Month: March 2016

Authorities have identified a motorcyclist who died Tuesday shortly after a collision at the intersection of Highway 86 and Avenue 52. Police say 61-year-old Steven Schlie of Thermalwas stopped at the intersection at 1:59 p.m. when another motorist struck his motorcycle from behind. Schlie was thrown from the bike and suffered major injuries. He was

Local nonprofit Angel View broke ground Wednesday morning on a new resale center that will serve as headquarters for all of the organization’s resale operations and benefit Angel View’s programs for people with disabilities. The 26,250 square-foot clearance and transportation center located near the 10 Freeway and Highway 62 will feature about 13,000 square feet

The Palm Springs Public Library held its third annual Family Fun Festival for the community on Wednesday. The family-fun event is held during the Palm Springs Unified School District’s Spring Break. The event took place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Palm Springs Stadium. Participating organizations had booths with fun craft games and

The online restaurant reservation site OpenTable released its list of the 100 “hottest restaurants in America” for 2016, with three eateries in the Coachella Valley making the cut. Eight4Nine, which opened in 2015 in Palm Springs, is on the list, along with Tropicale in Palm Springs and The Nest in Indian Wells. The list reflects

A hazardous device team was called out to an Indio neighborhood where a suspicious package was found Tuesday evening. The package at Martha’s Village and Kitchen was later determined to be a home-made electronic device, similar in appearance to a destructive device, according to a spokesman from the Riverside County Sheriffs Department. It was discovered

Ayer poco antes de las 8:00 p.m. las autoridades recibieron una llamada que reportaba la presencia sospechosa de un dispositivo en la organizacin Martha’s Village and Kitchen de Indio, inmediatamente la cuadrilla de materiales peligrosos hizo presencia en el lugar para investigar y analizar el dispositivo que result ser casero y de apariencia destructivo, pero

We have more information on how much money the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach should bring to the valley this year. More than 300,000 people are expected to attend the concerts. According to a report by Development Management Group $403 million will be spent in the Coachella Valley during festival season by concert

A man who allegedly held a woman against her will inside a Coachella home today was arrested for kidnapping and domestic violence-related charges, according to sheriff’s deputies. Angel Gomez, 33, of Coachella, was arrested on suspicion of kidnappingrelated to domestic violence, false imprisonment, and violating a domesticviolence restraining order and was booked at the Riverside

A North Shore man pleaded guilty today and was immediately sentenced to 13 years in state prison, and his accomplice was handed a five-year term, for an armed robbery that left a market employee hospitalized with major injuries. Jacob Lee Couie, 22, pleaded guilty to one count each of mayhem and armed robbery for the

Some local top students were recognized their stellar academics Tuesday and for qualities educators hope will make them good “citizens of the world.” The two Indio fifth graders won statewide honors from the California Association of IB World Schools. Isabella Gutierrez was one of the honorees. She said, “This year I found out I was

It’s a half a world away, but the impact of the Belgium attacks is being felt in the Coachella Valley. Philippe Caupain, owner of Si Bon restaurant in Rancho Mirage, was born and raised in Brussels. He said it was devastating Tuesday morning seeing the terror that erupted in Belgium where his family still lives.

Cal Fire se traslad al lugar donde se produjo un accidente en el Expressway 86 que involucr a un automovilista y motociclista. Soccorristas recibieron la llamada de auxilio en relacin a un accidente a la altura de la Avenida 52 en Coachella al filo de las 2 p.m. El oficial Armando Muoz con el Departamento

En nuestra comunidad, un incendio de maleza en Indio sucedio la maana del martes a eso de las 1:35 en las inmediaciones de Industrial Place y Wheel Road, justo al norte del bulevar Indio. El fuego fue contenido a un sector de 50 pies, a la altura del cruce ferroviario pero no sin antes interrumpir

Coachella Police arrested a 33-year-old man around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in response to a domestic violence call. Officers said Angel Gomez was holding a person against their will inside the home. Police say Gomez surrendered shortly thereafter, and the victim in this case was located inside the home unharmed. Police arrested Gomez and booked him

Tuesday, officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and train stations across the area ramped up security in response to the Belgium terror attacks. Security is also being stepped up at Palm Springs International Airport. Tom Nolan, Palm Springs International Airport Director, said elevated security measures have been put in place, but they won’t requirebringing

Cal Fire has stopped the forward progress of a brush fire burning near Industrial Place and Wheel Road, just north of Indio Boulevard and just West of Monroe Street. Officials said train service in the area was temporarily halted while firefighters were on scene. The call came out at 11:20am. The battalion chief said the

The LGBTQ community is remembering one of the Coachella Valley’s strongest advocates for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights. Hundreds of people came out to a memorial and celebration of life for George Zander. “I love you baby and I look forward to the day that I can hold you in my arms again,” said Chris

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement Tuesday on the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost loved ones in these horrific attacks and all of the injured. We stand with the people of Brussels and all

El grupo extremista Estado Islmico se habra responsabilizado de los atentados en Bruselas, segn confirmaron a NBC News autoridades antiterroristas de Estados Unidos quienes dijeron que “parece genuino” el anuncio donde se reivindican los ataques. Dos explosiones sacudieron este martes al aeropuerto de la capital belga, y a una estacin de tren, dejando 31 muertos

Trip Advisor is announcing the top destinations in the U.S. and throughout the world and Palm Springs made the list. Palm Springs was named among the top destinations in the U.S. and recognized as one of travelers’ favorite places in the country. The travel planning and booking site announced the winners Monday. Palm Springs was