Month: September 2014

In Palm Springs, an exhibition benefiting an anti-bulling group will open Saturday night at Gallery 446. All the artwork is done by nine artists under 25 years old. The theme of the show is to call attention to the issue of bullying among children. Proceeds from “25 below artists awakening the world” will go to

On Tuesday, September 9 th , BIGHORN will host its job fair from 10am to 1pm at their club located at 255 Palowet Drive in Palm Desert. Applications will be accepted for Restaurant & Banquet Servers, Barista, Bartender, Lead Hostess, Saut, Line and Prep Cooks, Dishwasher, Housemen/Housekeepers, Merchandise Coordinator, Privacy Officer, Tennis Teaching Professional, Spa

Cathedral City police say they interrupted a possible burglary at Vega and Avenida Ximino around 12:00 p.m. Saturday. Police were looking for outstanding suspects in the area, but did not confirm any other details at the time of publishing. Viewers tell us police had the neighborhood blocked off, with at least 10 police cars on

Students and parents asked military representatives about further education Saturday at La Quinta High School. U.S. Military Academies spoke to high school and early-college students about test scores and the application process. Representatives also eased the mind of some parents in the crowd, answering questions about deadlines. Esteban Escamilla, a sophomore at Cal State San

Some of the claims made by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and his Republican challenger, Neel Kashkari, during Thursday’s hourlong debate stretched the truth. Kashkari slammed Brown for appealing a Los Angeles County Superior Court decision that concluded the state’s teacher tenure laws unfairly discriminate against poor and minority students. In response, Brown said he signed

A Thermal man arrested at a residence where authorities found heroin and methamphetamine with a street value in excess of $54,000 remained behind bars Friday, a sheriff’s deputy said. Rigoberto Gonzalez, 46, was taken into custody when authorities served a narcotics-related search warrant at a residence in the 88-300 block of Avenue 55 in Thermal

Authorities arrested four people after two separate stolen car pursuits took place in the southern Coachella Valley Thursday. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, around 1 p.m., a Coachella police officer saw a stolen Honda driving in the area of Avenue 54 and Harrison Street. A pursuit began after the driver refused to pull

A robbery suspect is back behind bars after skipping out on bail then leading police on a chase while firing a gun into the air, but we found out he should have never been out of jail in the first place. The judge Friday admitted 24-year-old Christian Cervantes was let out on the wrong amount

La familia Ramirez llev a cabo un lavado de autos el viernes para cubrir los gastos fnebres de Osvaldo Ramirez, tambin conocido como Ozzy. La recaudacin de fondos se realiz en el restaurante de comida rpida Wienerschnitzel ubicado sobre Ramon Road en Cathedral City. Sabemos que desde la tarde del viernes, habran reunido cuatro mil

Un hombre de la ciudad de Thermal enfrenta cargos criminales ei da de hoy, se le acusa de dispararle a otro hombre afuera del centro nocturno “zelda’s” en la ciudad de Palm Springs en el mes de abril. Sheldon Auclair Junior de 31 aos fue arrestado el mircoles bajo cargos de intento de homicidio. Segn

Atencin padres de familia, si su hijo o hija esta interesado en ingresar a una academia militar usted tendr la oportunidad de aprender y obtener ms informacin maana en: La preparatoria De La Quinta.de 9am a 12pm. Ah los interesados podrn aprender ms sobre el proceso de solicitar admisin a las academias militares y poder

A former USC professor who was once among the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives is expected to plead guilty today to flying to the Philippines to have sex with underage boys he met online. Walter Lee Williams, a onetime Palm Springs resident, will plead to one federal count of engaging in illicit sexual contact in

A transient who allegedly robbed a bank inside a Cathedral City supermarket last week was in custody Thursday in Arizona. Police in Mesa, Arizona, responded to a “suspicious person” report at an apartment complex and arrested 36-year-old Damon Leandre Ingram on suspicion of trespassing. Police then discovered Ingram was wanted for an Aug. 27 robbery

It’s week one of the high school football season and The Best Local Sports Show has you covered. Take a look at Friday night’s schedule and see who Chris Alvarez and Angelo Caruso picked to win. Week 1 Schedule: (Game of the Week – Palm Desert at Shadow Hills) Palm Desert 14 Angelo Shadow Hills

The former fiancee of Floyd Mayweather Jr. claims in a civil lawsuit that the superstar boxer beat her during their relationship and later publicly humiliated her by posting on social media a sonogram of her pregnancy and saying they broke up because she got an abortion. Shantel Jackson said Mayweather also threatened to post naked

Thursday night Governor Jerry Brown squared off with Republican challenger Neel Kashkari in what was a heated debate out of Sacramento. Kashkari now trails brown by just 16 points, but Brown’s lead remains large — not only in the polls but also in the bank. The first and only face off between the candidates was

Gov. Jerry Brown’s long-shot Republican challenger blasted him for failing to do enough to land a Tesla battery plant Thursday during the only scheduled debate of this year’s governor’s race. It was a testy, hour long exchange that also featured clashes over teacher tenure and the costs of combating climate change. The debate came the

A Cathedral City man who was on the lam in Ecuador after allegedly being involved in a real estate scam in the Coachella Valley pleaded not guilty to felony charges today and was released on his own recognizance. Christopher Douglas Diekmann, 27, was arrested late Monday at Los Angeles International Airport. He was on the

A new bike law is set to go into effect in a couple of weeks aimed at making it safer for bicyclists and drivers to share the road. It will mostly put the pressure on drivers to make sure there’s enough room. An avid bicyclist and head mechanic at Joel’s Bicycle Shop in Thousand Palms,

A warrant has been issued for a prolific octogenarian jewel thief who was released from custody a few months after admitting to stealing a diamond ring from a Palm Desert jewelry store, according to court records. Doris Marie Payne, 83, pleaded guilty in April to one felony count each of burglary and grand theft for