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Two days after flood waters inundated the Coachella community of Tierra Del Sol, Alejandra Torres was finally able to leave her home and get her son to school. several pools of water still sit throughout the neighborhood, some still multiple feet deep. Torres tells us, “Barely today we could get one car out because we
Continue ReadingThe rain may be over for now in the Coachella Valley, but the clean up continues for some of the hardest hit areas of the storm. In La Quinta, ducks took a swim in a newly formed lake where a public park used to be. “It’s disgusting, it’s only getting worse,” said Elizabeth Chavez, who
Continue ReadingMosquitos are on the hunt for standing water. So is vector control. “We have our equipment calibrated. We have teams going out hitting our structures that will hold water,” said Rod Chamberlain of the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control. Standing water you see on the side of roads and in washes… “Thats our responsibility.
Continue ReadingChildren in the Coachella Valley Unified School District kicked of the new school year Monday.More than 1,000 students and staff at Mountain Vista Elementary School in Indio got flooded with more than just back to school jitters Monday. Heavy rain flooded the playground and the administration office of the school. The district said water also
Continue ReadingLa tormenta tropical “Ivo” que azoto al valle de Coachella afecto a todos por igual, el fin de semana y el lunes residentes lideaban con las inundaciones. Mientras que para otros fue un dolor de cabezas por el inicio de clases esta semana. Y es que algunas las instalaciones escolares sufrieron de daos a su
Continue ReadingAs Edgar Falcon and Maricruz Valtierra exchanged vows, they attracted the attention of hundreds of morning commuters Tuesday at the Santa Fe border bridge in El Paso, craning their necks to see the couple standing on the dividing line between the U.S. and Mexico. Falcon, a U.S. citizen, now faces the choice of staying in
Continue ReadingGov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday responded to a federal court order to significantly reduce California’s prison population by proposing a $315 million plan to send inmates to private prisons and empty county jail cells. The cost could reach $700 million over two years, with much of the money likely to come from a $1 billion
Continue ReadingProperty owners who suffered losses in recent wildfiresin the Banning Pass are being offered the opportunity to take advantage offee waivers and other recovery-related assistance, which will be outlinedduring a workshop Thursday in Beaumont. Riverside County Supervisors Marion Ashley and Jeff Stone will host the6 p.m. workshop at Beaumont City Hall, 550 E. Sixth St.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Supreme Court nominations. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President nominates justices to the Supreme Court, with the “advice and consent of the Senate.” If a vacancy occurs when Congress is not in session, a recess appointment allows an appointee to serve without Senate approval until Congress
Continue ReadingHoy inicia la campaa de donacin de sangre organizada por Desert Blood Services que prov sangre y sus productos a hospitales como Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs, Eisenhower Medical Center de Rancho Mirage, JFK Memorial Hospital de Indio, Hi-Desert Medical Center de Joshua Tree, Palo Verde Hopital en Blythe y Bush Naval Hospital
Continue ReadingA La Quinta woman who tortured and fatally beat her 3-year-old daughter after abusing the toddler and an older daughter for months wassentenced today to two life prison terms. Yolanda Guadalupe Pena, 43, was convicted in June of first-degreemurder, torture, assaulting a child causing great bodily injury and inflictinginjury on a child. The latter count
Continue ReadingAn investigation was underway today into the crashof a small plane that killed both the pilot and his passenger in Desert Center. The plane crashed around 1:30 p.m. Monday in the desert area east ofKaiser Road between Lake Tamarisk and a First Solar energy site, said Sgt.Thomas Velarde of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The
Continue ReadingTelevision personality Ross Mathews will serve ascelebrity grand marshal for the 27th annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Paradeon Nov. 3, organizers announced today. Mathews is a weekly regular on the E! show “Chelsea Lately” and nextmonth will begin starring in and producing a weekly talk show on the cablenetwork. He rose to fame with his
Continue ReadingAreas hit hardest by the flooding around the valley saw little progress in flood reduction today, with additional rainfall this morning adding to the already record breaking numbers. Rain was needed for our drought stricken area but not this much all at once. Now the arduous task of cleaning up awaits many valley residents. In
Continue ReadingThe first of four local blood drives this week will be held today in Palm Desert. The drive will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jack in the Box, 36555 Cook St., according to Desert Blood Services, which is organizing the events. The other blood drives are scheduled for: — Thursday, from 10
Continue ReadingTelevision personality Ross Mathews will serve as celebrity grand marshal for the 27th annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade on Nov. 3, say organizers. Mathews is a weekly regular on the E! show “Chelsea Lately” and next month will begin starring in and producing a weekly talk show on the cable network. He rose to
Continue ReadingRain pounded the high desert for the second time in 24 hours early Monday afternoon. Water spilled off the rooftop and collected in front of the Village Food Mart and Deli in Morongo Valley. “There’s no place for the water to go,” said Pauline Prager, the owner. ” It just comes right into our building
Continue ReadingSunday’s storm hit parts of Indio and La Quinta very hard. Some areas got an inch of rain in about an hour, it was too much too fast for the area to handle. Streets were turned into rivers and neighborhoods into lakes. “I’ve never seen it this bad before, never this bad,” said Indio resident
Continue ReadingRoadwork is now expected to start next week at what’sconsidered La Quinta’s busiest intersection. The improvements at Highway 111 and Washington Street were originallyslated to begin today, but are still estimated to be finished by mid-November.The project will include adding lanes to improve traffic flow and to provideshorter wait times at the intersection. No full
Continue ReadingSunday’s rain forced many roads to be closed Monday morning, here’s a list of them: –Avenue 48 is closed from Jackson to Monroe. –Fred Waring is closed from Hoover to Monroe. –Madison is closed from Avenue 48 to 49. –Avenue 44 is closed from Jackson to Golf Center. –Avenue 42 is closed westbound from Gore
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