Desert Christian Academy 8, Desert Christian 9 The fairytale season came to an end for the Desert Christian Academy Conquerors. In their first CIF semifinal appearance ever, DCA fell 9-8 in the bottom of the seventh to Desert Christian (Lancaster). The Conquerors also earned their first 20-win season in program history. Monrovia 0, Palm Desert
Continue ReadingWarmer weather is considered a risk factor for rhabdomyolysis, Dr. Randolph Gibbs reports this week. He saw a case of this in a young high school athlete at the Mecca Clinic. Other causes include physical overexertion in untrained athletes. Serious muscle injury and acute renal failure can occur if not treated within 12 to 24
Continue ReadingTests show that bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California have higher than normal radiation levels. Researchers from Stony Brook University discovered the levels are 10 times higher than the amounts measured in previous years.The fish that were sampled came from the waters near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plantand traveled 6,000miles to get
Continue ReadingOne person was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Thermal this afternoon, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The collision was reported shortly after 3 p.m. at Avenue 62 and Grapefruit Boulevard. The fatally injured victim had to be extricated from a vehicle and died at the scene, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson
Continue ReadingUn fatal accidente automovilstico en Thermal provoco el cierre de de la interseccin de la carretera 111 y avenida 62 por varias horas, as lo reporto la patrulla de caminos de California (CHP).Segn el portavoz del CHP fueron tres vehculos implicados en el accidente que ocurri alrededor de las 3 de la tarde del martes.
Continue ReadingParts of Interstate 10 between Banning and Palm Springs will be closed for pavement work nightly this week starting Tuesday night. The work will close alternating lanes and ramps on I-10 in both directions between Pennsylvania Avenue and Highway 111. It will be done nightly until Saturday, according to Caltrans. The closure schedule is as
Continue ReadingAuthorities say two human arm bones havebeen found in the Southern California desert near the U.S.-Mexicoborder. Sgt. Thomas Garcia of the Imperial County Sheriff-Coroner Officesaid Tuesday the remains would be examined by a forensicanthropologist. He says the bones were found Saturday and reported by the Bureauof Land Management. Garcia says they are human, but there
Continue ReadingA crow is being blamed for a power outage and fire Sunday night outside St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert. The fire broke out around 11:30 last night says Cal Fire. According to the church’s website, “The crow apparently electrocuted itself on power lines behind the church, sparking the fire on the power lines
Continue ReadingThe Southern California Collegiate Baseball League held its annual open tryouts at Palm Springs Stadium on Monday morning. Pitchers Garrett Hicks and Bill Olson as well as infielder Tyler Surnbrock signed 10-day contracts with the POWER. Hicks hails from Yucaipa and played for Mt. San Jacinto this season, while Olson is a native of Palm
Continue ReadingParts of Interstate 10 between Banning and Palm Springs will be closed nightly for pavement work. The work will close alternating lanes of I-10 in both directions between Pennsylvania Avenue and Highway 111. It will be done nightly until Saturday, according to Caltrans. The closure schedule is as follows: 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday
Continue ReadingMichelle Cherland is a wife, mother of seven and a teacher — she’s also a soldier. Dozens spent the Memorial Day holiday at the Atria Palm Desert giving thanks to Cherland for her service and sacrifice. “I’m very proud of her, all the things she’s done and gone through,” said Cherland’s husband Rod. “I’m proud
Continue ReadingOasis Country Club in Palm Desert welcomed Marines from the Twentynine Palms Air Station on Monday. They showed their appreciation to the 17 troops with abarbeque lunch buffet and a game of golf. “I was actually surprised on how much support, it’s all for us, I wasn’t expecting it,” said Aaron Buttrey, a combat engineer.
Continue ReadingTaps could be heard on both sides the valley. At Desert MemorialPark in Cathedral Cityat the Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella. At the Memorial Day observance in Cathedral City, Col.George Aucoin,chief of staff at the Marine Corps Air ground Combat Center in 29 Palms, was the keynote speaker. He has spent 32 years as a
Continue ReadingRed and white carnations fell from the sky over Palm Springs Monday afternoon. 3,000 of the flowers dropped from a B-25 as part of the Palm Springs Air Museum’s annual Memorial Day tribute. Hundreds of people of all ages gathered to witness the annual event honoring our men and women who have paid the ultimate
Continue ReadingFritz young served three years in the Navy during World WarII. “We’ve got a good country. We have to look after it,” Fritz Young said. For him though, remembering what it takes to keep our nation free is often difficult, but necessary. “It was hard when you had to be out there, I’ll admit that.
Continue ReadingDeputies found a man’s body slumped behind the wheel of a vehicle in Coachella, and authorities believe it may be a homicide, a sheriff’s spokesman said today. Deputies responding to a call found the man’s dead body in a parked vehicle in the 400 block of Orchard Street at about 8:20 p.m. Friday, according to
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 ReadingAs the city of Indio faces budget cuts, one police officer is being hailed for his final heroic act — deciding to retire. After nine years at the Indio Police Department, Officer Larry Hammers is retiring. Indio Police Chief Richard Twiss said Hammers’ departure means one less pink slip for the department. “The position he’s
Continue ReadingTen valley schools put rivalry aside and joined forces with John Glenn Middle School in Indio as it hosted the “Coachella Valley’s Ultimate Day O’Service” on Saturday. Students collected everything from books, shoes, jeansandeven pillow cases for a cause. “Anything you can think of, we’re donating,” said Antonia Soria, an 8th grader at JGMS. Farah
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