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Pilots in the Coachella Valley can now join the first not-for-profit flying club in the area, giving them a chance to fly without having to own a plane. Palm Springs Aviators, Inc. is a flying club that started in late 2014. “Flying clubs are kind of the new next generation of general aviation, giving a

An Indio judge lowered to $500,000 the bail for a Palm Desert woman charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from dozens of business owners for table-top advertising she never delivered. Bail had been set at $1 million for Theresa Marie Darrah, who has been in custody at the Riverside County jail in Indio

Palm Springs Unified School District administrators are warning parents and students about stranger danger. A letter was sent out to all schools in the district last week after the district received a call about an incident in Cathedral City. The letter says a James Workman Middle School student was walking home from school last Monday

California State University, San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus will dramatically increase the size of its campus following the approval of a land transfer from the City of Palm Desert. The campus is currently 53 acres with four buildings and now the university will triple in size with the addition of 113 acres on Frank Sinatra

For the last eight years, about 3000 Catholics in Mecca didn’t have a church to worship in. Saturday night, At the Sacred Heart Gala, Father Lincoln announced that 3 million dollars was raised to build Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Mecca, and we learned on Monday that construction is complete and the church is

A Cathedral City family is asking for the public’s help in locating their missing dog. The missing dog is Maltese-poodle mix named Shaggy. Shaggy’s owner said he disappeared after getting out of a side gate at their home near Davall and 30th Avenue around 6:30 p.m Sunday. “Neighbors saw him run down the street while

An art installation of deer sculptures was vandalized Friday night in Idyllwild, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild announced Sunday. Community members found pieces of the demolished public art in the parking of a nearby bank on Saturday morning. The public art exhibition, called “Deer Sightings,“was on display at the Town Monument on Village Center Drive,

Ayer en la madrugada se incendi un edificio abandonado ubicado en el 83500 de Indio Blvd en Indio, la estructura perteneca a JJ Batering y ya se haba incendiado en Diciembre pasado. Con las llamas el techo de los 25 mil pies de la estructura se colpas y cay. 34 bomberos combatieron las llamas por

Los conductores que circulen en los carriles con rumbo al oeste de la I-10 estn experimentando caos vial ya que hoy a las 7:11 a.m. se volcaron dos semais al este de Dillon Road en Coachella. Las autoridades confirmaron que ambos semais estallaron en llamas, uno de ellos se calcin totalmente. Uno de los vehculos

A federal judge has granted a delay in court proceedings for a Mexican man accused of an identity theft scheme in which he changed a U.S. citizen’s legal name to his own. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren set a May 5 trial date in the case of Ramon Perez-Rivera and his wife, Antonia

A Ventura County dentist is in jail on suspicion of setting the offices of potential competitors on fire. Leopold Weinstein was arrested on three counts of arson, three counts of attempted arson and possession of a silencer. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department says Weinstein already had attracted the attention of authorities when on Wednesday surveillance

A Ventura County dentist is in jail on suspicion of setting the offices of potential competitors on fire. Leopold Weinstein was arrested on three counts of arson, three counts of attempted arson and possession of a silencer. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department says Weinstein already had attracted the attention of authorities when on Wednesday surveillance

An actor who appeared on the “Power Rangers Samurai” TV series was jailed on $1 million bail today after his arrest on suspicion of stabbing his roommate to death with a sword, authorities said. Ricardo Medina Jr., 36, “was an actor who portrayed the Red Power Ranger” in the TV show’s latest two seasons, Deputy

An Indio building caught on fire early Sunday morning, according to CalFire’s Jennifer Fuhrman. The fire started just after midnight on the 83500 block of Indio Blvd., in the same, now vacant, building that caught fire in December, damaging JJ Battery, JR Graphics, and Absolute Quality Autobody. The roof collapsed in the 25,000 square-foot structure,

One person was arrested for allegedly hiking while high in Palm Springs Saturday, police say. At 4:09 p.m., officers and member of the Palm Springs Police Department Mounted Search and Rescue escorted two hikers off the Skyline Trail, which is located behind 101 Museum Drive. One of the hikers, 20 year-old Cathedral City resident Alexis

Super Bowl Sunday the NFL hopes fans won’t only talk about the game. Racked by several instances involving NFL players, the league is running a powerful public service announcement during the game addressing domestic violence. The chilling ad mimics a scenario that plays out too often in the Coachella Valley. In anticipation of the ad,

A fire at a vacant house caused quite a scare in a Palm Springs neighborhood. It happened around 1:30 Saturday morning on the 200 west block of Merito Place. The vacant home is in the old Las Palms community near the intersection of Prescott Drive. Police knocked on neighbors doors to alert them to the

Update: Riverside County Sheriff Detectives identified a suspect and later located him during a traffic stop near the intersection of Santa Fe south of Acacia in the city of Hemet. The suspect was identified as a 17-year-old black male juvenile from La Quinta. The suspect was booked into Juvenile Hall in Temecula for murder. Previous:

If you like snow Big Bear is where you want to be this weekend. Big Bear Mountain Resort sent us video of the fresh white stuff. Snow there has been falling since Friday. Perfect conditions for skiing or snowboarding. Resort officials there say there’s already up to 5 inches that has fallen so far.

The Riverside County Health Department confirms the Coachella Valley has first case of confirmed measles. According to Barbara Cole, of the Health Department, the first confirmed case is an adult and is not involved in any school setting. The Health Department is currently trying to identify any individuals that may have been exposed by the