Month: September 2016

For some people, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of snowbirds returning to the Coachella Valley. Some restaurants are looking to hire more help as the population of the valley slowly starts to balloon. The cash is rolling in at The Broken Yolk in La Quinta. The business is doing

While most people enjoy their Labor Day by the pool or BBQing in the backyard, our local first responders are hard at work. There’s no days off when it comes to protecting and serving the community. “Working on a holiday is pretty much like any other day. We come in, we do our morning checks,

Durante el fin de semana feriado por el denominado Labor Day, Da del Trabajador tambin se mantuvieron ocupadas las autoridades. Cabe mencionar que no hubo arrestos tras un punto de revsin que se realiz el viernes en el Valle de Coachella. La Patrulla de Caminos de California se instal en Palm Desert a lo largo

Pedro Len Castellanos de 27 aos, residente de Thousand Palms fue arrestado el sbado por la noche despus de que la camioneta Ford Expedition que manejaba se estrellara contra un Ford Mustang color blanco dejando a el conductor sin vida. Este orden de acciones occurio en la interseccin de las calles Monterey y Dinah Shore

The low 100s and even the high 90s are considered a cool down for us in the desert. Many people out and about Saturday took advantage of the cooler temperatures. Pool staff at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center are gearing up for a busy weekend. “It gets busy; we open at 11:00 a.m. and when

A man was sent to the hospital after shooting himself with a gun he was currently making. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, on Sunday, 31-year old Michael Oneal of Morongo Valley, was in the process of making a homemade pipe shotgun, also known as a zip gun, when the gun went off,

La polica determin que el alcohol fue factor en el fatal accidente ocurrido el pasado sbado a las 10:00 p.m. en la interseccin de Monterey Avenue y Dinah Shore Drive en Palm Desert. De acuerdo con el Departamento de Polica de Palm Desert Pedro Len Castellanos de 27 aos de edad residente de Thousand Palms

Saturday marked a busy day for more than three dozen valley Boy Scouts, as they got out to help the community as part of an Eagle project. Scouts from Troop 377 spent their day at La Quinta Middle School transforming an overgrown patch of grapevines into a beautiful garden area for students to learn about

La Quinta High School honors Coachella Valley heroes with a BBQ. ‘Feeding the Heroes of the Coachella Valley’ is an event aimed at thanking first responders, police officers, firefighters, EMTs and Nurses for all they do for their community. This is the second time the school has hosted an event like this. The school’s PSA

The third annual Mutt Margaritas fundraiser aims to support S.O.A.R or Society’s Outkasts Animal Rescue. The nonprofit works to raise funds for low-cost spay and neuter clinics in the Coachella Valley. Katie Burd is one of the organization’s board members and stopped by the studio to talk about the upcoming fundraiser. The event takes place

Firefighters are battling a small brush fire that started Saturday along the northbound 15 freeway in Devore, prompting a full closure at the 215 Freeway interchange. Authorities said the 20-acre blaze broke out around 10 p.m. and was moving at a moderate speed, after starting near the Kenwood Avenue off-ramp. Multiple agencies were working to

A fire burning out of Banning caused some traffic in the valley Saturday. Riverside County Fire crews said firefighters battled a fire Saturday at an abandoned building in the 800 block of West Lincoln Street, just south of the 10 freeway. The blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. The site of the fire was

No arrests made after the California Highway Patrol conducted a sobriety checkpoint Friday on Washington Street south of 41st Avenue. During the check point there were approximately 329 drivers screened. Of those 329 drivers, 25 were evaluated to find out if they were driving under the influence. CHP wants to remind everyone to help save

Francoise Rhodes said experiencing the Grand Canyon via the Grand Canyon Railway is like nothing else. Staying at the Grand Canyon Hotel, guests board the train every morning to travel to the Grand Canyon and return every evening. Travelers enjoy a wild west show before boarding. It’s a two hour trip to the Grand Canyon.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies removed 20 children and 25 dogs from a Victorville home that they said was uninhabitable. The children ranged in age from 2 months to 17 years old. Sheriff’s deputies said the home had no working electricity or natural gas and there wasn’t enough food for the people living there. They

Sheriff’s deputies are reminding people to avoid the Whitewater River Channel near Windy Point on both sides of Interstate-10. The area is marked with no-trespassing signs and deputies will be doing extra patrols throughout the holiday weekend. Trespassers could be fined or even face jail time. The area was temporarily closed due to hazardous fire

High school football is back again in the Coachella Valley. Week 1 of the 2016 season is now in the books with plenty of visiting teams taking the win. Vote for the Play of the Week! The Best Local Sports Show has scores and highlights, including our Play of the Week poll question, Fridays at

A Cathedral City man who beat a driver unconscious in a road-rage-fueled assault in Palm Springs pleaded guilty today to assault with a deadly weapon and was immediately sentenced to five years in state prison. Harvey Seno Lozada, 48, entered his plea this afternoon during his scheduled preliminary hearing. A charge of aggravated mayhem was

Friday, Sept. 2 – Firefighters announce full containment on the Bogart fire burning in Cherry Valley at 1470 acres. Thirty firefighters remain on scene. Fire officials don’t anticipate any additional updates on this fire unless conditions change. Thursday, Sept. 1 – Crews battling the Bogart Fire burning in Cherry Valley continue to make progress with

Donald Trump’s latest push for the minority vote came on the heels of his poorly-received meeting with Enrique Pena Nieto, the president of Mexico. Any speculation that Trump may soften his controversial immigration policy was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. “My first hour in office, those people are gone,” Trump said during his speech in