Month: October 2016

Students from schools throughout the Coachella Valley participated in International Walk to School Day Wednesday. Groups gathered at various locations in to make the walk to their campuses. Katherine Finchy Elementary in Palm Springs was one school that participated. The event is held in order to promote awareness about road safety and an active lifestyle

Local voters will have the chance to cast their ballots for a number of measures come election day. Cathedral City voters will get to decide if their city should become a charter. People have been rallying for and/or against the proposition for weeks now. “I feel as though the city will have more control over

UPDATE: 6:35 p.m. For nearly 20 years, Jerry Sims helped Shovlin Companies do business in La Quinta. “He [Owner Michael Shovlin] takes great pride in it,” Sims said. “And he wants it to remain a family shopping center.” But lately, he said the plaza has been the center of deals not just in stores. “In

Still don’t have your Desert Trip tickets? No worries, prices are coming down as we get closer to the event. On StubHub, an online ticket vendor, general-admission tickets to weekend two go for less than $200 dollars. Practically half what the official website charges for them. The depreciation is causing problems for people planning on

Catholic Charities fights poverty by providing new opportunities and changed futures for families struggling with imminent circumstances that threaten their stability and well-being. With more than 35 years of experience, Catholic Charities intervenes in times of crisis to provide compassionate help and hope to families with the greatest need. Believing in the dignity and worth

State regulators say they fear some water districts in drought-stricken California have abandoned conservation efforts as saving dropped off significantly. The State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday reported how much water Californians saved in August. California is entering a possible sixth year of drought. The board reports that Californians saved less than 18 percent

The Coachella Valley Unified School District has failed to reach a contract agreement with its teachers. The announcement was made Tuesday night after negotiations resumed following a special meeting September 22. That week included a student protest in support of teachers and also a large number of teachers calling out sick. The union insisted it

A local business owner’s gift to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department meant an unexpected athletic windfall for Valley Boys and Girls Clubs. Deputies were approached with an offer from the manager of the Vons in La Quinta. Take 30 donated soccer and 20 volley balls and distribute them to children around the Valley. The deputies

Taggers are hitting a Palm Springs neighborhood, angering business owners, and keeping city workers on their toes trying to cover up the graffiti. The buildings are in the 700 block of North Palm Canyon. One business owner says his building has been hit several times over the past few weeks. “Over the past month we

Dozens of desert residents showed up to Arnold Palmer’s Restaurant in La Quinta for a screening of the late golfer’s public memorial service. The service was held in Palmer’s hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania and thousands of well-wishers attended. At the restaurant, people watched the memorial service from large screen televisions and listened as Palmer’s family

The first weekend of Desert Trip is nearly upon us and people are already in town getting ready. With the concert starting in the early evening, businesses are capitalizing on visitors’ free mornings and afternoons. They are offering up deals to bring diners into their restaurants or steering them toward local activities. This group is

The City of Palm Springs will host a celebration for special needs children and their families on Oct. 15, led by boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. “Heroes in the Park: A Celebration of Special Needs Children and Their Friends and Families” will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sunrise Park, home to a

Riverside County supervisors will consider a measure intended to crackdown on the distribution of illegal synthetic drugs at their meeting Tuesday. “Synthetic drugs are extremely dangerous and are gaining popularity at an alarming rate among high school and college-age individuals, as well as among the homeless, parolees and probationers,” Supervisor Chuck Washington wrote in documents

A convicted felon who broke into a half-dozen Palm Springs homes pleaded guilty today to felony charges and was immediately sentenced to nine years, four months in state prison. Jesus Andres Valverde, 22, was slated to go on trial this week at the Banning Justice Center, but just as jury selection was about to begin,

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Best Buy Co., Inc., of Richfield, Minnesota has agreed to pay a $3.8 million civil penalty for distributing and selling previously recalled consumer products. Federal law prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution in commerce of a consumer product that is subject to voluntary corrective

It’s time to start getting ready for Halloween, and some people are concerned about some of this year’s scary decor. They think one item available at Home Depot may go a little too far. It’s called the Scary Peeper Creeper and it hangs from a suction cup on a window facing inside to scare any

Southern California Edison reported a service outage Monday morning impacting 2,800 customers without electricity. Most service was restored by 9:00 a.m. The outage was reported at 6:29 a.m., and at one point impacted 2,979 customers. Edison’s website said crews were analyzing the problem in Palm Desert and were initially expected to restore service to most