Month: January 2019

Police and firefighters were on the scene of a crash in Indio on Hoover Street across from Monroe Street early Friday morning. The collision happened at just after 2:00 a.m. according to Cal Fire Riverside’s Twitter. One person suffered serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital. A second person had to be cut

The briefly-discontinued Palm Springs Buzz trolley service will return a week from today following six months of inactivity, providing free service to riders throughout the downtown area. Beginning next Thursday, year-round service is planned from noon to 10 p.m. every Thursday through Saturday. The trolley service was discontinued in June at the direction of the

Go to our P alm Springs International Film Festival page to catch all of the highlights from this year’s coverage. Full Palm Springs International Film Festival Coverage

After the stars walked the red carpet, they made their way into the awards gala where more than a dozen in of Hollywood’s biggest names were honored. Bradley Cooper received the director of the year for his directorial debut, “A Star is Born.” A crowd favorite at the red carpet, several scenes were shot in

Mary Hart has been called the face of Entertainment Tonight. Hart worked there for nearly 30 years. During this time, she began hosting the Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala. This year marks 16 years of her dedication to the film festival. Hart says it’s this film festival that kicks off the entire awards season

It started as a dream, then a vision for Sonny Bono, a man with big Hollywood ties and a love of Palm Springs. It’s what helped lead him to be elected mayor of Palm Springs in 1988. Bono floated the idea for a major film festival in Palm Springs in early 80s, but it took

Mecca native Garrett Paiz was honored today at Fire Station 79 in Coachella. His name was added on a diesel truck that displays the names of fallen firefighters from all over the United States. On October 16, 2017, Paiz was killed in a rollover crash while delivering a truck full of water to help fight

A Star is Born is in its third American remake. This most recent version features some spots that turned into movie sets in 2017 for the making of the film. One of those, the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. In 2017, the Coachella Music and Arts Festival stages hosted the cast and crew of the

The 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival is upon us. The honorees walked the red carpet Thursday night and spoke with Patrick Evans and Angela Chen – watch their full interviews below. Director of the Year Award – Bradley Cooper Sony Bono Visionary Award – Alfonso Cuarón Icon Award – Glen Close Spotlight Award –

Spike Lee will receive the Career Achievement award at the Film Awards Gala at the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Lee joins a packed lineup at this year’s film festival; already-announced honorees for the festival’s gala include Rami Malek (Breakthrough Performance Award), Glenn Close (Icon Award), Melissa McCarthy (Spotlight Award), Regina King (Chairman’s

The cast and director of “Green Book” will receive the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Vanguard Award, festival organizers announced today. The group honor will be presented at the 30th annual Film Awards Gala, set for Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Recipients include the film’s leads, Viggo Mortenson and Mahershala Ali, along

Childish Gambino, alias Donald Glover, Tame Impala y Ariana Grande serán los protagonistas. Otros artistas en la alineación incluyen; Solange, Bad Bunny, Idris Elba (sí, el actor), Kid Cudi, Aphex Twin, J Balvin, Janelle Monáe, 1975, Pusha-T, Naranja Sangre, Diplo, Weezer, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Kacey Musgraves, Rosalía, SOPHIE, Wiz Khalifa, Mac DeMarco, Jon Hopkins,

Cientos de personas se dieron cita para mirar la película “Roma” del escritor y productor Alfonso Cuarón en el auditorio de la secundaria de Palm Springs. Hoy se están celebrando 30 años de realizarse este festival en nuestro Valle. Alfonso Cuarón estuvo presente despues de la presentacion de la pelicula en el auditorio junto a

Cal Fire firefighters rescued a person and two dogs from a canal in La Quinta. According to Cal Fire, the incident was reported at 2:16 p.m. west of Avenue 54 and Jefferson Street. The victim was warmed in an ambulance and refused further medical treatment. The dogs did not require additional care, Cal Fire confirmed.

A Desert Hot Springs High School clerk who stole nearly $350,000 from the school over the course of 16 years pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge and will be on probation for the next five years. Deneen Kuhlman’s probation terms include wearing an ankle bracelet for days and fully paying back the missing funds. The

Robert Michael Evans-Harvey, de 50 años, quien según la policía es residente de Cathedral City y Montebello, fue arrestado el martes por el presunto asalto de un niño, cuya edad no fue revelada. La policía fue informada por primera vez de los supuestos abusos alrededor de las 4:45 a.m. del martes, cuando los agentes fueron

Skies will be clear and daytime high temperatures will be in the mid 60’s through Friday. On Saturday afternoon a low pressure trough will bring heavy moisture to Southern California. The system is expected to drop around two tenths of an inch of rain in the desert with an inch possible in higher elevation. Snow

Closing arguments are slated Thursday morning in the murder trial of a man accused of killing a 74-year-old Palm Springs resident by chopping a hatchet into his head seven times. Jason William Brokken, is accused of killing Kenneth R. Moody on Jan. 21, 2012. Moody’s body was found inside a garbage bag the next day

A new report released today shows there were 16 homicides in the Coachella Valley in 2018. That number is down from 24 homicides in 2017. Both Palm Springs and Indio had three homicides. Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City had 2. La Quinta, Coachella, Mecca, Thermal, Sky Valley, and Indio Hills each had one. Six