Month: May 2012

Is there such a thing as too much medicine? Doctors are tackling that question this weekend at a conference in Palm Desert. “We have come to believe in this country that you can’t have too much health care,” said Shannon Brownlee, author of “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer.” “It’s

Is there such a thing as too much medicine? Doctors are tackling that question this weekend at a conference in Palm Desert. “We have come to believe in this country that you can’t have too much health care,” said Shannon Brownlee, author of “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer.” “It’s

El compositor y letrista Stephen Schwartz ser homenajeado este sbado en el Teatro Annenberg de Palm Springs. El ganador de varios Premio Grammy y de la Academia, recibir el Premio Melpomai de la Compana de Teatro Ensemble del Desierto por la excelencia en el desarrollo del teatro a nivel nacional. Durante la ceremonia Steve Pougnet,

Authorities say debris at the site of a civilian training jet crash in Southern California covers an area about the size of a football field. Authorities say the civilian pilot died in Friday’s crash near Naval Base Ventura County. Fire Department spokesman Steve Swindle says the plane was a high-performance military-style aircraft on lease to

A wildfire that scorched about 150 open acres in a rugged area near Boulevard at the U.S.-Mexico line was 80 percent surrounded this afternoon and was expected to be fully contained Friday night. The so-called Border Fire crossed into southeastern San Diego County late Thursday morning after charring roughly 600 acres in the northern reaches

Secret Service Secrets. The name of the agency lends itself to mystery, and lately, scrutiny. Dozens of agents are under investigation for a series of scandals that may have happened while on an “advance trip” to Columbia, ahead of the President’s visit there. Whether the issue is systemic is still up for debate. What is

Academy Award- and Grammy-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz will be honored in Palm Springs tomorrow, where a tribute program is planned at the Annenberg Theater. Schwartz will receive a proclamation from the city, and Mayor Steve Pougnet will declare it Stephen Schwartz Day, as he receives the Desert Ensemble Theatre Company’s inaugural Melpomai Award for excellence

Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they’ll have a special ring to them, this weekend, for people in the Palm Springs area. The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light. It’s been almost two decades since a “ring of fire” eclipse was visible in the continental United States.

California’s nonpartisan legislative analyst says Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to close the state’s $15.7 billion deficit is reasonable, although it might overstate the potential revenue from defunct redevelopment agencies. The analyst’s office warned in a report Friday that there are many challenges in forecasting tax revenue for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It

A man convicted of killing children in Idaho and Southern California has returned to U.S. District Court in Boise to prepare for a review of part of his death penalty case. Joseph Edward Duncan III was in court Thursday while U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge began the process of selecting an attorney to represent him

An Indio man was convicted today of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 17-month-old daughter. Anthony Pacheco, 27, was also convicted of assaulting a child with great bodily injury for the Oct. 25, 2008, death of Mya Whitman. The child was declared brain dead and removed from life support four days after being

In a Friday morning announcement, trustees of College of the Desert announced the appointment of Dr. Joel Kinnamon as the new Superintendent and President of the college. Kinnamon will take the reigns from retiring president Jerry Patton on July 9, 2012, according to details released shortly after the announcement was made. Kinnamon currently serves as

California’s unemployment rate dipped by a tenth of a percentage point in April to 10.9 percent as a federal survey showed 20,000 new jobs were created. That’s down from 11 percent in March. The state Economic Development Department said Friday that nearly 300,000 new jobs have been added since April 2010. More than 2 million

An Indio man who allegedly crashed a car he stole at gunpoint was behind bars today, and his passenger was still at large. George Pineda, 18, was arrested about 7:40 p.m. Thursday near Bliss Avenue and Oasis Street in Indio, where authorities responded to a single-car crash. The driver and passenger had left the scene

The explosion was reported at 10:45 Thursday morning on the 44-700 block of Calle Placido in La Quinta. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department rushed to the neighborhood to find an air compressor had fallen from a truck. No one was injured, but nerves were on edge after recent pipe bombs found in Palm Springs. Stay with

The explosion was reported at 10:45 Thursday morning on the 44-700 block of Calle Placido in La Quinta. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department rushed to the neighborhood to find an air compressor had fallen from a truck. No one was injured, but nerves were on edge after recent pipe bombs found in Palm Springs. Stay with

El rtulo de la Preparatoria de Palm Desert est causando desconto entre algunos residentes que viven cerca del recin remodelado plantel educativo. Varias personas consideran que es ofensivo para su vista. Para otros, el rtulo que en letras rojas dice: ” Aztec Pride”, es totalmente inofensivo. Mientras que para la Asociacin de Dueos de Vivienda

Ya estn a la venta las entradas para el Festival de Msica y Artes “Valle de Coachella”, a celebrarse entre el 12 y 14, y el 19 y 21 de abril de 2013. Las ventas comenzaron hoy a las 10:00 am y se extendern hasta el prximo 24 de mayo. Esta ser la nica ocasin