Month: March 2013

Telecommunications giant AT&T today announced plansto hire more than 500 workers in the inland region and throughout California inwhat company officials describe as a workforce expansion to meet growing demandfor the carrier’s products and services. “I’m proud that AT&T is creating new job opportunities in Riverside,”AT&T California President Ken McNeely said. “As a leader in

In addition to the thousands of fans set to call the Indian Wells Tennis Garden home over the next two weeks, hundreds of media outlets from all over the world will set up camp. This year, the tournament welcomes a new member to the media team, the British Broadcasting Corporation. If you cannot sit courtside,

Men’s main draw singles play in the 2013 BNPParibas Open will begin today at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with 16matches, while the first round of women’s singles play will conclude. Like in the women’s draw, all 32 seeded men’s players received first-round byes. Play is set to begin at 11 a.m. with four matches.

In a unanimous 5-0 decision on Wednesday, the Palm Springs City Council denied a resident-driven group’s request to have a public vote on the hotel portion of the downtown revitalization project. One right after the other, Palm Springs neighbors voiced spirited support of the plan to move forward with the project and not allow a

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will speak to a sellout crowd in Indian Wells Thursday evening. The talk is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa. The 60-year-old son of former President George H.W. Bush and younger brother of former President George W. Bush served two terms as Florida governor from

An Indio man who allegedly struck his 23-day-old son to stop him from crying goes on trial Thursday on charges of second-degree murder and assaulting a child. The trial of Joseph Roy Scott, 24, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., when Jury selection gets under way. Police found an infant with “severe” head trauma

The four-day La Quinta Arts Festival opens Thursday. The festival, which goes through Sunday, will feature 230 contemporary artists exhibiting their work at the La Quinta Civic Center. The event is ranked the No. 1 fine art festival in the country by Art Fair SourceBook, a guide for art and craft fairs in the United

Women’s main draw play began at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday. The top 8 women in the tournament all received byes into the second round. It gives them some time to meet with the media, and to push some of their own projects. Fan favorite Maria Sharapova introduced the Coachella Valley to her latest

The first day of the BNP Paribas Open brought out fans from all over the world, ready to see the best of the best, and for free. A big crowd made their way out to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the first round of WTA qualifying. World class tennis aside, the BNP offers a

Diversas agencias entre ellas la oficina del supervisor del condado de Riverside afrontan el problema de acomulacin de basura en el parque de casas moviles “Duroville” en Thermal. Despus que Telemundo 15 reportara sobre el problema de recoleccin temporal de basura que afecto a decenas de familias. El mircoles la oficina del supervisor del condado

Arraignment was rescheduled today to March 22 for aman and his wife, who are charged with murder in connection with the death ofhis 2-year-old son in La Quinta. Derrick Allen Brown, 47, and Patricia Ann Brown, 48, were arrestedMonday in the 48600 block of Camino Maya in Coachella on murder warrantsstemming from an investigation into

A Beaumont woman wanted in the murder of her roommatewas arrested today in Simi Valley, a city spokeswoman said. Vanessa Kathleen Fierro, 30, was arrested in the 1900 block of StoweStreet by Beaumont police, backed up by Simi Valley officers, about 2:20 a.m.and booked in Banning on suspicion of murder, Beaumont spokeswoman DarciMulvihill said. Fierro,

Police are searching for multiple suspects after a burglary at the Best Buy in Palm Desert early this morning. Around 3:30 a.m., Palm Desert police responded to an alarm at Best Buy. They discovered that the rear roll-up door used for large shipments had been rammed in an attempt to break into the store. However,

It is now official. The iconic home of Bob and Dolores Hope that sits atop the hills overlooking Palm Springs now has a For Sale sign posted on the front lawn. It was announced last week, that the John Lautner designed property went up for sale, with an asking price of $50-million dollars. Perched in

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will speak to asellout crowd in Indian Wells tomorrow. The son of former President George H.W. Bush and younger brother offormer President George W. Bush served two terms as Florida governor from 1999to 2007 and appears to be mulling a 2016 White House bid. He drew headlines for saying in

Hoy mircoles a las 3:30 a.m. el sistema de alarma le indic a la polica que la tienda Best Buy de Palm Desert estaba siendo asaltada. Cuando los uniformados llegaron al lugar se encontraron con que la puerta de lmina de la parte trasera de las instalaciones que utilizan para envos grandes haba sido daada

Palm Springs Modernism Week set an attendancerecord this year by drawing more than 40,000 people, event organizers saidtoday. Modernism Week, a celebration of the popular design aesthetic from the1950s and 1960s, was held Feb. 14-24. The 2012 festival drew an estimated35,000 people, organizers said. More than 100 events were held in the Palm Springs area

Women’s main draw singles play is set to start today in the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, which has broken its own attendance record for the past six years. The tournament, held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, drew 370,408 fans last year and organizers expect 375,000 this year. The BNP Paribas Open’s

An investigation was under way today into the mauling by a pit bull of a 76-year-old woman in San Jacinto, authorities said. The woman was walking westbound on Commonwealth Avenue near San Jacinto Avenue around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday when a pit bull attacked her, said Sgt. Rose McKinney of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “Bystanders

Lauren Garrott, a geometry teacher at Shadow Hills High School, in Indio, says the idea of layoffs “causes a stress that goes around our campuses every year.” The stress may soon flood school grounds once again, after the Desert Sands Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday night. DSUSD says 27 employees are set to