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Just like glass milk bottles, plastic shopping bags will become a thing of the past. Los Angeles County has banned them, and some countries banned them, too. It’s a big change, but is it change for the better? We’ve uncovered some startling evidence: Reusable bags may be hazardous to your health and the health of
Continue ReadingSuperstorm Sandy is is taking a toll on air travel. Flight operations at the major airports in the Northeast have come to a standstill, and it’s having a ripple effect across the country and elsewhere. Flights have been running on schedule at Palm Springs International Airport, since there is currently no nonstop service to and
Continue ReadingA judge today ordered a psychological examination for a Palm Desert man accused of stabbing a woman at the Rancho Mirage frozen yogurt shop where they both worked, inflicting non-life-threatening wounds. Shimon Silberfenig, 55, allegedly attacked the woman on Aug. 27 at SwirlCup Self Serve Yogurt in the 34100 block of Monterey Avenue. He is
Continue ReadingWhat one teacher considered helpful to a third grade student ended up costing the school its state ranking. “As she was monitoring the class, she may have noticed that some kids should check their answer, and she asked them to check their answer,” Coachella Valley Unified School District superintendent Darryl Adams said. That hint grouped
Continue ReadingA major announcement Monday as the Humana Challenge names a local businessman to head the tournament. Humana Challenge President and Chairman of the Board John Foster announced that long-time Coachella Valley business executive Bob Marra has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. Marra replaces Larry
Continue ReadingEmergency crews are still working to remove power lines from the roadway in North Palm Springs. The lines went down just before 11am on Palm Canyon Drive between Racquet Club Drive and San Rafael Road near the Shell Station. SCE Crews were able to move the lines to Yorba Drive and have closed it between
Continue ReadingDe acuerdo con el Servicio de Informacin del Precio del Combustible y la AAA, el precio por galn de gasolina se ubica en un promedio de $4.174, con 20 das consecutivos de descenso. El precio es 29.5 centavos menos que hace una semana pero 6.7 centavos ms que hace un mes y 33.5 centavos mas
Continue ReadingLearning how to play tennis is hard enough. Now try it when you can’t see. That’s what students are doing at the California School for the Blind. They’re learning a form of tennis adapted for the visually impaired. The state-supported campus in Fremont, Calif., is one of three American schools for the blind that recently
Continue ReadingAn unmanned space capsule carrying medical samples from the International Space Station has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, completing the first official private shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA. The California-based SpaceX company gently guided the Dragon into the water via parachutes at 12:22 p.m. Sunday, a couple hundred miles off the Baja
Continue ReadingThe California Department of Education has stripped 23 schools of a key state ranking due to cheating and other irregularities in administering standardized tests last spring. The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that the violations ranged from failing to cover bulletin boards to helping students correct errors or coaching them with actual test questions. The
Continue ReadingA First Amendment squabble is brewing in California over high school newspaper and yearbook advertising content. The Sacramento Bee (http://sacb.ee/S6CVGK ) says the Roseville Joint Union High School District’s decision this month to give the superintendent the right to approve ads has raised legal issues that could have broad implications districts statewide. The school board
Continue ReadingThe final home of space shuttle Endeavour is opening its doors to the public. Astronauts and schoolkids will be on hand Tuesday at the California Science Center in Los Angeles at the grand opening of its new shuttle display. Visitors to the free display can’t go inside Endeavour but they can use virtual exhibits, including
Continue ReadingA 12-year-old California boy says he killed his dog because he wanted to see the terrier mix die. The Salinas Californian ( http://bit.ly/TPA7wq ) says police officers found the 12-pound dog hanging by its collar on a bedroom door handle. Investigators say the boy told officers he was mad at the dog and he wanted
Continue ReadingThe 48th Annual Golf Cart Parade strolled down El Paseo in Palm Desert Sunday afternoon. “I don’t think there is anything else like this in the United States,” B.J. McConnell said. In fact, it’s the largest golf cart parade in the world – and the longest running parade in the desert. “It’s just different and
Continue ReadingThe third annual Veterans Expo in Indio showcased some of the Coachella Valley’s bravest men and women, honored for what they did and still do for our country. “We had the Depression, the KKK, the Italians, the Russians, and the Depression. But we had the ability to stick together,” World War 2 Buffalo soldier George
Continue ReadingA holy war of words in the high desert over the words a motivational speaker used when he talked to students at Yucca Valley High School. The school apologized, but both parents and students say ‘not so fast.’ Bob Holmes is known as the “one man volleyball team.” He travels the country speaking to kids
Continue ReadingThis Saturday, the city of Coachella is holding it’s first gun buyback event, to get firearms off the streets. It’s a way to make the community safer, while putting some cash back into your pockets Close to a thousand firearms of all sizes and calibers are checked into evidence at the Sheriff’s station in Thermal.
Continue ReadingEarly voting started in several locations this morning, with throngs of people eager to cast their ballot showing up for a numbers of reasons. Many people like Ann Wyles came out to just get it over with already. She said, “I’m going to get it over with. Then I can turn off all the ads.
Continue ReadingA convicted sex offender with a lengthy record of felony activity that Riverside County authorities believe makes him an ongoing danger to the public was committed to a state hospital today for psychiatric treatment that could last a lifetime. JohnJohn Edward McMahan Edward McMahan, 54, of Indian Wells was deemed a “sexually violent predator” under
Continue ReadingA model who alleges she was fired from “The Price is Right” because she became pregnant testified today that she worked well with Drew Carey after he took over for longtime host Bob Barker in 2008. “I loved working with both Drew and Bob,” 41-year-old Brandi Cochran told the Los Angeles Superior Court jury hearing
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