Month: July 2016

The Coachella Valley Repertory, the theater that has called Rancho Mirage home for the last five years, may soon be packing up and hitting the road moving to Cathedral City. C’s Ron Celona confirms that they entered into an agreement with City Urban Revitalization Corporation to purchase the IMAX Theater and the connecting restaurants. “We

On Wednesday, July 27, the Indio California Highway Patrol Office will hold its next Start Smart teen driving class at 6 p.m. The California Highway Patrol Indio Office is located at 79650 on Varner Road. Officers said the class is designed to help prepare teens for the situations they may come across as new drivers.

The National Indian Gaming Commission said thanks to strong regulation, gross gaming revenue in 2015 was the highest it’s ever been. The 5% increase in GGR from 2014 is the largest increase in 10 years. “We are proud to announce that Indian country’s 2015 gross gaming revenue was $29.9 billion dollars,” said Chairman Jonodev Osceola

Median home prices throughout the Coachella Valley are up and so are sales when comparing numbers from June of 2015 and June of this year. Real estate professionals say it’s a good sign for the market, which has struggled now for almost 10 years. President of the California Desert Association of Realtors, Judy Horn says,

Update 6:00: CHP says all lanes are now open. The California Highway Patrol has issued a SIG ALERT after two big rigs crashed on eastbound I-10 near Jefferson Street Tuesday afternoon, blocking the left two lanes of the interstate. The crash was reported at about 3:45 p.m. Eastbound traffic was backed up to Washington Street

La Patrulla de Caminos de California lanza un aviso SIG tras el choque de dos camiones de carga en direccin este sobre la Carretera Interestatal 10, a la altura de Jefferson Street el martes por la tarde. Fue donde dos carrilles de la izquierda fueron cerrados tras el accidente. El retraso vial se experiment hasta

In just a few months some of the biggest names in rock ‘n’ roll music will be converging on the desert. With the thousands of people rocking out at the Empire Polo Club, the grounds will take quite a beating. Alex Haagen, who owns the Polo Club said while he’s thrilled about the extra concert,

Robert Pape and Cristin Smith were both in court for their preliminary hearing in Riverside, which began Monday morning and continued on Tuesday. Investigators with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department testified about foot prints and wheelbarrow tire marks found in the desert close to the Friedli’s home. The two men are accused of killing 53-year-old

Agentes investigan el fallecimiento despus de que fuera encontrada sin vida en la piscina de una vivienda ubicada en la manzana 53- 600 de la Avenida Bermudas a tempranas horas ayer. Se abocaron paramdicos al lugar de los hechos pero fue demasiado tarde. La mujer fue pronunciada sin vida en la escena. El Diputado con

La vctima fue encontrado sangrando en el patio de un complejo de apartamentos cerca de Stevens Road al filo de las 9:30 de la maana del martes. El sospechoso del crimen sigue prfugo de la justicia. Autoridades dicen que saben de quien se trata y piensan que los involucrados han pasado por lo menos los

Palm Springs police are investigating a stabbing in the area of Stevens Road and Camino Monte Vista in Palm Springs. According to police, a man suffered a minor stab wound and is being treated at Desert Regional Medical Center. The man was found in a courtyard of a complex near Stevens Road at about 9:30

The Palm Springs Police Department recently arrested a Cathedral City man accused of assault with a deadly weapon in connection to an alleged road rage incident that occurred on June 30. Harvey Seno Lozada, 48, is accused of striking the victim in the head with a long metal object after following the vehicle into a

The Gun Safety Ordinance will be on the Palm Springs City Council’s agenda for the August 3 meeting, according to City Councilman Geoff Kors. Statement from Palm Springs City Councilman Geoff Kors: “Neither myself, the Councilmember who requested that the City Council discuss gun safety measures, the City Attorney or the City Manager, were contacted

Selena Quintanilla tendr una figura en el Museo Madame Tussauds Hollywood para conmemorar el 21er aniversario de su quinto y ltimo lbum, “Dreaming of You”. La figura de la superestrella tejana ser develada el 30 de agosto, anunci el lunes Colin Thomas, gerente general del museo en Los Angeles, en un comunicado. El museo cre

The drummer and co-founder of the glam metal band Poison was declared cancer-free after undergoing an experimental treatment at the Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health officials announced Monday. Rikki Rockett was diagnosed with oral cancer more than a year ago and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment, but the tumor came back. Rockett, born

“I had a gentleman who came in today who had a cruise booked for Europe. One of the ports is in Turkey, and he’s considering cancelling.” Kay Everley is a travel consultant with Sunshine Travel and Cruise in Palm Desert. While she says some customers have expressed hesitation when traveling abroad, many are still up

A female delegate from Palm Desert is among Republican women showing support for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Supporters are optimistic that Trump will be able to get plenty of female voters in November. Melania Trump headlined Day One of the Republican National Convention Monday. She was warming up the crowd for her businessman-turned-politician

We’re learning more about the steps taken to address some issues facing the homeless population in Palm Springs. The city wants to use $75,000 from their general fund to help the homeless get through the summer months. “The city of Palm Springs is going to be funding more money for Roy’s Resource Center to have

Police were investigating a drive-by shooting that happened in Downtown Palm Springs Sunday night. Officers said they got a call about shots fired just before 9:30 p.m. on the 200 block of South Palm Canyon Drive. They determined three to four shots were fired from a vehicle driving on South Palm Canyon Drive. Police said

One person was injured in a crash on Interstate Ten near Cabazon on Monday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol, just before 1:30 p.m. for some unknown reason, 51-year old Efrain Meza, from Desert Hot Springs steered his Ford Expedition into the back of a big rig truck that was parked on the side