Month: November 2014

“He served in Iraq almost two years and when he came home, it was, wow. Thank you God for letting him to come back because there’s so many that don’t,” David Maldonado said of his son. That’s where it started. “When he came back from Iraq a lady in a church in Palm Desert said

More than a dozen local charities are getting a boost from hundreds of thousands of dollars raised during this year’s Humana Challenge, in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. Today, Desert Classic Charities distributed $800,000 to 40 local charities. “Lot of the great charities that everybody depends on in this valley, and we’re very proud to

Nearly 100 people honored our country’s service men and women at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City for the Veterans Day Ceremony 2014 Tuesday. Local leaders, students and neighbors recognized the commitments and sacrifices of our heroes through song, prayer, a flag and color guard salute. “If you look around there’s people here who’ve gone

Local businesses around the valley offered deals to veterans to say thank you on Veterans Day. Sidewinder Grill in Desert Hot Springs served free turkey dinner all day to veterans. Angelo Avramidis owns the restaurant and he’s a veteran. “They’re so grateful,” he said. “Grateful for me serving, for all the veterans that have served

Despus de la reciente ceremonia para conmemorar a los sobrevivientes y fallecidos veteranos en el cementerio Vererans Memorial Park este martes en la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs se reporto la desaparicin de cuatro medallones de bronce. Segn a una declaracin efectuada por el alcalde Adam Snchez, un veterano que trabaja para la ciudad notifico

MEXICO – La casa privada del presidente mexicano Enrique Pea Nieto fue construida y est registrada a nombre de una compaa que gan la licitacin de un tren de alta velocidad, un contrato que poco despus fue cancelado por el propio mandatario, de acuerdo con una investigacin de una destacada periodista mexicana. El portal Aristegui

Pick up the phone, take advantage of the Wi-fi. Technological comforts we don’t think twice about. They’re as much a part of Krystal Yokimcus’ routine as putting her baby girl Charleigh down for a nap and switching on the baby monitor. “Yeah, I can’t live without it,” says Yokimcus, a stay-at-home mother from Cathedral City.

Four brass medallions were recently removed from a walkway at Veterans Memorial Park in Desert Hot Springs, but the extent of what was stolen didn’t resonate until Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony. According to Mayor Adam Sanchez, a veteran who works for the city reported the missing medallions a few weeks ago when he was at

A man and woman were detained by the California Highway Patrol after a stolen truck pursuit ended in a lake at the 9th hole of Tahquitz Creek Golf Course in Palm Springs. Police said the unusual scene happened just before 9 a.m. Tuesday when the pair crashed through a gate on Sonora Road, eventually ending

Several events are planned around the Coachella Valley Monday and Tuesday to mark Veterans Day, which falls on Tuesday. Local businesses and organizations are offering Veterans Day specials. The Living Desert in Palm Desert will give veterans and active-duty service members with identification 50 percent off admission, food and drinksthrough Tuesday. Spotlight 29 Casino in

A 60-year-old man has been identified after he was hit and killed by a car in Palm Springs early Saturday evening. Michael Kozmiuk was walking across east Ramon Road, just west of Sunrise Way, around 5:30 p.m. when he was struck by the car. Police arrived to find him lying in the roadway. Kozmuik was

The Riverside County Public Defender’s Office is expected to be served Tuesday with at least the third legal action in as many years alleging workplace discrimination based on sex, according to Attorney Megan Beaman. The plaintiff is a former Riverside County deputy public defender who worked for the office from 2006 to 2012. Beaman said

A 36-year-old Pennsylvania man had to call for help after becoming lost in Joshua Tree National Park as it became dark Monday night. Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the man called for help shortly after 5 p.m. He was hiking and went off the marked trail and didn’t know how to get

Hoy a las 5:45 da.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que un hombre de la tercera edad fue atropellado cuando intentaba cruzar la interseccin de Landau Blvd y McCalum Way en Cathedral City. El coche involucrado es un Chrysler negro conducido por una mujer quien de inmediato paro y pidi ayuda, en todo

The Greater Palm Springs Pride weekend brought thousands of people to the Coachella Valley. For the first time the entire festival took place in downtown on Palm Canyon Drive. Business was good for some downtown shop and restaurant owners. However, others said they lost out on up to 75 percent of sales because they were

Authorities in Northern California say a 4-year-old boy survived after falling 230 feet from a seaside cliff and landing on a rocky beach. The child has been hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports the boy was on a family outing on a trail in Bodega Bay on Monday evening

An investigation is underway into another deadly vehicle versus pedestrian crash. This one happened just before 6:00 p.m. Monday on Highway 62 at Desert Willow Trail just North of Morongo Valley. Police say an elderly man was trying to cross the road to meet his son who was picking him up. He was not in

News Channel 3 has obtained surveillance footage showing Palm Desert High School’s Aztec Band truck driven off campus in the middle of the night. The brazen theft was caught on school security cameras in the early hours of Sunday, November 2. “You can see an unidentified person walking along various places on the campus, trying

Holiday decorations are going up around the valley and that means its time for holiday shopping But, some think it’s too early and aren’t ready for the holiday shopping push. “It’s certainly an earlier start than our industry has ever seen,” said Patrick Klein, General Manager of Westfield in Palm Desert. Some shoppers like Nancy

It’s every high school football players dream. The Xavier Saints beat the Palm Desert Aztecs at home in overtime last Friday. “It was just an amazing feeling, it was just disbelief,” says Xavier Prep Quarterback Sava Voyne. Students rushed the field and everyone thought the Saints were playoff bound. Unfortunately for Xavier Prep, that’s not