Month: January 2013

A 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing her Pontiac Vibe into a curb in Palm Desert, police said. The crash at Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street was reported at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Palm Desert police Sgt. A. Eller said in a statement. There were no injuries in the rash, which

Winds up to 50 mph are adding to California’s big chill misery, as farmers struggle to save citrus crops in sub-freezing temperatures and residents bundle up in record cold. Downtown Los Angeles dipped to a record 35 degrees just before 4 a.m. Monday. Elsewhere, it was 9 degrees in high desert Lancaster, 25 degrees in

The Couples Challenge Pro-Am will start the 2013 Humana Challenge today. Play starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West in La Quinta. Admission is free. The tournament, formerly the Bob Hope Classic, became known last year as the Humana Challenge and moved to a traditional four-round schedule from a five-day

The Iran hostage thriller “Argo” is the surprise best-drama winner at Sunday’s Golden Globes, beating out the Civil War epic “Lincoln,” which had emerged as an awards-season favorite. “Argo” also claimed the directing prize for Ben Affleck, a prize that normally bodes well for an Academy Award win, except he missed out on an Oscar

Authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire that sparked overnight in Palm Springs. Emergency crews were called to a vacant house located on 871 Calle Santa Cruz, near Calle San Antonio just before 2 a.m. Arriving firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from inside the house. Crews were able to contain the

The Humana Challenge is in town and is stirring up a lot buzz around the Valley. Humana made it’s stop at the Certified Farmers’ Market in Old Town La Quinta. The event featured California vendors, fresh produce from Thermal to San Diego, and all things organic. “We’ve got carrots, celery and winter squash,” said Paul

With some hammering, drilling, and lifting — a new playground is just a hop, skip, and a jump away for kids. “At the end of the day, literally at the end of one day, they’re going to have a playground in an area that really needs it,” Humana’s Tom Noland said. Three charity organizations —

“It’s freezing. I’m a desert rat, so I’m freezing right now,” said Lacey Whaley, of Palm Desert. The National Weather Service reports a freeze watch will last throughout Friday night into Saturday morning.In the desert, the freezing temperatures aren’t what we’re used to and not what visitors Brian Pienovi and Greg Mirecki, who we found

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department give the all clear after evacuating several businesses and shut down Highway 111 after a report of an explosive device found at a Rancho Mirage car dealership. According to the Sheriff’s Department they got a call around 11:39 a.m. that a mechanic, at Desert European Motor Cars in Rancho Mirage, was

The burst of winter weather is leaving a path of damage as it moves through the Coachella Valley. Freezing overnight temperatures have many farmers worried about the consequences of the storm. Gusty winds shook crops in the east valley as Adrian Zendejas, general manager of Desert Mist Farms, assessed the damage and prepared his fields

An American Airlines flight heading from Las Vegas to Dallas has made an emergency landing in Albuquerque. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller says Flight 1868 landed safely around 8:20 a.m. Friday at Albuquerque International Sunport after the crew discovered of an issue with one of the plane’s generators. The plane’s captain told passengers that the

Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez will honor Mexican filmmaker Ivan Trujillo during the Palm Springs International Film Festivaltonight. Perez will recognize Trujillo at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs Regal Theater for his contributions to the advancement of Spanish-language cinema. Trujillo, who is director of the Guadalajara Film Festival, is in Palm Springs to serve on the

The Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is going digital to auction tax-defaulted homes and land, it was announced today. Treasurer Don Kent said the agency’s annual online auction of timeshares seized as a result of past-due property tax bills will, for the first time, include 187 residential home and vacant land parcels. Such physical assets

A 19-year-old Cathedral City man alleged to have stabbed and carjacked a motorist who had just fatally struck the suspect’s teenage brother is expected in court today. Jose Miguel Matus, who has been in at the county jail in Indio in lieu of $60,000 bail, is due to be arraigned today at Indio’s Larson Justice

Police say some of the fourteen workers held hostage overnight during a robbery at a Los Angeles clothing store were assaulted, and one was stabbed. Police Lt. Andy Neiman says the stabbed worker was treated for a non-life threatening wound. He says another worker was sexually assaulted and others were manhandled during the four-hour standoff

17-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Emmy Award winner Tony Bennett is set to headline an invite-only concert and party Wednesday at the Empire Polo Grounds to mark the start of the Humana Challenge. A statement from the tournament said the event in Indio is open to participants in the Jan. 14 Couples Challenge Pro-Am

A major January storm has brought strong winds to the Coachella Valley and rain and snow to our west. In Indio, strong wind gusts have toppled several trees, some falling on automobiles. Weather Forecaster Jerry Stefan says, “that a major cold front is on its way! High wind warning is in effect through Friday morning.

“Can we get out? Can we get out?” Those are words Kristen Edstrom never thought she’d say on a hot air balloon ride over the Coachella Valley. This year, Kristen and her husband wanted more excitement on their desert visit. “Do a lot more, to experience a lot more. So we have done a lot

One student has been shot at a high school in Taft, Calif., a community in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Kern County sheriff’s spokesman Ray Pruitt also says a suspect is in custody and is believed to be a student. The shooting was reported at Taft Union High School around 9 a.m. Thursday. The sheriff’s

An 18-year-old man was taken into custody Thursday for allegedly backing a car into three officers, triggering a shooting that wounded a bystander in Palm Springs. The suspect surrendered to authorities at 11:19 a.m. in the 32700 block of Avenida El Pueblo Trail in Cathedral City.He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of