Month: August 2018

Este domingo la iglesia alcance Victoria de la ciudad de Indio tendrá un evento para los hijos de mamás solteras del Valle de Coachella, y es que estarán regalando útiles escolares para todas aquellas familias que necesiten ayuda especialmente las madres solteras que por alguna razón no están con el padre de sus hijos; ya

UPDATE 3:53 PM: Tonight’s meeting has been canceled due to weather conditions. Idywllwild was set to gather together along with representatives from various Riverside County agencies and partners to discuss risks of flooding, mudflows, and debris flows following the Cranston Fire. The meeting was going to be held at 6PM at the Idyllwild School Gym

Two men were arrested in Desert Hot Springs after an early morning burglary at a residence on the 67000 block of Loma Vista Road. Desert Hot Springs Police arrested 26-year old Robert Pastel of Mesa, AZ and 31-year-old Salvador Jimenez Garcia of Cathedral City. Officers said at approximately 3:00 am, they responded to the residence

Paul Miller was last seen on July 13. He departed his hotel intending to hike the Fortynine Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park, and hasn’t been seen since. His disappearance sparked an extensive search that, to date, has included more than 600 searchers and 20 K-9 units putting in over 6000 man hours in

Este jueves fue el primer día de clases para los estudiantes en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Coachella Valley. CVUSD inscribe a más de 18,000 estudiantes de todo el distrito, y casi la mitad de ellos son estudiantes del idioma ingles. El distrito actualmente cuenta con 14 escuelas primarias, 3 escuelas intermedias y 3 escuelas

A benefit concert to raise money for communities affected by the 13,139-acre Cranston Fire, which burned for two weeks in the mountains between Hemet and Mountain Center, will be held across a dozen Idyllwild venues starting today. The three-day “Idyllwild Strong” concert will feature more than 40 musical acts and items available for auction and

The California Supreme Court blocks a measure that would divide the state in three from appearing on November ballot. The proposition aimed to divide the state geographically as follows: California: This will be considered the new state which includes Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and San Benito counties. Southern California: San

The Coachella Valley Water District prepares for flooding all year, but there are extra boots on the ground during monsoon season and especially following the Cranston Fire. “This is why, in the desert, you have to be very careful of storms. It might be clear overhead, but those storms in the mountains can create tremendous

The pool at the Four Seasons, 55+ community in Palm Springs, was supposed to be back open this month after testing positive for Legionnaires’ Disease in June. However, the pool will now remain closed after testing positive for Legionnaires’ again. A letter sent out to residents revealed that 6 of the 11 areas that tested

Back in May, News Channel 3’s I-Team Reporter Karen Devine hosted a youth forum at the KESQ television studios. Students from all three valley school districts were represented. When asked a number of questions pertaining to recent school shootings and violence across the Nation, students agreed that safety at school is a top concern. Because

Seven of the Coachella Valley’s nine cities will have elections this November. In Cathedral City and Indio’s case, this will be the first time both cities will have district elections. The deadline to file was last Friday, but some cities had extensions until Wednesday of this week. The cities of Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, and

Apparent tornado forms in Anza Thursday afternoon. We received reports of the apparent tornado being seen near HWY 371 at around 3:30 p.m. The National Weather Service said the apparent tornado was associated with the severe thunderstorm that struck Anza Valley this afternoon. NWS officials are still working on confirming whether this was indeed a

It’s business as usual at VillageFest in Palm Springs tonight. Just last week, however, it was a frightening and chaotic scene. Last Thursday night, 33-year-old Dylon Cooke allegedly pepper sprayed a crowd, including two children, and stole a cell phone. Cooke is still in custody being held on $100,000 bail. He is due back in

On July 24, former Palm Desert football standout Will Emmett passed away at the age of 20-years-old. The 2018 Aztecs football team will pay tribute during their home opener Friday, August 17th. A moment of silence will take place for Emmett as well as the presentation of his number 55 jersey to his family as

There’s been a major change to the high school sports landscape as we have been telling you all about. And admittedly, it can be confusing. But here is a detailed description with everything you need to know about the new leagues. MORE COMPETITIVE FOR ALL First of all, the two new leagues are in effect

Two teenagers arrested after shooting at a deputy with a high-powered pellet gun. A deputy from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station was originally responding to reports of shots fired at a home in the 6200 block of Sunburst Avenue in Joshua Tree Wednesday at around 10:23 p.m. According to a news release by the Sheriff’s

Scattered thunderstorms are expected in Coachella Valley area mountains and High Desert areas Thursday afternoon and early evening with locally heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding possible. All evacuation orders have been lifted for the area. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/RivCoReady/status/1030244520083030016″,”author_name”:”RivCoReady”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/RivCoReady”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;THURS 8/16/18: Evacuation orders for &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CranstonFire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#CranstonFire&#lt;/a&#gt; areas LIFTED at 5 p.m. Residents of Hurkey Creek,

Those interested in running for a seat on the Coachella City Council have until tomorrow afternoon to file their nomination papers. Prospective candidates have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to apply for a pair of council seats that are up for grabs. Mayor Steven Hernandez and Councilman Steve Brown are seeking re-election, while Councilwoman Betty Sanchez,

Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. honored local veteran Jennifer Kepner, of Cathedral City, who passed away last week after a long battle against pancreatic cancer. The wife and mother of two children was 39 years old. Ruiz delivered a speech on the House floor calling for action on behalf of Kepner and other veterans who blame

Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz announces the introduction of a bill that would force the House of Representatives to vote on a bill that may otherwise be shut down by the Speaker of the House before ever seeing the light of day. The “Right to Petition Congress Bill” would force a vote on a bill that