Month: May 2017

A new suggestion for funding potential solutions for Palm Springs’ ongoing homeless issue was raised during last night’s City Council meeting and has left some people excited and others scratching their heads. “What we don’t have money for is the infrastructure capital, the buildings, which is what Measure J was created to do,” Councilmember Geoff

A lawsuit filed by supporters of splitting California in two is seeking to enlarge the state legislature. The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday that the federal lawsuit filed against California’s secretary of state argues that rural counties in the state aren’t fairly representative in the state legislature. The lawsuit argues that 40 state senators and 80

Surveillance video from North Park Elementary School was just released. It shows the shooter, Cedric Anderson, as he casually signs in to enter the school moments before he shot and killed his estranged wife, Karen Smith, and then turned the gun on himself. A boy, 8-year-old Jonathan Martinez was also killed in the shooting, while

Mother’s Day spending has flower shops’ sales in full bloom. “Holidays like this are so important because that’s what we thrive on,” co-owner of Coachella Valley Floral Distributors Sharon Gonzalez said. The owners of Coachella Valley Floral Distributors in Thousand Palms have been up and running since 2 a.m. on Wednesday, getting flowers from Los

Megan Murano belted out the national anthem Wednesday night at the Desert Sands Unified School District Special Education Advisory Committee Award Night. It was an occasion for parents of special needs kids to honor educators and district employees who go the extra mile for their children. Murano, 19, was born with Williams syndrome, a genetic

Firefighters have put out a fire that ignited in the kitchen of a mobile home in Cathedral City Wednesday morning. It happened in the Desert Sands Mobile Home Park on Via Verde near Date Palm Drive just after 8 a.m. a neighbor called 911 after hearing the fire alarm. Authorities said the flames spread to

A special piece of equipment is making it easier for the Palm Springs Police Department to investigate deadly collisions. Officers showcased the Faro laser scanner which maps any scene in a matter of minutes. Officer Alan Donovan, the person who handles this special equipment said the scanner could take 84 photos per scan and allows

Our very first One Class At A Time award goes to Mrs. Washak’s 4th-grade class at Mountain Vista Elementary School! Mrs. Washak’s focus is on S.T.E.A.M. learning – science, technology, engineering, art, and math. This $500 will help these kids do even more unique projects. “Everything from building something that can float, building a project

En Mexico desde el 10 de mayo de 1922, se declaro como día especial para celebrar a las madres y a partir de esa fecha todos los 10 de mayo sin importar que día de la semana sea se celebra a mamá. Tanto en Mexico como en otros países de latino america hoy 10 de

A young mother accused of allowing her 5-month-old daughter to ride unrestrained in a Porsche that crashed in Palm Desert, killing the infant, is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow on murder and child endangerment charges, but the defendant’s medical issues could delay the hearing. Kristen Leigh Lauer, 23, of Rancho Mirage, and the child’s father,

Hoy a las 8:00 a.m. estalló un incendio en la cocina de una casa móvil ubicada en el Desert Sands Mobile Home Park que se ubica sobre la calle Via verde cerca de la Palm Drive en Cathedral City. A pesar de que las llamas se extendieron a la sala de la vivienda fueron controladas

A horse has died after being struck by a car at Van Buren Street and 49th Avenue in Coachella, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Animal Control responded to the scene Tuesday afternoon. There were no road closures during the incident. Authorities said the horse escaped from its enclosure and was running through the

Walt Disney’s original concept art for Disneyland is going up for auction. The hand-drawn map from 1953 shows how many of Disney’s ideas came to fruition and reveals how much the park has grown since it opened in 1955. Van Eaton Galleries in Los Angeles announced Wednesday that the map is the highlight among dozens

An Applebee’s in Rancho Mirage will be closing soon because the lease is set to expire and it will not be renewed, according to a communication’s manager with the company. The restaurant, located at 71740 Highway 111, will be closed by July 1, according to Melissa Hariri, the senior communication’s manager for Applebee’s. Officials said

The Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board is looking to save the historic Racquet Club properties. The board voted to recommend to the city council to give class 1 historic site status to the Racquet Club properties on Indian Canyon and Racquet Club Drive. Class 1 is the most prestigious historic designation. The historic site

Firefighters quickly put out structure fire in an abandoned building in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was first reported at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday night in the area of Whipple Road & Mihalyo Road, a dirt road near the I-10. There have been fires reported in this location in the past, specifically around this time last

Seline Schinke’s energy can light up the skies on a winter day in Alaska. “Oh I always try to rally them up, get them going. We are a good team.” Schinke said. She’s not just breaking records and winning championships on her own, the energy spilled over to her teammates. A school record in the

Despite some pushback from officials in one city, the Board of Supervisors today approved Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff’s request to hike the rates charged to 17 municipalities and other contract entities for the use of patrol deputies. The rate increase will be retroactive to July 1, 2016, and is needed to recoup higher operational