Month: March 2014

A new fence may have to be built in La Quinta to keep bighorn sheep up in the mountains and off the golf courses. Recent video posted on YouTube, along with televised sightings of the bighorns during the Humana Challenge at P.G.A. West, are shedding light on an issue that wildlife officials and the Bighorn

A brand new casino is celebrating its grand opening. Tortoise Rock Casino is opening its doors in Twentynine Palms, the first casino ever to open in the high desert. “So far the community has been extremely supportive, cooperative and excited that we’re coming up here, and I couldn’t ask for a better welcoming,” said Tortoise

A new multi-million dollar development is in the works for Indio. The new shopping center will include, luxury apartments, a new hotel and lots of retail space. The new development will be called Northgate, and it will sit just south of I-10 on Jefferson Street and Avenue 42. Indio is the fastest growing city in

Some lane closures are scheduled on Highway 111 in Palm Desert because the Coachella Valley Water District is installing a new sewer line. Two eastbound lanes of Hwy. 111 between Park View and Fred Waring Drive will be closed Monday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. One eastbound lane will also be closed in the

On Monday morning, crews started dismantling the ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue in Downtown Palm Springs. Photos: Statue dismantled in Chicago The structure is relocating to its new home in Hamilton New Jersey. A send-off party was held for the Marilyn Monroe statue last Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the weekly VillageFest at Palm

Debido a que las temperaturas en el Valle de Coachella se tornaron clidas antes de lo normal tambin llegaron las abejas, por ello las compaas que se encargan de removerlas estn bastante ocupadas. Hay comercios de este rubro que estn ofreciendo descuentos a personas de la tercera edad que califican para bajos ingresos. Un ataque

The pro-am portion of the Kraft Nabisco Championship will begin Tuesday at Mission Hills Country Club. Another round of pro-am play will be held Wednesday. Tickets for pro-am play are $15. The tournament, the first major of the year on the LPGA Tour, begins Thursday. Information and tickets are available at www.kncgolf.com.

Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who helped popularize surfing and sailing with the development of the foam surfboard and the “Hobie Cat” sailboat, has died. He was 80. Alter died Saturday at his Palm Desert home, according to a statement on the Hobie sporting goods website. A cause of death was not disclosed. The Orange County Register

Hoy a las 12:20 a.m. un agente que realizaba su patrullaje de rutina en el rea de Grapefruit Blvd en Thermal, le orden al conductor de una Chevy Suburban detenerse debido a violaciones en el cdigo vehicular, el sujeto desobedeci e inici una persecucin policiaca que alcanzo las 90 mph. En el rea de la

A Wind Advisory goes into effect Monday afternoon which could create more dangerous driving condition in the Coachella Valley. The Wind Advisory has been issued from 4 p.m. Monday through 7 a.m. Tuesday. A recurring theme of road closures in Palm Springs continued on Sunday when Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Road were shut

Strong and gusty west winds are in store for the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountain areas later Monday, meteorologists said. “A low pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska will bring stronger onshore flow with strong gusty west winds for the mountains and deserts for late Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning,” according to the

A Thermal man was arrested early Monday morning after he crashed an SUV while attempting to evade Riverside County sheriff’s deputies. Around 12:20 a.m., deputies tried to pull over a Chevy Suburban on Grapefruit Avenue due to vehicle code violations. The driver, 42-year-old Juan Zavala, didn’t stop and continued driving above 90 MPH, according to

A stolen boat report in Blythe led Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies to a suspected boat chop shop operating in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Deputies arrested Randolph Letcher, Jr., 41, owner and operator of Jet Boats Plus after executing a search warrant at his business on Thursday. Detectives from Colorado River Station were assigned to the

Cal Fire crews today will go into 24-hour stand-by mode at fire stations in Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties in the face of tinderbox conditions exacerbated by meager winter rainfall. The seasonal workforce increases in Southern California don’t typically begin until May or June. So far this year, Cal Fire has responded to

“When I woke up, I thought it was raining outside because it was, like, bringing down all the trees and stuff,” said Lena Mizrahi, who is visiting the Coachella Valley with her family. The valley got a windy wake up call early Sunday morning. “It’s wind everywhere, dust everywhere and they’re closing the streets already,”

A wind advisory was in effect until 2 pm Sunday creating low visibility and dangerous driving conditions on Coachella Valley Roads. Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino were both closed around 12 p.m. due to zero visibility from blowing sand. Gene Autry Trail reopened to traffic around 3 p.m. and Vista Chino was back open

The movie “Cesar Chavez” opened in theaters Friday. It depicts the life of the man who led the fight for better conditions for farm workers by establishing the United Farm Workers of America. Bermuda Dunes resident Amalia Deaztlan remembers the early days of the union and working alongside Chavez to improve the working environment for

UPDATE: Riverside County Fire reports the fire has been fully contained to 57 acres — down from previous estimates due to more accurate mapping. California Highway Patrol expects Van Buren Street and Avenue 62 to be open Sunday morning. *** A brush fire sparked in Thermal Friday afternoon and has grown to 80-85 acres, according

A magnitude-4.1 aftershock has rattled parts of Southern California where a moderate quake occurred the day before. The U.S. Geological Survey says the aftershock struck shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday. A magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered 25 miles south of Los Angeles hit Friday night, cracking foundations and causing evacuations. More than 100 aftershocks have followed including