Month: August 2015

Three people are recovering after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 10 in Desert Center. It happened just after 1 a.m. on eastbound I-10 west of Corn Springs Road Saturday.When crews arrived the vehicle was on its roof with all three people out of the car. Two of them were taken to a local hospital

For most kids in the valley summer is officially over. With the start of school year comes the added cost of new backpacks, school supplies and everything else students need to succeed. For some families that cost is something they can’t afford. But year after year one organization is there to help fill that void.

Three people are recovering after a single vehicle rollover on Interstate 10. It happened just after 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning on eastbound Interstate 10 west of Corn Springs Road in Desert Center. When crews arrived, the vehicle was on its roof with all three occupants out of the car. Two people were taken to a

Recycling has become routine for a lot of people, in fact it’s state law for apartment complexes to make sure the trash and recyclables are sorted. One Palm Desert resident said she is doing her part, but her efforts are just getting dumped in with the trash and she’s got the video to prove it.

A new year means a new school for some Palm Springs Unified students. The re-named Edward Wenzlaff Education Center relocated just over a mile from it’s previous location in a Desert Hot Springs shopping center. The alternative education center caters to students who need to catch up with credits with a more personalized learning experience.

New numbers on unemployment show more Californians found jobs last month but that trend didn’t include Riverside County. The state’s jobless rate dropped to 6.2 percent in July, down slightly from 6.3 percent in June. However the unemployment rate for Riverside County rose to 7.3 percent, up from 6.6 percent in June. Officials point out

Both violent and property crimes are going up in many of the cities around our valley. Today, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department released FBI statistics for January to June 2015. The numbers reflect crime in cities and unincorporated areas policed by the department. Here are those statistics compared to the same time period last year:

One person is out of a home following a fire in Coachella. It broke out shortly before 4:00 Friday morning on Calle Avila, near avenue 52 and Harrison. We got calls into our newsroom about smoke in the area. Fire crews tell us the blaze started in the garage. They had the flames knocked down

Desert Hot Springs Police will begin an 18-day maximum D.U.I. enforcement period starting Friday. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown will end after the Labor Day Weekend on September 7th. Police will increase the number of officers on the streets, have saturation patrols in some areas and hold a sobriety checkpoint to be

Students in the Coachella Valley Unified School District headed back to school Thursday. The start of the new year also means the start of a brand new program for Desert Mirage High School. The Aviation Academy at the school is the first of its kind in the valley. Some students in the program already know

It’s back to school for students and teachers in the Coachella Valley Unified District. This year local law enforcement worked to make the first day of school can be an important lesson for not only students but also their parents. “It’s the first day of school, we are all excited,” said Saul Martinez Elementary Principal

Five people suffered minor injuries when a generator beneath a downtown building exploded Thursday night. The explosion occurred at 10:17 p.m. at 811 S. Flower St., Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The 19-story building was believed to have suffered “significant” structural damage, Humphrey said. A fire that broke out after the

A 24-year old Indio man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after police say he crashed his car into a traffic signal in Indian Wells. The crash happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday at Highway 111 and Manitou Drive. Javier Vargas was booked into the county jail in Indio after being taken

El gremio policial de Palm Springs reabri el camino sobre la interseccin de las calles Vista Chino y Farrell Drive despus de efectuar una investigacin de un misterioso paquete este jueves por la maana. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, al filo de las 8:00 a.m. agentes fueron alertados de un desconocido paquete tendido a

More information is coming out about the type of cancer Former President Jimmy Carter is fighting. Thursday afternoon, he had his first radiation treatment for four small spots of melanoma cancer found on his brain. Melanoma is usually associated with skin cancer, not brain cancer. However, melanoma, like any cancer, if not caught early, can

Palm Springs Police opened Vista Chino and Farrell Drives after investigating a suspicious package, that blocked off the intersections of Vista Chino and Farrell Drives Thursday morning. According to Palm Springs Police, at approximately 8:00 AM, they received a report of a suspicious package located on the sidewalk near the intersection causing a major headache

Entrar a pie a Mxico por el paso fronterizo de ms actividad entre el pas y Estados Unidos ya no ser un camino sin obstculos para los extranjeros. Desde el mircoles, los peatones que pasen a Tijuana desde San Diego por el cruce de San Ysidro deben elegir entre una fila para mexicanos, a los

A study says two California coastal cities are at greater risk from tsunamis than previously thought. The study released Wednesday by the American Geophysical Union examined the flooding risk if earthquake faults in the Santa Barbara Channel area ruptured. Coastal buildings directly opposite the faults would naturally be at risk. But a computer simulation of

A new study says dying wildlife, bigger wildfires and dry farm towns will be the biggest problems if the drought persists in California. The report by the non-profit Public Policy Institute of California anticipates the consequences if the four-year drought stretches into 2016 and 2017. It says California cities and towns have learned the lessons

The City of Palm Springs plans on installing cameras on Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail near I-10 to watch for drifting sand. A fatal accident on Tuesday night may have been caused by bad conditions during a brownout. Two people died and one was sent to the hospital. The crash is still under