Month: March 2019

More than a hundred teams and a thousand gymnasts turned out for the first-ever state gymnastics championships held this weekend at the Westin Hotel in Palm Desert. Talented young athletes from across California showed off their skills and competed to qualify for the regional level. Fifth grader from Palm Desert Parker Stevens said she has

Locals enjoyed outdoor food truck festivals Saturday in both Cathedral City and Coachella. Many families were out enjoying the beautiful weather, music, activities and some of the most popular food trucks from across Southern California as well as several local food truck vendors. “We bring in the best food trucks in the area that have

The local group “The East West Alliance” held its second community forum Saturday at Mary Pickford Theater featuring a panel of speakers offering information current asylum and immigration law. Dozens of people filled a movie theater Saturday morning not for the latest blockbuster, but to learn what they can do to help immigrant families. “So

A Palm Springs City Council staff report outlines Zelda’s nightclub has failed to comply with city guidelines — showing multiple requests for footage were unfulfilled after a series of crimes to happen in or around the nightclub. At a city council meeting next Wednesday, the nightclub will have a chance to explain why it should

Against the objections of the prosecution, the preliminary hearing for the former mayor of Palm Springs and two valley developers accused in an extensive bribery scandal has been delayed once again. Developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney are accused of bribing former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. Pougnet allegedly accepted the bribes in exchange for

A man is now facing murder charges after the alleged assault of an elderly woman in Palm Desert. According to authorities, on the afternoon of Jan. 31.deputies were called to reports of an assault at a residence on the 74300 block of Candlewood Street. When deputies arrived at the scene they found an elderly woman

Two students from Desert Mirage High School seniors were named the recipients of the 4th annual BNP Paribas Open scholarship. Maria Lopez from Mecca and Daniel Ramirez from Thermal, both seniors, will each receive a $15,000 scholarship for their college education. Lopez and Ramirez will be recognized Saturday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden’s Centre

An immigration forum will be held Saturday, March 15 focusing on the situation at the border and the realities that come along with it. The East-West Alliance will be holding their second community forum Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm at the ‘Mary Pickford is D’Place’ movie theater in Cathedral City. The theme of

A Palm Desert man celebrated his 96th birthday by going fast. When John McDonald turned 90, he made a bucket list, a list of items he’s never done that he hoped to one day do. One of the items on that list was driving a car over 90 miles an hour. Management at the Fountains

La organización Border Kindness brinda a los emigrantes, refugiados y desplazados servicios integrales que incluyen comida, refugio, ropa y atención medica a toda persona que lo necesite, mañana tendrán un fórum de inmigración en donde estarán informando a la comunidad de nuestro valle de lo ultimo que está sucediendo en la frontera. Bill Holzhauer es

Un informe del Concejo Municipal de Palm Springs describe que el club nocturno Zeldas no cumplió con las pautas de la ciudad, indican que no se cumplieron con las múltiples solicitudes de imágenes de cámaras de seguridad despues de una serie de delitos que ocurrieron en el lugar y sus alrededores. En una reunión del

Rápidamente avanza un incendio de maleza que a las 4 de al tarde ya habia consumido 30 acres de terreno. El fue se desató alrededor de las 2 de la tarde cerca de la intersección de Lincoln Street y Avenue 68 , los vientos leves en el área podrían acelerar la propagación del fuego, según

The National Drought Mitigation Center says California is free of drought for the first time since Dec. 20, 2011. The center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says Thursday that California experienced some form of drought for 376 consecutive weeks. The center and federal agencies jointly produce the U.S. Drought Monitor, which reported Thursday that a

Documents just filed in Marin County, California show Jason Michael Hann is now known as Jessica Marie Hann, and is now a female “to match my gender identity.” California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Health Care Communications Chief Liz Gransee said as of February 2019, “10 patients statewide have been approved for gender-affirming surgery.” Due

The Walter Clark Legal Group is giving out Lyft rides in its 2019 Safe Ride Home Program on St. Patrick’s Day. The promo codes will be valid during these times: From 10:00 PM on Saturday, March 16, 2019, through 3:00 AM Sunday, March 17, 2019 From 10:00 PM on Sunday, March 17, 2019, through 3:00

The set times for 2019’s Stagecoach Festival Have been announced. The festival’s bookends will be Jason Aldean and Becca Mancari; Mancari will be the first performer to take the stage, with a 12:30 p.m. set time on the Palomino stage on Friday and Aldean will close out the 3-day festival on the festival’s Mane stage

Jury deliberations will begin today in the trial of a man suspected of beating his girlfriend’s toddler in 2011, leaving her with permanent brain damage. Adan Diaz Orozco, 31, of Coachella is charged with child cruelty with a great bodily injury sentence enhancement. He was arrested after his girlfriend’s then-18-month-old daughter was hospitalized April 9,

The director of a blood bank is urging communities to donate blood at local drives like the two that will take place in the desert today due to urgently low blood supplies in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. “We urgently need your help,” LifeSteam Blood Bank’s President and Medical Director Dr. Rick Axelrod said on

Nearly forty cacti vanished from landscape planters at the Luminaire community in Palm Springs this week. It’s the latest string of small crimes to happen in the ungated neighborhood — prompting residents and the home owner’s association to take action. “We’re not going to tolerate this. This is a lovely community, we’re all very proud