Month: September 2014

Ron and Michele Sznaider want answers in the death of their only son, 27-year-old Joshua Sznaider. They held a news conference Tuesday in Palm Springs. Police said Sznaider was high on a lethal amount of methamphetamine as he ran in and out of traffic at Baristo Road and Sunrise Way around 7 a.m. on Oct.

Rancho Mirage residents who adopt a pet from the Coachella Valley Animal Campus or any certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization can receive up to $300 from the city to help defray adoption fees and pet care expenses. The money will come as a reimbursement as part of a newly approved amendment to the Animal Adoption Incentive

El desperfecto en un calenton de agua casero al parecer fue la causa de un incendio en el tico de una vivienda en Coachella, as lo dio a conocer Cal Fire. Los bomberos se abocaron a eso de las 12:26 p.m. del sbado a la cuadra 52-300 de la avenida Dos Palmes. Los uniformados lograron

Insatisfechos y molestos se encuentran los jvenes beneficiarios del DACA, el programa de accin diferida, tras el anuncio de la Administracin del presidente Barack Obama en referencia a la prohibicin de soadores o dreamers al servicio militar. Este viernes 26 de Septiembre, el programa reclutador- Adhesiones Militares Vitales para el inters Nacional, o MAVNI, anuncio

La Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Washington aceptar a estudiantes que participan en el programa federal que protege de la deportacin a jvenes que fueron trados ilegalmente a Estados Unidos cuando eran nios. El cambio en las normas de admisin se anunci la semana pasada, lo que abre la puerta de la escuela

State leaders will gather with Sea View Elementary school students this morning celebrating the designation of the new state amphibian. Last year, students at the school contacted assemblyman Manuel Perez to author a bill declaring the threatened California red-legged frog as the official state amphibian. Perez was impressed by their work and introduced the measure

A faulty water heater caused the attic fire that scorched a home in Coachella Sunday, according to CAL FIRE. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:26 p.m. Saturday to an address in the 52300 block of Dos Palmas Avenue. Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading in the attic almost 30 minutes later, Riverside County

The owners of a Bakery and Cafe in Indio are remembering a man killed in a plane crash last weekend. 69-year-old Max Mizejewski, a pilot from Orange County, died when his small plane went down in a remote area of Borrego Springs. Mizejewski frequently flew in and out of Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal.

Golfers of all ages got a chance to hit the links Saturday for free at the annual Family Golf Festival held at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert. The event encourages families to get out and learn to play the game together. The Jotblad family, visiting from Laguna Niguel, hit

As California’s severe drought continues, state and local agencies are looking at budgeting water use by creating a daily water allocation for each household. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports that under such a scheme, a household would get a certain number of gallons allotted to it for indoor water use and another for outdoor

It’s Week 4 of high school football and The Best Local Sports Show will bring you all of Friday night’s action from the gridiron. The Game of the Week features La Quinta at Palm Desert. Chris Alvarez and Angelo Caruso have also picked Friday night’s winning teams. At the start of Week 4, they’re tied

Drivers crossing the Cajon Pass between Riverside County cities and Las Vegas will encounter a new and major bottleneck for the next few months, as a pavement replacement project is in a new phase. One lane in each direction of the eight-lane freeway were to be closed — starting Saturday– on Interstate 15 at the

Hundreds of people attended the inaugural Desert Sun “Political Pop Up” Saturday at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The event allowed them to get to know more about candidates and ballot measures before voting for them on November 4. More than 40 campaigns from across the Coachella Valley met with constituents. “There’s no question in

Twentynine Palms firefighters rescued an elderly man Saturday morning who fell into a septic tank and was trapped inside. At approximately 07:30 on Saturday, firefighters received a report of a person trapped on the 2400 Block of Lear Ave. Firefighters reported an elderly male had fallen through an open septic tank lid and landed approximately

Golf enthusiasts hit the links Saturday for a cause. They teed off at the “Golfing for KKids” tournament at the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. The event was hosted by the Desert Sands Unified School District. Proceeds go to the district’s K.I.D.S Measure KK Bond Campaign, a ballot measure aiming to help maintain the quality of

Hundreds of doctors converged in the east Coachella Valley Saturday to help families in desperate need. It was all part of the ‘Flying Doctors’ event that provides free medical and dental care services. “There’s about 430,000 in the Coachella Valley that are still without insurance,” said Frank Sisneroz, lead coordinator of Path to Health, an

Cathedral City police Sergeant Scott Sharpe says the driver of a Nissan pickup truck slammed into a full-sized diesel dump truck that was stopped at a red light Friday night. This happened at 8:52 p.m. on Ramon Rd. heading east,approaching Cathedral Canyon. The driver of the Nissan is not being identified, was not wearing a

Find Food Bank wants to “stick a fork in hunger.” This year’s second annual Rock Out to Knock Out Hunger event calls especially on young people to fight this growing epidemic. “This event represents to the next generation a way they can make difference in the fight against hunger that is truly affecting all of

A trough of low pressure will move onshore early Saturday to bring strong and gusty winds to the mountains and deserts through Sunday. Gusts could top 55 mph in wind prone areas. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the mountain and desert areas in Riverside country through 4 am Sunday. The full text warning