Month: August 2013

Dirt, cones, and caution tape lining the intersection of Cook Street and Highway 111 look like a mess, but Donna Gowland of Lifestyles Nutrition assures us, “It’s not as bad at it looks.” Gowland says construction on the corner of Highway 111 and Cook Street in Indian Wells hasn’t hurt her business too much. “I

“We finally get to build our school,” Kathy McAdara, the executive director of Safehouse of the Desert, said. Safehouse of the Desert’s new addition is a long time coming, and it comes from a lot of generosity. “The Frank and Gertrude M. Doyle Foundation who have given us the money to put up the structure.

A surprise homecoming for one desert family. Kindergarten teacher Michelle Cherland has spent the last year serving our country in Afghanistan as an Army Reservist. She wasn’t due home for another couple of months but she came home early surprising her family at a local bar. It was just supposed to be a night of

Araceli Moreno has lived in the Paseo Vista development in Palm Desert for the past 8 years. She pointed out the areas where a series of rainstorms caused severe flooding, sometimes up to two feet, throughout her community in 2008, 2009 and 2010. A Riverside jury delivered a verdict of nearly $2.8 million in damages

Several downtown Palm Springs merchants are still trying to recover after a rough July. A power outage three weeks ago, forced restaurants and stores to close down and send away customers on a Saturday night. “During the summer, businesses on Palm Canyon, we depend on Saturdays,” said Mindy Reed, the owner of Zin American Bistro.

El secretario de estado estadounidense, John Kerry, hizo un anuncio desde Londres que esta generando muchas reacciones a nivel mundial. John Kerry asegur que su pas le otorgara visas a parejas homosexuales casadas mediante el mismo proceso que se sigue con las heterosexuale. Dijo: “Si usted es el cnyuge de un ciudadano Estados Unidos su

Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas are losing the CBS channel, as the cable provider says it is dropping the network in a dispute over fees. The nation’s second largest cable operator says that CBS refused to have productive discussions despite a monthlong extension of talks since a

hristian Bentez padeca de un fallo cardaco congnito que provoc el infarto que le cost la vida hace cuatro das en Catar, dijeron el viernes dirigentes de la federacin ecuatoriana de ftbol, tras la llegada a Quito de los restos mortales del destacado goleador. El mdico de la seleccin ecuatoriana, Patricio Maldonado, explic que en

A family of three was rescued in Palm Springs this afternoon after a 55-year-old woman become dehydrated while hiking behind the Palm Springs Art Museum. The woman, her husband, and also their son, were rescued by helicopter and transported to Desert Regional Medical Center for further evaluation, according to a Palm Springs Police Officer on

A Rancho Mirage man who operated a mortgagelending company was charged today with allegedly scheming to defraud an out-of-state bank, causing the bank to lose more than $5 million. Steven Pitchersky, 64, was charged by federal prosecutors with one countof wire fraud, and the case is being handled in Philadelphia. He could faceup to 20

The Supreme Court has refused to delay a court order for California to release nearly 10,000 inmates by year’s end to improve conditions in state prisons. The court voted 6-3 Friday to reject a plea from Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown argued the early release would jeopardize public safety. Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence

Ayer a las 6:00: a.m. un hombre conduca ebrio un Toyota Corolla con cuatro pasajeros a bordo por el rea de Minnesota Ave y Kansas Street cuando perdi el control y se impact con un poste de la luz, de inmediato bajaron del coche y huyeron a pie. La polica acudi al lugar del accidente

Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. will start processing visa applications from same-sex spouses in the same way it handles those from heterosexual spouses. The change, which takes effect on Friday, will make visas easier to get for same-sex spouses. It also means that the State Department will now be jointly processing applications

A 26-year-old Coachella man was suspected of drunkendriving and crashing his truck into another vehicle in Palm Desert, and wasreleased on bail today. The crash was reported at 8:10 p.m. Thursday at Washington Street andFred Waring Drive. Deputies found a Mazda truck had rear-ended a Volvo whichhad stopped at the traffic light in the southbound

A deal has been reached to pave over 8 miles of unpaved roads in the eastern Coachella Valley, according to a press release from the o ffice of County Supervisor John Benoit. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) signed the contract with Riverside County to pave approximately 8.3 miles of roads within 31

Ellen DeGeneres will host the Academy Awards inMarch, the second time she will have done so, the show’s producers announcedtoday. “We are thrilled to have Ellen DeGeneres host the Oscars,” producersCraig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement. DeGeneres hosted the 79th Academy Awards in 2007 and was nominated foran Emmy for her efforts.

A gay teacher at a Catholic high school in Southern California has lost his job after his wedding pictures were published in a local newspaper. The San Bernardino Sun reports 45-year-old Ken Bencomo was fired from St. Lucy’s Priory after marrying his partner of 10 years. Bencomo’s lawyer says officials were aware of Bencomo’s sexual

A woman suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol when she sideswiped two cars within 10 minutes in Palm Desert, leaving the scene both times, could face possible criminal charges today. Shelly Brown, 49, of Palm Desert, was allegedly at the wheel of a white Lexus that sideswiped a gray Toyota outside a shopping

Two women and a man were behind bars and four children were in protective custody today after deputies conducted a raid in Perris and found hundreds of growing marijuana plants and more than 100 pounds of dried pot, authorities said. A search warrant was served Thursday in the 1000 block of Warbonnett Drive as part