Month: May 2019

ACME Moving & Storage hosted a bike giveaway Saturday for children with special needs. The event was in partnership with Variety Children’s Charity of the Desert. We’re told a group of volunteers assembled nine adaptive bikes for the giveaway. Firefighters were there, giving children and their families a fun and unique experience. Therapists were also

New moms in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Desert Regional Medical Center and Loma Linda Children’s Hospital received their first Mother’s Day gifts from the nonprofit group, Made for a Miracle. Organizers say that inside each bag was a hand-knitted blanket, a beanie, and a reusable water bottle, among other items. All items were

Hundreds of children spent their Saturday in the library. The space was totally transformed for comic lovers of all ages. The fifth annual Palm Springs Public Library Comic Con featured dozens of activities for fans, like contests, make-up demonstrations, drawing lessons, and a button making station. Organizers say they wanted the event to be free

A 28-year-old Twentynine Palms man was arrested on charges related to the rape of a minor, plus charges for possibly selling drugs. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released Saturday that following a lengthy investigation, James Schutte was arrested on Wednesday at a home in the 6300 block of Isleta Road in Twentynine Palms. Investigators

An intersection in Beaumont was closed Saturday, after a crash involving a driver suspected of being under the influence. It happened just before 3 pm, at the intersection of Beaumont Avenue and Sixth Street. Witnesses say the driver of a Lincoln sedan was heading westbound at a high rate of speed and went through a

A man was shot in La Quinta Saturday night, and whoever pulled the pulled the trigger is still on the loose. It happened at 6:25, in the 52-000 block of Avenida Rubio. There is no information on the condition of the man who was shot. Police have not provided any information on the suspect. Investigators

People are spending more money each year on Mother’s Day, and that means places like flower shops are seeing an uptick in sales. This includes My Little Flower Shop in Palm Springs. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend a record $25 billion on gifts for mom. That’s up to eight

El mariachi Serenata Mexicana fue el encargado de cantarles a todas las madres de familia que llegaron al resturante Santa Fe en Cathedral City por la celebración del dia de la madre. Varias de la mamás nos comentaron que estaban feliz de poder festejar junto a sus hijos y sus seres queridos un dia tan

A series of showers and thunderstorms rolled through the high desert early Saturday morning. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/NWSSanDiego/status/1127174295334076417″,”author_name”:”NWS San Diego”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/NWSSanDiego”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A line of showers and t-storms rolled across the High Deserts between 3-4 AM Saturday. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/cawx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#cawx&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/FeWOT5qkLq”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/FeWOT5qkLq&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/NWSSanDiego/status/1127174295334076417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 11, 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″} Chances for showers continue into Saturday,

Una madre de familia de la ciudad de Coachella vivio en el mundo de las drogas por mucho tiempo,tuvo dos parejas de las cuales sufrio violencia domestica,lo unico bueno de esas relaciones dice fueron sus 4 hijos; a quienes dejo con una tia ya que no los podia cuidar por que vivia en el mundo

Mosquitoes in three desert cities have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), according to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (CVMVCD). This is the first instance of mosquitoes testing positive for the virus this year. Four samples which were gathered from traps that had been set up in Indio, Coachella, and Thermal

Las trampas para mosquitos en tres ciudades del desierto dieron positivo al virus del Nilo Occidental (WNV), según el Distrito de Control de Vectores y Mosquitos del Valle de Coachella (CVMVCD, por sus siglas en ingles). Este es el primer caso en que los mosquitos dieron positivo al virus este año. Las cuatro muestras que

It was two years ago today when Jonathan Darling and Audrey Moran were last seen or heard from. “That’s my son. That’s Maria’s daughter. We’ll wait as long as it takes for us to wait,” said Mayra Torres, Darling’s mother. She’s waited two years for Darling and Moran to come home. It’s a missing person’s

Members from the Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail Task Force arrested a man who was allegedly operating a chop shop near Thermal. Malcolm Morreo, 36, was arrested by the RAID Task Force Thursday afternoon in the area of Martinez Road and Polk Street. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the RAID Task Force found

A brand-new Lexus dealership is coming to Cathedral City. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the new Shottenkirk Desert Lexus dealership, which will be built on six acres of last along East Palm Canyon Drive. The 40,000 square foot facility will feature 30 service bays and a six-car showroom. “It will definitely be enhanced.

The mayor of San Clemente, who was also on the Orange County Fire Authority board, died suddenly while on vacation Wednesday. He was 74. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the Marriott Desert Springs Villa on Pineburst Lane in Palm Desert at 9:44 AM for an unattended death. First responders

Police are seeking an adult who approached a juvenile walking to school this morning, according to a Beaumont Police Department release. This morning, Beaumont Police responded to the 1100 block of Carnation Lane for a report of suspicious circumstances. Responding officers spoke with an 11-year-old juvenile when they arrived to the scene; an adult man

A bartender remained in custody today in the suspected rape of an unconscious patron in her room after serving the victim and her mother drinks for several hours at a Palm Springs hotel. Alejandro Adan was arrested Thursday afternoon on a May 2 warrant issued by Judge Anthony Villalobos on at least five felony sexual