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The vote to build a 5-Star hotel in Palm Desert was delayed in July because the city council had a lot of unanswered questions. On Thursday, the hotel was back on the agenda, and after a close vote, the development agreement was approved. Residents filled the council chambers near to capacity. Dozens spoke from the
Continue ReadingEarthquakes are making headlines this week, and the Coachella Valley is earthquake country. Two Palm Desert fire stations are now part of CREWS — the Coachella Valley Regional Earthquake Warning System — designed to provide a quake warning of up to 35 seconds. At fire stations, it would automatically open bay doors to keep fire
Continue ReadingThe 1st Bank branch, located at the intersection of Varner and Washington Street in Palm Desert was held up on Thursday afternoon, according to police. Investigators said around 1 p.m., a gunman pointed a gun at customers and tellers inside the bank, told everyone to get down on the ground and demanded money from a
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Continue ReadingArthritis Injuries to the hip or knee can make everyday activities, like playing golf or hiking, painful. Raj K. Sinha, M.D., Ph.D. is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. A Valley resident since 2003, Dr. Sinha formed S.T.A.R. Orthopaedics in the Spring of 2008. “We are in a very exciting period
Continue ReadingConcerns over West Nile Virus will have crews out again Monday night in Cathedral City. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District will be out with its trucks spraying insecticide to kill mosquitoes. Two mosquitoes caught in traps recently tested positive for the West Nile Virus in Cathedral City, prompting the preventative spraying. The
Continue ReadingA police dog with the Palm Springs Police Department is credited with helping apprehend a man suspected of threatening someone with a gun on Sunday night. Police responded to a call for help in the 1100 block of San Lucas Road, just south of East Sunny Dunes Road at 9:30 p.m., said spokeswoman Rhonda Long.
Continue ReadingNinety percent of grocery store workers in Local Union 1167 voted to reject the latest proposals from the three giant supermarket chains in Southern California on Saturday. If an agreement cannot be reached by Tuesday, a strike is inevitable, according to union representatives. The news of that possibility has some shoppers upset. “For them to
Continue ReadingA police dog with the Palm Springs Police Department is credited with helping apprehend a man suspected of threatening someone with a gun on Sunday night. Police responded to a call for help in the 1100 block of San Lucas Road, just south of East Sunny Dunes Road at 9:30 p.m., said spokeswoman Rhonda Long.
Continue ReadingConcerns over West Nile Virus will have crews out again Monday night in Cathedral City. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District will be out with its trucks spraying insecticide to kill mosquitoes. Two mosquitoes caught in traps recently tested positive for the West Nile Virus in Cathedral City, prompting the preventative spraying. The
Continue ReadingA man who had been escorted, naked, by police from the lobby of a downtown Cathedral City motel scuffled with officers an hour later, and then died at Desert Regional Medical Center, Cathedral City police said today. The man, whose name has not been released, was first spotted causing a disturbance inside the lobby of
Continue ReadingOpening statements are scheduled today in the trial of a Moreno Valley man accused of fatally beating his 2-year-old son. Alexandro Alfonso Baeza, 27, could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of murder and assault on a child resulting in great bodily injury in the April 2010 death of Isaac Gallegos. Baeza
Continue ReadingFeliz inicio de semana. Para esta tarde subir la temperatura con la mxima alrededor de 105. Cielos soleados y viento en calma que llegar del noroeste alrededor de 5 MPH. Para esta noche mayormente despejado, la mnima alrededor de 81. Viento del oeste de 5 a 10 MPH. El Martes condiciones soleadas, la mxima alrededor
Continue Reading(AP) – The deaths of four dolphins and four sea lions found on a Southern California beach are likely linked to a natural neurotoxin called domoic acid. Volunteers from the Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute found the dead sea creatures Friday on Mandalay Beach in Oxnard. The institute later confirmed the animals died of
Continue Reading(AP) – Police in San Francisco say two men were shot and injured in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason NFL game between the 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. Police Sgt. Michael Andraychak says the shootings occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday night after the 49ers 17-3 victory over Oakland. He says
Continue ReadingCal Fire says a small plane had to make an emergency landing Sunday afternoon, while on it’s way to the Banning Airport. Per the Incident Commander, the left engine failed, forcing the plane to make a hard landing near Bonita Avenue and Apache Trail in Cabazon, a little more than a mile away from the
Continue ReadingNinety percent of grocery store workers in Local Union 1167 voted to reject the latest proposals from the three giant supermarket chains in Southern California on Saturday. If an agreement cannot be reached by Tuesday, a strike is inevitable, according to union representatives. The news of that possibility has some shoppers upset. “For them to
Continue ReadingStudents in grades 7 though 12 must now get the whooping cough vaccine to go to school. California state lawmakers passed the new law last year, but it just went into effect July 1. School districts have extended the deadline and given students a one-month grace period. Valley school districts offer free clinics for those
Continue ReadingTwo hikers are safe, after getting lost in the mountains near Idyllwild Saturday night. The pair called for help, saying they were lost, according to Sergeant Robert Himmelberg of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. A search began just before 8:30 p.m. in the area of Angels Fright Trail near Humber Park. At 11:35 p.m. members
Continue ReadingBed bug cases are creeping up all over the world, including right here in the desert. One guest at the Villa Royale Inn in Palm Springs took to the internet to voice his complaint about the tiny pests. He wrote, “I woke up with a funny feeling in my hair, sat up and found about
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