Month: April 2013

According to Southern California Edison, a power outage in Palm Springs that started just after 4 p.m. Monday came to an end just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. The power outage was caused by downed power lines, most likely as a result of high winds sweeping through the Coachella Valley. The outage affected over 280 customers.

Pat Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday that Summerall had died. He could not immediately provide further details. Summerall was part of network television broadcasts for 16 Super Bowls. His last championship

Two students were taken to a hospital after theschool bus in which they were riding got into a fender bender with an SUV inCathedral City today, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The crash was reported at 7:25 a.m. on 30th Avenue west of San ElanAvenue. A Palm Springs Unified School District bus, driven

American Airlines systems were fully restored today just before 2 p.m. However, delays and cancellations are still expected throughout the day. Flights across the country were grounded for almost three hours today because of computer problems. American asked the Federal Aviation Administration to halt its flights until 5 p.m. EDT. Flights on regional affiliate American

Juan Ramiro Lpez de 27 aos, manejaba sobre Monterey Ave en Palm Desert ayer a la 1:45 p.m. cuando se impact con la parte trasera de un carro que respetaba el semforo en rojo en la interseccin con Parkview Lane, inform el Sargento Dave Adams del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. Lpez se

An 18-year-old Thermal man suspected of pointing a hand-held laser at the cockpit of a sheriff’s helicopter in Coachella pleaded notguilty to a felony charge today. Christian Torres Padilla, who is charged with one count of willfully andmaliciously discharging a laser at an aircraft, is free on a $25,000 bond. Heis due back at the

A Palm Desert man arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run while intoxicated was behind bars today. Juan Ramiro Lopez, 27, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup south onMonterey Avenue when he crashed into a vehicle stopped at a red light atParkview Lane about 1:45 p.m. Monday, sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Adams said. Lopez backed up and drove

Levels of particulate matter in the Coachella Valley were high enough to cause health problems Tuesday morning. Particulate matter is usually caused by blowing dust and sand and the valley is experiencing strong winds putting a lot of dust into the air. As of 9 p.m. Monday night, the Air Quality Index at the valley’s

Nearly 80,000 people got blown away Sunday. Not only by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, WuTang Clan, and dozens more, but by a sandstorm. “The tents were not that bad,” said Amberly Escobar from Indio, “but once you got out it was really windy and sandy.” Caite Case flew 3,000 miles from New York, and

A 13-year-old boy who went missing in Palmdale after he became despondent over being suspended from school for fighting has shot himself to death in Kern County, authorities said today. Nigel Hardy was found in Kern County around 8:30 p.m. Monday and takento Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Los Angeles

Over the weekend, 33-year old West Hollywood attorney Brett Shadd died following a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. It was originally reported that Shadd became ill after attending the White Party in Palm Springs two weeks ago. The event draws thousands of gay men to the desert. Shadd’s family said Monday,they have no evidence he attended

“For a runner, it is the mecca of running. Every long distance runner aspires to run ‘boston,’” runner Alan Woodruff said. For 23 thousand runners, the long awaited event will now be clouded in devastation and terror. For spectators, too, because the horror came about four hours into the race. “By that time, the running

As the events continue to unfold, we’re hearing from people in the Valley with friends or loved ones in Boston. Each of them touched by this tragedy.We talked with several of them on the phone. Here are some of their stories. Keith Bergh, a friend of a Coachella Valley resident says,”It’s a dream for any

The California Highway Patrol issued a SIG alert late Monday night for Eastbound Interstate 10 in Banning. Two lanes of the freeway were expected to be closed until at least 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. There was a major back-up after a crash involving a travel trailer and multiple cars. The crash happened shortly before 10

Although these numbers are expected to change, three people were killed and more than 100 people were injured when a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. 19759074 19759508 The blasts shattered the end of the race Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry away the injured while

Another day of high winds, sand and low visibility across Coachella Valley. Poor visibility caused several Valley roadways to shut down and the high winds caused a semi truck to overturn in Palm Springs. In Thousand Palms, the In-N-Out sign fell, causing the neighboring Carl’s Jr Drive Thru to close due to potential hazards and

Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London and other cities worldwide are stepping up security following explosions at the Boston Marathon. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says the department has opened an emergency operations center, increased patrols for transit and other critical areas including the Los Angeles Dodgers game Monday night Chief

Por lo menos hasta maana por la maana continuar la alerta de fuertes vientos en el Valle de Coachella. North Indian Canyom est cerrada desde la I-10 al Tramview Road. Gene Autrey Trail de la I-10 a Va Escuela. La Patrulla de Carreteras de California urge a los automovilistas a manejar con precaucin ya que

An alleged gang member suspected of having a loadedhandgun and an open container of alcohol in his car in Palm Springs was outon bail Monday. Darius Lee, 24, was the driver of a vehicle stopped in the 300 block ofSunview Avenue, where police responded to an unrelated domestic disturbanceabout 5:40 p.m. Saturday. Police spoke with

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID), which controls power services to the east end of the valley, has restored power to customers in Indio and Thousand Palms after two seperate outages left over 750 customers without power. The Indio outage that affected 606 customers was located north of Avenue 44 to the All American Canal, and