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With the help of Kraft Foods, the FIND Food Bank can shift into high gear to fight hunger across the desert. Inspired by a beverage truck, Kraft Foods donated a “Mobile Pantry Truck” to the hunger relief organization at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage on Wednesday. “Oh, it’s a beautiful truck! This truck

An Indio judge today granted a request by Riverside County to move proceedings in a lawsuit filed against the county by two associations representing power companies from Indio to Riverside. The suit, filed by the Energy Producers Association and the Large-scale Solar Association, alleges that a per-acre fee imposed on solar electricity providers is an

A principios de ao con gran jubilo se inaugur una nueva fbrica de ropa en el Valle de Coachella, alrededor de 30 plazas de trabajo fueron creadas y cientos ms se esperaban en los prximos aos. No obstante apenas pasaron unos meses y empleados de la compaa Tala Enterprises en Thousand Palms se estn quejando

A desert fire station will have to be deactivated and around two dozen positions may have to be slashed to help the Riverside County Fire Department close a $10 million budget gap going into the next fiscal year, Chief John Hawkins told the Board of Supervisors today. During its first budget impact hearing to determine

An Indio judge today granted a request by Riverside County to move proceedings in a lawsuit filed against the county by two associations representing California power companies from Indio to Riverside. The suit, filed by the Independent Energy Producers Association and the Large-scale Solar Association, alleges that a per-acre fee imposed on solar electricity providers

Ayer por la maana dos adolescentes se aproximaron a una seora de 64 aos en la sucursal de First Bank que se ubica en Monterrey Ave y Hwy 111 en Palm Desert, le robaron su auto y huyeron. Un testigo de los hechos los sigui y dio partes a la polica que los atrap en

Con el fin de dar con el sujeto que desde Noviembre pasado se ha dedicado a acechar y manosear a varias mujeres en Desert Hot Springs, la polica de la ciudad apoyada por el FBI, llevaron a cabo un inusual retn ayer por cuatro horas en el rea de Hacienda Ave y Calle Eliseo muy

The estimated jackpot for today’s multi-state Mega Millions lottery is $363 million, the third largest in the history of the game, which began in 1996. Only the $390 million million jackpot for the March 6, 2007, drawing and the $380 million jackpot for the Jan. 4, 2011, drawing have been larger. No tickets with all

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The state used metal to close part of the Bump and Grind hiking trail in Palm Desert– causing local officials to pull out their tools to open it. “Now’s the time to use the hammer more or less, introduce legislation to get them to open the gate,” Palm Desert assemblyman Brian Nestande said. Assemblymembers Brian

Riverside County supervisors are expected to formally accept a $100 million state grant today to support expansion of local correctional facilities to guarantee adequate space for a fast-growing inmate population. The State Corrections Authority announced earlier this month that Riverside County would be one of 11 to receive a slice of $602 million in bond

Two people were injured today in a single-vehicle rollover crash on eastbound Interstate 10, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. on eastbound I-10 west of Monterey Avenue in Thousand Palms, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. The vehicle’s occupants were extricated and transported to a local hospital, one in

With the state of California now more than $9.2 billion in debt, Governor Jerry Brown is working to drum up support for his tax hike initiative that he wants to get on the November ballot. It appears he now has it. A new poll from the Los Angeles Times and USC indicates sixty-four percent of

Las personas involucradas en el accidente de trnsito iban a bordo de una camioneta y viajaban en direccin este sobre la Interestatal 10, cuando el conductor se cruz varias lineas de trnsito para llegar a la salida de la calle Monterey. As lo dio a conocer la Patrulla de Caminos de California. La unidad lamentablemente

The co-owner of a Palm Springs nudist resort today defended the facility’s policy banning children, saying it is not discriminatory — despite claims to the contrary by an anonymous group of detractors. Desert Sun Resort owners John and Elizabeth Young, who live in Orange County, filed a lawsuit March 16 in Orange County Superior Court

Debido a trabajos de construccin Cal Trans cerrar dos carriles de la I-10 con rumbo al oeste entre las calles Washington y Cook en Palm Desert el prximo jueves de 9:00 p.m. a 4:00 a.m. del viernes. Extreme precauciones. Las autoridades recomiendan rutas alternas para evitar congestionamiento del flujo vehicular.