You’ll more likely hear about businesses leaving California instead of moving in. But the sweet smell of success has brought a new company to the Coachella Valley. For Every Home is a fragrance company started in Utah by Paul and Becky Anderson back in 2008. They sell candles, oils and dozens of other products. As
Continue ReadingThe California Assembly has approved a bill aimed at providing oversight of the state’s notoriously free-wheeling medical marijuana industry. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s AB2312 would require marijuana dispensaries, growers, delivery services and manufacturers of pot products to register with the state and be overseen by a nine-member board. It also would compel cities and counties to
Continue ReadingCaltrans announced Thursday that Thousand Palms-based SunLine Transit Agency will receive a $6.1 million grant to construct an administrative building. The grant was part of $350 million doled out by Caltrans for more than 80 public transit improvements throughout the state. The grants are funded through Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in
Continue ReadingIllegal immigrants will no longer have to fear losing their vehicles during routine traffic stops if a bill passed by the Assembly becomes law. AB1993 would allow people caught driving without a license to call a licensed driver to retrieve their vehicle. Democratic Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, of San Francisco, said she wrote the bill so
Continue ReadingMichael Brandon Franks, suspected as the Snowboarder Bandit, appeared in an Indio court room Wednesday. He was charged with 7 felony counts for allegedly robbing 3 valley banks. Franks pleaded not guilty to all charges. Franks is suspected of robbing a First California Bank in Palm Desert on May 4 and a Chase Bank in
Continue ReadingThe corner of Cholla Drive and Pierson Boulevard has a new name, Desert Hot Springs high school’s valedictorian, Sarah De La Cruz.“It feels amazing and especially because I’m going to be the first one to start a tradition, and I hope I’m setting an example,” said De La Cruz. The city decided to honor De
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Continue ReadingWith Los Angeles recently banning the use of plastic bags, the issue is being brought to light here in our valley once again. The city of Palm Desert is still trying to pass that ban, but the success of that ordinance may lie in the hands of the rest of the desert cities. The Coachella
Continue ReadingThe Palm Desert City Council Compensation Ad Hoc Citizens Committee held its first meeting Wednesday afternoon. The committee will determine the future salary of Council members who are currently the highest paid in the Valley, making more than $44,000 a year. The Council voted to form the Committeein order to avoid voting on its own
Continue ReadingFor miles you can spot memorials lining the roads of Grapefruit Boulevard and 62nd Avenue in Thermal. Only two stop signs yield traffic at the highway intersection where cars and semi-trucks top 55 mph. However, California Highway Patrolofficer Joe Zagorski said it’s not speed that’s the issue — it’s drivers not obeying the signs. “Because
Continue ReadingEight students were injured after a vehicle ran into a group of students outside Hemet High School Wednesday. According to Riverside County fire officials, the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on Stetson Avenue and Standford Street. Officials say early reports indicate three people were in critical condition and five more were being treated for minor
Continue ReadingEl Consulado de Mxico en San Bernardino retorna al Valle de Coachella en su variante mvil durante el mes de junio. Los das a visitar son el sbado 9 entre las 9:00 am y 5:00 pm, y el domingo 10 entre las 9:00 am y la 1:00 pm. El sitio escogido en esta ocasin es
Continue ReadingDurante la noche de este martes se report un terremoto de 4.1 grados en el Oceano Pacfico, a unas 30 millas al sur sureste de Malibu, de acuerdo con el Centro de Estudios Geolgicos de los Estados Unidos. El terremoto se registr a las 10:14 pm y fue sentido en el oeste de Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingA magnitude-4.1 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean tonight, 30 miles south-southwest of Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at 10:14 p.m. and was felt in West Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica and Malibu. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, said Sgt. Fray Lupian of the
Continue ReadingThe driver of a pickup truck was injured Wednesday when he fell asleep at the wheel and his truck rear-ended a larger truck in Coachella, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. The crash on the northbound Highway 86S expressway at Avenue 52 was reported around 4:50 a.m. The man, whose name was not released, was driving his
Continue ReadingA citizen-based committee formed to decide how muchPalm Desert City Council members should be paid will have its inaugural meeting Wednesday.Palm Desert City Council members make about $45,000 per year. The hearing is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. “I just hope to hear all the facts and suggestions, and have the panel
Continue ReadingA motorcycle rider fatally injured when he crashed into a van in Temecula was identified today as a 66-year-old Desert Hot Springs man. Kenneth Fellman, who had been southbound on the Temecula Valley (15) Freeway on a “special construction” motorcycle, struck a Chevrolet Express Van on the Rancho California offramp about at 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
Continue ReadingThompson Middle School eighth-grader Shruti Amincorrectly spelled litany in today’s second round of the Scripps NationalSpelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., seeking to be among the maximum of 50spellers from the field of 278 to advance to Thursday’s semifinals. “One of the things that really makes her fantastic is her familysupport,” Thompson Middle School Principal
Continue ReadingA truck driver is dead after a crash east of the Coachella Valley. Authorities were called to the eastbound side of Interstate 10, near Cottonwood Springs Road, around 2:40 a.m Wednesday. The California Highway Patrol says it found a big rig on fire on the shoulder of the freeway. The driver was pronounced dead on
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