Month: September 2017

UPDATE at 5:50 a.m.: Interstate 10 eastbound lanes were reopened and traffic congestion was clearing. ———– Motorists were being detoured off Interstate 10 early Tuesday morning in Indio as construction crews continued work to build the new Jefferson Street interchange. The freeway’s eastbound lanes were shut down at the Jefferson exit, and traffic was detoured

A bill to keep the “Bump and Grind” trail open to hikers is heading to the governor’s desk. The bill, co-authorized by local state Assemblyman Chad Mayes and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia passed the legislature Monday. Assembly Bill 661 passed unanimously in both the senate and assembly. The bill will protect the current practice of opening

A 51-year-old woman who was struck by a car in Palm Springs last week died over the weekend in a hospital, county coroners said Monday. Priscilla Limon of Cathedral City was hit by a car at 8:43 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Avenida Palmera and South Palm Canyon Drive. Read original story Police said

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 and 111 checkpoint, arrested three men suspected of smuggling narcotics on three separate events over the weekend. The first incident occurred on Saturday night around 7 p.m., when an 18-year-old man approached the checkpoint on Highway 86 in a black 1999 Jeep Cherokee. The

Barbara Keating had a real zest for life, so much so that her friends and family planted a lemon tree in her honor nearly 16 years ago. Keating was on one of the planes that stuck the World Trade Center, she was traveling from Boston to Palm Springs. She would usually leave later in the

Dozens of people gathered in front of the 9/11 memorial in La Quinta Monday evening to remember those killed in the worst terror attack in American history. Electric candles lit the night as folks took to the podium to share where they were on the morning on September 11th. First responders were thanked for the

Classes continued Monday at Palm Springs High School after this weekend’s storm caused flooding damage at the school. The Palm Springs Unified School District said 31 classrooms at the high school suffered flood damage Saturday during Saturday’s downpours. Those classrooms will not be used until further notice. The school district is working to restore those

The senior running back helped the Trojans get to 3-0 on the season with a sensational touchdown run on Friday night against Indio. Lopez earned the majority of the vote over the weekend, beating out the others by a pretty wide margin, as you see below. The play of the week winner is always revealed

Local first responders paid tribute to fallen comrades in an early morning ceremony Monday marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The ceremony was hosted by the Palm Springs Fire Department and was attended by members of the Cathedral City Fire Department, Palm Springs Police Department, and local leaders such as Palm Springs Mayor

Residents like Christy Lowe and Woudy and Linda Klein at the Safari Park neighborhood in Palm Springs witnessed rain and flooding right in front of their home. “The winds started coming up, then the rain came, and when the rain came, it flooded,” Lowe said. They said the rain and flooding Saturday afternoon quickly took

A severe thunderstorm in the western area of the Coachella Valley wreaked havoc just after 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. More than an inch of rain fell and the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for the downtown Palm Springs area. The storm included a microburst of winds measured at more-than 30-miles-per-hour. National Weather

Monday will mark 16 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. Americans across the nation will come together to honor the lives of those victims. Here in the Coachella Valley there will be a couple of remembrance services. City of La Quinta 9/11 Candlelight Vigil The City of La Quinta will hold a vigil at the

La Patrulla Fronteriza sector El Centro asignado a la Carretera 86 y 111 arrestaron a un hombre sospechoso de traficar narcóticos. Occurió el sábado a eso de las 7 p.m., caundo un hombre de 18 años se asercó al punto de revisión de la Carretera 86 en un Jeep Cherokee 1999. Uniformados enviaron al vehículo

Alumnos de una escuela de la ciudad de Palm Springs regresaron a clases la mañana del lunes despues de que la tormeta del fin de semana inundara decenas de salones. 31 aulas sufrieron daños por inundación despues de la tormenta pluvial del sábado. El Distrito Unificado del Palm Springs confirmó que los salones no serán

Por AP California ha presentado una demanda contra la administración del presidente Donald Trump sobre su decisión de poner fin a un programa que protege a los jóvenes inmigrantes (DACA) traídos a Estados Unidos. La demanda del Procurador General Demócrata Xavier Becerra, presentada el lunes, hace argumentos jurídicos similares a los de un juicio presentado

Una mujer de 51 años que fue golpeada por un automóvil en Palm Springs la semana pasada murió en un hospital de nuestra localidad así lo dieron a conocer los medicos del condado. Priscilla Limon de Cathedral City fue atropellada por un coche a las 8:43 p.m. El dia Jueves en la intersección de Avenida

California has filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump over its decision to end DACA – a program that protects 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation. Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s lawsuit filed Monday makes similar legal arguments to a suit filed last week

A man charged with murder for stabbing two men in Thermal, one of whom died, was looking for a confrontation when he kicked in a home’s door and stabbed the men during a fight, a prosecutor said Monday, while the defendant’s attorney argued that he was only trying to protect himself after being outnumbered and

A number of Americans are coming together to show their support for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Here in the Coachella Valley, there are already relief efforts in place to assist those in Texas impacted by the storm. We list several ways you can lend a helping hand: Cord Media local hurricane relief effort The

UPDATE: Power has been restored in Palm Desert as of 11:20 a.m. ———————————————————————— 1126 customers were without electricity in Palm Desert Monday morning after Southern California Edison reported equipment problems. Service was interrupted at 7:57 a.m. An Edison statement said all service was expected to be restored by 9:00 a.m. Another outage in Rancho Mirage