Month: October 2014

Mika Moulton is the founder and executive director of Christopher’s Clubhouse, a local organization devoted to family safety education and empowerment. The group’s on high-alert after recent reports of stranger danger across the Coachella Valley. Several children were approached on different occasions in September as they walked home from school, two in Thermal and one

El enfrentamiento entre el congresista demcrata Ral Ruiz y su retador, el asamblesta Brian Nestande se efectuara este domingo 5 de octubrepresentado por nuestra compania -Gulf California Broadcast Company en conjunto con el periodico -The Desert Sun. El litigio sera transmitidoal puntode las 6pm este fin de semana. Esta ser laprimera vez que los enemigospolticosabordenlos

Un incendio en Palm Springs la maana del martes arraz con todo a su paso en un complejo habitacional, Rancheria Sol Apartments, ubicados en la manzana 300 de la calle Encilia al filo de las 11:00a.m. Casi 12 personas se quedaron sin techo y dos apartamentos fueron completamente destruidos. Al parecer, el incendio comenz en

The city of Palm Springs will count more than 15,000 trees paid for by an $80,000 grant from the Southern California Association of Governments. Michele Mician, Sustainability Manager for the city of Palm Springs, said tracking trees will help the city track its assets. “Trees really help us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which is

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and experts at Eisenhower Medical Center will be offering free lectures to provide the most up-to-date information so patients and their families can make informed decisions about their health and treatment options. Health officials said the lectures are open to the public and will be held at Eisenhower Lucy

Nearly a dozen people need new homes after a fire at a Palm Springs apartment complex. It happened at the Rancheria del Sol apartments on Calle Encilia around 11:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. Three apartments were affected, one two story and two single story apartments, but it could have been much worse, if not for a

The Cathedral City Police Department is investigating after a bicyclist was hit by a vehicle on Ramon Road Tuesday night. The collision happened at about 5:30 p.m. According to police, the investigation revealed the bicyclist was riding eastbound in the westbound lanes of Ramon Road just east of Landau Blvd. The man was hit by

Police arrested a 55-year-old man on Tuesday after he apparently crashed his truck into a mobile home in Rancho Mirage. Witnesses reported the crash to police at about 4:15 p.m. It happened near Peterson Road and Highway 111, according to the Rancho Mirage Police Department. Officers determined Terry Smith of Rancho Mirage was intoxicated at

Three people are in jail, accused of using fake gift cards at the outlet stores in Cabazon. Police say they found 33-year old Amy Reyes and 32-year old Vito Lopez of Hemet, and 23-year old Elizabeth Paniagua of Riverside, with several bags of merchandise from different stores. A search turned up around 150 fake gift

There is still time to sign-up for the Desert Cancer Foundation’s annual Paint El Paseo Pink fundraising walk. The walk will take place October 11th at The Gardens on El Paseo. You can sign up in advance at www.desertcancerfoundation.org. Honorary event chair and popular television personality Pattie Daly Caruso, a cancer survivor herself, will emcee

A new study found that television is increasing its depiction of gay characters. The media advocacy group GLAAD said Wednesday that 3.9 percent of the characters regularly seen on prime-time network series this season will be gay, lesbian or bisexual. There are more gay characters on cable TV as well, the study found. But GLAAD

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms that there is an active investigation at Coachella Valley High School, over an incident involving nude pictures and social media. According to Lt. Misty Reynolds of the sheriff’s department, the incident involved several students that posted nude photos on a twitter account. That twitter account has since been taken

The city of Palm Springs has a lot to celebrate: “We did $1.2 billion dollars in taxable retail sales just in the city of Palm Springs last year, which is incredible,” said James Canfield, president of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. This year the Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Business Expo and Taste

Walkers, runners and triathletes are encouraged to sign up the Inaugural “Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge” on Sunday October 12th in Palm Desert. The Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge is an event for every age and skill level. Events include in the 5K Walk/Run, 1K Color Run, or the Reverse Mini-Triathlon which includes

Palm Springs Unified School District released the following statement to parents of elementary school students in Desert Hot Springs Monday. Hello Desert Hot Springs parents and guardians: This is a safety advisory from Palm Springs Unified School District. We are calling to alert you to an incident that is being investigated by Desert Hot Springs