Month: March 2018

Riverside County supervisors are scheduled Tuesday to extend, by 10 months, a temporary ordinance prohibiting the industrial cultivation of hemp in unincorporated communities for public safety reasons. One month ago, the Board of Supervisors approved the prohibition as an urgency item on its agenda. However, that expires next week, when the board will not be

It was a day filled with calls to action in Washington D.C. and along with the songs and speeches, it may have been the sound of silence that best captured the moment. Palm Desert High School student Paige Labayog traveled to the nation’s capital to attend the rally. She says she felt united with everyone

A 20-year-old Calimesa man was arrested early this morning in San Jacinto on suspicion of sexual assault of a juvenile after he was found in a vehicle with a 15-year-old girl. A deputy on patrol about 2:20 a.m. in the area of Palm and Esplanade avenues noticed a suspicious vehicle behind a building, according to

Defending champion So Yeon Ryu headlines this year’s 118-player ANA Inspiration tournament field. Ten other past champions and the top 20 players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings will join Ryu including world No. 1 Shanshan Feng and 2014 winner and world No. 2 Lexi Thompson. Fourteen-year-old Rose Zhang earned the final amateur exemption

If you’re looking for an inexpensive bite to eat, a chance to be charitable, and a new place of employment, there’s a new restaurant in Rancho Mirage that’s calling your name. MidiCi – The Neapolitan Pizza Company is set to open at the River in Rancho Mirage with a Grand Opening Ceremony event on April

It’s every American’s nightmare, an attack while traveling overseas. Palm Springs realtor Carl Blea was shot from behind while walking home with his husband early Saturday morning in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta. Mexico recorded its highest homicide rate in years in 2017, with the government’s interior ministry reporting there were more than 29,000

The Coachella Valley lost one of its biggest supporters, former CBS Local 2 Owner and philanthropist Jim Houston. He lost a battle with pancreatic cancer and died Friday night, his daughter-in-law Lisa Houston confirmed. Jim Houston, along with his wife Jackie Lee, bought CBS Local 2 in 2002. He sold the station to News Press

A suspected gang member accused of leading police on a car chase through Desert Hot Springs was charged with multiple felonies today, including evading arrest and firearm possession. Faustino Navar, 33, of Desert Hot Springs, allegedly led sheriff’s deputies on a Thursday morning pursuit through the city before abandoning the vehicle near Calle Barranca and

A mountain lion that was roaming in backyards of an Azusa neighborhood today was tranquilized by wildlife personnel. Police officers went to the 600 block of Virginia Ann Drive about 7 a.m. on a report that the animal was in a backyard. Authorities contained the area and monitored the movement of the adult animal, aided

Miles de personas marcharon por las calles de Palm Springs el sábado como parte de una muestra nacional de solidaridad con los sobrevivientes del tiroteo en la escuela secundaria de Florida que abogan por leyes más fuertes para un control de armas con una importante manifestación en Washington, D.C. Manifestantes de todas las edades se

A man has been hospitalized after being stabbed in the Palm Desert shopping center area. Viewers called in reporting heavy police presence near the Patio Place and Ethan Allen area just after 4:00 pm. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that a man had been stabbed following an altercation with another person. The victim was

The 2018 ANA Inspiration is set to begin this week Thursday, March 29th at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. It is the first of five majors on the LPGA Tour and it was kicked off with the junior players of the AJGA competing in a 3-day tournament. An automatic spot into the ANA

A Riverside County lawmaker said today that a bill she proposed to crack down on individuals who threaten acts of violence against schools and places of worship could prevent “horrific acts” like the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. “Last month in Florida, we saw what happens when action is not taken when a violent threat

The April 10 Rancho Mirage City mail-ballot election is still a ways away, but today is just as crucial as election day itself. Today is the deadline to register for the election, and if you miss out, you can’t vote. The April 10 City election will have no established polling places, so if you plan

Una pareja gay, residentes de Palm Springs sufrieron un atentado en Puerto Vallarta Mexico. en lo que ellos describen como un crimen de odio. El supuesto ataque sucedió cuando iban tomados de la mano a la salida de un club nocturno. La pareja regresaba al condominio donde se estaban hospedando cuando oyeron que un hombre

Despues de una excelente investigación la policía arrestó a un sujeto quien enfrenta acusaciones de posesión de propiedad robada despues de que agentes del sheriff encontraran seis autos con reporte de robo en una localidad de la manzana 66-000 de Martinez Road en Thermal. Un comunicado del departamento dijo que los agentes contactaron a Malcom

A Thermal man was facing charges of possession of stolen property after Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies say they found six stolen cars at a property on the 66000 block of Martinez Road in Thermal. A release from the department said deputies contacted Malcom Morreo, 37, Friday afternoon while investigating reports of a stolen vehicle at

The Palm Springs dog park is closing for four weeks starting today. The park will undergo repairs and maintenance and is not expected to reopen until April 23. The city will have a temporary off-leash park for big dogs available at Demuth Park in the area of the former batting cages behind the baseball fields