Month: December 2013

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds were expected Monday in Riverside County, where a frost advisory was also in effect for the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley this morning. The National Weather Service issued the frost advisory for the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley until 9 a.m., saying temperatures had fallen into the upper 20s to

The City of Palm Springs will be featured on two upcoming episodes for the 4th Season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” The cast and crew recently filmed at several locations in Palm Springs including Colony 29 and Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Palm Springs continues to gain attention across the globe because of its

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Lupita Nyong’o with the Breakthrough Performance Award for ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Thomas Newman’ with the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing for Saving Mr. Banks at its annual Awards Gala. “Lupita Nyong’o is outstanding as the exploited slave whose beauty attracts the attention

Un nuevo proyecto de ampliacin y remodelacin de una transitada arteria esta prximo y afactara el flujo vehcular de varias ciudades del valle de Cochella. A inicios del ao nuevo comenzara la ampliacin de la calle Fred Waring y finalizara para junio del ao venidero, este lunes se coloco la primera piedra que da paso

Actress Eleanor Parker, a three-time Oscar nominee who played the scheming baroness in “The Sound of Music,” has died at age 91. Family friend Richard Gale said Parker died Monday morning due to complications from pneumonia. Gale told The Associated Press the actress “passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children at a medical facility near

The hold-up occurred around 3:40 p.m. Friday at a Bank of America branchin the 2600 block of Green River Road, according to Corona police. “A white male in his 40s … walked into the bank and passed a note demanding money from the teller,” said Sgt. Brent Nelson. “The fearful teller complied and gave the

Muy contentos y emocionados estn ms de 300 estudiantes de 4to grado de planteles escolares del PSUSD quienes recibieron una bicicleta como regalo de Navidad. Gracias a la organizacin no lucrativa Variety the Children’s Charity quienes donaron las bicis a estudiantes que han resaltado en diferentes reas como comportamiento modelo y aprovechamiento educativo. Docenas de

NASA says the Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have supported tiny organisms for tens of millions of years. The lake near the Martian equator existed about 3.5 billion years ago. Scientists say it was neither salty nor acidic, and contained nutrients – a perfect spot to

A Twentynine Palms man is in custody, accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in the High Desert. Officers arrested 37-year-old James Daniel Jarrard on Saturday in Twentynine Palms. Police say they tried to pull him over near El Paseo Drive and Desert Knoll Avenue for a minor equipment violation. Authorities say he refused

The defense is expected to rest Monday in the trial of an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of gunning down an unarmed patron at a Murrieta bar during an argument. Dayle William Long could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff and area representatives will honor fallen law enforcement officers during a “Blue Light” ceremony today in Palm Desert, the first of two scheduled in the county this month. At 6 p.m., the sheriff’s department will host a memorial at its Palm Desert station, 73-705 Gerald Ford Drive. “During the ceremony,

The film ‘American Hustle’ will receive the Ensemble Performance Award at the 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Black Tie Awards Gala, officials announced Friday. The award will honor the film’s cast, which includes Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. Officials with the film festival said awards will also

Cal fire made quick work of a fire that began in the bedroom of a home on Palm Street in Indio Monday afternoon. The fire began just after 12;45 p.m. at a home on the 44-800 block of Palm Street. Cal Fire says the first arriving engine company reported light smoke showing from the home.

Dozens of people lined one of the valley’s busiest streets to take a stand against drunk driving. “This is the start of something very big in this valley. The goal is obviously to eliminate or drastically reduce DUI,” said Dr. Far-Go Khoury, who formed Shutdown Drunk Driving in October after the passing of his friend

“It’s going to feel awesome,” said 9-year-old Diana Sixtos as she showed off her very first bicycle. “It is difficult right now, it’s not a lot of money. I think it’s very good for the kids that really work hard at school and deserve a bike,” said Diana’s mom, Carolina Sixtos. Diana is among hundreds

An arctic airmass digging into the Southwest will bring the first freeze of the year for many Southern California cities over the next few nights. Joshua Tree National Park is under a Freeze Warning while high desert cities to the north are under a Hard Freeze Warning. Overnight lows are expected to drop to the

The 22nd annual Indio International Tamale Festival is here. The celebration kicked off with a carnival Friday, while food vendors geared up to whip out their best tamale recipes over the weekend. The festival draws vendors from across the region. Barret’s Tamales & Lemonade made the trip from Huntington Beach with 17 different flavors. “Our

The death of an east valley women continues to spur action from the community and its leaders. Congressman Raul Ruiz held a special news conference with valley leaders, law enforcement, firefighters and representatives from local hospitals to show a united front against drunk driving. “As a unified community, we have the power to stop this

Palm Springs is rated as one of the top destinations in the world in recent rankings released by a well known travel guide service. In Frommer’s 2014 rankings, the city is ranked as one of the top 14 destinations in the world, and one of only three within the United States. Frommer’s says a big

A driver has been taken to the hospital after going off a mountain roadway in Pinyon Pines Friday evening. According to California Highway Patrol they got a report that a car went off the roadway just after 4:07 p.m. on Highway 74 and Palm Canyon Drive. According to Cal Fire the patient required moderate extrication