Month: March 2014

An 81-year-old Orinda man was identified today as the hiker who was found unresponsive on the San Jacinto Peak Trail and pronounced dead at a fire station in Idyllwild. Ulrich Luscher, 81, of Orinda was identified by the coroner as the hiker found unresponsive in the wilderness area above the Palm Springs Tram, according to

Everywhere you look during the BNP tennis tournament, you’re likely to see crowds, excited fans and shopping bags. “The tournament has been so busy, so many customers and new folks coming on the grounds this year,” said Lauren Mallon, Senior Global Marketing Manager for FILA, the tournament’s official sponsor. “Build it and they will come,”

Nearly 90 percent of sworn deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are men. But the agency wants that to change, and Saturday it hosted a Fitness Challenge at Rancho Mirage High School to recruit women over 18 to join its force. “Women need to know that this job is an opportunity for them to

No matter which way you slice it, the traffic around the Indian Wells Tennis Garden is bound to take its toll on drivers. “I was sitting in traffic wondering what action I was missing because I was so stupid that I forgot to avoid the cluster that I know is on Washington,” said Marc Levine,

Some Southern California Edison customers have been receiving calls telling them their electricity will be cut off if they don’t make an immediate payment. But the caller is not from the power company. It’s a scam. Tony Bruggemans, general manager of Le Vallauris restaurant in Palm Springs, said he was duped by a phone scam

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District in Indio says it’s swarming season. The office gets quite a few calls about what to do when you come across a bee hive, or worse — get attacked. “The bees are not going to be aggressive for no reason, they’re going to have to have something

Every year, William Bowman plays golf for his Uncle Art. “[He was] A cool guy. As soon as you met him you liked him. He was a just a real guy,” Bowman said. Everyone in the Oasis Country Club loved Art – through his struggle with prostate cancer and afterwards, creating the Art Bowman Memorial

A medida que los mdicos conoscan ms sobre el cncer y descubran mejores maneras de combatirlo, se espera que cerca de un 64% de los nios diagnosticados con este tipo de enfermedad vivan al menos cinco aos, despus del diagnostico. Desde el ao 1960, la mayoria de los menores con cncer reciben tratamiento en unidades

Marc Anthony se vio obligado a posponer los conciertos de su gira “Vivir mi vida” en Mxico por razones de salud. El cantante fue diagnosticado el jueves con laringitis e inflamacin severa de las cuerdas vocales, inform el viernes la promotora OCESA en un comunicado. Su mdico le orden reposo inmediato para evitar daos que

Residente es atacada por abejas (africanas) asesinas. La vctima fue una mujer de 71 aos que fue atacada por centenares de abejas, posiblemente africanizadas. Al arrivar los paramdicos vieron como el cuerpo de la anciana estaba cubierta por las abejas, fue transportada de imediato al hostpital en condicion critica. En su esfuerzo por auxiliar a

In its 32 years, the La Quinta Arts Festival has grown to be a crowd favorite. “We have wonderful crowds. The weather’s beautiful, a perfect weekend for a festival,” said festival Executive Director Christi Salamone. “I love the festival. I come every year,” said Susan Morris, of La Quinta. Surrounded by the Coachella Valley’s beautiful

A California woman was sentenced to over three years in federal prison for defrauding a group of Roman Catholic Sisters out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Irvine resident Linda Rose Gagnon, 59, promised to use $285,000 to purchase a retirement home for the U.S. Province

A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 26 year old man in Twentynine Palms. Steven Kohus, 26, was shot to death around 9:20 p.m. Sunday in a residence located in the 7300 block of Saladin Avenue, according to police. When deputies arrived, they found Kohus suffering from a

The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage has begun accepting applications to fill 200 positions. The resort has openings in Housekeeping, Food and Beverage, Culinary and Front Office and Guest Services, officials said in a release on Friday. If you’re interested in applying for a job, an online application is required to start the process. If you don’t

Maana sbado 8 de Marzo, se llevarn a cabo dos ferias de trabajo organizadas por Valle Music Travel para los festivales de los fines de semana de Abril 11 al 13, Abril 18 al 20 y Abril 25 al 27. Los organizadores comentaron que hay 100 posiciones abiertas para los dos fines de semana del

California’s unemployment rate decreased to 8.1 percent in January. The state Employment Development Department said Friday the rate was down from 8.3 percent in December and from 9.5 percent a year earlier. The U.S. unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January.

A Los Angeles police officer was killed this morning and a second injured when their cruiser collided with a truck in Beverly Hills, authorities said. The crash near Robert Lane and Loma Vista Drive was reported about 8 a.m., according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. The officer who died at the scene was a

Roads in Palm Springs and Cathedral City were closed due to strong wind gusts that created low visibility from blowing sand Friday morning, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Gene Autry Trail was closed between Via Escuela and I-10. Vista Chino Road was also closed between Gene Autry Trail and Carmela Drive. Both roads

The seeded women’s singles players will make their debuts in the 2014 BNP Paribas Open today, while the men will complete in the first round of singles play at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland is the highest seeded player to be in action today. She’ll face Heather Watson of Great

Local job fair held this weekend will fill 100 positions for 2014 music festivals. Valley Music Travel will be hosting two job fairs on March 8 in Palm Springs and Indio. Positions to be filled include: hotel captains, check-in staff, shuttle managers, coordinators, concierges, and golf cart drivers. Valley music travel claims to work with