Month: August 2014

California lawmakers have acted on two bills that tackle firearm safety and add rules for ammunition sales. The Senate on Friday unanimously passed SB505 by Democratic Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara. It would require officers to search the state’s database of gun purchases when checking on whether someone may be a danger to themselves

A Cathedral City man was arrested and a Palm Springs neighborhood is getting back to normal after an armed robbery and a more than four-hour long standoff in Palm Springs Friday night. Police arrested 24-year-old Jody Wayne Noel, in connection with an armed robbery at the Super Walmart on Ramon Road in Palm Springs that

Two northern California police officers are in trouble after they allegedly used company equipment and time to search for women on internet dating sites. Police say Sergeant Stephen Ruiz and Detective Jacob Glashoff found women on websites like E-harmony and Match dot com. Then, they allegedly used government databases to perform background checks on the

The family of a valley toddler who was accidentally hit by a softball at Big League Dreams sports park on Sunday is reaching out to the community for help. Aliyah Bravo, 2, was in one of the dugouts watching her dad play softball when an errant throw to the third baseman struck her in the

The Coachella Valley spend Friday cleaning up a layer of dust left behind by Thursday’s Haboob. From pools and solar panels to cars and sidewalks, we found a business in Rancho Mirage that is happy to help. All day long at Quick N Clean it was car after car lining up to go through the

Your dog may be able to tag along the next time you go to a bar or restaurant. Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill allowing dogs to join their owners in outdoor seating areas, depending on local rules. A pet-friendly city, walking along downtown Palm Springs, one may notice dog owners dining with their

What started as a complaint to Veteran Affairs turned into an honor no one ever expected. A local Vietnam Veteran received several medals Thursday he earned during his service over 40 years ago, medals he never knew he earned. “The country was calling and we went,” said William Blue. “I was 18.” In 1966 the

El grupo de msica nortea por fin se hizo con el reconocimiento tras cuatro aos de espera Felicidad, alegra y mucha emocin es lo que sintieronLos Tigres del Nortetras recibir su estrella en elPaseo de la Fama de Hollywood. Los reyes de las norteas ya quedaron inmortalizados este 21 de agosto 2014 en una ceremonia

The National Weather Service has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for the Coachella Valley until 7 pm Thursday. Southeast sustained winds up to 30 mph are expected, with gusts up to 40 mph possible. We are tracking haboob conditions, which can be dangerous and produce zero visibility at times. The full text from the National

NUEVO LAREDO.-Sector Salud reconoce que Nuevo Laredo es una zona considerada endmica de denegu, se ha combatido al mosquito pero no ha tenido el efecto esperado, hasta ahora van 50 casos, pero se corre el riesgo de que aumente mucho ms. Ante la posibilidad de ms pacientes infectados de dengue clsico y hemorrgico, se ha

Fido can feast with you now when you go out to eat in California. Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday said he signed a bill permitting pet dogs at restaurants with outdoor spaces. It doesn’t force restaurants to allow dogs, but rather implements guidelines for how they can accommodate pets. Some local public health departments have

California lawmakers will approve legislation supported by Gov. Jerry Brown to spend $3 million in state money to provide legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children from Central America, Democratic leaders announced Thursday. Making the money available is “the decent thing to do, and it’s consistent with the progressive spirit of California,” Brown said in a

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway has tentative plans in place to add brand-new attractions to further the tram experience. The thrill has always been taking the tram up the mountain, but tram officials want to further the experience before patrons set foot on the tramcar. “We learned from Disney, almost every attraction does,” said Palm

A blanket of dirt, dust and sand quickly engulfed the valley, and in a matter of seconds the sky was completely dark. “It was all nice and good and then a huge dust storm came through,” said Jack McGrath, who was caught off guard by the storm at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center. The wind

The eastern Coachella Valley saw first sights of the haboob that struck Thursday afternoon, and the effects of the storm were felt hard, especially at one residence in Indio. Aftermath saw workers cutting down loose tree limbs on Washington street, just south of Avenue 50. Katie McAaskill, a resident of La Quinta, reflected on her

A countywide crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired motorists netted 187 arrests over six days, authorities said Thursday. The late-summer Riverside County Avoid the 30 campaign — named for the number of police agencies involved — got under way Friday morning. Between then and Wednesday night, saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints were deployed in a number

Many immigrant children from Central America still remain in the U.S. as a new school year begins. You may recall some were processed and released at the border patrol facility in El Centro, some even thought to possibly make their way to the Coachella Valley. On Thursday, students in the Coachella Valley Unified School District

Strong winds clouded the skies with dust and sand Thursday and bent trees in the Coachella Valley. Winds reached 30 mph — with gusts of up to 40 mph — in Palm Springs, according to the National Weather Service. The California Highway Patrol urged drivers to use caution. The dust blew through in the late

Tom Koch drives nearly two dozen miles from his home in Twentynine Palms to the Dale Group Mining District near Joshua Tree to look for gold. He took us along for the nearly two-hour, slow, bumpy and often dangerous ride through the Mojave Desert to the Rose of Peru mine Thursday. It’s a mine that’s

Las inclemencias del tiempo han provocado consternacin ya que las condiciones climticas en la tarde del jueves sorprendieron a residentes con fuertes vientos. Se habra lanzado una alerta de zonas de indundacin repentinas que estaran en efecto hasta las 5:30pm. No obstante, el viento se produjo sta tarde a ms de 40 millas por hora