Month: March 2016

A promising student who was a candidate to be valedictorian of her high school in Boyle Heights died tragically while volunteering during a beach cleanup in Santa Monica. Authorities say, 17-year-old Thuy Tran was overtaken by a wave while volunteering at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday. Thuy may have been in the water for up

The sold-out Coachella Festival may soon add another 25,000 concertgoers; and Stagecoach another 10,000. It would be more people to spend money in the Coachella Valley, but on the downside, it would also add to the congestion. The city of Indio will decide the issue next week. The proposed increase is expected to bring in

A home shopping network offering consumers a view of a variety of firearms in action debuts at 10 p.m. today. The channel will air from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. seven times a week, but an eventual 24-hour, 7-day per week broadcast schedule is planned for the near future. Gun manufacturers will feature their products

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office was investigating a deadly crash from 2013 on Highway 111, and the investigation affected some traffic through Rancho Mirage. One eastbound lane of the highway was shut down at 11 a.m. near Dune View Road to reenact a crash that killed an 81-year-old Rancho Mirage woman on June 18,

Passes for the upcoming Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been set aside for Coachella Valley residents to purchase, music promoter Goldenvoice announced today. Passes available solely for locals can be purchased on the Wednesdays prior to each festival weekend: April 13, April 20 and April 27, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Passes will

A new firearms home shopping TV network is launching in Thousand Palms on April 1 at midnight. The timing of GunTV’s debut may be suspicious, as April Fool’s Day hoaxes begin to take center stage, but network officials said the locally-based program will be broadcast across the country. The official announcement to launch the program

Passes for the upcoming Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been set aside for Coachella Valley residents to purchase, music promoter Goldenvoice announced Thursday. Passes available solely for locals can be purchased on the Wednesdays prior to each festival weekend: April 13, April 20 and April 27, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Passes will

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is holding a job fair at the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station on Wednesday, April 6th from 4 p.m. to 8pm. The station is located at 73-705 Gerald Ford Drive. Presentations on open positions will be given every hour beginning at 4:15 p.m., with the last presentation taking place at 7:15

Cal Fire and Indio police shut down Varner Road in both directions near Avenue 40 after a serious crash occurred Thursday morning. The crash was reported at 11:15 AM. in the 79000 block of Varner Road, between Adams Street and Avenue 40. The roadway was closed in both directions as authorities investigated and the incident

El Distrito Unificado Escolar del Valle de Coachella iniciar a proveer agua embotellada a sus estudiantes tras comprobar altos niveles de contaminantes en su agua potable. Basado en una regulacin estatal que entro en vigor el pasado 4 de Septiembre del 2015, se detalla que los niveles de la sustancia conocida como hexavalente, un elemento

Los legisladores de California aprobaron el jueves el salario mnimo estatal ms elevado del pas, de 15 dlares la hora, para que entre en vigor antes de 2022, luego de que fue elogiado por los demcratas como un ejemplo para el pas en momentos en que lidia con una creciente brecha entre ricos y pobres.

Seven people were injured after a Hornblower boat crashed into a dock at the Embarcadero in San Diego Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly before 1 p.m. at a dock near the Midway Museum on Harbor Drive. The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but authorities say five passengers were hurt in

A Peregrine falcon was retrieved in Cathedral City Thursday morning after a Riverside County Animal Services officer was called to the school yard at James Workman Middle School. Authorities said Officer Eric Espejo was called to the school to recover the bird of prey because it appeared to have something wrong with it. Officer Espejo

Four ducklings that fell through a sewer grate were retrieved by an animal control officer and reunited with their mother, the Department of Animal Services reported Thursday. County animal control officers received a call at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday from a security guard at the Oasis Country Club in Palm Desert. Security had received multiple

A cat is recovering Wednesday after it was caught in an illegal coyote trap in Cathedral City. The cat’s caregiver is now calling for justice. It was a few weeks ago that Teddy, the cat Carol Kamenis takes care of, failed to come home. After several hours she knew something was wrong. That’s when she

CAL Fire is investigating a residential structure fire that sparked in Indio Wednesday night. It started just before 11 p.m. on the 43-800 Block of Smurr Street. Twenty-seven firefighters and six engines put out the flames about an hour later. CAL Fire tells us the house appears to be vacant. Some neighbors in the area

California state lawmakers are poised to enact the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage, with gradual increases to $15 by 2022. Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders are promoting the boost not only as a matter of economic justice, but as an example to a nation struggling with a growing gap between rich and poor.

Traffic was beginning to slowly move again past a big rig truck that collided with a guardrail Thursday morning east of the Coachella Valley. The California Highway Patrol said one westbound freeway lane was reopened at 6:42 a.m. following a collision which initially blocked both westbound freeway lanes. The crash was reported at 5:46 a.m.

UPDATE 2:45 a.m. — CAL Fire has contained and cleared the scene of a wildland fire in Coachella around 12:45 a.m. Fire crews say the fire is under investigation. _____ A fire burning near Harrison and Grapefruit Streets in Coachella is throwing up a huge plume of smoke over the Coachella Valley. It’s burning in

Spring break is here and thousands of people will be coming in to the Coachella Valley to soak up the sun and have some fun, including thousands of lesbians for the Dinah. Celebrating its 26th year, the Dinah is one of the largest lesbian music parties in the world, with popular DJs playing music at