Month: July 2018

2013 Palm Desert graduate Desirae Krawczyk won her first WTA title by winning the doubles championship at the Ladies Championship Gstaad in Switzerland. She was an All-American during her high school career and then went on to play for Arizona State.

After a great junior season in which Jordan Sprinkle batted .404 and nearly an OBP of .500 he has now committed to play division one baseball at UC-Santa Barbara. He now makes three D1 commits expected to play on the 2018-2019 Az

Varner Road between Mountain View and Date Palm has been shut down for an extended period of time according to Cathedral City Police. Police said the closure was due to Southern California Edison crews replacing a power pole that was damaged after a traffic collision. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CathedralCityPD/status/1020989471381061632″,”author_name”:”CathedralCity PD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CathedralCityPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Please avoid Varner between Date Palm

The East West Alliance hosted a “Family Integrity Forum” Saturday in response to the recent separation of immigrant families. The event featured a panel of speakers, each with a unique perspective on recent immigration policy. The panel included ACLU members, attorneys, family therapists and immigrants. Lynne O’Neill and Michael Milan, the organizers of the event,

A long time business in Indio got some garnered recognition Saturday for it’s tortillas made from scratch. Arriola’s Tortilleria was named Small Business of the Year in the 56yh Assembly District by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia. Located in the City of Indio, Arriola’s Tortilleria is a family-owned business that was established by owner Ray Arriola’s parents,

Xavier Prep’s Jordan Ruiz had an incredible freshman year in 2018 for the Saint’s baseball team going .427 from the plate finishing 2nd in the DVL. He was just selected as one of the best 15-year-old talents in Southern California and will now compete in the final phase of try outs to make the U15

2015 Angel’s first round draft pick and Shadow Hills grad Taylor Ward has been fantastic since his May 25th call up to Triple-A Salt Lake City. Ward is batting .368 (2nd best on team), a team best .453 OBP, and 7-home runs over 40 games. If the Angels continue to struggle Ward will likely hear

La Quinta’s football team may be without one of their star players this season. Derrick Kennedy, a would-be-senior, was projected to be one of the best players in the valley, averaging 158 rushing yards per game as a junior. Multiple members of the team community have told Sports Director Blake Arthur that Kennedy has not

A Sky Valley man has been arrested after a fatal crash in Desert Hot Springs Friday night. DHS Police arrested 25 year old Adrian Villalobos for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Officers said he struck a 58 year old female pedestrian. The crash happened in the area of Palm Drive and and Buena Vista Avenue

The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force arrested a Coachella man after conducting a vehicle stop in Coachella Thursday evening for possessing illegal drugs. 19 year old Miguel Navarro was arrested for possession of narcotics while armed and possession of narcotics for sale. Task Force officers said Navarro, the driver, fled during the stop

A Palm Springs woman who was viciously attacked by her own dog is out of intensive care more than 2 weeks after the attack. She is still getting round the clock care in the hospital. Graham Hancock, a friend of Laurens, told KESQ & CBS Local 2 she’s recovering well but there is certainly a

With triple digit temperatures and an upcoming heat wave, more bugs are spiders are expected to crawl their way into homes and backyards. “You have to imagine those insects are miniature people,” said Bob Powley from Bob the Bug Guy pest control in Coachella Valley. “If you’re a person in the desert, you’re looking for

Police have arrested the grandfather of a 2-year-old toddler who was accidentally shot and killed by her 4-year-old cousin after getting ahold of the grandfather’s gun. At Friday at 9:16 a.m., San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies and medical aid responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Muscoy. Deputies say they found the 2-year-old

AB 2439 is a piece of potential legislation which would designate Cathedral City’s LGBTQ Veterans Memorial as the state’s official LGBTQ memorial. AMVETS Commander Thomas “Tom” Swann Hernández and officials from the Palm Springs Cemetery co-hosted an event discussing the progress of the bill today at noon at the American Legion Hall at 400 N.

PGA teaching professional Jason Smith from the Classic Club gives some insight on the pre-shot routine and its importance to executing a quality golf shot, especially off the tee with the driver.

An ex-con who fatally shot his girlfriend during a fit of rage over her using methamphetamine without him in Perris was sentenced today to 62 years to life in state prison. Martin Jason Estrada, 43, of Desert Hot Springs was convicted in May of first-degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a

Westbound lanes on Highway 111 near the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert were closed for over an hour following a multi-vehicle crash. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened on HWY 111 at Town Center Way at around 4:45 p.m. Roads in the area were back open by 6 p.m. At least one

For many people, three separate pieces of hardware are needed to make it through all four seasons. A hot water heater, a radiator, an A/C unit – in 2018, each one seemingly serves the role of necessity, not luxury. In the Coachella Valley right about now, that third piece of equipment, an air conditioning unit,

Family and friends were out on Highway 111 Friday morning getting the word out about their car wash in Indio. The images of 40 year old Rachel Lopez are prominent on their signs. “My mom, she was a lovable kind caring person,” Raylene Ruiz, one of Lopez’s daughters, said. “She always gave to others.” Lopez

REY CORONADO es un joven nacido en Hermosillo, Sonora un 4 de enero. El mundo de la música ha sido la mayor atracción en la vida de Rey Coronado ya que desde muy temprana edad se le notó el interes por el canto, presentándose en diversos festivales escolares y concursos locales, así cursando la preparatoria