Month: May 2016

Construction on the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley is finally underway after it was burned during a hate crime last December. “We had to do a few things with city before we could begin construction,” said Imam Reymundo Nour. The outside of the place of worship is still blackened and boarded up, but inside

Crews are out in full force fighting a mosquito that can carry the Zika virus. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Monday the first sighting of this invasive mosquito in the Coachella Valley. Tuesday crews are going door to door, looking in anything that can hold water where mosquitoes can breed. This

Santa Monica-Malibu School District Superintendent Sandra Lyon will be the new superintendent for Palm Springs Unified School District. Tuesday night, the board unanimously approved the appointment of Lyon to replace Superintendent Dr. Christine Anderson, who will retire on June 30th. Lyon has been the superintendent of Santa-Monica Malibu Schools since 2011. She’s a 28-year veteran

Emergency crews said two people were injured Tuesday afternoon in Palm Springs after a car crashed into a tree near Ramon Road and Sunrise Way. The crash happened at about 11:40 a.m. Officers have reopened Ramon Road after it was shut down in both directions from Sunrise Way to Farrell Drive while they investigated the

A search warrant reveals that a Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death – including the day before he died – and prescribed him medication. The warrant says Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg treated Prince on April 7 and April 20. The warrant was obtained by at least two news outlets before

A new scam promising you a way to make money fast and easy is just another form of theft in today’s expanding world of fraud. Thieves are cleverly luring people into mystery shopping opportunities online. It might seem like an easy way to make some extra cash, but beware, scammers are using these opportunities to

Un oficial perdio el control de su patrulla durante una persecucin policial a alta velocidad en Indio el martes por la tarde, terminando volcado en el patio de una vivienda ubicada a la altura de Miles Avenue y Jefferson Street. La persecucin comenz al filo de las 3:45 p.m. despus de que un hombre buscado

Un hombre de Palm Springs de 19 aos de edad sigue detenido relacionado con el homicidio de una mujer de Coachella en la Autopista 10 el domingo por la tarde. Ahora, agentes buscan a un segundo sospechoso. Andrew Castro fue aprehendido y trasladado a la crcel del Condado de Riverside ubicada en Indio. Mientras tanto,

A Desert Hot Springs man shot a homeless friend without provocation after letting him sleep in his car for months, a prosecutor said Tuesday, but the defendant’s attorney said his client acted in self-defense. Eric Deshon Brown, 35, is charged with attempted murder, mayhem, shooting at an occupied dwelling and assault with a gun in

An officer rolled his sheriff’s cruiser during a high-speed chase in La Quinta Tuesday afternoon, landing the car in the back yard area of a home at Miles Avenue and Jefferson Street, where there was a huge police presence. Suspect identified as Joshua Keplinger The chase began at about 3:45 p.m. after a wanted suspect

A 21-year-old woman from the United States is suspected of attempting to smuggle 31 pounds of methamphetamine on Monday afternoon. Border Patrol agents from the Indio station stopped her at the Highway 86 checkpoint at about 4:30 p.m. as she was driving a Toyota Corolla. A secondary inspection was issued after a Border Patrol canine

On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown declared the need for a long-term conservation strategy as drought conditions persist in many areas of the state, including Riverside County. “Californians stepped up during this drought and saved more water than ever before,” Brown said. “But now we know that drought is becoming a regular occurrence and water conservation

With both weekends of the Desert Trip concert series sold out in just hours, people are trying to cash in and resell tickets to the all-star rock n’ roll event in October. On ticket resale websites such as Stubhub, people are selling general admission tickets starting around $850. That’s double the original cost. Poll: Did

“The Tradition Continues” theme for Palm Desert football as Shane McComb takes over the program as new head coach for Pat Blackburn. Video: Sports Director Blake Arthur discusses the new hire

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Monday that mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus have been detected in the city of Coachella. Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District online The mosquitoes were detected near the intersection of Calle Camacho and Calle Rojo. The California Department of Health made the identification. This is

UPDATE: Construction has ended for the night and all freeway lanes are open again as of 5:09 a.m. ————- An overnight freeway closure was impacting traffic on eastbound Interstate 10 in Indio early Tuesday morning. All eastbound freeway lanes were closed overnight, and traffic was being detoured off the freeway using the Jefferson off ramp.

Tickets for the Desert Trip sold out in about four and a half hours on Monday. Passes were available on deserttrip.com. Sales began at 10 a.m. and Desert Trip reported all tickets were sold at 2:18 p.m. Some locals will still be able to purchase passes the week of the festival while supplies lasts. Because

A big horn lamb found dead in PGA West has many concerned with the growing number of deaths in this endangered species population. Aimee Byard, associate director of the Bighorn Institute, said it’s becoming far too common. “They have fallen into the canal and drowned. One’s been hit by a car, they’ve been eating oleander

La farmacia Walgreens lucha contra la adiccin a los medicamentos con receta mdica en California. La meta tambin es evitar muertes por una sobredosis. Hoy, se revel al pblico en general los kioscos destinados para deshacerse de los medicamentos expirados en la farmacia Walgreens sobre Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City. Ser un lugar seguro

Un sospechoso de mezclar el alcohol con el volante dirigi a las autoridades en una persecucin esta maana a lo largo y ancho del Valle de Coachella, antes de ser arrestado en una transitada interseccin de la ciudad de Indio. La odisea comenz al filo de las 7:50 de la maana cuando agentes intentaron realizar