Month: August 2013

The Coachella Valley’s first commercial brewery is now open in Thousand Palms. A ribbon cutting is scheduled at noon at Coachella Valley Brewing Co.,30640 Gunther St. Attendees can take tours of the brewery and taste five beers,and master brewer Chris Anderson will answer questions, according to theCoachella Valley Economic Partnership’s Small Business Development Center,which helped

It’s Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer and it’s usually lucrative for local businesses, coming off the traditionally slower months of the year. In Palm Springs, things couldn’t be any better at the Rendezvous Bed and Breakfast. All 10 rooms on the property are booked for the weekend. On Palm Canyon Drive, the

Heavy rains fell late Friday afternoon, causing widespread flooding and a few mudslides near Poppet Flats, shutting down Highway 243 for a short time. The storm struck just after 4:00 p,m. Emergency crews were dispatched to the area, after reports that Highway 243 was flooded and that there were several mudslides in the area. Crews

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a flash flood warning for west-central Riverside County. It is in effect until 7:15 p.m. According to CHP, the area around State Route 243 and Twin Pines experienced the worst of it, with minor mudslides reported, plus water and debris in the roadway. Updates below .

Agosto fue un mes difcil para el mercado burstil. Y ahora los inversionistas enfrentan un septiembre incluso ms atemorizante. Las noticias decepcionantes en el frente del gasto del consumidor fueron un factor en la baja de las acciones el viernes, en lo que fue un fin de mes tranquilo a las peores cuatro semanas del

A man was arrested yesterday after returning to the scene of an accident that seriously injuried a 1-year-old boy. The accident happened at the intersection of S Gene Autry Trail and Dinah Shore at around 8:30 p.m. A man driving a silver 2012 Fiat 500 collided with a 1987 Acura Legend as both cars were

Police are searching for a man responsible for hitting a bicyclist in Palm Desert this morning and driving off. The hit and run happened at around 11 a.m. this morning when a 23-year-old Palm Desert woman was riding her bicycle on the sidewalk of San Pablo Ave. A man driving a Jeep Rubicon pulled out

A fire broke out just off HWY 74 in Palm Desert this afternoon, burning one barn to the ground. The fire was reported at 12:39, and burned near the Palm Desert Visitor Center and the Bighorn Institute. The fire appears to have been put out shortly before 1 p.m. Cal Fire said firefighters will remain

Police and sheriff’s deputies will check for drunkendrivers and those without valid licenses at checkpoints in Indio and La Quintatonight. Indio police will screen drivers at an undisclosed location from 8 p.m.until Saturday at 2 a.m., and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies in La Quintawill have a similar operation from 7 p.m. until Saturday at 3

Excited about the new iPhone expected to be unveiled Sept. 10? Apple will now join others in allowing you to trade in your old model. The company said starting Friday that it would give customers credit for functioning older models at Apple Stores. The credit can be used toward the purchase of a new iPhone,

Filling up brand new backpacks one school supply at a time, Sword of the Lord Ministries in Thousand Palms is gearing up to host a free backpack and school supply giveaway to help Valley families in need. The event starts at 11a.m. Aug. 31 at the church at 72055 Corporate Way, Thousand Palms, and is

More than $3.5 million the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spent on training and new equipment should have gone into California’s cash-strapped general fund, according to a new audit. The Los Angeles Times reports that the money, obtained over the years from legal settlements, was parked in a fund controlled by the nonprofit

Beginning today, as part of a nationwide effort toprevent traffic fatalities over Labor Day weekend, the California HighwayPatrol will be intensifying enforcement activity on Interstate 10, joiningmultiple law enforcement agencies in other states that will be doing the samething along the roughly 2,450-mile route. The “I-10 Challenge” will continue to 11:59 p.m. Monday, with theobjective

We will be hosting a blood drive from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 station (31276 Dunham Way, Thousand Palms). If you donate, we will give you a $5 gift certificate to In-N-Out. Healthy people at least 15 years old can give blood, but those 15 and

Former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Lamar Odom has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence. The California Highway Patrol reports that Odom was stopped about 4 a.m. Friday after a CHP officer saw his white Mercedes-Benz traveling erratically on a San Fernando Valley freeway. The CHP says Odom, 33, was arrested after failing

Authorities today identified an 18-year-oldmaintenance worker killed when he and a colleague were struck by a vehicle onCathedral Canyon Drive in Cathedral City. He was Arthur Plata of Cathedral City, according to the Riverside Countycoroner’s office. Plata and the other worker were near a trailer attached to a truck thatwas parked at a curb on

Disgraced San Diego Mayor Bob Filner leaves office Friday, less than nine months into his term. Filner, whose resignation takes effect at 5 p.m., is the third mayor of San Diego in recent times to resign amid scandal, following Roger Hedgecock and Dick Murphy. The 70-year-old former congressman, who initially insisted he wouldn’t go, agreed

A federal appeals court has upheld the nation’s first-of-its-kind law in California prohibiting health practitioners from offering psychotherapy aimed at making gay youth straight. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Thursday that the state’s ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors doesn’t violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors

Mounds of dirt and mud were shoved aside by a snow plow Thursday evening to help clear and clean up Highway 62 after rain splattered a wet mess outside the doors of the Country Inn in Twentynine Palms. “It looks bad. The dirt and everything just washed up on the streets. They’re trying their best

With the new school year set to begin Tuesday, Indio High School is trying to beat the clock to repair flood damage caused by Sunday’s storm. The sand bags around the administration building tell the story. Six inches of water backed up into the school’s courtyard flooded offices in the administration building and 27 classrooms.