Month: March 2016

The American Red Cross is helping a family of three after their home was damaged by fire in Palm Desert. The fire was reported around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 44-000 block of San Juan Avenue near Catalina Way. The first arriving firefighters reported smoke coming from two corners of the home. The fire was

A helicopter manned by a student pilot crashed Thursday at Riverside Municipal Airport, but neither the pilot nor a passenger on board were hurt, firefighters said. The crash happened at 8:54 a.m., when a Robinson R22 copter that was taken out for a training run went down on one of the airport’s runways, said Riverside

Hoy jueves y manaa viernes La Poderosa 96.7 FM realiza su Radiotn en beneficio del hospital de St. Jude. Por 17 aos consecutivos se ha buscado que la comunidad se convierta en ngel de Esperanza para ayudar a las investigaciones del hospital que constantemente est en busca de una cura para en cncer infantil. Desde

Ayer a las 6:45 p.m. estall un incendio en una vivienda ubicada en la manzana 44-000 de San Juan Avenue en Palm Desert cerca de Catalina Way. Los bomberos lograron sofocar la lumbre en una de las recamaras de la estructura pero permanecieron en el lugar por espacio de dos horas para asegurarse de que

Frank Sinatra Junior passed away this afternoon in a Florida Hospital. He cancelled his concert in Daytona Beach because he was feeling ill. He later died of a massive heart attack in the hospital. Sinatra was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy. He was the younger brother of

The Palm Springs Police Department awarded medals of bravery to one of its officers and a security officer with the Spa Resort Casino after the pair saved a man’s life on Christmas Day. PSPD Sgt. William Hutchinson said Officer Matthew Steed was flagged down by a female who said her brother-in-law had collapsed in a

From new murals to new sidewalks the City of Coachella is revitalizing the town.The city installed 1,000 feet of new sidewalk on Shady Lane across from Dateland Park to make it accessible and safe for walkers and people in wheelchairs. The project cost $140,000 — paid for by a federalgrant. “Beautiful. This is a big

March Madness starts Thursday with many supporting their favorite college basketball team. But one local school is taking a spin on the spring tradition, using the bracket system for a good cause. For the students at Sacred Heart School, March Madness isn’t about basketball, it’s about giving back. This is the second year the students

Hoy en Kuna Noticias Telemundo 15 le tenemos lamentables noticias y es que la madrugada de hoy una persona perdio la vida al impactarse contra otro automvil. El conductor del otro auto fue transportado a un hospital con heridas de gravedad. La Patrulla de Caminos report que el mortfero accidente se dio en la Carretera

The 25th anniversary of the weekly Palm Springs VillageFest will be celebrated Thursday with some St. Patrick’s Day flavor. The festivities begin at 6 p.m., when attendees will start filling the streets for a live performance of fusion rock bagpipers, guitarists, keyboardists and drummers on the main VillageFest stage at the corner of Tahquitz Canyon

A Thousand Palms man was taken into custody late Tuesday evening after police said he stole a swimming pool pump from a vacation rental home on the 1600 block of Via Roberto Miguel. Patrol officers were called to the home at 9:32 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a pool pump theft alarm. The

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has released the 2015 crime statistics report, a move that officials said will take place during the first quarter of every year. The cumulative report contains crime data as reported by all city police departments and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, including all contract cities served by the sheriff’s

Hoy a las 4:41 a.m. ocurri un choque entre dos coches sobre la Expressway 86 y la Avenida 56 en Thermal, lamentablemente una persona muri y dos ms resultaron lesionadas y fueron transportadas al hospital aunque no se ha especificado la gravedad de sus heridas. El flujo vehicular fue desviado por el CHP mientras que

A 19-year old man is in custody accused of holding up a Chevron station in Coachella. Authorities say Cesar Cazares handed the clerk a note, pulled-out a gun, and then took-off. Investigators were able to identify Cazares as a local transient and tracked him down in the Indio Hills area on Sunday. Police recovered a

Colon cancer is the second deadliest type of cancer in the country, killing about 50,000 people a year, with 150,000 new people diagnosed annually. Eisenhower Medical Center is hosting the 13th Annual Community Cancer Awareness Day at Lucy Curci Cancer Center on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Organizers have set up an interactive exhibit

The University of California has revised a proposed policy on intolerance to include “anti-Zionism” and antisemitism as forms of discrimination that won’t be tolerated on UC’s 10 campuses. The draft document released Tuesday was applauded by Jewish organizations that had demanded more be done to protect students against anti-Semitism after several high-profile incidents, including one

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued an apology for jokes Chris Rock made about asians while hosting the 20-16 Oscars. The comedian was recognizing the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers as the official ballot counter for the award show when he brought three asian kids on stage. Rock hailed the

Growing concerns over the potential of a cellphone tower going up at a local church. Parents with students in the schools at the Palm Desert Oasis Church said they don’t want the tower to go up. But the church said the tower is going up. Gregory Clark is the senior pastor at the Seventh-day Adventist

The Coachella Valley Unified School District is planning a celebration to honor the Desert Mirage High School boys soccer team for its perfect season this year. The team claimed the title on Saturday and made CVUSD history by winning every single game of the season, ending with a 26-0 record. “The boys soccer team achieved

Nuevos lderes policiales en palm springs buscan maneras de mejorar las relaciones humanas en su comunidad.Cmo? Utilizando la ms alta tecnologa y colocando ms oficiales en las calles. El Jefe de polica Bryan Reyes y el Capitan Walter Combs llevaron a cabo su primer reunin anoche ante la Comisin de Relaciones Humanas. Los temas que