Month: September 2013

Banning 13 @ Cathedral City 63 Final Vista del Lago 6 @ Cathedral City 42 Final Cathedral City @ West Valley 09/20, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Desert Mirage 09/27 7:00 pm Twentynine Palms @ Cathedral City 10/04, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Palm Desert 10/11, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Indio 10/18, 7:00 pm

West Valley 41 @ Indio 10 Final Indio @ Palo Verde Valley CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER (rescheduled for October 1st) Indio 0 @ Hemet 58 Final Indio @ San Jacinto 09/20, 7:00 pm Yucca Valley @ Indio 09/27 7:00 pm Indio @ La Quinta 10/11, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Indio 10/18, 7:00 pm Indio

Palm Springs 39 @ Palm Desert 14 Final Shadow Hills 20 @ Palm Desert 55 Final Palm Desert 14 @ Damien 49 Final Redlands @ Palm Desert 09/20, 7:00 pm Palm Desert @ San Jacinto 09/27 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Palm Desert 10/11, 7:00 pm Palm Desert @ Palm Springs 10/18, 7:00 pm Indio

Multiple trees caught fire Friday night at Mesquite Country Club in Palm Springs. The fires started sometime around 8 p.m. Once firefighters arrived, it took them about 20 minutes to put out the multiple blazes. The cause of the fires is unknown at this time. No injuries have been reported.

They’re not easy to steal, yet fire hydrants are disappearing in Palm Springs, a potential for disaster should the hydrants be needed to fight a fire. Last week two fire hydrants were stolen on Airport Center Drive, while another hydrant disappeared in the north end of the city. The Desert Water Agency believes the thieves

After years of denying he even possessed chemical weapons, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad now says Syria will join the International Chemical Weapons Convention. It signals he is willing to declare and destroy the country’s stockpile of chemical weapons. Congressman Raul Ruiz says it’s a step in the right direction. “It was a gross violation

A 24-year-old La Quinta man allegedly shot two peopleearly today during an argument, a sheriff’s sergeant said. The shooting was reported around 2:35 a.m. in the 53000 block of AvenidaHerrera. Robert Santos allegedly argued with the two victims and then shot attheir vehicle as they drove away, striking both of them, sheriff’s Sgt. SteveDaSilva said.

Tahquitz Canyon near Palm Springs reopened todayafter being closed for more than a week by flood damage, while the IndianCanyons remained closed, authorities said. The canyons — owned and maintained by the Agua Caliente Band ofCahuilla Indians — were damaged by downpours last week and closed on Sept. 5.Trees, boulders and mud covered trails and

A 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe willstay in downtown Palm Springs until March, it was announced today. The Santa Monica-based Sculpture Foundation, which owns the “ForeverMarilyn” statue, granted the extension. The sculpture had been slated to bemoved from Palm Springs in mid-November, according to P.S. Resorts, a nonprofitstarted by local hoteliers to promote Palm Springs

California Gov. Jerry Brown and a high-ranking Chinese climate negotiator will sign an agreement meant to boost cooperation between the state and China on clean energy technologies and climate change. The governor’s office on Friday said the memorandum of understanding to be signed is the first climate agreement between China’s National Development and Reform Commission

Highlights from immigrant-friendly bills passed in the California Legislature: – AB60 would let immigrants who are in the country illegally obtain driver’s licenses with a special designation. Under the bill authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, the licenses would state that they are for driving purposes and not to be used as federal identification. –

Xavier Prep 13 @ Yucca Valley 51 Final Citrus Valley 7 @ Yucca Valley 20 Final Yucca Valley @ Barstow 09/20, 7:00 pm Yucca Valley @ Indio 09/27 7:00 pm Rosamond @ Yucca Valley 10/04, 7:00 pm Yucca Valley @ Shadow Hills 10/11, 7:00 pm Desert Mirage @ Yucca Valley 10/18, 7:00 pm Yucca Valley

Twenty years ago, only 18 students were in the Palm Springs High School Band. Now, more than 400 students play an instrument. As the program grows, so must the facilities. Friday, PSHS revealed it’s new performing arts center. “We had a room that fit about 70, and we used to fit 160 into it,” says

Hoy a las 2:30 a.m. la polica recibi varias llamadas que reportaban que se haban escuchado balazos en La Quinta Cove en la manzana 53000 de Avenida Herrera, justo al oeste de Washington Street y al sur de la Avenida 52. Cuando la polica lleg al lugar encontr a dos personas heridas de bala, de

He could be getting a license plate, Charlie Brown. The state Senate has passed a bill allowing the DMV to issue a commemorative license plate featuring Snoopy, Charles Schulz’s beloved ‘Peanuts’ character. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports senators sent the bill to Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday. The Snoopy plate is intended to raise

Authorities say a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenage girl. A Sheriff’s statement says 43-year-old John Augustus Rose is suspected of having sex with the girl while he was off duty between February and June. The 22-year veteran faces a felony charge of lewd acts on

A 28-year-old man suspected of drunken driving and hitting and injuring two pedestrians in Cathedral City and then leaving the scene was arrested and now faces possible felony charges, police said. Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, which happened around 9:10 p.m. Thursday, in the area of Dinah Shore and Date Palm drives,

A fundraiser will be held on Saturday for a Coachella Valley firefighter who died in the line of duty. Christopher Douglas was killed back in July while responding to a crash on the 10 freeway. He was hit by a truck while suiting up on the side of the freeway. A flapjack fundraiser will be

After years of setbacks, Democratic lawmakers and Latino activists are on the verge of seeing immigrants who are in the country illegally granted the right to a driver’s license in California. The state Assembly approved the bill on a 55-19 vote late Thursday, hours after the Senate also voted to pass it. Gov. Jerry Brown

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio will host a blood drive Friday. The drive will run from 1 to 6 p.m. at the casino at 84-245 Indio Springs Parkway, according to Desert Blood Services, which is organizing the event. There are also blood drives scheduled for Sept. 21 and 22 in Indio and Coachella. All