Skip to Content
The catastrophic 7.0 earthquake in Haiti shook the lives of nearly three million people, killing and injuring tens of thousands. Many survivors now live as amputees. Loma Linda University Medical Center launched a new program this summer to help rehabilitate the disabled. “We were in the position we thought we might be able to make
Continue ReadingEsta maana en Palm Springs un hombre de la tercera edad estuvo a punto de quedarse sin hogar, pero la rpida intervencin de los bomberos logro salvar su vivienda. Cerca de las 8:20 de la maana inici un incendio en el inmueble localizado sobre Spencer Road, por fortuna pudo ser sofocado sin mayores contratiempos. La
Continue ReadingThe cause of a morning garage fire in Palm Springs is under investigation. Around 8:20 Wednesday morning, firefighters were called to a home in the 700 block of Spencer Drive in Palm Springs. The garage was in flames, but they were able to stop the fire from spreading to the rest of the home. One
Continue ReadingCal Fire crews were able to quickly contain a fire at McGowan’s IrishInn in Palm Desert Wednesday afternoon. The fire erupted just before noon at the famous pub. Cal Fire Crews responded and reported heavy smoke coming from the inside of the building. No word on the cause or damage at this time. The owners
Continue ReadingSocorristas de Cal Fire lograron sofocar el fuego en McGowan’s Irish Pub en Palm Desert el mircoles por la tarde. La hoguera comenzo un poco antes del medioda en el establecimiento.Se reporto intenso humo en el rea proveniente del edificio. No est claro que fue lo que origin el incendio ni los daos materiales. Cal
Continue ReadingNational Weather Service issues Flash Flood Warning for parts of the Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley in Central Riverside County that includes Palm Springs and Thousand Palms is in a flash flood warning until 4:15pm says the National Weather Service. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms near Palm Springs are moving Southeast down valley at 20mph. Heavy
Continue ReadingIt’s all about making the air healthier to breathe in Southern California. The Mobile Source Air Polution Reduction Review Committee held a workshop in Cathedral City on Tuesday. Ideas were thrown around by representatives of Valley cities and public agencies, as well as the general public,on how a portion of $14 millionin clean transportation funding
Continue ReadingRain and flooding were some things cities across the Coachella Valley faced on Tuesday as heavy rains came pouring down on the desert. In Coachella, Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City — water piled up quickly. The wet weather had many people pulling out whatever tricks they could to keep dry. “This pancho, I got
Continue ReadingThe most consistent issue in Palm Springs this week is sinus and respiratory congestion. Dr. Michael Jardula says it’s probably related to the desert blooms of summer. If you’re like many others, and feeling healthy, it’s a good time to catch up on health maintenance. This week Dr. Arturo Quintanilla treated several cases of bronchitis
Continue ReadingA reward is being offered for any information leading to the capture of the people who stole more than a dozen tortoises from a Palm Springs nursery this weekend. 14 tortoises and a turtle were taken Sunday morning form the Moorten Botanical Gardens on South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Some of the reptiles
Continue ReadingPalm Desert announces another big store opening in the city in 2014. Palm Desert Mayor Bob Siegel says a Nordstrom Rack will open in the Spring of 2014. It will share the space where the Best Buy is now and where the Whole Foods which was announced last week will be going in. That location
Continue ReadingA slow moving thunderstorm dumped heavy rain in parts of the Coachella Valley Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning until 1:45pm. A storm cell centered over the Little San Bernardino Mountains East of Coachella prompted the warning. Flash flooding and mud flows are possible on Dillon Road in the east
Continue ReadingA fast moving rain storm sent a wall of water through a Thousand Palms neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. At around 3pm, after the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Coachella Valley, rain began to fall at rapid pace in various parts of the Coachella Valley. Several roadways were reduced to one lane
Continue ReadingInvestigadores dicen que el 14 de julio , un hombre y dos mujeres se introdujeron a dos botiques de ropa para damas Palm Springs Treasures e Oh La La para robarse las tarjetas de crdito de los empleados. Ambos negocios estn localizados sobre Palm Canyon Drive. El gerente de Palm Springs Treasures, descubrio que su
Continue ReadingEl Servicio Nacional de Meteorologa lanz una advertencia de posibles inundaciones para el Valle de Coachella y sus alrededores esta tarde.Entre las ciudades que podr?an verse afectadas se encuentran: Palm Springs, Thousand Palms e Indio, as como Palm Desert y Coachella. Se les recuerda a los conductores NO intentar atravesar las zonas inundadas, ya que
Continue ReadingThe Palm Springs Police Department is investigating a string of burglaries in the downtown area. Investigators say on July 14,a man and two women entered the women’s boutiques, Palm Springs Treasures and Oh La La and stole employees’ credit cards. Both businesses are located on Palm Canyon Drive. At Palm Springs Treasures, the manager also
Continue ReadingSe declaro no culpable el hombre acusado de abusar de varios menores de edad y que funga como empleado del centro YMCA en Cathedral City. Christopher Thomas de 35 aos enfrenta diversos cargos, once de ellos por cometer actos lascivos contra una victima menor de 14 aos. Este sujeto fue arrestado el jueves y esta
Continue ReadingLa Cruz Roja Americana hizo un llamado hoy para que los donantes de sangre respondan a la grave escasez del vital lquido en todo el pas. Muchas personas estn ocupadas o de viaje, las escuelas estn cerradas y por lo tanto las donaciones han disminuido de forma drstica llegando al nivel ms bajo que la
Continue ReadingFin de semana lleno de accin deportiva en el Fantasy Springs Casino en Indio. El oriundo de Coachella, Julio “The Kidd” Daz pgil profesional regreso al cuadriltero despus de un ao y tres meses de ausencia, y lo hizo con una gran victoria sobre Henry Aurad de Colombia, derrotndolo por nocaut en el quinto round.
Continue ReadingNearly a dozen felony counts were filed today against a former YMCA employee accused in a multiple-victim molestation case in Cathedral City. Christopher Dean Thomas, 35, of Indio appeared in an Indio courtroom Monday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. Thomas is being held on $1 million bail for allegedly molesting
Continue Reading