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In the fall and winter, Kevin Douglas turns on his fireplace at least three times a week. “It reminds us of growing up back east up north. Reminds us of being up in the mountains. In the evenings it adds a unique ambiance the gas fireplace just doesn’t do,” he said. On polluted days, he

Steven Garcia was killed by gunfire in a Thousand Palms home Friday morning. Authorities on the scene took the shooter into custody. “(Deputies) located the gunman, which was a Hispanic male age 22, and other witnesses in the area,” said Riverside County Sheriff’s Spokesman, Deputy Julio Oseguera. “The gunman and the witnesses were detained for

Noviembre es el mes de la prevencin contra la diabetes, mal que esta acabando con las vidas de millones de latinos en este pas. Paula Vasquez, es una de miles de hispanas que fue diganosticada con diabetes, hace mas de un ao.“La vida con diabetes es muy cruel” expreso la Sra. Vasquez quien ahora visita

A man was displaced this afternoon when a fire damaged his Banning home, a county fire department spokesman said. It took about 40 minutes to contain the blaze, which broke out about 2:40 p.m. in the attic of the home in the 1100 block of Bay Hill Road, said Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark

A construction worker remains in the hospital after suffering major injuries in an accident at Indio High School. The worker fell 15 feet from an air conditioning duct at a building under construction. We are told he fell from the third story to the second story of the structure. Firefighters used a crane to lift

A woman was injured in a fall on a trail in Rancho Mirage today, a county fire department spokesman said. The fall on the west side of the popular “Bump and Grind” trail was reported about 7:50 a.m, and the woman was airlifted from the trail by a California Highway Patrol helicopter with what Riverside

El viernes en la noche tres adolescentes fueron captados por las cmaras de seguridad cuando se robaban artculos de Walmart Supercenter que se ubica en 34500 Monterey Ave en Palm Desert. Los jvenes se salieron de la tienda y fueron confrontados por dos guardias de seguridad, uno de ellos recibi un golpe y el otro

Orange County is weighing whether to create an online map pinpointing dangerous dogs in more than a dozen cities. The Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on the issue on Dec. 17. The Orange County Register reports the proposed website would allow residents to see where dogs have been cited in 17 cities. Orange

Twitter’s IPO could now raise more than $2 billion. Twitter Inc. says in a regulatory filing that it now plans to price its shares at between $23 and $25 each. It previously planned to sell the shares for between $17 and $20 each. Twitter still plans to sell 70 million shares. If all of those

Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller is backing a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Heller announced his support for the measure on Monday morning, just hours before a critical vote in the Senate. The senator said in a statement on his website that

Three teenagers are facing charges this morning accused of shoplifting from a Walmart store in Palm Desert. Police were called to the store on 34500 Monterey Avenue Friday night. That’s where they say the teens were caught putting items in a purse. A security guard reportedly confronted them as they tried to leave. Authorities say

We now know the name of a man gunned down in Thousand Palms. Police say 29-year-old Steven Garcia was shot several times at a home on the 30400 block of Monte Vista Way last Friday morning. He was rushed to Eisenhower Medical Center where he later died. Officers say they arrested a 22-year-old suspect in

“It’s time, we’ve been struggling with this for many many years and to finally feel accepted in the community is great,” said Palm Springs resident Donna Boatman. “it’s time for equality,” said Brooke Jordan, who came to the parade from Los Angeles. Appropriately themed “It’s Time,” this year’s Palm Springs Pride Parade was a triumphant

“We’re getting married,” said excited couple Belinda Neiman and Debra Grabber of San Jacinto. They exchanged vows beside the iconic Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs Saturday. “I actually proposed here, about a month and a half ago,” Grabber said. They met 16 years ago in Riverside and have been together ever since. “We want

“It was pretty scary, I mean if i had been there a few hours earlier,” said Jason Wexler, who was supposed to fly into Los Angeles International Airport on a Virgin America flight from Newark, New Jersey. Passengers diverted from LAX to Palm Springs International tried to make sense of Friday’s horrific shooting. “It’s hard

SafeHouse of the Desert in Thousand Palms is using a school bus to help raise donations in its effort to help teens in crisis. The bus is located in the parking lot at Target at the Desert Crossings Mall in Palm Desert. The idea is to ‘Stuff the Bus’ full of donated items like toiletries

An early Friday morning shooting has left one man dead and another in custody. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Just before 10:00 a.m. Friday morning they were called to a home on the 30-000 block of Monte Vista Way in Thousand Palms for a reported shooting. When they arrived they found a 29-year-old

Trgico da, un sujeto es baleado mortalmente la maana del viernes en Thousand Palms, su supuesto agresor esta detenido. Las cmaras de Telemundo Palm Springs obtuvo imgenes exclusivas del gatillero y de la vctima. El tiroteo se reporto a eso de las 9:48 de la maana sobre la calle Monte Vista Way de dicha entidad.

Servicios de Vacunas y Esterilizacin/Castracin de Perro Clnias de vacunacin gratis se ofrecern a los residentes de Indio el 2 de Noviembre y 14 del mismo mes. De 10 AM a 2 PM En: Indio Municipal Golf Course Parking Lot83-040 Avenue 42, Indio CA Mientras que estn vacunando a su perro, usted tambin puede hacer

For the first time in the desert, in honor of Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” the Coachella Valley will hit the ground running in memory of loved ones who have passed away for the inaugural “Run with los Muertos” 5K night run/walk on Friday, Nov. 1. Race registration begins at 6