Month: December 2014

The official New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown Los Angeles will have a lot more room and a lot less booze. Organizers of the Grand Park New Year’s Eve celebration say Wednesday’s free event will have three times the space of last year’s inaugural party. They expect to fill it with 30,000 people but are

The state Department of Water Resources is slated to do the winter’s first manual measurement of the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Abundant snowfall in the mountains would be an important part of ending one of the worst droughts in more than a century of record keeping. State officials say California’s snowpack supplies about a

Wine sold for nearly $8,000 a bottle was stolen from the French Laundry in Napa Valley, a restaurant that has twice been named the best in the world. The theft occurred on Christmas Day at Chef Thomas Keller’s famed restaurant that is known for twice daily serving nine-course tasting menus, none of which uses the

At quick glance, you could almost mistake Palm Canyon Drive for Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Monday afternoon people braved the frigid cold with coats, scarves, and steaming hot drinks. “This weather, I think it feels like winter,” said 4-year-old Naomi James of Palm Springs. “I think it’s too cold, it’s like a little snap for

When Xitlali Acosta got to work Christmas Day, she was devastated to see her livelihood go up in smoke. Once known as Davey’s Hideaway, flames ripped through Bernie’s Lounge and Supper Club in Palm Springs Christmas Day. “It was like my second home, so it was kind of sad. The building was burning,” Acosta said.

Cold temperatures can be bad news for sensitive plants and some crops in low-lying areas. “We lose some things every year, things that have just been freshly planted they are more sensitive to the frost then the plants that have been in your yard for several years,” says Paul Stetz, manager at Vintage Nursery in

Palm Springs Police need help in catching a suspected bank robber and release photos taken during the Friday Evening robbery at the U.S. Bank on East Palm Canyon Drive. According to police, the suspect went inside with a handgun and demanded money from a teller. No customers were inside at the time of the robbery

Cuatro personas quedaron sin techo segn Cal Fire despus de un incendio a tempranas horas del lunes en Coachella. Bomberos manifestaron que el incendio comenz a eso de las 2:30 a.m. en una vivienda ubicada sobre la cuadra 52-200 de Tripoli Way cerca de la Avenida 52. Testigos dijeron que se percataron del fuego en

Mientras decenas de miles de inmigrantes no autorizados se preparan para solicitar la licencia de conduccin en California a partir del 2 de enero, a otros se les pide que lo piensen dos veces. Defensores de los inmigrantes dicen que la mayora debe recibir la licencia sin problemas, pero advierten que cualquiera que la haya

American singer, actor and valley resident Frankie Randall passed away peacefully this evening after battling stage 4 lung cancer for almost 16 months. Randall is well known for his role in the Dean Martin Summer Show and the 1973 film, Day of the Wolves. He also starred in Sonny and Cher’s first movie in 1964,

It was a scary situation for parents on the Lykken Trailhead in Palm Springs Sunday. A full search and rescue team was called out to search for a seven-year-old boy who got separated from his parents during a hike just after 2 p.m. After about 20 minutes, the child was found by his father. Turns

A judge ordered a psychological evaluation for a 35- year-old Thermal woman charged in the death of her newborn son, who had methamphetamine in his system when he was found dead in a Mecca park. An expert was appointed to examine Esperanza Mulato at her attorney’s request, and her mental health records were ordered released

Four people will need to find a place to live, according to Cal Fire, after a fire in Coachella early Monday morning. Firefighters say the fire started around 2:30 a.m. in a home on the 52200 block of Tripoli Way near Avenue 52. Flames were seen coming from the roof. One woman had burns on

The last week of the year is bringing frost to Southern California, and forecasters say the region may also see more rain and snow. The National Weather Service says a frost advisory is in effect through Monday morning in the Central Coast, Los Angeles and Ventura county mountains and valleys because temperatures are forecast to

Los Angeles police say a man fired a rifle at two officers in a patrol car, but no one was injured in the attack. LAPD spokeswoman Officer Nuria Venegas said Monday morning that the man has been arrested and police are seeking a second suspect. She says two officers were responding to a radio call

Southern California Edison crews restored power to some 1,100 customers this morning in Cathedral City. The outage was reported at 2 a.m. Monday morning. No word on what caused the outage.

An elderly female drove into some railing on North Indian Canyon Saturday night, shutting down the road for a few hours, according to Palm Springs police. Sgt. Arnold Galvan says the woman was trying to drive over the train track overpass in her black Ford truck when she hit the railing. Firefighters had to get

A fire broke out around 12:30 this afternoon, gutting Bernie’s Supper Club on East Palm Canyon Drive. Two employees working inside the restaurant called 911 when they noticed smoke coming from the dining area. By the time fire crews arrived on scene, the restaurant was fully engulfed. “I said call the fire department and leave

Kerry Anderson is the owner of the new Sip Coffeehouse and Juice Bar in Indio, which was formerly It’s a Grind. She said thieves tried to take the copper water valves in the back of the complex, but didn’t. Instead they broke a few pipes and shut off water supply to 75 percent of the

UPDATE: Abney’s son contacted us saying his father was found near Amarillo, Texas, in fairly good condition. He says “thank you” to everyone who helped in the search. Original post: Police are looking for a Yucca Valley man who went missing on Christmas Eve. San Barnardino County Sheriff’s Department, Morongo Basin Station officers say 85-year-old