Month: June 2019

A new public information campaign has been launched by the Bureau of Cannabis Control, urging Californians to “Get #weedwise”. The campaign hopes to no nip issues caused by the purchase of marijuana from unlicensed businesses in the bud. The multilingual campaign points out the higher risks of product contamination when it comes to marijuana from

El CHP identificó al hombre que murió como Tyler Rafael Hoffman de 24 años , residente de Cathedral City. A las 9:00 de la noche de ayer domingo , el CHP envió un comunicado de prensa con información actualizada sobre el accidente . Según los investigadores , el motociclista viajaba a una ” velocidad desconocida

A two-day event called the “SoCal Cannabis Summit” opens Monday morning at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Organizers say the goal of the summit, put on by the City of Coachella is to “share ideas and unveil new opportunities in the growing billion dollar cannabis industry”. Monday, from 9:30 to 4:00, bus tours

UPDATE: The CHP has identified the man who died as 24-year-old Cathedral City resident Tyler Rafael Hoffman. UPDATE: At 9:00 Sunday night, the CHP sent out a press release, providing updated information on the crash. According to investigators, the motorcyclist was traveling at an “unknown speed”, westbound on Las Montanas Road, approaching El Viento Road.

UPDATE: North Indian Canyon, just off the Interstate 10 exit heading into Palm Springs, has been reopened through the Whitewater Wash. The Palm Springs Police Department announced on Saturday through Twitter that N Indian Canyon has been reopened to traffic. INITIAL REPORT: The Palm Springs Police Department announced Thursday shortly after 8 p.m., N Indian

A new museum called the “Museum of Ancient Wonders” will be coming to the Coachella Valley soon. Alberto Acosta, the executive director, says he specifically chose the Coachella Valley to become the permanent home of his collection that features exhibits and artifacts that have traveled all around the world. “These exhibits are my legacy to

“It is swim season. Make the best of it, but don’t turn it into a tragedy,” said Rene Hickey, a valley swim instructor. Just last week, a 56-year-old man tragically drowned in Palm Springs and another Palm Desert man was rushed to the hospital after a near-drowning incident. With the hottest months of summer approaching,

According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, 27-year-old Edgar Mancia was arrested and booked for murder on Monday, June 17. Deputies responded to a missing person call for service in the unincorporated area of Hemet called Sage on the 40000 block of San Ignacio. Investigators quickly determined foul play may have been involved. That’s when they

One person was injured early Saturday morning after a palm tree fell in Indio. According to Cal Fire, it happened around 12:45 a.m. on Arabia Street and Highway 111 across from the Indio Fairgrounds. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1142337534266990593″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;PUBLIC ASSIST – 46000 Blk Arabia St in Indio. FF’s are on scene with Indio PD

UPDATE 7:24 a.m.: Fire is 90% contained, according to Cal Fire. ORIGINAL STORY: A brush fire, possibly sparked by a vehicle, scorched over 500 acres just east of Moreno Valley on Friday, threatening homes and prompting evacuations. The non-injury blaze was reported at 1 p.m. in the area of Gilman Springs Road and Jerry Street,

Gene Autry Trail is back open Saturday morning after closing to traffic due to blowing sand and dust, according to Palm Springs Police. The closure was reported at 12:32 a.m. Friday morning. Indian Canyon Drive shut down four and a half hours prior. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD/status/1142425297939304450″,”author_name”:”Palm Springs PD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Address/Location: N Gene Autry at the Wash

El nuevo edificio del distrito escolar de Coachella tiene un costo de más de 200 millones de dólares y fue construido al lado de sus viejas localidades en donde hoy en día será el estacionamiento de los empleados. El edificio tiene más de 80 mil pies cuadrados y es de dos plantas. Esta nueva cede

The Coachella Valley Unified School District celebrated their brand-new state of the art headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday afternoon. The new headquarters building comes after more than 45 years of working out of portables with a promise for a new facility one day. The new building, located in Thermal, is two-stories tall. “Our boardroom

Una exhibicin en El Paseo apoyando a Trump ha generado todo tipo de opiniones, “Bueno, es mi ventana y es la libertad de expresin y si no les gusta, pueden llamarme”, dijo la duea de la tienda Denise Roberge. Denise ha sido propietaria del lugar de El Paseo por 23 aos y ha recibido amenazas

A Cathedral City resident who narrowly escaped Nazi Germany during the Holocaust was honored Friday in Rancho Mirage. Jerry Gerhard Moses was born in 1934 in Breslau, Germany, and was only a child when his family was ordered to be sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, according to the office of Assemblyman Eduardo

You won’t find jewelry or the latest runway fashion in the window of Denis Roberge on El Paseo. Instead it’s make america great again hats and pictures of President Donald Trump. “Well it’s my window and it’s freedom of speech and if they don’t like it they can call me,” said shop owner Denise Roberge.

A local organization is raising funds to provide overnight shelter for the homeless in the western Coachella Valley. The Well in Desert day center is an escape from the summer heat, especially for those who are homeless in the west valley. “A lot of us don’t have places to go and not have to wander

Extreme winds have been affected locals and valley visitors all week. For an hour Monday morning, trying to get out of Palm Springs headed westbound out of the valley might have caused you a major headache. Indian Canyon Drive shut down at the wash Thursday night, Gene Autry Trail closed at the wash just after

A man accused of pulling off a pair of bank heists in Palm Desert pleaded not guilty today to two counts of robbery. Christopher Thomas Franco of Indio, 43, was arrested Wednesday night at the City Center Motel on Indio Boulevard in connection with the holdups, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Vasquez. The

El dia jueves Agentes antipandillas del Valle de Coachella realizaron un operativo de cumplimiento de libertad condicional. Segn un comunicado de prensa del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, el operativo se llev un cabo “en respuesta a un aumento en el nmero de incidentes con disparos ocurridos en ambas ciudades durante las ltimas