Month: November 2014

Slick roads may have led to a single-vehicle wreck in Palm Springs. It happened at about 5:30 a.m. Friday on Vista Chino and Gene Autry. Police say the driver had moderate injuries. The rare rain hitting much of Southern California today is expected to come to an end later today in the Coachella Valley.

A Palm Springs man who was driving a speeding BMW that crashed into another car, killing the defendant’s brother and a woman on Highway 74, was sentenced today to nine years in prison. Kyle Donald Alexander, 34, pleaded guilty in August to a felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and a sentence-enhancing allegation

Rain is falling around the desert Friday morning. There is no word on any power outages so far. Palm Springs police say there are no rain-related road closures as of now. “Showers and thunderstorms overnight will come to an end by this afternoon”, said KESQ meteorologist Jerry Steffen. All roads are open but give yourself

On Wednesday afternoon, a 20-year-old Palm Desert man was ordered to stand trial for allegedly raping an intoxicated woman after she left a party in June. A judge at the Larson Justice Center ruled that there was enough evidence for Alexis Haro to proceed to trial on one count each of rape of an unconscious

If someone tried to grab you – attack you – when you have nothing to defend yourself with, would you know what to do? Would you be able to think clearly enough to know what to say? “We’re one of the most vulnerable populations, because people look at women and say, ‘I can overpower her,’

Most of us hope we will never be in a situation in which we have to use a gun to defend ourselves. But the women in the Lady Be Aware course, put on by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, don’t want to leave their safety up to chance. “Women in general should be prepared

Hoy jueves se registr una balacera a las 10:20 a.m. en Desert Hot Springs. Una persona fue llevada al Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs en condicin crtica, esto fue confirmado por la polica. De acuerdo a la dependencia del orden Cahulla Avenue y Desert View Avenue han sido cerradas al flujo vehicular entre

President Barack Obama says he’s done waiting for Congress and is ready to act on his own on the issue of immigration. He’ll announce his plan to the nation Thursday night at 5 local time. For some in the Coachella Valley the announcement couldn’t come soon enough. People are already calling immigration legal experts about

A Desert Hot Springs man with schizophrenia has been found after disappearing from his board and care facility over a week ago. Gregory Walls walked away from his facility on November, 10, and hadn’t been heard from since. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department released information Thursday morning saying Walls was located by the sheriff’s

The McCallum Theatre Institute in Palm Desert is announcing its annual call for entries for this year’s Open Call Talent Project. Open Call Talent Project 2015 will be a valley-wide competition featuring talented people from dance, music, magic, comedy and other fields. Finalists will be chosen from live auditions and will be featured in 4

It’s safe to say that at one point or another we’ve ended up with a phone book on our front door step, but some people now say they’re ending up with not just 1 or 2, but 3, 4, even 5 of them at their door. “I think it’s ridiculous and a waste of a

Evelyn Paterson said her husband, 84-year-old Malcolm Paterson, began showing signs of dementia after he crashed into the Lincoln Elementary School playground in Palm Desert last October. Adrian Grajeda, who was 10 years old at the time, was severely injured and lost part of his leg. Paterson never recovered from what happened. “He thinks about

Cooking is the number one cause of household fires and fire injuries. Every year, an average of 150,000 household fires start in the kitchen. Vincent Sellecchia of Desert Hot Springs created a product to change that statistic. “It’s very user friendly,” he said. “It doesn’t scare you it has a ramp up sound. It’s a

If you drive down Highway 111 regularly in Downtown Palm Springs you’ll see construction is still going strong for the new plaza by the art museum. Developers say they are right on track, but that could change. “It always helps to come out to the parcel when you are looking at new designs because it

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President Obama discussed the accomplishments the Coachella Valley Unified School District has achieved in the face of adversity, while meeting with Superintendent Darryl Adams and officials with the Department of Education in Washington Tuesday. Hear Obama talk about C.V.U.S.D. The President honored educators and staff members for all of their hard work in making technology

Authorities shut down traffic on Highway 74 for over an hour Wednesday afternoon due to a three-car crash that happened about one mile north of Vista Point. The accident happened around 2:20 p.m. Officials said one person is in critical condition and was airlifted to the hospital. Three others were taken to the hospital by

A gas leak was reported at Indio High School Wednesday afternoon. A teacher smelled gas in a classroom and thought it was lingering from an experiment that was conducted Tuesday, according to officials. When firefighters arrived they smelled gas coming from the classroom next door so they decided to evacuate a wing of classrooms while

The Living Desert announced the largest endowment campaign in the Coachella Valley’s history Wednesday. With a goal of $20 million well within reach, adminstrators say the zoo is poised for growth and sustainability with this news. “The challenges of the market are very real for any nonprofit organization,” said President and CEO Allen Monroe, “but