Month: November 2015

California Highway Patrol officials say a man in his 20s stripped down to nothing and decided to hang from an interstate sign in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the man climbed atop the sign near an Interstate 80 on-ramp on Tuesday afternoon and then removed his clothes. Highway patrol spokesman Vu Williams

The annual Peace Officer and Public Safety Awards Luncheon has recognized and celebrated the work of men and women in the Coachella Valley for 19 years. Six first responders were honored at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage Tuesday for saving Bryon Castor of Desert Center. Castor’s truck plunged into rushing water and trapped

The last homeless count done by Riverside County showed there are more than 90 homeless people living on the streets in Indio. That doesn’t count the many who are being housed in local shelters. Indio Police are doing something new to help get a handle on the homeless situation. Two officers are assigned to the

The 2015 EI Nio is shaping up to be one of the most powerful ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service. Weather experts are forecasting a wetter-than-average winter in southern California, with weather events likely to peak in early 2016. Officials from National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration were on hand at a press conference

La ciudad de Coachella cuenta con un nuevo cruce en el sector ferroviario Union Pacific ubicado a lo largo del bulevar Grapefruit. El nuevo puente de la Avenida 52 que cruza el bulevar Grapefruit est oficialmente abierto al flujo vial as como a ciclistas y peatones. Lderes citadinos, La Asociacin de Gobiernos del Valle de

We’re bringing you continuing coverage on the homeless epidemic in the Coachella Valley. Local organizations work to shelter and feed thousands of people in need every year, but what happens after someone gets that bite to eat and temporary bed to sleep? How do they climb out of homelessness and get back into society? CBS

En Indio, dos personas se recuperan favorablemente despus de verse envueltos en una balacera. La noche del lunes a eso de las 8:30 sucedio lo inesperado en las inmediaciones de la calle Jackson y Avenida Ruby, cerca del Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados. Un testigo de la violencia dijo que escuch la detonacin de 15 balazos.

Indio police confirm two men were wounded in a shooting Monday night on Jackson Street near the DMV office. One of the men was rushed to Desert Regional Medical Center. The other man was taken to JFK Memorial. The injuries for both men were considered non-life threatening. Northbound Jackson Street was closed as of 10:30

Westbound I-10 is almost back to normal after a car became fully engulfed in flames following a crash Tuesday morning. Authorities said a Ford Focus rear-ended a Ford F-150 just east of the Washington Street exit at about 7:30 a.m. After the collision, the Focus traveled into the center divider and caught fire. Nobody was

Directly across from the Empire Polo Fields that play home to Coachella Fest and Stagecoach is “The Orchard,” a high-end gated community of 11 mid-century modern homes currently under construction. “They’re 3500 square feet, five and six bedroom units, pretty much right on the festival grounds without actually being on the polo grounds,” said Wally

In January, communities across the country will begin their annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Count and Survey, and 500 volunteers are needed in Riverside County. The survey helps determine the region’s need for homeless services and guides decisions about how to use resources, county officials said. According to the release, the Department of Public Social Services

La polica confirm que dos hombres resultaron heridos de bala en un tiroteo ocurrido ayer por la noche cerca de la calle Jackson en el rea del DMV en North Indio. Una de las vctimas fue transportada al hospital JFK de Indio y la otra al Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs con heridas

The city of Palm Springs has seen a 97 percent increase in its homeless population since 2013. Because of that they’ve renewed a Homeless Task Force, and are putting money and resources into finding solutions. You’ll find only staff members at Roy’s Desert Resource Center during the day. But it’s not from lack of need.

Firefighters were on scene of a structure fire at a single family home in Bermuda Dunes on the 42100 block of Barbados Way Monday night. The fire was quickly contained to a two-car garage. Twenty four firefighters were on scene for about 90 minutes. No injuries reported.

San Bernardino County has it’s first female inmate hand crew, also known as Glen Helen Crew 15-9. Sheriff John McMahon joined Deputy Fire Chief Jim Johnstone in announcing the 13 member group’s graduation Monday. The all-woman inmate fire crew is ready to respond to wildfires throughout the county after undergoing academy training in July. “I

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona has been arrested and charged after authorities said state troopers found 110 pounds of cocaine in his car. A criminal complaint filed in federal court shows Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers pulled over 47-year-old agent Juan Pimentel on Nov. 18 near Marana, just north of Tucson. The

The city of Palm Springs hosts a world-class film festival, and it’s spent millions on a first-class animal shelter. You can even buzz around town thanks to more than $800,000 the city shelled out to shuttle visitors around town for free. But at just about every turn in Palm Springs, residents are noticing something else.

El concurso de beca estudiantil denominado Queen Scheherazade se celebr en los Terrenos de la Feria en Indio el sbado a las 5:30 de la tarde. 14 concursantes desfilaron en trajes tpicos rabes y contestaron preguntas sobre la feria, los dtiles y la historia del Valle de Coachella. Tres jovencitas fueron coronadas durante el acontecimiento

Organizers of the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala announced that Tom McCarthy will be honored with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award. McCarthy is the director of ‘Spotlight’. Past recipients of the Sonny Bono Visionary Award include filmmakers Tom Hooper, Danny Boyle, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Linklater and Michel Hazanavicius. “Tom McCarthy’s latest

Sabas que para el Exmen de Naturalizacin de U.S.C.I.S en Estados Unidos puedes estudiar en espaol? A continuacin encontrars algunas de las preguntas y respuestas de educacin cvica (historia y gobierno) del Exmen de Naturalizacin. Dicha prueba de educacin cvica es un exmen oral durante el cual el oficial de USCIS le har 10 de