Month: December 2014

A Coachella Valley vigil planned for Thursday will address racial injustices against people of color. The ‘Black and Brown Lives Matter” vigil will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Indio Larson Justice Center on Oasis Street. Clergy leaders and community residents are expected to attend. The vigil follows the recent shooting deaths of unarmed

A woman who claims she was served a pot-laced cookie at a Los Angeles hair salon has received a settlement of $25,000. Seventy-two-year-old Jo Ann Nickerson said she had never tried marijuana in her life before she partook of the cookie at Blush Salon in October, 2013 and developed hallucinations, increased heartbeat and other problems.

Intercontinental Hotels Group, the largest hotel chain in the world based on room numbers, has agreed to acquire Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. Palm Springs leaders say it’ll be good for the Kimpton Hotel being built in the downtown area as part of a major re-development project on the site of the old Desert Fashion Plaza.

Eleven people are vying for an opportunity to fill Stan Henry’s vacated city council seat in Cathedral City. The seat has two years remaining and became open after Henry was elected mayor of Cathedral City in November’s General Election. Officials said the city council prepared an open application and interview process for those interested in

Para ms de 40 alumnos y miembros de la sinfona elica de la preparatoria de La Quinta, el escenario de la aclamada sala de conciertos — Carnegie Hall, pronto podra presenciar todo su esplendor musical. Desafortunadamente, la mayora de los estudiantes vienen de familias de bajos recursos y el cubrir el costo de casi $2,000

El Departamento de Policia de Riverside detuvo a Paige Zellerbach a tempranas horas del martes bajo sospecha de manejar bajo la influencia de medicamentos con receta mdica. Este orden de acciones sucedieron despus de que estrellara su vehculo contra un rbol en Riverside. Paige Zellerbach fue puesta en libertad tras ser sancionada por supuestamente realizar

Atardecer: Una probabilidad de 20 por ciento lluvias. Mayormente nublado, la mxima alrededor de 64. Viento del sur alrededor de 5 mph. Esta Noche: Lluvias probable, principalmente despus de 4am. La lluvia podra ser intensa ocasionalmente. Mayormente nublado, la mnima alrededor de 48. Viento del sur alrededor de 5 mph y se pondr en calma.

Two Coachella Valley schools will participate in the nationwide “Happiness Sprinkling” campaign this week. Tuesday morning, students and staff from the Palm Springs Community School wore yellow shirts and held signs with positive messages at Baristo Rd. and Sunrise Way. “‘Why not?’, ‘go for peace’, ‘you are a good parent’, and ‘you are all beautiful’,”

The wife of Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication after she crashed her car into a tree a couple of blocks from her house in Riverside Tuesday morning. Dr. Paige Zellerbach was cited for the alleged misdemeanor and released from custody, according to

Temperatures in Palm Springs hit 114 degrees on Thursday, tying a record set in 2001, according to the National Weather Service. The average temperature for this date is 98 degrees. On this day last year, it was 95 degrees. Friday, forecaster predicted the thermometer to hit 110 degrees, five degrees below the record, according to

Las autoridades estn tras la pista de dos hombres que huyeron despus de chocar la camioneta en la que viajaban contra un autobs escolar en Rancho Mirage hoy martes por la maana. Los hechos ocurrieron a las 8:45 a.m. cuando por falta de precaucin la camioneta de jardinera se impact con la parte trasera del

A traffic collision in Rancho Mirage caused some problems for commuters on Highway 111 Tuesday morning. The two-car crash happened at the intersection of Highway 111 and Peterson Road. Highway 111 west of Country Club Drive was closed to traffic for about an hour while emergency crews responded to the scene. There’s no word on

A California Highway Patrol Officer engaged in a high speed chase southbound Washington Street in Palm Desert around 9:50 p.m. Monday night. The suspect had failed to pull over on a traffic stop at Varner and Washington. He led offers on a chase southbound on Washington Street then made a U-turn at Palm Royale. He

A woman was killed after being hit by a car while she was crossing a busy street in Palm Springs Monday night. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, the pedestrian was hit by a car around 10:50 p.m. in the 1500 block of S. Palm Canyon Drive. Police said the woman was not using

Attorneys for Roman Polanski are accusing Los Angeles County prosecutors of misconduct, as part of their continued efforts to have a decades-old sexual assault case against the Oscar-winning director dismissed. Polanski’s legal team filed court papers Monday that allege district attorneys and judges carried out “serious misconduct” in an effort to prosecute the filmmaker and

Baggage handlers for Southwest Airlines are protesting the company’s slide in on-time performance. Workers plan to do informational picketing and hand out leaflets to passengers Tuesday at 16 airports across the country on Tuesday, including Denver, Dallas, Seattle and Los Angeles/Ontario. The workers, members of the Transport Workers Union of America’s Local 555, are also

A structure fire was reported on the 82800 block of Boston Court around 7:30p.m. Monday evening. The fire was contained shortly after arrival to an interior wall of the structure and approximately 40 feet of fencing. There were no injuries reported. Damages are estimated at $7,000. We do not know what caused the fire. Stay

The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will begin with a screening of the Golden Globe nominated ‘Selma’, directed by Ava Duvernay, on January 2. According to organizers, the festival will wrap up on January 11 with the US premier of ‘Boychoir’, directed by Francois Girard. New this year, the festival will focus on

The La Quinta High School Wind Symphony has the chance to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York, but they need help to get there. The group held a small concert Monday to raise money for their trip. The group still needs about $35,000 of the $75,000 it will cost to make the

Depression is never easy, but it can be especially difficult during the holidays. The expectations that go with the Christmas season can cause some to go into an even deeper state of sadness. Many times antidepressants can fail in bringing relief to patients, but there may now be new hope. 92-year-old Palm Desert resident Chester