Month: May 2015

While many people are focusing on saving water, golf courses and the local polo grounds come under increased scrutiny. But in the midst of the drought, The Empire Polo Club keeps its grass green, while trying to conserve water. After three weekends of festivals and thousands of people walking around, the polo grounds took quite

Palm Springs police confirm the Wells Fargo Bank on the 5200 Block of Ramon Road near Gene Autry Trail was robbed Tuesday evening. According to police, they got the call just before 5:30 p.m. The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect entered the bank and handed a note to a teller. The bank teller turned over

Los estadounidenses parecen ms flexibles en cuestin inmigratoria que lo que han preconizado los candidatos presidenciales republicanos en el pasado. Aun una mayora de republicanos en el pas parecen inclinados a votar por alguien que proteja a millones de inmigrantes de la deportacin, segn una nueva encuesta. La encuesta de The Associated Press-GfK hall que

James Fidler, un hombre de 26 aos est tras las rejas hoy. Fue arrestado bajo sospecha de intento de homicidio. Agentes dicen que James Fidler se entreg voluntariamente a las autoridades anoche. Tambin dieron a conocer que el hombre que ve en la fotografa le dispar a una mujer a tempranas horas del mircoles sobre

Firefighters have been busy Thursday responding to a three-alarm fire in Indio, and now they’ve also been called to a house fire in La Quinta. According to a release from Cal Fire, a single-story home in the 54000 block of Avenida Martinez caught fire just after 1 p.m. Officials said a home behind the residence

Bomberos se encuentran combatiendo un incendio residencial que se desato este jueves por la tarde en La Quinta. De acuerdo el reporte oficial emitido por Cal Fire, una vivienda ubicada sobre la cuadra 54000 de la Avenida Martinez estall en llamas justo despus de la 1 p.m. este jueves. El fuego se esparci a otra

The city of Desert Hot Springs has hired a new chief of police. Officials said Police Chief Dale Mondary will begin working with Interim Chief of Police Jeff Kirkpatrick for a one week transition period before assuming the helm of the department on June, 29. Chief Mondary is coming from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s

A wanted fugitive was behind bars Thursday, suspected of shooting a man about month ago in an unincorporated area just south of Desert Hot Springs, authorities said. Eric Deshon Brown, 34, walked into the sheriff’s station in Palm Desert about 10 p.m. Wednesday and surrendered to investigators, department spokesman Armando Munoz said. After Brown had

Steve Pougnet has been on Palm Springs city council since 2003, and served as mayor since 2007. Never in those 12 years has he faced the scrutiny and criticism he is facing in the wake of allegations of a serious conflict of interest: doing city business with a company that the mayor was paid handsomely

Incendio arde sin contro en la ciduad de Indio a la altura de 45600 Block of Rubidoux Street, an no se sabe la causa que origino que las fuertes llamas consumiera un edificio, Lo mantendremos informado hoy a las 6&11PM. Por Telemundo Kuna 15.

The story of an outbreak of chlamydia at a Texas high school has gone viral Wednesday. Several students at the school got the sexually transmitted disease. The school does not offer sex education classes, which is also true of some schools in our valley. Many of us took sex education classes in high school. But

The search is over for a man considered armed and dangerous after he turned himself into authorities Wednesday night at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Station in Palm Desert. Officials identified 25-year old James Fidler as the man suspected of shooting a woman in an unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. The

A resolution to a story we’ve been following for more than a year. The case of a Palm Desert woman who scammed dozens of people out of thousands of dollars involving a “tabletop advertising scheme.” On Wednesday Theresa Marie Darrah, who also went by the name Reese Stacey, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and

The drought crisis in California could set the stage for a potentially devastating fire season. Top-level officials gathered for Wildfire Awareness Week with the same message: be ready. 95 percent of the state’s wildfires get started by people’s carelessness or mistakes. That’s 95 percent of wildfires fire officials believe can be prevented by what you

The Woman’s Club of Indio presented college scholarships to six local students Wednesday. The ladies were awarded $6,000 in scholarship money. They chose students based on grade point average, community involvement, recommendations and essays submitted. “We just enjoy seeing the girls and knowing that they’re going to be going on and getting their education and

“They were looking for a spot. Last year in Monaco, couple of places considered but our understanding is they love palm Springs,” Mary Jo Ginther of the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism said. Louis Vuitton chose to stage it’s 2016 Resort Collection Runway Show at the Bob Hope house, bringing with it almost 600 guests,

A 45-year-old Coachella man who has been arrested four times since December pleaded not guilty Wednesday to burglary and other charges, and a hearing was scheduled for tomorrow to determine whether he will be released from custody to attend his father’s funeral. Julio Cesar Anaya is charged with residential burglary, grand theft and committing a

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department hosted a “Clergy Summit” at the Embassy Suites in La Quinta Wednesday. About 50 law enforcement officers, church and community leaders attended. They covered different issues they said plague the Coachella Valley, including hate crimes, terrorism, graffiti and scams. The purpose of the summit was to help strengthen ties with

Autoridades con el Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs confirmaron el asalto del banco Wells Fargo localizado sobre la cuadra 5200 de la calle Ramn Road cerca de Gene Autry Trail este pasado martes por la tarde. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, agentes fueron notificados del crimen justo antes de las 5:30 p.m. este

Una familia de Indio termino sin techo despus de un incendio la maana del mircoles. Este orden de acciones sucedio a lo largo de la cuadra 80-000 de la Avenida Philadelphia en Indio. Las personas en el interior primero se percataron del sonido de un detector contra incendios en el pasillo de la vivienda. Por