Month: October 2013

You will soon be able to buy personal treasures from the Rancho Mirage home of former President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford. We got a sneak peek at a few of the 1,000 items set to be auctioned off on Nov. 16, at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa.The President & Mrs. Gerald R. Ford

In 2010, a Halloween party in Indio turned deadly when two men were gunned down. Three years later, no arrests have been made and the family continues to plead for justice. Isable Morales Jr., 35, of La Quinta was found dead just after 1 AM on October 31, 2010 outside a home in the 47100

Lamentablemente el pequeo que sufri de heridas de gravedad cuando un conductor se estrello contra la valla de una escuela, perdi una de sus piernas. As lo indic su doctor, el nio de nombre Adrin Grajeda, jugaba en su hora de recreo junto con sus compaeros cuando sucedio el accidente. Grajeda perteneca a una liga

Ha sido un elemento de las fiestas del Da de Muertos durante un siglo, y la elegante dama calavera mexicana sigue inspirando a algunas estrellas de cine y rock en Estados Unidos a ponerse disfraces de Halloween basados en el macabro personaje. Mientras la capital mexicana celebra el 100mo aniversario de la muerte del artista

Con heridas graves fue transportado al hospital un ciclista que al parecer se intern de manera impropia al trfico en el rea de la Avenida 48 y Adams Street en La Quinta. En todo momento la conductora de la SUV involucrada quien llevaba a su hija a la escuela, par ycooper con las autoridades. Los

A federal investigation was under way today into a recently completed, highly sophisticated tunnel found between San Diego and Tijuana. Several federal agencies that compose the San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered the passageway, spokeswoman Lauren Mack of Immigration and Custom’sEnforcement told reporters late Wednesday. According to Tijuana media, the tunnel’s entrance is just south

University of California President Janet Napolitano says she’s devoting $5 million to provide special counseling and financial aid to students living illegally in the U.S. President Barack Obama’s former Homeland Security secretary announced the initiative Wednesday in San Francisco during her first public address since she became head of the prestigious, 10-campus university system a

A bicyclist has major injuries after getting hit by a car Thursday morning, according to La Quinta Police. Around 6:30 a.m. on Avenue 48 and Adams, a male bicyclist heading eastbound collided with a silver SUV. The driver, who was dropping off a girl at school, stopped and cooperated with police. Preliminary investigation shows that

Tours are planned today at the Palm Springs estate where Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent their honeymoon. Those who take a tour of the residence at 1350 Ladera Circle are encouraged to come in costume, and the best Elvis costume will get a prize. Tours are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 1, 3:30 and 6

The third annual Zombie Walk Palm Springs will stagger through downtown tonight during the weekly VillageFest street fair. Starting at 7 p.m., people dressed as zombies will gather at Baristo Road and South Palm Canyon Drive and walk through the area “as a type of street theater,” according to organizers. Donations — including cash, personal

The festival starts with a Halloween party at 8 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel, and films will be screened Friday and Saturday at Camelot Theatres. Five films will debut — “Contracted,” “Dead Weight,” “Delivery,” “Here Comes the Devil” and “The Second Death” — and all screenings will be followed by a question-and-answer session with

Advocacy group “Mercy for animals” held a protest in downtown palm springs today. Their mission was to encourage people to adopt a vegetarian diet. During the lunch hour some visitors in front of the Marilyn Monroe statue stopped and did a double take at the inflatable dog inside a hot dog bun. It was there

A report of a gunman at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert put the campus on high alert Wednesday. School authorities say a call from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department came around 1:45 PM. Several deputies responded to the campus, an alarming sight for students. “I think eight cop cars, some sheriffs walking

The Coachella Valley Association of Governments has allocated over $1 million to the city of Coachella to help it complete two bridge projects, including one for Highway 86, known as “The Killer Highway.” The money will go toward design and environmental work needed for an overpass at Avenue 50, as well as a bridge on

Ghosts, goblins and ghouls may have free rein tomorrow, but there’s no room for drunken drivers on Halloween. The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force, named for the number participating law enforcement agencies, will be conducting an anti-DUI campaign Thursday night in locations throughout the county. According to the Avoid coordinator, Riverside police Sgt.

A paroled rapist, who was reported missing after he cut off his GPS monitoring device and was harassing the family of his elderly victim with threatening and obscene phone calls has been captured in Palm Springs. The San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department says, due to the extensive media coverage, a citizen observed Dennis McKenzie in the

“I was surprised to discover Palm Springs didn’t have anything like this,” Brad Fuhr, founder of the Gay Desert Guide, said. Brad Fuhr refers to one simple place for locals and visitors alike to stay in tune with the LGBT community. “We have so many people that visit here, many from San Francisco, Los Angeles,

Palm Springs is the only city in the Coachella Valley that currently allows the sale of medical marijuana. On November 5th, the city will ask voters to approve a sales tax of up to 15 percent on sales by marijuana collectives. It is a general tax, and the funds from it would go into the