Month: January 2019

Carlos Pineda, a community activist, a volunteer for the American Civil Liberties Union, and city council candidate, has died. He was 42 years old. Pineda recently ran for a Palm Desert City Council seat in the Nov. 6 election. He did not win a council seat but was able to amass over 2,000 votes. According

The lineup for the 2019 Coachella Music & Arts Festival has been unveiled. Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, Tame Impala, & Ariana Grande will be the headliners. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1080686324003278848″,”author_name”:”Ariana Grande”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;humbled and excited as all hell &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/coachella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@coachella&#lt;/a&#gt; thank u&#lt;/p&#gt;– Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1080686324003278848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;January 3, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} Other artists in the

Gun owners firing their weapons at Second Amendment Sports in Palm Desert are shooting under new state rules in 2019. Among them SB 1100, which raises the age to buy all legal firearms from 18 to 21. Californians were already barred from buying handguns until age 21. Kent Miller, the assistant manager at the gun

“I get complaints all the time about the trash, and sometimes even the smell,” says Bill Senso outside the Thousand Palms Chamber of Commerce. As the Chamber’s President, Senso says he’s repeatedly called Riverside County Code Enforcement about a number of illegal marijuana dispensaries for the last year and a half. “The code enforcement comes

The list of scheduled presenters for the 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala has been released. The list of scheduled presenters includes; Jim Carrey, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Sam Elliott, Richard E. Grant, Barry Jenkins, Michael Keaton, Rob Marshall, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Emma Stone, John David Washington and more. Check out our

A man who allegedly sexually assaulted an underage boy in Cathedral City was released on $75,000 bail today. Robert Michael Evans-Harvey, 50, who police say is a resident of both Cathedral City and Montebello, was arrested Tuesday for the alleged assault of the boy, whose age was not disclosed. Police were first informed of the

The government shutdown has left Joshua Tree Park without rangers and now a handful of health and safety concerning, prompting officials to shut down campgrounds on Wednesday. In a statement, park officials cite health and safety reasons including overflowing toilets, human waste in the park and illegal activity for the closure. According to the statement,

Police are seeking two men robbed the occupants of a vehicle at gunpoint in Cathedral City early today and escaped on foot. The armed holdup occurred at 3:18 a.m. near Bankside Drive and Tahquitz Road, according to Cathedral City police Cmdr. Julio Luna. The victims were sitting in the vehicle when the suspects, both of

The auction for Perris home where David and Louise Turpin are accused of imprisoning and torturing 12 of their 13 children ended Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. The home, at 160 Muir Woods Road, was foreclosed on in November and was listed on hudsonandmarshall.com with a minimum bid amount of $177,255 by an unknown lender. At

Inicia el Festival de Cine de Palm Springs, un evento que atrae unas 130 mil personas al Valle de Coachella. Serán 14 dias de peliculas de 78 paises las que se exhibirán en la versión numero 30 del evento que abre la serie de alfombras rojas y reconocimientos mas importantes a las luminarias del septimo

A man already on probation for burglary was arrested by Palm Springs Police Department officers on December 26 for an alleged attempted burglary of a Palm Springs hotel and possession of methamphetamine. At 3:00 a.m., the night auditor of a hotel located on the 11600 block of Indian Trail reportedly saw two men jumping a

If you’re a movie fan, Thursday will be your chance to get up close and personal with your favorite stars. The Palm Springs International Film Festival is kicking off starting with it’s annual gala. “Here’s the red carpet! Check it out!….” These visitors from Washington state are walking by the gala set up excited for

Fallece por causas naturales Carlos Pineda, un activista comunitario que buscó la elección al concejo municipal de Palm Desert en las elecciones del 6 de noviembre. El se habia convertido en ciudadano de los estados unidos hace poco más de un año durante el cual aspiró a una silla para defender los derechos de los

Un sospechoso acusado de un tiroteo contra dos hombres en Banning, uno de los cuales murió en un hospital, sigue en libertad hoy. Brody Baca, de 20 años, de Banning, supuestamente le disparó a Alex Marcotte, de 18 años, de Banning, y a otro hombre aproximadamente a las 10:50 p.m del viernes en la cuadra

Actor Bob Einstein, who had a recurring role on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” but gained fame through his creation and portrayal of hapless daredevil Super Dave Osborne, died today at age 76. The website Deadline.com reported that Einstein died in Indian Wells, where he resided. He recently had been diagnosed with cancer. Einstein was the

Funcionarios del Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación de California están buscando a un recluso que escapó de la cárcel y que se cree podría estar viajando en dirección al Valle de Coachella. Nicolas Dunning, de 32 años, desapareció de la carcel de Konocti en el Condado de Lake en la mañana del 31 de diciembre.

A suspect accused in a shooting attack on two men in Banning, one of whom died at a hospital, remained at large today. Brody Baca, 20, of Banning, allegedly shot Alex Marcotte, 18, of Banning, and another man about 10:50 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of East Ramsey Street. Marcotte died at a hospital,

An end-of-year crackdown targeting drunken and drug-impaired drivers in Riverside County continues through New Year’s Day. The California Highway Patrol has all available officers deployed to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators. The enforcement campaign will continue until late tonight. Officers from the Riverside, Beaumont, Blythe, Indio and Temecula CHP stations will be

One fatal crash occurred in the Coachella Valley over the New Year’s holiday weekend, while more than a dozen people were arrested for driving under the influence, according to statistics released today by the California Highway Patrol. From 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, a total of 16 crashes occurred in the area patrolled

The Perris home where David and Louise Turpin are accused of imprisoning and torturing 12 of their 13 children went up for auction Saturday, though the listing did not disclose its lurid history. The home, at 160 Muir Woods Road, was foreclosed on in November and was listed on hudsonandmarshall.com with a minimum bid amount