Month: March 2012

Work is officially underway on the first phase of a new 29-acre park, in Coachella. The city hopes the park will inspire fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Jay Stalings says, “I’d probably hang out here with all my friends.” That’s the goal of the new project, at the corner of Van Buren and Avenue 48.

Whether you have your eye on sculptures or statues, art is closer to you than before. For the first time in 75 years, the Palm Springs Art Museum expanded and created a new location. “This is like the icing on the cake for the city of Palm Desert,” Mayor Robert Spiegel said. On the corner

A wildfire that briefly threatened several homes has burned 21 acres of desert land in Yucca Valley. San Bernardino County Fire Spokeswoman Tracy Martinez said the fire was fully contained by 5:30 Thursday morning. The fire broke out shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday near Bannock Trail and Onaga Trail on the city’s southwest side. It

Three women arrested during an undercover prostitution sting at a Palm Desert business where they worked were out of custody Thursday, a sheriff’s spokesman said. The women — Cecilia Jimenez, 36, of Ontario; Anabel Rubio, 34, of Riverside; and Maria Ramirez, 36, of San Bernardino — were arrested about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday as part of

A controversial parking problem is brewing as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival nears. A longtime Indio resident has been denied a temporary use permit to sell parking spaces on her property during the famed festival. on Wedesday, the city of Indio Planning Commission listened to the resident’s appeal to have the denial overturned.

El prximo sbado de 8:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. la escuela Thomas Jefferson Middle llevar a cabo un evento de reciclaje de electrnicos en el estacionamiento de Home Deport que se ubica en el 79-900 Hwy 111 de La Quinta. Se recibirn computadoras, TVs, impresotas, copiadoras, cmaras, escaneadoras y celulares entre otros. El evento beneficiar

The Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert opened to the public Thursday. Members, residents and visitors to the Coachella Valley cut the ribbon at 10 a.m., and a free open house is set for March 31. The first exhibit will be “Rodin to Now: Modern Sculpture” and feature works by Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso,

A late winter storm that brought heavy rain and winds to Central and Northern California has led to at least one fatality and threatens to flood a popular beach boardwalk. The California Highway Patrol says one person was killed after two vehicles crashed into a tree that came down on a highway in Oakland early

Day nine was another smash at the BNP Paribas Open. The tournament has attracted fans from across the globe, and many residents of Indian Wells have also caught the action for free thanks to city-sponsored tickets, but some may be bending the rules, said city officials. It’s one of the benefits of living in Indian

Meet and adopt Cambridge, a beautiful Yorkie mix puppy. He’s about 6 months old, found running the streets with two other dogs. He is cuddly, friendly and wants to be loved. Call 760-776-9397 or visit lovingallanimals.org to adopt Cambridge. To help raise money for Loving All Animals, please come to the March 15 “Yappy Hour”

Concerns over bighorn sheep environment have kept hikers from reaching the top of the Bump and Grind Trail in Palm Desert. Blaine Carian, a hiker from Bermuda Dunes, told us Tuesday that he finally has his hands on some of the information that he believes proves there’s no reason to block-off the top of the

A pedestrian struck by a tractor-trailer east of the Coachella Valley was recovering in the hospital Wednesday morning. The male pedestrian was struck on Interstate 10, two miles east of the Cactus City rest area just before 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to Riverside County Firefighters. The victim suffered major injuries and had to be air

It was a sign of the times these days as hundreds of job seekers were out on the College of the Desert Palm Desert campus on Wednesday for the 6th annual Career and Job Fair. With resumes in hand, many job seekers filled out applications with hopes they might land a gig with one of

Hoy el Colegio del Desierto o “COD” tendi la mano a cientos de estudiantes y al pblico en general para encontrar trabajo. Decenas de empresas se dieron cita ofreciendo un gran nmero de empleos, pero adems sirvi para que la compaas e interasados tengan una comunicacin ms directa al momento de solicitar un puesto. Fueron

El conductor irresponsable se haba dado a la fuga por unas horas despus de estar involucrado en un accidente. As lo dio a conocer el Departaento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside al filo de las seis de esta maana en la cuadra 43-600 de la calle Acacia. Fue donde el conductor de una camioneta

In the city of Coachella, you don’t have to look too far to find homes that need repairs. That’s why in about a month, the city will offer a total of $330,000 in low-interest loans to low-income residents who need to make home repairs and improvements. “The dollars that come from the federal government will

An Orange County man who used social networking sites to meet young girls and photograph them nude was convicted by a Riverside County jurry on Wednesday. Joshua David Threlkeld, 34, was found guilty of 79 felony charges, including kidnapping to commit lewd acts on a minor. Prosecutors claimed Threlkeld created a fake modeling agency and

El prximo viernes de 9:00 p.m. a 3:00 a.m. del sbado la polica de Palm Springs llevar a cabo un retn de sobriedad con el fin de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios que manejen sin licencia con licencia suspendida. Como ya es costumbre el punto de revisin no fue revelado.

Como resultado de una redada para dar con su paradero, fue arrestado un hombre que se encontraba en libertad condicional y se haba retirado su grillete de monitoreo. Los agentes lo localizaron ayer martes a las 5:17 p.m. en la rea de La Canada way y Las Flores way en Thousand Palms cuando le ordenaron

Ayer a la 1:50 a.m. un agente de polica que acudi a investigar el robo de un carro en el rea de North Starr Road en Palm Springs intent interrogar a un sujeto que caminaba por el lugar. El hombre respondi golpeando la patrulla y agrediendo al agente en la cabeza en varias ocasiones, le