Month: August 2015

Indio police are looking for two men who allegedly held up an Indio smoke shop late Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the RT Smoke Shack, located in the 82000 block of Highway 111 and Oasis Street, was robbed around 2:15 p.m. A store employee told authorities that two males entered the store when one of

A 24-year-old man from Coachella was arrested Wednesday afternoon; three days after he allegedly threatened another man with a handgun. The threat was made Sunday around 9:40 p.m. in the 50800 block of Calle Mendoza in Coachella. According to police, the caller reported the suspect pointed a gun at the other male and threatened him,

A group of nonprofit organizations and businesses has started a crowdfunding campaign to assist families affected by the state’s drought and wildfires. The California Drought Relief Fund will support state relief organizations assisting families who are in need of water, primarily in the Central and Salinas valleys, and wildfire victims across the state. The funds

CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters responded to reports of a traffic collision on Highway 74 at Mile Post 89 in the unincorporated County area of La Quinta located between Vista Point and Big Horn. The first arriving engine company reported a two vehicle traffic collision, with one vehicle overturned, and one person trapped. There is a

A Virginia news station is mourning the deaths of a reporter and a cameraman. A disgruntled former employee gunned them down live on TV on Wednesday morning. Police are still trying to figure out a motive in the shooting. The gunman, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, recorded the shooting and posted it on

A Palm Desert woman admitted Wednesday to stealing thousands of dollars in cash and valuables from clients for whom she worked as an in-home caregiver, and was immediately sentenced to six months in a work-release program and five years probation. Janace Nicole Jingles, 31, pleaded guilty to charges of identity theft and embezzling from dependent

Billboards in the Valley are marking the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Lamar, who owns the digital billboard, is dedicating ad space to remembering what happen after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005. “Did a tremendous amount of devastation, a lot of flooding there, put a lot of people out of homes and

The Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Hall of Fame Holding Company has announced that Palm Springs will soon be the home of the Motion Picture Hall of Fame. Officials said the company secured a long term lease and the Motion Picture Hall of Fame will be built at 296 South Palm Canyon Drive.

Es oficial, ocho candidatos buscan ocupar el asiento de la alcalda de Palm Springs que dejar vacante el actual alcalde Steve Pougnet. La gran eleccin se llevar a cabo en menos de tres meses. Los candidatos tuvieron la oportunidad de expresar su punto de vista en relacin a varios asuntos. Entre estos, cul es su

An elderly man’s vehicle is being recovered from about 60-feet below Highway 74 after he apparently went over the side of the road near Mountain Center Wednesday morning. Officials with Cal Fire said the crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Highway 74 near Pinyon Drive, just east of mile marker 79. The man was

Bulldozers are starting to lay the ground work for the new Millennium Palm Desert community. Once complete, the 152 acre lot that runs between Gerald Ford Drive and Interstate 10 will feature homes, apartments, shops, restaurants, and businesses. It’ll cost about $300 million to complete. The residential component of the build, Genesis, will have 166

Things are heating up in the race for Palm Springs mayor, which was certainly highlighted at Tuesday night’s mayoral candidates forum when a physical altercation broke out between two women in the audience. According to authorities, officers were called to the Palm Springs American Legion Post, located at 400 North Belardo Road, at about 7:40

Musician’s Outlet in Palm Desert has served the Coachella Valley music scene for nearly 30 years. Just a week before moving to its new location in the same retail complex, the shop got rocked by a fire July 20. “One hundred percent of the merchandise was either burnt or had soot damage, or some water

The Summit Fire is 30 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. That is down from 50 percent containment Monday morning. The blaze broke out Sunday and burned 100 acres south of Big Bear Lake near Snow Summit ski resort. Fire crews are working to clear dead and burned trees within the fire area. All schools

All schools will be open in the Bear Valley Unified School District Wednesday after closures Monday and Tuesday because of the Summit Fire. Firefighters continue to battle the fire burning near the Snow Summit Ski Resort just south of Big Bear Lake. The fire started Sunday afternoon and has burned about 100 acres. It was

Eight candidates are vying to become Palm Springs’ next mayor. This after current Mayor Steve Pougnet announced he would not seek re-election shortly after conflict of interest allegations surfaced. All the candidates got to voice their stance on a number of topics in a two-hour Town Hall hosted by the American Legion Post 519 in

Firefighters contained a blaze in Thermal that was burning in a 1/4 acre of debris and burning near six mobile homes. Officials with Cal Fire said the blaze sparked at 4:12 p.m. in the 88800 block Avenue 70, which is near Pierce Street. The fire at one point, fueled by strong winds, threatened six mobile

Agentes con el gremio policial de Desert Hot Springs arrestaron a un hombre esta maana despus de un breve enfrentamiento policial. De acuerdo con el reporte oficial, el equipo de cumplimiento, denominado PACT por sus siglas en ingls, notificaron a la polica que se encontraban en una residencia ubicada sobre la Avenida Sunset y 12th

De acuerdo con el Departamento de bomberos una residencia estallo en llamas a tempranas horas de la madrugada este viernes en Coachella. El reporte oficial arroj que el incendio se origin justo antes de las 4:00 a.m. en una residencia ubicada sobre la calle vila, a la altura de la interseccin de la Avenida 52

El Distirto Escolar Unificado Desert Sands comenzar su ciclo escolar el mircoles 26 de agosto por lo que se le insta a conductores manejar con precausin cerca de los planteles escolares en Indio. El Departamento de Policia de Indio aumentar su vigilancia y tendra zero tolerancia para las personas que violen las leyes de trnsito.