Month: September 2013

More wet weather will continue to hit ares near the Coachella Valley, and several cities could see rain as well throughout the weekend. Saturday’s storms once again sent water into valley washes flooding roadways. Palm Springs says Araby and Golf Club Drive were closed, and Cathedral City also closed Cathedral Canyon once again. Be sure

It’s been labeled an eighth wonder of the world and it’s right in our back yard. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. Since 1963 more than 13 million people have taken the famous tram from the desert floor to the middle of the San Jacinto mountains. “I thought it

The first week of school was a bit scary for parents at a Desert Sands Unified School District elementary school. Several kindergartners and one first grader were mistakenly put on a bus after school. One student was even dropped off in a unfamiliar neighborhood. The school district says it was a mistake and it’s working

Shadow Hills 20 @ Palm Desert 55 Final Pacific 6 @ Palm Springs 63 Final Arlington 7 @ La Quinta 27 Final Indio 0 @ Palo Verde Valley 0 CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER (rescheduled for October 1st) Coachella Valley 41 @ West Valley 28 Final Banning 13 @ Cathedral City 63 Final Twentynine Palms 12

Twentynine Palms 12 @ Xavier Prep 25 Final Aquinas @ Twentynine Palms 09/13, 7:00 pm Twentynine Palms @ Rim of the World 09/20, 7:00 pm Barstow @ Twentynine Palms 09/27 7:00 pm Twentynine Palms @ Cathedral City 10/04, 7:00 pm Twentynine Palms @ Big Bear 10/12, 7:00 pm Shadow Hills @ Twentynine Palms 10/18, 7:00

Power outages struck multiple areas across the Coachella Valley this afternoon, leaving over 1,000 customers without power, according to Southern California Edison and the Imperial Irrigation District. Palm Desert – Power has been restored, according to SCE. Indio – Power has been restored, according to IID. Coachella -Power has been restored, according to IID.

Desert Mirage 6 @ Bishop Montgomery 48 Final Desert Mirage 0 @ Calexico 51 Final Holtville @ Desert Mirage 09/13, 7:00 pm Coachella Valley @ Desert Mirage 09/20, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Desert Mirage 09/27 7:00 pm Desert Mirage @ Desert Hot Springs 10/11, 7:00 pm Desert Mirage @ Yucca Valley 10/18, 7:00 pm

One of two men convicted of second-degree murder in the October 1997 slaying of an artist in his La Quinta home was scheduled to be sentenced to prison Friday. However, a judge rescheduled the sentencing for November 1st. Jesse Dean Nava was convicted in an April retrial of the murder of 43- year-old Bernardo Gouthier.

Police today were investigating the death of a 69-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle while operating a wheelchair in Cathedral City. Officers were sent around 7:45 p.m. Thursday to investigate a report of an unresponsive man in the middle of Dinah Shore Drive west of Via Altamira, according to Cathedral City police and the

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate a DUI checkpoint Friday at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 8:30 p.m., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers at the checkpoint will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure drivers are carrying valid driver’s licenses, Sgt. Harvey Reed said. The checkpoint is funded

A Thermal man is in custody this morning facing child sexual assault charges. Police arrested 25-year-old Elpidio Torres-Salinas in Bakersfield on Wednesday, after a felony warrant was issued for his arrest. Torres-Salinas was identified as the suspect following an investigation into a sexual assault that happened on the 76000 block of Pierce Street in Thermal

A fire damaged the loft of a commercial building in Banning on Thursday. The blaze was reported about 5:10 p.m. at a 10,000-square-foot, single-story building at John Street and South San Gorgonio Avenue. It was contained to the loft at 5:50 p.m. and no injuries or evacuations were immediately reported, according to Riverside County Fire

The wet weather in the Coachella Valley is causing problems for one of the valley’s major crops. Ninety-five percent of the county’s dates are grown in the desert. Date farmers are facing losses after too much rain fell in some areas damaging the fruit. The date traditionally thrives in a dry, hot climate. “Well it

Tahquitz and Indian canyons near Palm Springs wereclosed until further notice because of thunderstorm-triggered debris flows. The canyons, owned and maintained by the Agua Caliente Band of CahuillaIndians, were damaged by downpours over the past few days. Trees, boulders andmud covered trails and roads, Agua Caliente spokeswoman Kate Anderson said. “The Indian Canyons are nearly

A two car crash on Highway 111 near Interstate 10 left two people trapped and in serious condition this afternoon. Three people have been transported to the hospital, but all areexpectedto survive. The accident happened around 2 p.m. on Highway 111 near the intersection of Snow Creek Rd in Palm Springs. One southbound lane was

Hoy a las 9:00 a.m. se origin un incendio en un dplex ubicado en el rea de Monte Vista Road cerca de la Avenida 33 en Cathedral City. El fuego inici en una de las unidades y fue contenido ah mismo causando severos daos a la mitad del mismo y result inhabitable. Los bomberos contuvieron

Fire burned a duplex in Cathedral City this morning on Monte Vista Road near 33rd, according to our crew on the scene. The fire started around 9 a.m. and was put out about a half hour later. The fire started inside one of the homes of the duplex but was contained to that area. That

A majority of California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Wednesday to grant a law license to a Mexican-born man who graduated law school but has been living illegally in the United States for 20 years. The court has 90-days to rule in a case that has garnered national attention, putting the Obama administration against state

The final former Vanderbilt player has been released from jail after posting bond on five charges of aggravated rape. Brandon Vandenburg, 20, of Indio, Calif., was released Wednesday night after posting $350,000 bail. Vandenburg had been held since turning himself in Aug. 10, and he also is charged with one count of tampering with evidence