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Theresa Darrah says for over 10 years she has always delivered her advertising as promised by her contracts. The contract she signed with the Blue Coyote restaurant doesn’t promise much. Much of it is left blank, but the number on the check is clear, two thousand six hundred and seventy seven dollars. Darrah cashed it

A new Field Poll finds Gov. Jerry Brown with a big lead as he seeks re-election to an unprecedented fourth term. The survey released Wednesday finds 57 percent of likely voters would choose the Democratic governor, far outpacing any of the three top Republican challengers. It finds that 17 percent of likely voters support Assemblyman

A man hired to advise the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is the third person to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from a scheme in which hundreds of thousands of dollars were kicked back to an attorney for the tribe and his wife, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The tribe operates the Spotlight 29 Casino

More layoffs are on the way at the Coachella Valley Unified School District. The board voted 5-1 to cut 96 more positions to help deal with a budget deficit. It comes on the heels of 51 teachers receiving pink slips last month. “It’s going to impact the students and all the funding that’s going to

Community members raised $146,000 Friday night for the FIND Food Bank’s fifth telethon partnership with Gulf California Broadcast station CBS Local 2. Donations were still coming in to the food bank as of Tuesday evening, said FIND CEO Lisa Houston, who added she hoped to reach the goal of $150,000 set before the telethon. The

A key ingredient for your favorite margarita or guacamole recipe is in the limelight. Bad weather along with drug cartels have created a shortage in Mexican limes. “The prices zoomed up astronomically about a month and a half ago,” said Ray Rodriguez, owner of Casuelas Cafe in Palm Desert. This explains why some valley restaurants

Safehouse of the Desert, the only shelter in the Coachella Valley for youth in crisis, teaches teens how to build a solid foundation. “The basics like learning how to balance a checkbook, my account. And living on my own,” Coleman Bailey said. A special outing to a special place taught them even more. “It’s not

Tres inmigrantes apostados desde el sbado en las inmediaciones de la Casa Blanca anunciaron que se sometern desde el martes a una dieta lquida para presionar al presidente Barack Obama a suspender deportaciones va administrativa. La protesta, que los tres inmigrantes planean sostener de manera indefinida tras almorzar el martes, coincide con un ayuno de

Se espera que la oficina del forense del Condado de Riverside realice un exmen el Martes en referencia a los restos humanos encontrados en Desert Hot Springs. La polica fue llamada a los 18-500 de Roberts Road el lunes por la maana. Cuando llegaron descubrieron un crneo humano enterrado en un terreno. Dos hombres que

En un esfuerzo de embellecer el centro de la ciudad de Palm Springs, se desata la controversia a causa de un mural en el exterior de un bar al norte de la Avenida Palm Canyon. Es que algunos opinan que sta clase de arte, no es la adecuada para la ciudad de Palm Springs y

Tuesday was Election Day for residents to vote in the City of Rancho Mirage. Voters electedDana Hobart, Iris Smotrich and Charles Townsend Vinci to the City Council. Incumbent Scott Hines did not retain his seat, receiving only 17% of the vote. Just over 50% of the9,647 ballots were returned in the election. Hobart was first

A larger-than-life sculpture of Marilyn Monroe has arrived safely in New Jersey after a cross-country trip by flatbed. The 26-foot-tall “Forever Marilyn” by sculptor Seward Johnson was shipped in pieces from Palm Springs, Calif., to the Grounds for Sculpture, where it will go on view starting May 4. The 17-ton stainless steel and aluminum sculpture

A Maine resident hit it big at a casino in downtown Palm Springs recently. Richard Cosseboom had one of the best “Wheel of Fortune’ moments the Spa Resort Casino has recently seen, winning more than $215,000 on the Wheel of Fortune game, according to a release from Kate Anderson, director of public relations for the

The verdict is in for an Indiana woman on trial for contributing to the death of her 10-week old daughter in Desert Hot Springs. On Tuesday, Krissy Lynn Werntz, 34, was convicted of second degree murder for the death of her daughter Montana in February 2001. Jurors deliberated for about an hour before finding Werntz

A natural gas leak occurred in Coachella on Tuesday morning. City officials said a 4 inch gas line ruptured near Avenue 52 and Tyler Street. CalFire responded to the incident and crews with the Southern California Gas Company were expected to have the line repaired by 11:30 a.m. United Family Daycare and two nearby businesses

Deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station found a human skull underneath a home in the 18500 block of Roberts Road on Monday morning. They were called to the residence around 7 a.m. after two men working in the area made the discovery. The identity of the remains is unknown. Authorities said the skull will

“There is no policy for murals because murals are not allowed,” Palm Springs City Manager David Ready said. Yet there’s one staring down at downtown Palm Springs on the outer wall of Bar. “That was illegal. That revived discussion that maybe the council will want a mural policy,” Ready said. “There’s a great deal of

Nearly a quarter of California’s inmate population tested positive to using one or more illegal substances in an initial screening last year, leading state prison officials to propose increasing penalties for drug and alcohol use in state prisons. The proposed regulations must go through a review process before they take effect, including a public hearing

No one was hurt in a fire at the Marriott Shadow Ridge hotel Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the resort shortly before 3:30 p.m. on the 9000 block of Shadow Ridge Road near Monterey Drive and Gerald Ford Drive. Officials said the fire set off sprinklers in the attic damaging two rooms below, one on

An Ohio woman contributed to the death of her 10-week-old daughter in Desert Hot Springs either by abusing her or allowing the baby’s father to do so, a prosecutor told jurors today, but the defendant’s attorney argued there was no evidence her client knew her boyfriend would kill the infant. Krissy Lynn Werntz, 34, is