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Para ms de 40 alumnos y miembros de la sinfona elica de la preparatoria de La Quinta, el escenario de la aclamada sala de conciertos — Carnegie Hall, pronto podra presenciar todo su esplendor musical. Desafortunadamente, la mayora de los estudiantes vienen de familias de bajos recursos y el cubrir el costo de casi $2,000

El Departamento de Policia de Riverside detuvo a Paige Zellerbach a tempranas horas del martes bajo sospecha de manejar bajo la influencia de medicamentos con receta mdica. Este orden de acciones sucedieron despus de que estrellara su vehculo contra un rbol en Riverside. Paige Zellerbach fue puesta en libertad tras ser sancionada por supuestamente realizar

Atardecer: Una probabilidad de 20 por ciento lluvias. Mayormente nublado, la mxima alrededor de 64. Viento del sur alrededor de 5 mph. Esta Noche: Lluvias probable, principalmente despus de 4am. La lluvia podra ser intensa ocasionalmente. Mayormente nublado, la mnima alrededor de 48. Viento del sur alrededor de 5 mph y se pondr en calma.

Two Coachella Valley schools will participate in the nationwide “Happiness Sprinkling” campaign this week. Tuesday morning, students and staff from the Palm Springs Community School wore yellow shirts and held signs with positive messages at Baristo Rd. and Sunrise Way. “‘Why not?’, ‘go for peace’, ‘you are a good parent’, and ‘you are all beautiful’,”

The wife of Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication after she crashed her car into a tree a couple of blocks from her house in Riverside Tuesday morning. Dr. Paige Zellerbach was cited for the alleged misdemeanor and released from custody, according to

Temperatures in Palm Springs hit 114 degrees on Thursday, tying a record set in 2001, according to the National Weather Service. The average temperature for this date is 98 degrees. On this day last year, it was 95 degrees. Friday, forecaster predicted the thermometer to hit 110 degrees, five degrees below the record, according to

Las autoridades estn tras la pista de dos hombres que huyeron despus de chocar la camioneta en la que viajaban contra un autobs escolar en Rancho Mirage hoy martes por la maana. Los hechos ocurrieron a las 8:45 a.m. cuando por falta de precaucin la camioneta de jardinera se impact con la parte trasera del

A traffic collision in Rancho Mirage caused some problems for commuters on Highway 111 Tuesday morning. The two-car crash happened at the intersection of Highway 111 and Peterson Road. Highway 111 west of Country Club Drive was closed to traffic for about an hour while emergency crews responded to the scene. There’s no word on

A California Highway Patrol Officer engaged in a high speed chase southbound Washington Street in Palm Desert around 9:50 p.m. Monday night. The suspect had failed to pull over on a traffic stop at Varner and Washington. He led offers on a chase southbound on Washington Street then made a U-turn at Palm Royale. He

A woman was killed after being hit by a car while she was crossing a busy street in Palm Springs Monday night. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, the pedestrian was hit by a car around 10:50 p.m. in the 1500 block of S. Palm Canyon Drive. Police said the woman was not using

Attorneys for Roman Polanski are accusing Los Angeles County prosecutors of misconduct, as part of their continued efforts to have a decades-old sexual assault case against the Oscar-winning director dismissed. Polanski’s legal team filed court papers Monday that allege district attorneys and judges carried out “serious misconduct” in an effort to prosecute the filmmaker and

Baggage handlers for Southwest Airlines are protesting the company’s slide in on-time performance. Workers plan to do informational picketing and hand out leaflets to passengers Tuesday at 16 airports across the country on Tuesday, including Denver, Dallas, Seattle and Los Angeles/Ontario. The workers, members of the Transport Workers Union of America’s Local 555, are also

A structure fire was reported on the 82800 block of Boston Court around 7:30p.m. Monday evening. The fire was contained shortly after arrival to an interior wall of the structure and approximately 40 feet of fencing. There were no injuries reported. Damages are estimated at $7,000. We do not know what caused the fire. Stay

The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will begin with a screening of the Golden Globe nominated ‘Selma’, directed by Ava Duvernay, on January 2. According to organizers, the festival will wrap up on January 11 with the US premier of ‘Boychoir’, directed by Francois Girard. New this year, the festival will focus on

The La Quinta High School Wind Symphony has the chance to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York, but they need help to get there. The group held a small concert Monday to raise money for their trip. The group still needs about $35,000 of the $75,000 it will cost to make the

Depression is never easy, but it can be especially difficult during the holidays. The expectations that go with the Christmas season can cause some to go into an even deeper state of sadness. Many times antidepressants can fail in bringing relief to patients, but there may now be new hope. 92-year-old Palm Desert resident Chester

Melissa Romero and her sister, Joanna Ruiz, paid an emotional visit to the Larson Justice Center Monday to see the man accused of killing their brother, 26-year-old Conrado Pizarro. Kurtis Knigge, 18, stood in handcuffs before an Indio judge. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. The La Quinta man’s suspected of gunning down

A homeless couple says they were “mistreated” at Roy’s Desert Resource Center. Juanita and Samuel Price say they and their 13-year-old daughter were unfairly kicked out of the homeless shelter in North Palm Springs. “I feel angry and hurt,” said Juanita Price while talking about getting kicked out of the facility. Juanita and her husband

Conocemos la identidad del hombre que murio en un accidente de trnsito en Palm Desert durante el fin de semana, iba a bordo de una motocicleta. Se trata de Thomas Gomez de 62 aos con domicilio en Palm Desert. Pereci en la escena de los hechos sobre la calle Deep Canyon cerca de Magnesia Falls.

Police are searching for a man who held-up a Cathedral City bank Saturday and got away with an undisclosed amount of money. Police were called about 11:30 a.m. to a report of a bank robbery at the U.S. Bank branch, located at 35950 Date Palm Drive. Witnesses said a man entered the bank, brandished a