Month: December 2015

Nobody was hurt, but police were investigating an overnight shooting in Bermuda Dunes late Thursday that brought a large response and a helicopter circling overhead. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department says it recieved several calls reporting gunshots in a residential neighborhod near Avenue 42 and Lima Hall at around 10:30 p.m. That’s about a mile

A Palm Springs leader in the LGBT community and equal rights advocate passed away Thursday morning, according to a Facebook post from his husband. Chris Zander posted the information about his husband, George Zander, on Thursday afternoon. George was 71 years old. According to a release from the city of Palm Springs, Zander was taken

The man guiding the effort to build an NFL stadium near Los Angeles for the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers says time is running short to get a deal done for the 2016 season. Disney CEO Bob Iger told reporters Thursday “there is not much leeway” and teams will be unable to move for

A property owner in Cabazon is raising questions about the recent expansion at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets. Among his concerns, concrete and asphalt, which he says were illegally dumped and buried on a hilltop behind the new parking structure at the outlets. Richard Whitman says a hilltop in Cabazon is where a contractor dumped

From Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans: Winds have been clocked at 54mph at the Palm Springs airport, and 64mph on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City. A high wind warning that includes Desert Hot Springs and North Palm Springs will last until 10pm as will a wind advisory which covers the rest of the entire Valley.

Riverside County is preparing its employees for the worst. It held an active shooter training session Thursday, something it’s done for years. However, because of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, it was held online for the first time allowing hundreds of employees to participate at once. “There could be a situation where life or

Un nuevo programa llega a Palm Springs para ayudar a los ms necesitados. El Condado de Riverside y la ciudad de Palm Springs unieron esfuerzos para asistir a las personas sin techo comenzando con servicios de salud mental y para combatir el abuso a sustancias qumicas. Dos expertos en el area de salud mental del

President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the Clinton Health Matters Initiative’s (CHMI) fifth annual Activation Summit, an annual event that assembles leaders from a variety of health fields to identify strategies for systemic health improvement and ways to implement those strategies, according to an advisory. The event takes place

Uno de los dos nicos aeropuertos del mundo que abarcan dos pases fue abierto el mircoles en una divisin fuertemente fortificada que separa Estados Unidos y Mxico. Los primeros viajeros llegaron en un vuelo de Aeromxico proveniente de la Ciudad de Mxico al Aeropuerto Internacional de Tijuana -con dcadas de existencia- y caminaron por un

An FBI dive team has been searching a lake near the site of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, and officials said the search is expected to last at least a few more days. Agents said they’re not looking for a specific piece of evidence at Seccombe Lake Park, but they’re leaving “no stone unturned” because

Se estima que casi la mitad de las personas que viven sin autorizacin en Estados Unidos ingresaron legalmente al pas y se quedaron una vez que expiraron sus visas. Para combatir el problema, el gobierno federal lanz el jueves su programa ms ambicioso para rastrearlos. La Oficina de Aduanas y Proteccin Fronteriza comenzar a capturar

The Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club in Palm Springs is up for sale. The business shuttered its doors in November and owners said they would only be open for private parties. According to the Hughes Property website, the purchase price is $795,000. The restaurant and bar received a $250,000 grant from the city of Palm

(Note: photos were pulled at Border Patrol’s request due to suspect being a minor and having an identifiable tattoo) A 16-year-old boy is being investigated by the D.E.A. after Border Patrol agents found almost four lbs. of heroin strapped to his body at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Wednesday. Agents said the boy, a U.S.

An organization that helps developmentally disabled people find jobs in the Coachella Valley is looking for help from the state capital. One of the things Desert Arc does is help people with developmental disabilities find jobs. According to representatives with the Desert Arc the subsidized money they are getting from the state isn’t enough, because

An early morning missile test in New Mexico left a white contrail that quickly turned into a corkscrew that was visible for hundreds of miles Thursday. The unarmed Juno target missile was launched at 6:55 a.m. MST from an old military depot in northwestern New Mexico. It was aimed at White Sands Missile Range, some

Hoverboards are one of the most hyped-up gifts of the holiday season, but the hot gift is has gone up in smoke in a string of incidents. One burst into flames at a Washington state shopping mall and another is being blamed for burning down a Louisiana home. Some of the battery powered hoverboards can

Plans for new six-story hotel in Palm Springs could soon be on it’s way to the City Council. The Palm Springs Planning Commission is reviewing the proposal Wednesday night. However, who is going to run the hotel is still a secret and that’s not the only project going through the city with a mystery name.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents busted a 25-year-old woman at the Highway 86 checkpoint Wednesday morning after discovering nearly 150 lbs. of marijuana hidden in her pickup truck. She was stopped at about 10 a.m. as she pulled up to the checkpoint in a Chevy Silverado. Agents said they investigated her truck more closely

Normal operations have resumed at the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda. But this has followed a week of crisis management following the San Bernardino terror attack and a couple of bomb threats at the hospital itself. “I think everyone is just wearing a heavy heart,” said Briana Pastorino, Loma Linda Health spokeswoman.