Month: December 2016

While many people head out to celebrate the New Year, cab and Uber drivers parked on the street wait to pick up their next ride. “They’re celebrating so there’ll be a lot of them and they’ll be wanting rides. that’s when you get a surge,” Uber driver Paul Kalamanek. Uber — a fierce competitor to

American Cab and Walter Clark Legal Group will partner once again to in their exclusive Valley-wide initiative to raise awareness of drinking and driving, and provide the public service of free rides home on and New Year’s Eve. Drivers who have been drinking, or someone on their behalf, can call American Cab for a ride

Kent Miller with Second Amendment Sports said they’ve been keeping busy ahead of 2017. While a new year often triggers new laws, he said many have come in inquiring about certain rifles that in just days will be classified by the state as having features related to assault weapons. “Any firearm that was compliant up

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Palm Springs for the New Year’s holiday weekend celebrations. Visitors have already booked reservations at hotels and restaurants. Kurt Englund, the managing principal at Arrive Hotel, said all 32 rooms on the property have all been booked for the weekend. He said it is not surprising to

Three people, including a pregnant woman and an infant, were seriously injured in a two-vehicle freeway crash today in Blythe, causing a shutdown of freeway lanes to allow emergency crews to airlift the victims. The crash was reported at 12:33 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 10, west of Mesa Road, according to April Newman of the

Irvine woman accused in dog’s death deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. A woman accused of leaving her dog inside a hot vehicle in Coachella for more than a day, resulting in the animal’s death, was found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial Friday. Riverside County Superior Court Judge James Hawkins reviewed a report

Local nonprofit Shelter From The Storm is changing the location of their housing facilities. Shelter From The Storm works to protect and serve victims of domestic violence. They say their administrative office will stay in Palm Desert, but the new location for housing is more centrally located to public transportation and shopping centers. The decision

UPDATE: CCPD says they arrested a 13 year old suspect who was carrying a loaded weapon and fled from the police. According to a statement released by CCPD, at around 2:44 p.m. officers attempted to speak to a subject who may have been armed in the area of 33 rd Avenue and Moreno Road. When

A new year, a new hairdo and now a relaxing drink. Coffee will be a thing of the past in many California salons. In 2017, salons will be allowed to upgrade their drink menu to include 12 ounces of beer and 6 ounces of wine per customer without a special license — it’s a practice

One of this year’s most popular Christmas gifts is becoming a big topic of discussion. Devices like Amazon’s Echo respond to voice commands, but some people are curious to know how much of their day-to-day conversations are being recorded. “There’s a good possibility that everything you say is being recorded and not only your ears

The Palm Springs Police Department will be in full force to keep thousands of people safe during the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Gary and Joyce Rifkind travel to Palm Springs every year to enjoy the film festival. “We have an opportunity to see films that aren’t always going to be in general

It was a shock for Dale and Patti Gribow when they learned of Debbie Reynolds’ death on Wednesday, just one day after Reynolds’ daughter, Carrie Fisher died. “I would imagine that for her, it was her time and she needed to go with Carrie,” Patti Gribow said. The Gribows worked extensively with Reynolds through the

Firefighters respond to hiker who fell near Mecca hiking trail A hiker fell and fractured his ankle at a Mecca hiking trail today and county firefighters responded by taking the man to a hospital. Firefighters got word at 12:47 p.m. about the injured hiker, who was off a hiking trail near Box Canyon and Painted

UPDATE: Palm Desert man charged in alleged carjacking Carjacking and drug charges were filed today against a man who was found on Christmas Eve in a vehicle he allegedly stole the previous week in Palm Desert. Jesus Leone Sanchez Gutierrez, 21, of Palm Desert, is charged with one felony count each of carjacking, possession of

The Valley continues to mourn the death of former Palm Springs resident Debbie Reynolds “We are very sad at the passing of such a wonderful person like Debbie Reynolds and our heartfelt thoughts go out to her family and friends.” said Bob Alexander, President of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Debbie Reynolds received her

Joshua Tree National Park is experiencing record visitation, so expect long wait times. According to park officials, all campgrounds are currently full and visitors can expect to wait up to an hour at the Joshua Tree entrance. Park officials recommend entering the park before 9am or, enter through the Cottonwood or Twentynine Palms fee stations.

A carjacking suspect was arrested by Indio Police Thursday morning. At 10:50 a.m., Indio PD responded to a report that a wanted suspect from San Diego was in the area of Jackson and Dillon Road near the DMV. Ealier, SDPD put out a bulletin stating that a carjacking suspect may be in the Indio area.

5th annual New Year’s Swimathon takes place Saturday, benefiting Angel View’s Outreach Program. The Swimathon will be at the Palm Springs Swim Center on 405 South Pavilion Way in Palm Springs at 9 a.m. Saturday December 31st. The annual fundraiser is for Angel View’s Outreach Program, which provides essential supports and services to more than

Actress Debbie Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ and mother of Carrie Fisher, has died, son says Reynolds was hospitalized earlier Wednesday after reports said she suffered a stroke. Reynolds’ daughter, Carrie Fischer, had just died at 60 Tuesday following a heart attack. Reynolds was known to frequent the valley and

LifeStream Blood Bank will hold three blood drives in the Coachella Valley Thursday, with gasoline gift certificates available to donors. The first drive will get underway at 10 a.m. at Lowe’s in Palm Desert at 35900 Monterey Ave. Donations will be accepted until 2 p.m. From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., prospective donors can head