Month: February 2019

With Spring just right around the corner, butterflies and bugs can be seen all over the Coachella Valley. “A bug-pocalypse we’re hoping for,” said Dr. James Danoff-Burg, director of conservation at the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens. Danoff-Burg is an insect expert. He says this year’s conditions could be monumental in bringing up declining insect

Four gang members have been convicted of first-degree murder for carrying out a drive-by shooting in Indio following a gang dispute at a cemetery. Cesar Monzon Jr., Angel Lopez, Andrew Marquie Malanche and Jose Antonio Armendariz are scheduled to be sentenced May 31 for the Aug. 7, 2016, shooting that left 22-year-old Adrian Valez dead.——-

Two weeks after the Valentine’s Day flood that wreaked havoc on the mountain communities, the Coachella Valley, and beyond, some good travel news has emerged; Highway 74 from Palm Desert to Anza has reopened. The mountain road was hit with a one-two punch of adverse weather conditions over the last several weeks, with a historic

The damage from the desert deluge forced the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to declare a local emergency this week. Wide gaps and debris remain at Avenue 44 at the whitewater wash, one of many places across Riverside County damaged from the Valentine’s Day floods, creating unwanted detours. “It’s more gas having to go around,

Riverside County residents interested in serving on the county grand jury have one month left to fill out and submit an application. Superior Court officials began recruiting prospective jurors at the first of the year and are still in need of qualified applicants to fill slots on the 19-member civil grand jury, which is in

A clerk at a gas station in Cathedral City has been arrested for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. According to the Cathedral City Police Department, Elizabeth Seamore, 35, of Palm Springs was arrested Wednesday afternoon at the Mobil gas station on Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. CCPD say this happened during an operation

The stuff flowing out the taps of Desert Hot Springs is award-winning and world-renowned. At least, that’s according to the “Academy Awards of water”. The city announced Thursday that its water was had once again been honored at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Competition. “Berkeley Springs is the Academy Awards of water,” event ‘watermaster’

Existen muchas formas de inmigrar a este país de ellas es por medio de uno de los hijos de su pareja nacidos en los Estados Unidos. De acuerdo con la abogada de inmigración Megan Beaman los cambios que el presidente Donald Trump ha hecho recientemente en las leyes migratorias no han afectado en ningún aspecto

Hoy un juez dictaminó que hay razones suficientes para creer que el acusado Jose Larin García es culpable. Tendrá que responder por todos los cargos relacionados con el homicidio cuádruple del 3 de febrero en Palm Springs. Larin Garcia está programado para comparecer ante el tribunal el 14 de marzo en el Larson Justice Center.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District today issued a windblown dust advisory for the Coachella Valley area, effective through Friday evening. According to the SCAQMD, strong northwest winds overnight from the San Gorgonio Pass with the passage of a weak cold front resulted in unhealthy air quality in Coachella Valley this morning. “In addition,

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has declared a local emergency for sections of the county affected by the severe winter storm which began hitting the region on February 13 and caused the brunt of its damage of February 14. The local emergency was declared “due to an intense winter storm that delivered extreme amounts

A Coachella man frustrated that his girlfriend’s toddler would not stop crying while her mother was at work inflicted severe brain injuries on the child, a prosecutor alleged today, while the defendant’s attorney countered the strike was unintentional and that the mother actually caused the brain trauma on the way to the emergency room. Adan

A woman fell ill today while hiking a trail just west of Palm Desert, leading Riverside County firefighters to mount a rescue. The victim, whose identity was not disclosed, was reported down about 12:20 p.m. on the Bump and Grind Trail, roughly two miles west of the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Painters Path,

The body of a man was found after fire crews put out a fire at a residence in Twentynine Palms on Feb 21. A death investigation is underway. At 10:16 p.m., San Bernardino County fire crews responded to reports of a residential fire at a 70216 Indian Trail. After firefighters put out the blaze, they

La policía encontró un carro sumergido en un canal de agua de riego cerca de la Avenida 70 y la calle Cleveland en North Shore, la cuadrilla de buceo trabajó arduamente a las 9 de la mañana para sacar el vehículo, al interrogar a al dueño dijo que el había estacionado su coche ahí mientras

Four blood drives offering an array of gifts for donors from massages to theatre tickets will be held throughout the desert today in response to low blood supplies. Two drives will be held in La Quinta with the other two in Palm Springs, Don Escalante of LifeStream said. Details for each event are listed below:

If you’re going to the doctor’s office, you can almost always expect a long wait — and that time in the waiting room is about to get longer. The nation is expected to see a shortage of about 120,000 doctors in the next decade, with primary care physicians in extremely short supply. That healthcare crisis

At their meeting Wednesday night, Cathedral City’s council chambers erupted into cheers as councilmembers voted 3-1 to hold a special election to fill former mayor Greg Pettis’ seat. “I thought the council heard the voices of the community and this is a result that respects the democratic process,” said Paul Marchand, a former councilmember and

A food truck park is coming to Coachella next week. For three straight weekends starting Friday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. several food trucks and vendors will have some of their favorite dishes available for sale. Eric Becerril, an organizer of the event, said more than 20 businesses will be participating. Becerril

A local resident is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspected golf cart theft that occurred Tuesday from a country club in Palm Desert. The victim told News Channel the theft happened Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Palm Valley Country Club in Palm Desert. The security camera shows the thief If you