Month: January 2014

Michael Kearney is the bartender at Neil’s Lounge in Indio, where he’s been serving up free, non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers for years. The California Office of Traffic Safety wants more bars to follow suit. “It’s just the right thing to do, you want to be in business but you don’t want to put people

Una casa mvil ubicada en Palm Springs estallo en llamas el viernes por la tarde. Cal Fire respondi al lugar de los hechos un poco despus del medioda. Al llegar los socorristas encontaron la unidad completamente envuelta en llamas. La vivienda estaba localizada entre Colony Way e Indian Canyon en la ciudad de Palm Springs.

Cerca de cien residentes de las casas rodantes “Oasis mobile home park” en Thermal, poblado ubicado al sur este del valle de Coachella, pueden estar ms tranquilos luego de que Telemundo Palm Springs expusiera irregularidades en dichas unidades. El viernes 10 del presente, un televidente notific a Telemundo sobre el posible desalojo de cas cien

Patrick Reed found La Quinta Country Club to his liking, too, leaving everyone else behind again in the Humana Challenge. A day after shooting a 9-under, 63, at PGA West’s Arnold Palmer Private Course to take the lead, Reed had another 9-under 63 down the road Friday at tree-lined La Quinta to stretch his advantage

Para los fanticos de “La Voz Kids” , les tenemos muy buenas noticias, pues ya muy pronto el programa regresa con su segunda temporada , y los que tambin estarn de vuelta son sus presentadores Jorge Bernal y Daisy Fuentes. Los presentadores de la voz kids , dicen sentirse muy contentos ya que este programa

A mobile home in Desert Hot Springs caught fire Friday afternoon. CAL Fire responded to the blaze shortly after 12 p.m. The fire fully engulfed the mobile home, which is located on Avenida De La Familias. Previously, CAL FIRE reported that it was on Colony Way which is right in front of Avenida De La

Hoy a las 7:11 a.m. se volc una camioneta que jalaba un remolque en los carriles con rumbo al este de la I-10 al este del Hwy 62 en Whitewater. Un nio de 7 aos sali disparada del vehculo y qued debajo de un segundo auto perdiendo la vida al instante, los paramdicos reportaron que

Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much better prepared for the terrible consequences that California’s drought now threatens, including dramatically less water for our farms and communities and increased fires

Gulf-California Broadcast Company’s KUNA-FM radio station, La Poderosa 96.7 FM, is the #1 station in the Palm Spring’s DMA for the 27th consecutive Arbitron ratings period. This is for people 12 years old and up, regardless of language, from 6am to midnight. La Poderosa 96.7 FM is completely locally produced – with our daily programming

California’s youngest city is one step closer to being history. In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the Jurupa Valley City Council chose Thursday to move toward disincorporation after the state shifted crucial revenues away from cities and counties. The vote starts a roughly 18 month-process that could make the city of 97,000 people east of Los

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate a DUI checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 9 p.m., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure motorists are carrying a valid driver’s license, Sgt. Harvey Reed said. The checkpoint is funded by

Too spoiled to know better. That’s what Texas teen Ethan Couch’s defense lawyers claimed last year, when the 16-year-old drove drunk into a parked car, killing four people. Ever since, the term “affluenza” has been sparking controversy. “It’s the idea that someone is not criminally responsible for their actions because of the way they were

While a majority of California is experiencing extreme drought conditions, the Desert Water Agency wants people to know the Coachella Valley is not yet in dire straights when it comes to water reserves. The reason: the Valley draws most of its water from its aquifer. “The great thing about the aquifer is it can be

Before the pros began the first round of play at the Humana Challenge, former president Bill Clinton arrived at PGA West to help kick things off. He joined legendary golfer Gary Player and tournament officials for the ceremonial first tee shot. This marks Clinton’s third year being involved in the event and he feels good

A man and child from different parts of Riverside County who recently died have tested positive for influenza, becoming the second and third flu-related deaths of the influenza season. The man, 63, and girl, 9, died recently after being hospitalized, according to Barbara Cole, director of disease control for the Riverside County Department of Public

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Nearly 100 people gathered for the groundbreaking of a new County Law Building in Indio. Construction will begin this month on the three-story, 90,000-square-foot facility, which will house law offices for the district attorney and the public defender’s office at the corner of Highway 111 and Jackson Street. It will also be home to a

A murder charge has been filed against an Indio man suspected in a deadly stabbing earlier this week. David Montoya Sanchez, 43, was arraigned Thursday afternoon in connection to the death of 57-year-old Indio resident Arthur Felix Candelaria. The victim was found Monday night with multiple stab wounds in the driveway of a home in

Tryouts for kids interested in working the court for the 2014 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden begin next weekend. Training sessions start on Saturday, January 25, and Sunday, January 26, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Training sessions will also be held during the same hours on the following dates: (All