Month: May 2017

It has become so common, so problematical, it has a name, polypharmacy, which means taking more than one prescription drug at the same time. Some seniors insist it is reaching epidemic proportions. Read: Healthy Living News While medications are intended to improve lives and relieve symptoms, in far too many cases they may be causing

Art, poetry and other forms of expression from those with mental health diagnoses will be celebrated Tuesday during the 15th annual Desert Mental Health Arts Festival in Indio. May is national Mental Health Awareness Month and in order to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses, the county puts on this annual art show. Artist

Spread across 1 acre in the heart of Palm Springs sits La Serena Villas, the newest boutique hotel on Belardo Road. “Originally this property was built in 1933 and sat many years undeveloped. It was a wonderful undertaking for them to take their original heritage of this property and restore it to its Spanish luster

Emergency crews rescued a a 75-year-old man who collapsed while hiking on the Bump and Grind Trail in Palm Desert Tuesday morning. View Photos of hiker rescue A witness who called 911 for him said the man was feeling lightheaded and nauseous but he was conscious and alert. The man wasn’t injured. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JoeGalliNews/status/861982647899140097″,”author_name”:”Joe Galli”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JoeGalliNews”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p

CEO and founder of Palm Springs and Newport Beach-based financial planning firm Integrated Wealth Management, James “Jim” Casey, passed away Monday morning, according to his business partners. Casey, 52, was also a noted philanthropist who served on the Board of Directors of Desert AIDS Project, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He donated and

Update 05/09/17: Palm Springs police confirmed they are investigating Jim Casey’s death as a suicide. ————————————————————————————- Original article 05/04/17: We have continuing coverage on the investigation into Jim Casey, a local philanthropist who was found dead earlier this week. We’ve learned Casey was embroiled in not one, but two lawsuits that included his investment management

La salud mental es importante en todas las etapas de la vida desde la niñez,la adolescencia y la edad adulta hoy se realizo una feria de salud mental con mucho arte;mas de 25 organizaciones participaron en esta feria de la salud en los terrenos de la feria de la ciudad de Indio. Hoy celebraron 15

A 29-year-old man who allegedly grappled with a sheriff’s deputy after being caught shoplifting at a Mecca business was charged Tuesday with felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest. Alejandro Parra De La Riva of Thermal also faces a misdemeanor charge of petty theft stemming from the

Cuadrillas de emergencia rescataron a un hombre de 75 años de edad quien se colapsó mientras excursionaba en el área conocida como Bump & Grind de Palm Desert esta mañana. Un testigo de los hechos llamó al 911 reportando que el hombre se sentía mareado y con naúseas. Las cuadrillas llegaron al lugar a las

A local charity is celebrating 10 years of service providing free transportation for active duty USMC service members and their families between local airports and the 29 Palms Marine base. According to founding director, Erica Stone, over the last decade, over 135,500 Marines have been transported through over 45,000 trips. That’s about 6,780,600 miles driven

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped one-tenth of a cent today to $2.973, its lowest amount since March 31. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has dropped 16 of the past 17 days, decreasing 3.6 cents, including one-tenth of a cent each of

Federally protected serene areas in nature brought people to rally together to protect the future of three national monuments in California — two that are close to the Coachella Valley. “One of the most important things to me is to help protect the land. First of all, it is our roots. It’s pretty much everything

Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes was the keynote speaker at a memorial ceremony honoring fallen California law enforcement officers in Sacramento on Monday morning. Governor Jerry Brown also spoke at the ceremony. View Photos from memorial service Chief Reyes was met with a standing ovation after he talked about the ‘watering down’ of our

A pilot arrested after a liquid form of marijuana and a large amount of cash were allegedly found aboard a Cessna following a hard landing at Banning Municipal Airport was transferred to federal custody on Friday. And on Monday he made his first appearance in court. Alex Furman, 24, of Corona was behind the controls

One person transferred to a local hospital after a two-vehicle accident in Thousand Palms Monday evening. The accident happened at 6:42 p.m. near the intersection of Varner Rd and Ramon Rd in Thousand Palms. One person was transferred to a local hospital with unknown injuries. One lane of Varner was blocked for a short time

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Have you gotten a gift yet? If not, Alexandra Pierce has some great gift ideas for every type of mom. First stop: Tommy Bahamma for those stylish moms out there. “I would suggest Maui Jim sunglasses. We’ve got jewelry to complement our wardrobe, swimwear, accessories, and we’ve got a lot