5 arrested after 22yo Japanese tourist gang-raped for weeks in India
Five men have been arrested for kidnapping a young Japanese woman, who managed to escape after some three weeks of repeated gang-rape at gunpoint near a Buddhist holy site in Bodh Gaya, a popular Indian tourist spot. A gang of men, some of whom presented themselves as tour guides, reportedly raped a Buddhist student, who […]
The Purple Room Spicy, Jazzy, Classy Blues
By Carolyn W. Gaines Palm Springs, CA.- Shirley King Sold Out, at the Purple Room! With two kings, two queens you got a good handle, with a superstar, diva, comedian, daughter of the blues with her opening act “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Grandberry. Their Blues fans all agreed King and Grandberry are exactly what they needed […]
B. B.King’s Daughter Shirley King Soars in Blues
By Carolyn W. Gaines Shirley King lands in Palms Springs to make Blues musical sound like her Dad B. B. king. Shirley King sings Blues for her fans, and she means ‘Blues’ Business. November 28th, and 29th, 2014, the Purple Room in Palm Springs, is getting geared up for her to perform in the Desert-like […]
CV Link Approved!
San Jose, CA.– The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) is proud to announce that CV Link, a 50-mile pedestrian, bicycle and low-speed electric vehicle transportation corridor along the Whitewater River, was approved today to receive $10.9 million in Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding by the California Transportation Commission. Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit […]
Geffen Playhouse Premiere’s Neil Labute Drama
Playwright Neil LaBute is a prolific writer of plays and screenplays. But he rarely appears on the radar screens of mainstream American theatre goers. Some accuse him of being a misogynistic playwright on steroids. That label may be a little unfair. They said the same thing about G.B. Shaw’s take on women, but Shaw performed […]
Drought—it is upon us.
By John Souillere Administrative Officer MSWD The word “drought” probably means more to you now than it did about six weeks ago. Drought discussions have dominated the media as well as activities in Sacramento since January when Governor Brown declared a drought state of emergency due to the unprecedented and enduring lack of precipitation in […]
MH17 Plane Crash
The Ukrainian militia have handed over to Malaysian experts the black boxes from the Malaysian Boeing-777 airliner that crashed in east Ukraine on July 17. The Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) Prime Minister Aleksandr Boroday handed over the black boxes from the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 early on Tuesday. “Here they are, the black boxes,” Boroday […]
Could A Pill Reverse The Aging Process?
Age reversal may seem impossible now but Dr. David Sinclair, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, is working to make it a reality. Sinclair, who is listed among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2014, has already identified a chemical that may reverse the aging process. Increasing the levels of that chemical […]
Not Your Average Carne At El Matador
By Dan Marinelli DESERT HOT SPRINGS – In the Mexican food-laden Coachella Valley, finding a decent spot to get a burrito is not rocket science. In Desert Hot Springs, however, the go-to place during the day – or late at night – is El Matador, right off Palm Drive. El Matador is small, quaint and […]
Town Street Homicide Suspect Apprehended in San Diego
On Saturday, June 28, 2014 around 3:45 a.m., Indio Police Detectives served a search warrant at a residence on the 100 block of Elder Ave., in the City of Imperial Beach (San Diego County) and arrested Joseph Robert Gentile (59 years old of Indio) for the homicide of Guillermo “William” Saavedra (72 years old […]