Month: October 2013

La celebracin de los premios Billboard a la Msica Mexicana, se llev a cabo en el reconocido Dolby Theatre en Hollywood, Las estrellas ms grandes de la msica mexicana se reunieron en los Premios Billboard de la Msica Mexicana 2013, con presentaciones y un festivo ambiente para el tributo a la msica Mexicana. El evento

Los hospitales JFK de Indio y el Desert Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs estn trabajando activamente para ayudar a la gente a obtener cobertura mdica y as ayudar tambin a su lnea de fondo. Richard Ramhoff, portavoz de ambos hospitales dice que los hospitales de todo el pas han sufrido recortes por $320

While the standoff over whether to fund the Affordable Care Act continues to shut down parts of the federal government, hospitals are busy preparing for changes to the health care system. Two Coachella Valley hospitals are actively working to help people get coverage – in large part because it will help their bottom line. Richard

Erick Church, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan are set to headline next year’s Stagecoach music festival. The three-day event will take place starting Friday, April 25, through Sunday. Tickets for the country music festival go on salesale Friday, Oct. 18th, at 10:00 a.m. Additional performances include: Hunter Hayes, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert, Jennifer Nettles,

Drug store chain Rite Aid Corp. has been ordered to pay more than $12 million to settle a civil lawsuit filed in California claiming about 600 of its stores illegally dumped pesticides, bleach and other toxics. The environmental protection lawsuit was filed last month by the district attorneys of Los Angeles, San Joaquin and Riverside

The four-day Interfusion Music Summit will start today in Cathedral City. The event, which runs through Sunday at the Red Lion Inn & Suites and the city’s Town Square on Avenida Lalo Guerrero, includes performances, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities. The event is geared toward recording artists, DJs, music producers, record labels, distributors, promoters and

Fans will not be able to park or conduct tailgate parties on the USC campus for tonight’s USC-Arizona football game because classes will still be in session and operate on their normal schedule. The restriction includes campus buildings, parks, the Row and plazas, the university announced. Tailgating at the Coliseum and Exposition Park will be

Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to be in San Diego this morning to sign legislation that could lead to better housing opportunities for the state’s military veterans. Brown will sign the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 at Veterans Village of San Diego, a shelter for former members of the armed forces

An early winter storm covered the San Jacinto mountains with snow and brought rain drizzles to the valley floor. The chilly weather and snow came as a complete shock for many visitors the the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, some who dressed for the norm this time of year. “It was pretty cold, like 28 degrees,”

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department launched a search for small airplane in rugged terrain Wednesday night after the aircraft failed to land in San Diego as expected. Deputies said that at around 6:15 p.m. officials from Gillespie Tower reported that the airplane, described as a single-engine Piper Mooney traveling from Palm Springs, Calif., to

Forty thousand people from all over the world come to Palm Springs for Modernism Week in February. “When you came here you could buy a $5000 couch or a beautiful table, but there wasn’t a nice mug or t-shirt you could go home with,” Jeffrey Bernstein, president of Chelsea Lane Bodywear and Destination PSP, said.

Michelle Cherland and her husband, Rod, are accustomed to doing double duty. “I’m a captain in the United States Army Reserve,” Michelle said. “I am a correctional officer and when my wife is gone away on deployments I do a dual parent role,” Rod said. They have seven kids together, and she has even more

El Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside vot unanimemente la propuesta de que todo perro Pit bull mayor de cuatro meses que viva en reas no incorporadas del condadodebe de ser esterilizado. La medida surge a raz de los recientes y variados ataques que llevaron a sus victimas a la muerte, como un pequeo

Citing public safety concerns and the need to bring the breed’s population down, Riverside County supervisors approved an ordinance mandating that, with only a few exceptions, pit bull dogs older than four months in unincorporated communities be sterilized. “I’ve seen scores and scores of deaths and maimings of individuals ofall ages — all from pit

A Catholic university in Los Angeles is dropping staff health insurance coverage for so-called “elective” abortions and will instead offer employees a separate, unsubsidized plan to cover those procedures. The move came after a unanimous vote by trustees at Loyola Marymount University. Starting next year, LMU’s principal health insurance will follow state law and cover

A 27-year-old who was a finalist on “America’s Next Top Model” was ordered to stand trial on charges in four criminal cases in Riverside County, including a break-in at a Palm Springs residence. A judge ruled there was enough evidence for Palm Springs resident Renee Diane Alway to stand trial following a preliminary hearing at

Elementary and middle school students throughout Riverside County today will forgo riding to school in favor of walking to mark “International Walk to School Day” part of an effort to promote youth exercise and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. “It is a simple thing that can have a very positive impact on everyone’s health,” said Dr. Cameron Kaiser,

Palm Springs High School is scheduled to hold its annual homecoming parade in downtown Palm Springs Wednesday afternoon. The parade will start at Baristo Road at 3:30 p.m. and head north on Palm Canyon Drive, ending at Alejo Road. The parade will include members of the Palm Springs City Council, Palm Springs Unified School District

Assured that a thorough environmental assessment was in the works, Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone today dropped a proposal to hold hearings on plans to expand a Coachella Valley recycling facility that some residents fear could turn into an odoriferous mess. Reacting to comments made during the Board of Supervisors’ off-site meeting last week in