Month: December 2018

Spend the Christmas holiday weekend driving sober and safe, or there could be consequences, the California Highway Patrol warned today. The CHP’s annual Christmas “maximum enforcement period” will get underway at 6 p.m. Friday and continue until Tuesday night. All available officers will deploy during the MEP to catch drunken drivers, speeders and other traffic

La alegría navideña llegó un poco temprano para algunas familias al occidente del Valle de Coachella, todo gracias a los estudiantes de la Preparatoria Cathedral. Un año mas llevaron a cabo el evento, Adopta una familia! que representa el verdadero sentido del espíritu navideño. Con un ambiente festivo, entregaron comida y regalos a decenas de

El centro Galilee de la ciudad de Mecca se esta preparando con los regalos para los niños menos afortunados en esta navidad,varios voluntarios desde el dia de ayer están ensamblando 600 bicicletas para poder regalarlas a niños y niñas del este del Valle de Coachella. Pero este año las donaciones de juguetes han sido muy

December’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant recipient is Amelia Earhart Elementary School. The school received their $25,000 check from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation on Tuesday. The money is expected to be used toward new technology. School officials say they will purchase four large televisions, two of which will have an interactive touch panel

UPDATE: 12/18/18: The identity of a woman killed in a Monday morning crash on I-10 in Cabazon has been released. The driver has been identified as 53-year-old Sonia Hernandez of Banning. **** According to CHP Sgt. Costello, they got the call that a car had rolled over off Interstate Ten landing on Railroad Road which

Ultralight aircraft on cross-border incursion leads el Centro Sector Border Patrol agents to discover over $1.4 million worth of methamphetamine north of Calexico. According to border patrol, at around 12:10 a.m. Sunday, agents saw an ultralight aircraft fly over the international border from Mexico into U.S. airspace. Agents said the aircraft was flying without any

The line-up for the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival has been announced. The festival’s opening night will be the screening of “All is True” directed by Kenneth Branagh on Friday, January 4. The festival will close with “Ladies in Black,” directed by Bruce Beresford on Sunday, January 13. 223 films from 78 countries,

Authorities today released the name of a 53-year-old Banning woman who was killed when her SUV clipped a big rig on Interstate 10 in Cabazon, sending the vehicle down an embankment. Sonia Hernandez died at the scene of the 10:30 a.m. Monday crash on eastbound I-10, about two miles east of Main Street. California Highway

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) – Estados Unidos ha comprometido una inversión de 10.600 millones de dólares para Centroamerica y el sur de Mexico con el fin de desalentar la migración. El objetivo de esos fondos será generar mejores condiciones de seguridad y oportunidades de empleo con el fin de intentar que los centroamericanos opten por

Las cuadrillas de emergencia están en la escena de un incendio en un complejo de apartamentos en la cuadra 300 de S. Sunrise Way en Palm Springs, según el Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs. Varias calles estan cerradas alrededor, el incendio se informó alrededor de las 11:00 a.m. Los oficiales que respondieron vieron humo

Como Sonia Hernández de Banning, de 53 años fue identificada la victima mortal de un accidente en el interestatal 10. La Patrulla de Caminos de California sigue investigando el accidente mortal en Cabazon. Justo antes de las 10:30 a.m. del dia de ayer. Oficiales acudieron al área de Railroad Road, al sur de la carretera

Agentes del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos emitieron una orden de arresto hoy en la cuadra 69000 de Sunny Lane en Cathedral City. Frederick Carl Victorero, de 27 años, de Cathedral City, fue arrestado esta noche acusado del delito, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Policía de Cathedral City, que prestó asistencia

Former Indio Mayor Mike Wilson says he has chosen to end the recount process for the Indio City Council District 2 seat. Wilson had officially called for a recount last Tuesday morning. Wilson lost the election to Waymond Fermond by 148 votes, or 4-percent of the votes, when the Registrar’s office certified the results on

With so many children excited to ride their new bikes, toys, and rollerskates, drivers need to remember to be extra cautious before throwing the car into reverse. “This is that time of year kids are going to be very excited out on our neighborhood streets,” said Doug Shupe, a spokesperson for the Auto Club of

A Desert Hot Springs shooting suspect was found dead in a jail cell over the weekend. The shooting attack on Valentine’s Day left one man dead and a woman injured. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Anthony Webb, 39, of San Pedro was found unresponsive in his cell at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrietta

Inspectors with the United States Postal Service issued an arrest warrant today at the 69000 block of Sunny Lane in Cathedral City. 27-year-old Frederick Carl Victorero of Cathedral City was arrested this evening following the service of the warrant. According to a news release by the Cathedral City Police Department, who assisted in the service

Most people start their day and drive to work, but Kele Younger only has to walk across the yard and unlock the gates to The Magic Jungle Wildlife Preserve, where she’s greeted every morning with big cat kisses. The sanctuary is currently home to six cats, including tigers and panthers. The animals are rescued from

The Coachella Valley is prone to potential natural disasters like earthquakes which could knock out many lines of communication. If that happens ham radios can be the key in sending essential information. A radio is being tuned as this ham radio operator works from his Cathedral City home searching for people to talk to. For

A woman is recovering in the hospital after being attacked by three dogs while hanging laundry on her property. According to Cal Fire, the attack happened Saturday at about 9:40 a.m. on the 55000 Block of Mitchell Road in Anza. The woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Her injuries were described to