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The Palm Springs city council approved a $90.6 million budget for the next fiscal year. The budget is growing thanks to a boost in tourism. The city also continues to reap the benefits of the Measure J sales tax. “That penny on every dollar does make a huge difference,” said Mindy Reed, the owner of

Like most senior centers in the Coachella Valley, the Cathedral Center at 37171 W Buddy Rogers Ave. in Cathedral City, is also a place where you can keep cool. It works with Southern California Edison to host a cool center during the hot summer months. “It is free and it is open to the public

Un menor de 16 aos de edad fue arrestado en conexin a un tiroteo mortal que occurio durante una fiesta casera en Coachella el sbado, 17 de mayo. Segn el informe del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, a eso de la 1:05 a.m., oficiales del Departamento de policia de Coachella respondieron a la

El Departamento de Bomberos Cal Fire respondio a un llamado de fuego en una vivienda ubicada en Indio el jueves por la tarde. La vivienda fue consumida por las fuertes llamaradas un poco despus del medioda. Segn oficiales, comenzo en la cuadra 43800 de Faye Street cerca de la avenida 44 en la parte posterior

El gobierno mexicano anunci una serie de medidas con el fin de combatir el acoso y la violencia escolar se trata, han dicho de una estrategia en la que estarn involucradas no slo las autoridades educativas, sino los gobiernos estatales“Contiene 547 proyectos, destinados a la infancia y a la juventud, que integran un poco ms

The Living Desert is inviting guests to check out the newest baby animals at the zoo. This time it’s not two baby jaguars or a baby giraffe — four Fennec foxes were born in late April. One female and three male kits are currently on display in the Tennity Wildlife Hospital at the zoo. Zookeepers

Murder and attempted murder charges were filed Thursday against a 16-year-old Coachella boy accused of fatally shooting another teen and wounding three other people during a fight at a party in Coachella lastmonth. Isaac Fernando Rodriguez, who is charged as an adult, pleaded not guiltyat his arraignment Thursday afternoon on one count of murder and

Cal Fire responded to a residential structure fire in Indio Thursday afternoon. The blaze was reported shortly after 12 p.m. Officials said the fire started in the 43800 block of Faye Street near Avenue 44. The fire started in the rear of the structure. All people in the building were able to evacuate before firefighters

The Palm Springs City Council approved the moving of the Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration this November from Sunrise Stadium Park to downtown Palm Springs. City officials said the Pride Festival will now be centered between Amado Road and Baristo Road incorporating neighboring side streets. The Pride Festival takes place from Nov. 7 to Nov.

Hoy a las 5:14 a.m. dos coches chocaron de frente en el rea de Palm Drive y Camino Campanero en Desert Hot Springs. Uno de los vehculos estall en llamas, los bomberos tuvieron que utilizar las pinzas de la vida para liberar a una persona que qued atrapada, lamentablemente poco despus muri en la escena,

Flags will be lowered across the Navajo Nation in honor of a tribal member who helped developed a World War II code based on the Navajo language. Chester Nez died Wednesday of kidney failure in Albuquerque. The 93-year-old was the last of the original group of 29 Navajo Code Talkers. Navajo President Ben Shelly ordered

Two military jets with San Diego-area connections have crashed within hours of each other — on land and at sea — prompting investigations today into what caused the non-fatality mishaps. The first crash involved a U.S. Marine Corps. AV-8B Harrier and occurred in the city of Imperial shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday; the second, involving

The Boys and Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs is getting help from the community and will keep its doors open despite the financial struggles of the city. About 1,200 children are enrolled in the club’s after-school and summer programs. In the midst of a fiscal emergency, the city decided subsidizing the program with $25,000

News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 have learned about a military plane crash in Imperial, just outside of El Centro near the Mexico/California border. The plane apparently crashed into a house. Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns, a Marine spokesman, says the jet was a Harrier from Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, but he

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will hold a meeting at Sunnylands in October about rising sea levels and ocean acidification, it was announced Wednesday. The confab at the former estate of Ambassador Walter Annenberg in Rancho Mirage will

Voters in Desert Hot Springs rejected a vacant parcel tax that would have raised millions of dollars. Measure F needed a two-thirds majority to pass. The latest unofficial results show the measure receiving just 63 percent of the vote. The measure could have brought in up to $4 million a year from a tax on

“These are all the tables that were left at the restaurant,” says Kami French, General Manager of the Blue Coyote Grill in Palm Springs. She gestures to a large, colorful, laquered table top. But nearly a year after signing a contract with Theresa Darrah and DMT Sales, and just three weeks after our stories about

The Coachella Valley is a very popular place to hold a wedding and now we are learning it’s also becoming a place to hold divorce parties. Some are just as extravagant as the wedding. Whether it’s a birthday, an anniversary or even being sober, people like to celebrate milestones in their lives. While a divorce

In downtown and uptown Palm Springs, you can dine, shop and play. “Particularly in the uptown area, there’s been an explosion of shops, restaurants and boutiques,” said David Ready, Palm Springs city manager. “Pedestrian traffic has increased crossing the street and it seemed to be a safety hazard.” Business owners on Palm Canyon Drive agreed

Burglars entered an Indio credit union through the roof Wednesday morning, but nothing appeared to be stolen, police spokesman Ben Guitron said. Police were called to the Altura Credit Union in the 81000 block of Highway 111 after an alarm triggered around 7:50 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a hole in the ceiling of