Month: January 2015

The Well in the Desert is seeking warm clothing to help those in need during the winter. The Palm Springs humanitarian organization is seeking scarves, gloves, mittens, beanies, warm socks, long johns, used coats, sleeping bags and blankets, spokeswoman Arlene Rosenthal said. Donors can bring items to the group’s office at 555 N. Commercial Road,Suite

The Palm Springs International Film Festival kicks off Friday with a day of film showings, including an opening-night screening of “Selma” at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs High School. The 26th annual festival ends Jan. 12. The festival includes a gala Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center where A-list stars will be honored, including

California has begun accepting driver’s license applications from immigrants who are in the country illegally. Despite near-freezing temperatures, hundreds of immigrants lined up as early as 2 a.m. Friday at a temporary Department of Motor Vehicles office in the city of Stanton to begin the process of obtaining licenses. The DMV expects 1.4 million people

Two people are facing D-U-I charges this morning after a sobriety checkpoint was held in Bermuda Dunes. The C-H-P set up the checkpoint last night on Washington Street — South of Avenue 41. 483 drivers were screened and two were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Palm Desert Police set up a checkpoint

“We wake up at 5:30 in the morning and need to be over there by 6 a.m. and it’s terribly cold,” said Brenda Zamora, a Desert Mirage High School student who is spending her winter vacation working in the frigid fields of Thermal. Zamora says the greatest challenge is just trying to stay warm. “I

Update:On Thursday at about 10:00 AM, Gerald Fitzsimmons arrived home in San Ramon, California in good health and spirits. Gerald explained that after being lost in an unfamiliar area and losing cellular service, he chose to drive home from the Palm Desert to San Ramon. Past story: A 71-year-old man who was driving from the

Riverside County Firefighters put out a vegetation fire in Mecca. The first arriving unit advised of a small spot of heavy brush involved. The fire was contained to one acre. The fire was first reported just before 1:00 Thursday afternoon. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but battalion chief Dan Talbot tells us

Desert Regional Medical Center welcomed the Coachella Valley’s first baby of the new year early Thursday morning. According to Desert Regional Spokesperson Richard Ramhoff, Jacob Wesley Dove, son of Mishayla Marie Fallis and Justin Dove of Twenty Nine Palms was born at 1:26 a.m. Jan. 1, 2015. Jacob weighed six pounds, 10 ounces and was

It’s time to ring in the new year and the energy in downtown Palm Springs could rival that of Times Square. “I’m excited for it it’s the best spot to be at for New Years,” said Anthony Cranbourne of Beaumont. “We’re going to our friends and we’re going to have so much fun and we’re

A New Year’s Eve tragedy in Coachella, has left one man dead, after he is hit by a semi-truck that was backing up into a loading dock at a private property packing house on the 54-900 Block of Fillmore Street around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday night. The victim, a 50-year old male, was assisting his driver

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