Month: September 2015

Construction is scheduled to get underway in Coachella Thursday on a $10.1 million commercial development expected to create 67 permanent jobs when it opens in the coming months. The mayor, members of the city council and representatives from developer Chandi Group were on hand Thursday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony, which began at 11 a.m.,

Tribute Portfolio announced Thursday that it will be debuting on the West Coast with the addition of the Riviera Palm Springs and the property will undergo a multi-million dollar upgrade, including the addition of a new pool bar, wedding pavilion and enhanced lobby. The announcement was posted by the Business Wire on Thursday morning. The

Dos hombres y una mujer fueron arrestados el jueves por la maana despus de que el equipo especializado Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force allanara un inmueble en La Quinta donde descubrieron metanfetaminas. La orden de cateo fue girada en la cuadra 45-100 DE Desert Hills Court a las 7:30 a.m. Autoridades informaron que tres personas

Autoridades continan tras la pista de l o los responsables de un tiroteo mortal en Indio. Kuna Noticias le inform oportunamente, se report un poco despus de las 9:00pm el martes sobre Gemini Street cerca del complejo habitacional Summer Field. Fue donde un hombre de 19 aos fue pronunciado sin vida en la escena de

A rebuilt bridge on Interstate 10 near Desert Center has been fully reopened to traffic after a portion of the major artery from Southern California to Phoenix was closed to traffic for just over two months. The eastbound bridge had been closed between Route 86 and the Arizona state line since July 19, when heavy

WASHINGTON (AP) El papa Francisco lleg a Manhattan en helicptero, y se subi a un pequeo Fiat para recorrer la ciudad, el mismo estilo modesto que mostr en Washington. El helicptero del ejrcito aterriz en un helipuerto cercano a Wall Street despus de un corto viaje desde el Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy, adonde el

La polica de Palm Springs est buscando a dos hombres armados que robaron el bolso de una mujer en un hotel la madrugada de ayer mircoles. El teniente Mike Kovaleff dijo que el robo a mano armada se produjo frente a un hotel en la cuadra 100 de South Cahuilla Camino a las 2:30 am.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine was seized Wednesday morning during a Border Patrol bust. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 checkpoint stopped a vehicle for further inspection around 9 a.m. when a drug-sniffing dog alerted agents to it. Agents then say they found 22 packages of meth hidden

Update: Fred Waring Drive reopened between El Dorado and Warner Trail Thursday morning. Original article: Officials with the Coachella Valley Water District were hoping to reopen a damaged portion of Fred Waring Drive by the end of the day Wednesday, but while repairing a damaged water pipe, they found potential problem areas that could lead

Shirt tuckers are winners at work and life. A recent Fruit of the Loom survey of 1000 men ages 25-60 found that 60% of shirt tuckers are happier on the job. They’re also 22 percent more likely to be optimistic about their future and they earn 19% more money than the slouchy non-tuckers. They also

“My grandson came back with his whole face bloody.” Patty Hanenberg says her 6-year-old grandson Emerick was playing with the kids next door, when suddenly the neighbor’s pet dog launched at his face. “He was petting the pitbull and then it attacked him, bit him and knocked him back,” Hanenberg said. Hanenberg says when Emerick

Coachella Valley Sexual Assault Services in Palm Desert gets 10 to 25 calls a day from rape survivors, police and local hospitals regarding sexual assaults. “I am a survivor of rape. I was 12. A stranger came in at 6:30 in the morning with a knife and tied me, and he raped me,” said a

Pope Francis not only speaks Spanish, it’s his native language. Catholics in the Coachella Valley tell us it allows them to connect with his message on a deeper level. “Especially because we are Hispanic, he has touched our hearts,” said Gloria Gomez, a Catholic. Catholics we spoke with say there is something different about Pope

Indio police are investigating after a 19-year-old Hispanic man was shot and killed Tuesday night. The victim was found dead in the 83300 block of Gemini Street near Calhoun Avenue and Highway 111 shortly after 9:00 p.m. The body was found in the area of the Summerfield Apartments. According to witnesses at the scene, the

The Pope’s trip to the United States has both teachers and students excited for the opportunity to learn more about the leader of the Catholic Church. Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School spent the day learning about the Pope and why his visit is so important. Teachers said no matter your faith, the Pope is

Nueve personas enfrentan cargos criminales hoy, despus de una redada en Desert Hot Springs. Un operativo encubierto se llev a cabo ayer, realizado por el equipo especializado contra pandillas de Coachella con la asistencia de otros gremios policiales. Oficiales realizaron 29 revisiones a lo largo de Desert Hot Springs. Posteriormente, ocho personas fueron aprehendidas y

WASHINGTON (AP) En la primera canonizacin que se lleva a cabo en Estados Unidos, el papa Francisco elev a la santidad al misionero del siglo XVIII que llev al catolicismo a la costa oeste de Estados Unidos. Francisco canoniz a Junpero Serra el mircoles durante una misa en Washington. Serra era un fraile franciscano que

Yogi Berra, el ctcher incluido en el saln de la Fama y conocido tanto por sus confusiones lingsticas como por su rcord de 10 ttulos de las Series Mundiales con los Yanquis de Nueva York, ha muerto. Tena 90 aos. Berra muri el martes por causas naturales en su casa de Nueva Jersey, dijo Dave

City officials with Rancho Mirage are threatening to opt out of the CV Link if the Coachella Valley Association of Governments or CVAG continues with an environmental impact study. That could create a huge gap in the project, a proposed path for pedestrians, cyclists, and low-speed electric vehicles, connecting valley cities for 50 miles. “If

WASHINGTON (AP) El papa Francisco ofici el mircoles la primera canonizacin jams realizada en territorio estadounidense al conceder la santidad al misionero espaol que llev el catolicismo a California en el siglo XVIII, pese al rechazo expresado por algunos indgenas de ese estado que responsabilizan a Junpero Serra de aniquilar su cultura. El cardenal de