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Mid-century modern architect Hugh Kaptur worries one of his most prized works, Tahquitz Plaza, will soon be demolished. The plaza consists of a pair of two-unit buildings located on Tahquitz Canyon across the street from Regal Cinemas. “You won’t see buildings like this anywhere. The present developer doesn’t appreciate what he has here and I

The city of La Quinta is looking to put its animal control services in the hands of the county. It already provides on-call services after hours and on Sundays for La Quinta, but a new proposal would bring the county in full-time. “There’s been a growing interest in ensuring we have adequate staff resources to

Los Angeles is the home of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, but 88 communities around southern California will get a chance to host Special Olympic athletes before they embark on the City of Angels. Palm Springs was one of the lucky cities to be approached by the Special Olympics back in March of

At least three water main breaks sent torrents of water down streets and flooded underground parking garages in separate areas of Los Angeles. The largest rupture occurred before dawn Thursday near Vermont Avenue and Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, buckling pavement and forcing road closures. Water was halfway up the doors of cars parked in underground

A new start date is now set in the rape case at Vanderbilt University involving Indio Native and former Valley football player Brandon Vandenburg. Vandenburg and his co-defendant Cory Batey will be re-tried on november 30th. Both former Vanderbilt football players had been convicted of raping an unconscious student, but last month a judge declared

The World Boxing Council (WBC) held its first annual WBC Cares Pro Am Golf Tournament Wednesday at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont. Around 80 champion boxers, sports stars and celebrities attended the event. All of the proceeds raised go to the WBC Cares Retired Boxers Fund. “This is very important because it

Business is starting to pick up in Desert Hot Springs. A handful of stores and restaurants are set to open their doors this summer. Melkiat Randhawa moved from Riverside to open Desert Market in an old church building on Buena Vista. He said he’s trying to find his niche as a smaller market. “Some customers

Rose Peters, a 73-year-old Coachella Valley part-time resident,died while hand cycling down Highway 74 in January. Her family attempted to donate her bike to another handicapped person, but due to the condition of the bike, the hand cycle manufacturers advised against it. Instead, the manufacturing companygifted a fresh-off-the-line hand cycle to Incight, a charitable organization.

The Desert Water Agency is ready to spend another $1 million on its Turf Buy Back program. Officials said they’ll be using a combination of grant money and the existing budget to create the program for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. DWA’s board of supervisors voted on Tuesday for the $1 million Turf Buy Back and

Cal Fire released its incident report for the supermarket fire in Indio that occurred on the morning of May 7. The fire ignited at the old Lucky’s grocery store located at 45-858 Rubidoux Street, near Monroe and Highway 111. Investigators discovered the fire was human-caused, however, they still haven’t determined the exact cause of the

Agentes policiacos recibieron un reporte de amenaza por artefacto explosivo en la cuadra 600 de la calle Warm Sands Drive la maana del mircoles. Durante las indagaciones, dos personas fueron retiradas de la escena de los hechos y la calle Warm Sands Drive fue cerrada como medida de precausin. Horas ms tarde, el Departamento de

Erwin Hanfield and his wife migrate south every year for the International Skinny Dip, an effort to break the world record for most people skinny dipping at one time. “Oh it’s just a wonderful time,” he says. “People from all over the world show up. It’s fantastic. Everyone is happy, everyone is having fun.” Tom

The city of San Francisco under fire for its “Sanctuary” policy on immigration. Last week Francisco Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant with a lengthy rap sheet shot and killed 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle while she was walking on a pier with her dad. Sanchez had been deported to Mexico five times. After serving his most recent sentence,

A man was seriously injured Wednesday in a paraglider crash in a hilly area near San Jacinto, authorities said. The accident was reported about 9:40 a.m. at Flight Park Paragliding, 255 Soboba Road, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman April Newman said. Firefighters found the glider about 500 feet up a hill and the pilot conscious

The Palm Springs Police Department was called to a bomb threat in the 600 block of Warm Sands Drive Wednesday morning. After closing down the street and moving two people from the resort out of the area as a precaution, officers determined the bomb threat was just a hoax; commonly referred to as ‘swatting’. The

The head of the group that canceled American Heat Biker Weekend over safety concerns after a deadly biker shootout in Texas will be hosting a motorcycle gang for an event in his hotel. The City of Palm Springs canceled American Heat after PS Resorts decided to pull out of the event due to safety concerns.

California water regulators are discussing how to meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s order for water rates that maximize conservation during a historic drought. The State Water Resources Control Board is hosting a Wednesday workshop to discuss how to encourage Californians to save by hitting them in the wallet. Two-thirds of water districts use some form of

In one week, the Desert Strength Academy will help nearly 40 at-risk middle school students find the right path. “The first day I don’t think they really wanted to be here but today they all seem to be involved and enjoying themselves,” said Riverside County Deputy District Attorney, Douglas Gee. The summer camp is part

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services was called to Blythe Tuesday morning after a deer became stuck in an irrigation canal. Two animal control officers responded to the canal near South Rannells Boulevard and 28th Avenue at about 8:30 a.m. Officials said Lt. Oliver White and Animal Control Officer Justin Mays only needed a