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Es una decisin que hemos estado esperando por meses, la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs que atraviesa por una situacin financiera difcil decidi no contratar el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside para la seguridad pblica. El ayuntamiento de la ciudad vot para mantener su propio departamento policial. De acuerdo con el Jefe de

Desert Hot Springs police say a person was found dead in an apartment on the 66-000 block of Acoma Avenue near Cactus Drive. They got a call that a gunshot victim was at the location just before 4:00 p.m., when they arrived they found a man dead inside. Police aren’t saying if the male victim

Nineteen applications from people wanting to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Desert Hot Springs are being reviewed, as well as the proposed locations for the facilities. According to City Attorney Steve Quintanilla, the 19 priority application worksheets were scored based on questions answered by the applicants, the information provided in each application and information

Only five weeks old and homeless. These fuzzy critters were found by a kind hearted person two weeks ago after their mother was killed. In three weeks Kicks and Velcro along with their five siblings will be ready for adoption. Although one of these kittens would likely bring a smile to someone’s face this Christmas,

Organizers of the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival have announced the complete lineup of films that will be shown this year. The festival will showcase films featuring Jennifer Aniston, Annette Benning, Berenice Bejo, Juliette Binoche, Patricia Clarkson, Glenn Close, Marion Cotillard, Dakota Fanning, James Franco, Greta Gerwig, Anne Hathaway, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Kingsley,

A Southern California doctor and another man in the medical business have been arrested for what authorities are calling a multi-million dollar money laundering scheme. A Riverside County district attorney’s statement Wednesday says 49-year-old Dr. Donald Woo Lee of Newport Beach and 49-year-old Sammy Ciling of Temecula have been charged with 55 counts including money

Police say three people – including two women in their 80s – were killed when a driver struck a group of pedestrians outside a Southern California church as a Christmas service ended. Redondo Beach police Sgt. Shawn Freeman says the crash Wednesday night along the Pacific Coast Highway left as many as nine people injured

Sony’s comedy “The Interview” pokes fun at the idea of two American journalists killing North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un. But after a cyber attack on the studio that included threats of a 9/11-like attacks on theaters, Sony execs decided to kill the film instead. “That’s probably the reaction they wanted to get from people

Cathedral City Council has chosen its newest council member, John Aguilar. The seat became vacant after Stan Henry was elected Mayor. Aguilar was one of 11 candidates interviewed during a public session Wednesday, each applicant answered the same 5 questions. “I think that it is amazing that that the council picked me out of a

Valley religious leaders are organizing a Black and Brown Lives Matter in the Coachella Valley Vigil to address racial injustice and violence in local and national communities of color. This is in response of the recent police slayings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York. Tonight we spoke with Reverend

The Tram received several more inches of snow overnight, bringing the total snowfall on the mountain this month to 10 inches. By just looking at the San Jacinto mountains from the desert floor Wednesday morning, one wouldn’t have guessed just how different the view looked from the top. “It’s like in an airplane flying across

Walled in glass and set cliff-side above the desert floor, it’s the last puzzle piece to the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage. “We waited for the right time, hired the best ladies and gentlemen that we could,” Anne Marie Doyle said. “We wanted the hotel to relax into the season, and it’s the holiday season.” The Edge

“You can’t come through here,” that’s what Marisol Gaeta tells drivers trying to get past orange cones and road closed signs at the Casa Maria Apartments in Coachella. The road is closed because of construction on a new bridge off Ave. 52 and Tyler St. Gaeta, a resident at Casa Maria, said the construction is

A 54-year-old woman from Indio was arrested Tuesday in connection to a deadly crash that killed her husband on October 22 in Coachella. Candelaria Castillo was located by the Coachella Community Action Team and arrested in the 83000 block of Cardinal Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. She was booked into the Indio

Hooters of America, LLC, announced a new development agreement with Chandi Group USA to build multiple Hooters restaurants in the Coachella Valley. According to the release, restaurants will be built in Palm Springs, Indio, Coachella and Cathedral City. The first location is expected to open late in the summer of 2015. Corporate officials said Hooters

Residentes del Valle de Coachella realizarn una vigilia maana jueves desde las 6:30 p.m frente al Centro de Justicia Larson en Indio, en la que los participantes mostrarn su inconformidad por las injusticias raciales cometidas en contra de las personas de color. La vigilia lleva por nombre “Black and Brown Lives Matter” “Las Vidas de

Napster co-founder Sean Parker says he missed most of his final year in high school and has ended up in the emergency room countless of times because of his deadly allergy to nuts, shellfish and other foods. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says that now that he is the father of two small children who have

Recent storm systems drenched California from north to south, but scientists say they’re not enough to reverse the historic drought “It’s a drop in the bucket so to speak, but it does help,” said Cameron Burrows, a research ecologist with the University of California-Riverside in Palm Desert. Annual rainfall remains far below average and our

Armed robbers targeted multiple areas of Palm Springs over the weekend. “It’s not a very comforting feeling,” said visitor Jeanette Fisher. In the span of less than 48 hours, three people reported being mugged. The first two robberies happened early Saturday morning: At around 1:30 a.m. two suspects armed with a handgun approached a man

The smell of lasagna filled the Loma Linda Ronald Mcdonald House Tuesday. The beds were made and lunch was served by volunteers. For families staying there, it’s their home away from home while their children are hospitalized at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital for days or months. Nearly half of the families staying there are