Month: April 2019

Tens of thousands of people are in town for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and that means crowds at local businesses. The three festival weekends of Coachella and Stagecoach brings in an estimated $494 million in economic impact according to the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, a significant bump that local businesses are

A Coachella man who beat his girlfriend’s toddler eight years ago, leaving the girl with permanent brain damage, was sentenced to nine years in prison today. A jury at the Larson Justice Center deliberated less than a day before finding 31-year-old Adan Diaz Orozco guilty last month of willful child cruelty, with a great bodily

Continua la investigación tras una serie de crimenes en Indio que terminaron en tragedia, la policia liquido al supuesto ladron, que fue identificado como Antony Santana de 21 años y de la Ciudad de Thermal. Rosa Fuentes la administradora del complejo Las Palmas en Indio indicó que el hombre saltó una barda huyendo de als

Food is always at its best when it’s made on wheels, probably. For those who agree with the above sentiment, the city of Coachella has the perfect event for you; this weekend, the 760 Food Truck Market will be setting up at the Coachella Crossroads all day Saturday and Sunday. “The unique mobile food truck

If you like mail that travels quickly and one of the world’s most distinctive species of desert flora, the United State Postal Service has something in store for you. On Friday, the USPS announced that it would be celebrating the ‘desolate beauty of the Joshua Tree’ with an event to unveil its new Joshua Tree

Parents expressed surprise and concern at the announcement Tuesday to close Tikvah Preschool at the end of term, and said the email they received raised more questions than it answered. “It’s a unique school, not to mention the only Jewish Preschool in the community,” said Louise Brown, whose daughter attends the school. “Tikvah is not

Una persona que trabaja en las renovaciones de un restaurante de Palm Springs fue hospitalizada tras una explosión en el lugar. El incidente fue reportado por trabajadores justo antes de las 11 a.m. Los oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs y los bomberos respondieron a la escena en minutos , evacuaron el edificio

More than $1 billion is expected to be generated worldwide from just four events in the Coachella Valley this year, including the Coachella music festival starting today in Indio. Collectively, $1.4 billion in profits is projected this year from the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, Indio City Services Manager Jim Curtis said. More than half of

A 42-year-old welder who kidnapped and killed a 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl nearly nine years ago will be judicially assessed to determine if he is mentally deficient — and therefore ineligible for the death penalty, a judge ruled today. A five-woman, seven-man jury in Riverside last month recommended that Jesse Perez Torres receive capital punishment

One person working on renovations on a Palm Springs restaurant was hospitalized for precautionary reasons after being injured in a minor explosion in Palm Springs. The incident was reported by workers just before 11 a.m. Palm Springs Police Department officers and Palm Springs Fire Department firefighters responded to the scene in four minutes, evacuated the

A Yucca Valley woman died Thursday after falling ill on a trail in Joshua Tree National Park. At 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 52-year-old Susan Schoendfeldt was one mile into a hike on the West Loop Trai in the Black Rock area of the park with her daughter when she complained of symptoms of nausea

Los Tucanes de Tijuana, la icónica banda de música regional norteña y mexicana, fueron honrados el jueves por la tarde con la llave de la ciudad de Coachella. El grupo comenzó sus carreras en la ciudad de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, en abril de 1987. La banda ha tocado varias veces en la ciudad, comenzando

Thousands of fans will flock to Indio Friday and create a city within a city for the start of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival. They’ll be greeted this morning by partly cloudy skies, although mostly sunny conditions will prevail later in the day. Highs will be in the mid-80s today, the high 80s

Thousands are out camping out in Indio Thursday night as the 2019 Coachella Music & Arts Festival gets underway at the Empire Polo Fields. Check out our ‘Surviving Festival Season’ section Festival-goers expressed their excitement in seeing their favorite artists. From festival veterans to first-timers. “I wake up dreaming about this sometime, Coachella has been

Desert Arc celebrated a major milestone with an annual golf classic. For 60 years, Desert Arc has been working with valley residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The non-profit’s programs help those with disabilities secure a job, have a safe place to come to every day and interact with others, and reach their highest potential.

We received an overwhelming amount of phone calls, emails and even letters in reaction to I-team Reporter Karen Devine’s Questionable Care story that aired in February. The focus was an in-depth look at our local skilled nursing facilities after we had received a number of complaints about care. Devine did some more investigating and spoke

An Orange County bulldog reported missing a year and a half ago was found in Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Animal Control Unit found “Black China” today. The female English bulldog had been reported missing since December 3, 2017, from her home in Santa Ana. Authorities were able to make contact with the dog’s owner

A valley man said he feels like he lives in a zoo, and he’s not talking about The Living Desert. Bill Scheibeler moved to Palm Springs six months ago from Nebraska. During that time, he’s gotten to know his neighbors: a family of bobcats growing up in his backyard. Scheibeler works from home. He said

Los Tucanes de Tijuana, the iconic norteño & regional Mexican music band, were honored Thursday afternoon with the key to the city of Coachella. The group started their careers in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in April 1987. The band has performed multiple times in the city, starting in the 90s at the

Today is expected to be one of the busiest traffic days of the year as the Coachella Music & Art Festival gets ready to open Friday, so authorities identified a series of routes likely to be problematic for festival-goers and locals alike. Music fans are expected to begin their pilgrimage to Indio today, and despite