Month: April 2015

CBS Local 2 teamed up with The FIND Food Bank for the 6th annual telethon to help fight hunger in the Coachella Valley. This year’s theme was Step up to the Plate, and the Valley did just that, helping us to top last year’s totals. “The money raised goes a long way, $1.00 equals 7

The Center Palm Springs serves the desert’s LGBT community, seniors, disabled and more, but it can’t do it alone. When the Find Food truck pulls up at the Center in Palm Springs, volunteers get to work. Unloading boxes full of food, they stock the shelves in the Center’s NestEgg Food Bank to help feed hungry

California’s drought is getting worse and so is the blame game. The Coachella Valley, with more than a hundred golf courses and lush landscaping, is now a target. This has a lot of people in the desert saying not so fast. Local lawmakers say instead of blaming us, you should learn from us. “The issue

It’s hard to go anywhere around the valley without seeing signs of the start of Coachella. If you’re going to festival you’ve hopefully gotten your tickets, but what about a place to crash? If you thought $375 was a lot to spend on a festival pass, what about $10,000 for a place to stay? “On

Un hombre de Indio est bajo custodia de las autoridades el viernes. Se le acusa de robarse la correspondencia de varias ciudades del Valle de Coachella. Agentes arrestaron a Jesse Esparza Gonzalez de 62 aos ayer por la maana en su hogar ubicado en Indio. Se di su detencin despus de que, segn agentes, se

De acuerdo con la Ciudad de Indio , asistentes al Coachella Fest iniciaron la fiesta una noche antes de lo previsto. Esta madrugada se recibieron varias llamadas de residentes de las casas aledaas al Empire Polo que se cuestionaban porque la msica estaba a todo volumen hasta pasada la media noche. Segn Jim Curtis .

The 3rd Corner Wine Shop and Bistro in Palm Desert is closing its doors on Sunday, April 19th. The bistro is located at 73101 on Highway 111. According to a release, the seasonal local market, combined with the restaurant’s lease term ending, contributed to owner Ed Moore’s decision to focus on his two longtime 3rd

According to the City of Indio, partiers were kicking off Coachella a night early. Early Friday morning they fielded several calls from residents wondering why loud music was blasting past midnight. According to Jim Curtis, spokesman for the city of Indio, he fielded many calls overnight on the city’s Coachella complaint line from residents complaining

We’re learning new information about a controversy surrounding Desert Hot Springs Mayor Adam Sanchez. He’s being accused of a potential conflict of interest after an annual financial disclosure form revealed he’s now working for a medical marijuana dispensary, which he voted to allow to do business in the city. The information was brought to light

For some people in the valley who are food insecure, they sometimes don’t have the time or the transportation to get to the FIND Food Bank in Indio to get the help they need. That’s why FIND is now taking food to where its needed most. FIND recently held a food outreach at an elementary

Recent high profile events involving police officers shine a spotlight on the agencies that serve and protect us. Some say the events put law enforcement under a microscope. “You always have to conduct yourself as if someone was watching,” said Brian Green, recruit training officer at College of the Desert’s Public Safety Academy. Green says

The music doesn’t start until Friday, but people are already lining up and pitching tents for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio. Campers lined up along Avenue 50 this morning and afternoon waiting to get into the Empire Polo Club. “We have have eight camping spots, with all our friends from Chico, we

Economists and business leaders from across the valley met Thursday morning to discuss the future of the economy at the Coachella Valley Economic Forecast Conference. Economists from UCLA and Claremont McKenna College, near Los Angeles, predicted steady improvement for the Coachella Valley over the next 3 years. Indio-based Chandi Group USA owns and operates numerous

El jueves se realiza un evento conmemorativo para el jven de 19 aos que perecio al ser impactado por un vehiculo modelo SUV mientras paseaba en su patineta. Anoche, familiares y amigos se reunieron en la escuela Shadow Hills High para una vigilia en honor a Shaun Clark Junior. El color favorito de Shaun era

Dos pandilleros de Coachella fueron aprendidos este jueves bajo los cargos de intento de asesinato y portar armas ilegalmente despus de un tiroteo la madrugada del pasado mircoles. Investigadores sealaron que Cesar Solrzano de 24 aos en conjunto con Jesse Salomn de 22 aos, ambos identificados como miembros de una pandilla local, estuvieron involucrados en

The Desert Recreation District is partnering with Desert Best Friend’s Closet to help high school girls in the Coachella Valley dress to impress on Prom Night. Karina Rodriguez works for the Desert Recreation District and she said there will be four locations giving away prom dresses beginning Saturday, April 11. Prom dress giveaways: April 11,

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountain areas through Wednesday at 2 am. A cold low pressure system to our north will slowly move down the coast before it shifts inland. It will bring onshore winds with gusts up 60 mph at times. The strongest winds

About 30,000 cases of Sabra hummus sold nationwide is being recalled due to a possible Listeria contamination. Listeria is a food-borne illness that can cause high fevers and nausea in minor cases, but the infections can be fatal to people with weakened immune systems and young children, along with causing miscarriages in pregnant women. The

Con motivo de la cercana del baile Prom, la organizacin no lucrativa Desert Best Frieds estar regalando vestidos para las jovencitas todos los sbados de Abril en cuatro puntos del Valle de Coachella. La finalidad es que las estudiantes no se pierdan el baile por no poder comprar un vestido. Las fechas y lugares son