Month: December 2015

Officials with Martha’s Village and Kitchen will distribute 125 turkeys at the monthly USDA Food Distribution on Wednesday, December 16, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Organizers said turkeys will be available for the first to arrive and is limited to one turkey per household. Martha’s Kitchen and Village is located at 83791 Date Avenue

Update: No schools in the Coachella Valley were closed Tuesday following the mass closure of schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. But our local school districts did send out information to parents/guardians to help put any worries to rest, and some extra security measures were taken as a precaution. The Palm Springs Unified

The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced Monday its line-up of Premieres, New Voices/New Visions competition and Modern Masters. Organizers said films from 60 countries, including 54 premieres (7 World, 17 North American and 30 U.S.), will be featured at the festival, running from January 1-11 in Palm Springs. “The line-up this

The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Matt Damon with the Chairman’s Award at its annual Awards Gala. This year’s Awards Gala will be hosted by Mary Hart on Saturday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 1-11. “Since his breakthrough role in Good Will Hunting,

Classes are canceled at San Bernardino Valley College a day after a bomb threat cleared the campus. Students and staff were sent home around 5:30 p.m. Monday after the threat was made. Officials decided to cancel classes Tuesday during finals week as school police continue to investigate. Details of the threat were not revealed. The

A hotel fire in Palm Springs caused the sprinklers to go off and evacuated guests about 9:30 p.m. Monday night. It happened at the Extended Stay Hotel on Tahquitz Canyon Way. Firefighters believe the fire was started by one of the guests but aren’t saying how it started. There are no reports of injuries. Sixteen

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is beginning work to study the environmental impacts of a master plan concept for its properties in downtown near Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive. “Over the past year, we have been working on developing a master plan for this site. This environmental study is the next

Un residente de Palm Desert comparecer ante un juez el mircoles ya que se le acusa de encender una mezquita en el este del Valle de Coachella. Carl James Dial Jr de 23 aos est encarcelado el lunes. Se le acusa de varios cargos felonia incluyendo un crimen de odio. Esto, en conexin al incendio

Al oeste del Valle de Coachella, un hombre de Palm Springs est bajo custodia de las autoridades por detonar un arma de fuego en su patio la maana del lunes. Evan Ianni es el hombre que abrio fuego en el jardin de su propia vivienda localizada sobre Mccarin Road en la ciudad de Palm Springs.

Se ha creado un fondo para recaudar dinero para poner una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Palp Springs para el activista George Zander quien muri la semana pasada mientras se encontraba hospitalizado. La meta son $5 mil dlares y en tres das lograron recaudar $1600. Los organizadores dijeron que si superan los

Less than two weeks after 14 people were fatally shot in San Bernardino, a California congressman is hosting a hearing aimed at finding ways to reduce gun violence. It’s the latest step by proponents who say Congress must do more after a series of shootings that have killed dozens across the country. U.S. Rep. Mike

A man suspected of assaulting two people, including his roommate with a pair of scissors, was in custody Sunday, according to police. Robert Lynn Johnson, 62, was arrested Saturday for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Officers were dispatched at 8 p.m. Saturday to the 15000 block of Palm Drive, where Johnson’s roommate told

It was a celebration in honor of the late Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday in downtown Palm Springs. City leaders and fans honored the legendary singer, songwriter, actor and director Saturday. As part of a 50-star relocation and reinstallation project, the Palm Springs Walk of Stars relocated and reinstalled a new star for Frank Sinatra and

One Valley community is rallying together after the Grinch stole Santa’s Christmas. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 have learned Mr. and Mrs. Claus’s groceries and gifts were stolen from their driveway in Indio Thursday. Mrs. Claus had just gone inside to get Santa’s help carrying everything and by the time they came back,

Funeral services were held in Riverside Friday for Damian Meins, one of 14 people who was killed in the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Meins, 58, of Riverside, died in the Dec. 2 massacre that is being investigated by the FBI as an act of terrorism carried out by a

A Rancho Mirage man was behind bars Friday in connection with a burglary and insurance fraud investigation. Anthony Sebastian Arthur, 31, was being held in lieu of $35,000 bail at the Riverside County jail in Indio, where he was booked on suspicion of drug possession, burglary, conspiracy, receiving stolen property, being under the influence and

Desde esta noche lo fieles seguidores de la Virgen de Guadalupe se dan cita en los diferentes templos del Valle de Coachella para ser parte de las tradicionales maanitas a la morenita de Tepeyac y maana a las 6:00 a.m. inicia la caminata desde la Iglesia de Nuestra Seora del Sagrado Corazn de Palm Springs

Police are looking for a gunman who opened fire on a car in Coachella, riddling the car with bullets but missing the driver and passenger. The shooting happened Wednesday night near the intersection of Avenue 50 and Frederick Street. Police say the driver of a car flashed his headlights and then pulled up alongside the

Actress Rooney Mara will be honored at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Organizers announced Friday morning that Mara will be presented with the Spotlight Award for her performance in the film ‘Carol’. “Rooney Mara’s nuanced portrayal of Manhattan shopgirl Therese Belivet opposite Cate Blanchett’s Carol Aird, brings integrity and depth to this