Month: January 2019

Expect to have long waits for appointments if you’re looking to get a new “REAL ID” driver’s license or ID card. “I brought my passport, I brought my driver’s license, actually not my driver’s license, I brought my birth certificate,”Adam Haedt of Palm Springs, said. A lot of documents to apply for a “real i-d

La salud es lo mas importante para cada persona especialmente la de nuestros hijos y ahora aqui en el valle de Coachella hay una clínica de salud la cual llego para ayudar a nuestra gente. Las familias del valle del Valle de Coachella ya no tendrán que manejar mas mas de una hora hasta el

La Ruta Estatal 62 hacia el sur se mantuvo cerrada en Indian Canyon Drive debido a una investigación de accidentes de tráfico según el jefe de policía de Desert Hot Springs, así lo dio a conocer el oficial Dale Mondary. Los conductores que transitaban por esa ruta fueron desviados por las avenidas Worsley Road y

Organizers for next month’s Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival in Indio are seeking temporary workers to keep the fairgrounds spotless during the 10-day event. Temporary laborers are needed throughout the duration of the 73rd annual festival, which runs from Feb. 15 through Feb. 24 at the Riverside County Fairgrounds. Festival organizers are accepting

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in Yucca Valley Wednesday night for the attempted murder of a deputy sheriff. At 10:23 p.m., deputies responded to a residence on the 5800 block of Bonanza Drive for a report of a suicidal subject. Rafael Zamora, as well as a woman and her two children, were

El servicio de tranvía Palm Springs Buzz, que se suspendió brevemente, regresará hoy jueves despues de seis meses de inactividad, brindando un servicio gratuito a los pasajeros en todo el centro de la ciudad. El servicio durante todo el año se planea desde el mediodía hasta las 10 p.m. Todos los jueves a sábado con

El Parque Nacional Joshua Tree seguirá siendo accesible para los visitantes, anunciaron esta noche los funcionarios del Servicio de Parques Nacionales. Los funcionarios dijeron que podían mantener el parque abierto utilizando los ingresos generados por las tarifas de recreación. El parque originalmente estaba programado para cerrarse temporalmente mañana, pero ahora, en cambio, las áreas recientemente

A hiker who was missing and injured for several days in Joshua Tree National Park returned to the area to visit the officers who rescued her. According to her GoFundMe page, on May 22, 2018, Claire Nelson, of New Zealand, was hiking at the park when she slipped on a boulder and fell 15 feet.

A middle school teacher was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of two minors. Jose Isabel Martinez, a sixth-grade teacher at Frisbie Middle School in Rialto, was arrested Tuesday on charges of “continuous sexual abuse to a minor,” according to a news release by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department. The Yucaipa Sheriff’s station began its investigation

The Palm Springs city council is granting a two-year extension for the Virgin Hotel project in downtown Palm Springs. The decision comes a month after the planning commission recommended a 3- year extension. Read: Palm Springs Virgin Hotel project granted 3-year-extension Michael Braun, the president of the developer behind the project, Grit Development, was at

The Palm Springs Planning Commission has voted 5-2 in favor of an extension for the Virgin Hotel project in downtown Palm Springs. Last week, Michael Braun of Grit Development told News Channel 3’s Brooke Beare that a delay would be requested due to lawsuits relating to the prevailing wage. The extension will be 3 years

The Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament is coming up! From February 28 to March 3, more than 75 celebrities are expected to come to town for a long weekend of golf and music. Last year, more than $2.5 million was raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Over eight years, the tournament has raised $8 million,

Joshua Tree National Park will remain accessible to visitors, National Park Service officials announced this evening. Officials said they were able to keep the park open by utilizing revenue generated by recreation fees. The park was originally scheduled to be temporarily closed tomorrow, but now instead, recently closed areas of the park will be reopened

President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold Federal Emergency Management Agency money to help California cope with wildfires if the state doesn’t improve its forest management practices. Trump tweeted Wednesday that California gets billions of dollars for fires that could have been prevented with better management. The state’s former top firefighter Ken Pimlott disagrees, saying

One lucky performer has the opportunity of a lifetime to tour with a theater group that volunteers with underprivileged groups internationally. The only problem? The price tag. “There’s going to be something that’s going to happen, and I’m going. No matter what. Whether it comes from a donor…I’ve been doing odd jobs,” Alisha Horan-Bates has

Update – 1/9/19: The closure has been canceled, instead, the park will open more areas previously inaccessible to visitors. Some staff will also be present to make sure park resources are protected. More info on reopening and list of areas reopened ——————————————– Original Article – 1/8/19: Joshua Tree National Park announced a temporary close starting

Police were investigating at a break-in at a La Quinta jewelry store early Wednesday morning. La Quinta Jewelers is on the 79400 block of Highway 111 near Dune Palms Road in the Walmart shopping center and was broken into around 5:15 a.m. according to Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies. Owner Ralph Rangel said the burglar stole

The proposal included a three-story, 140 room hotel, along with a food and beverage market, and indoor dining, at the corner of Jefferson and Fred Waring in La Quinta. Monticello resident Heidi Kemp is among those glad that the project is not going to happen. “We feel like our fears, needs and requests were looked

Valley residents who receive food stamps can feel more at-ease after the U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed funding and distribution of food to millions of Americans who rely on the government assistance. In a press release, the USDA said it will continue to provide funding for low-income families who rely on CAL Fresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance