Month: October 2012

The Walt Disney Co. is defending its newest princess following a backlash over her Hispanic-influenced ethnicity. A new character named Sofia will star in the TV movie “Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess” airing Nov. 18 on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Hispanic advocacy groups questioned whether the fair-skinned, blue-eyed young princess is

Palm Springs Fire Marshal says a fire at Palm Springs City Hall was deliberately set. A pre-dawn blaze Sunday started at 2:30 A.M. in the engineering department at City Hall located at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. Firefighters, who found smoke coming from a door on the north side of the building and water flowing

In the first month since launching, more than 544,000 Californians have submitted a voter registration application using the Secretary of State’s online system. This is peak registration season; Californians must register to vote by October 22 if they want to participate in the November 6 election. “Given all of the important issues on the November

City of Rancho Mirage Mayor Pro Tem Gordon Moller has died of natural causes at the Eisenhower Medical Center Monday says a news release by the city. Mayor Pro Tem Moller passed away peacefully with his life partner of 42 years, Charles Townsend, by his side. Mayor Pro Tem Moller is also survived by his

The Desert Rider’s Association and Shadow’s Motorcycle Club have the perfect excuse for taking time out for some fun under the sun this Sunday. It’s the first annual Ride to End Alzheimer’s, a Poker Hand and Lunch to raise monies for the Alzheimer’s Association. The day begins with the run but ends with a fabulous

Un agente del Departamento de Polica de Cathedral City que realizaba su patrullaje de rutina sorpredi a un sujeto saliendo de una casa ubicada en la cuadra 3900 de Calle de Ricardo en Palm Springs cargando una bolsa negra que contena pipas de cobre y dos cortadores de metal, el oficial tambin se percat de

The parents of a 14-year-old Hagerstown Maryland girl who died in December are suing the maker of Monster Energy Drink, claiming caffeine in the product contributed to her death. The complaint was filed Friday in California Superior Court in Riverside. It says Anais Fournier went into cardiac arrest after drinking two, 24-ounce Monster Beverage Corp.

So, don’t be surprised if you received a phone call from your child’s teacher sometime today. They aren’t in trouble. It is all part of a phone banking initiative this weekend by local educators, school support staff, college faculty, and retired educators to “get out the vote” about proposition 30. Governor Jerry Brown spoke earlier

If you are looking for something to do today, why not spend part of your day at the brand new Rancho Las Flores Park. The city of Coachella will be holding a community celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 a.m. (Saturday) morning. The park is located at the corner of Van Buren and Avenue

The family spokesman also said, McGovern died at approximately 5:15 a.m. Sunday morning at a hospice in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family and friends. McGovern was a bomber pilot in World War II who became an early critic of the Vietnam war and a leader of the democrat’s liberal wing. He was elected to his

Coachella valley teachers, school support staff, college faculty, and retired educators joined together in a massive get out the vote effort. “It’s a scary proposition. If 30 doesn’t pass, I just don’t know what will happen,” special education teacher Angela Tenneriello said. Supporters of Proposition 30, a major education initiative to stop school cuts, took

A warning to drivers, driving outside of the Coachella Valley today. Parts of the Corona del Mar (73) Freeway will be closed to film the Warner Bros. movie “Hangover 3”. According to officials, filming will begin around 5:00 a.m. and wrap up around 1:30 p.m today. And tomorrow, the southbound 73 will be closed between

The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling one of its spray-on products after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the lotion. Energizer Holdings is pulling nearly two dozen formulations of UltraMist off store shelves due to the risk that the lotion can ignite when exposed to open flame.

Thousands of bikers rode into the Coachella Valley for the “American Heat” Motorcycle Weekend. Street vendors, live music and lots of bikes take over Palm Springs for the three-day event. Local businesses hope this event will rev up sales. Lonny Whittington, the manager for Palm Springs Treasures, says, “I felt the energy this morning.” Mel

The producer of the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will speak in Indio next week. Skip Paige, of Los Angeles-based promoter Goldenvoice, will speak about the “positive impact of music and Indio’s role in the world of music” at the Indio Chamber of Commerce’s State of the City Luncheon and Business Expo on Oct. 26

Riverside County’s unemployment rate fell to 12 percent last month, with all but a few sectors expanding payrolls, state officials reported today. The county’s non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in September, based on preliminary estimates, declined nearly one percentage point from August, when the rate was 12.7 percent, according to the California Employment Development Department. The rate

Las autoridades ya revelaron la identidad de la persona que perdi la vida despus de que el carro en el que viajaba como pasajero se volcara, se trata de Jerry Martin de 77 aos, residente de Tuczon, Arizona. Pearl R. Martin de 71 aos, conduca el Cadillac Escalade 2000 sobre la I-10 en los carriles