. Others say he still hasn’t exactly clinched the Republican nomination. But at this rate, his rivals have a lot of catching up to do, before the national convention, in August. Mitt Romney is clearly on top but

Una seccin de la autopista interestatal 10 en Indio ser cerrada el prximo lunes durante la noche y la madrugada del martes. El motivo obedece a la instalacin de un nuevo poste y lneas elctricas, segn inform un vocero de Caltrans. El cierre se producir entre las calles Jefferson y Monroe en ambas direcciones y

Riverside County firefighters uncovered a marijuana grow operation while they were battling a garage fire in Desert Hot Springs on Wednesday. Fire department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said firefighters arrived at a home on the 18400 block of Sagebrush Trail at around 10 a.m. to find smoke coming from a detached garage. During their investigation, they

A massive solar flare that erupted from the sun late Tuesday is unleashing one of the most powerful solar storms in more than five years, according to NASA. scientists. They say it’s resulted in a solar tempest that may potentially interfere with satellites in orbit and power grids when it reaches Earth. “Space weather has

A section of Interstate 10 through Indio will be closed Monday night to accommodate the installation of a new utility pole and power lines, a Caltrans spokeswoman said today. I-10 will be closed in both directions between Jefferson and Monroe streets from March 12 at 11 p.m. to about 5 a.m. the next morning, Caltrans

Segn la lista de los hombres ms ricos del mundo dada a conocer por la Revista Forbes este mircoles, Larry Ellison se ubica en el lugar nmero seis. El residente a tiempo parcial de la ciudad de Rancho Mirage posee una fortuna neta de $36 billones de dlares. Ellison, es fundador y presidente de Oracle,

A San Diego County sheriff’s detective pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor drunken driving and hit-and-run charges stemming from a pair of Palm Desert crashes last summer. Barbara Jean Crozier, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of not reporting an accident, two counts of DUI with injury, two counts of hit-and-run property damage and two counts

Forbes Magazine named part-time Rancho Mirage resident Larry Ellison as the sixth richest in the world on its annual list released on Wednesday. Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle and the owner of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, has a net worth of $36 billion, according to Forbes’ list. Click here for

Ayer a las 9:00 a.m. 130 personas entre pacientes y empleados fueron evacuados de la clnica Desert Orthopeadic Center que se ubica en el campus del hospital Eisenhower de Rancho Mirage debido a un fuerte olor a gas que se percibi sobre todo en el segundo piso de la clnica. Despus de dos horas todo