Month: January 2019

The Riverside County coroner’s office has identified the deceased man in Monday night’s rollover crash as 26 year old Juan Carlos Vega-Alvarado of Thermal. The crash was reported at 10:49 p.m. near Polk Street and 66th Avenue. California Highway Patrol officers at the scene confirmed only Vega-Alvarado’s vehicle was involved. No word on any other

Update 4:30 a.m. All lanes on Date Palm and Vista Chino are back open to traffic. All road closures have been lifted. ————————————— Update 10 p.m. Date Palm & Vista Chino is back open. Some blockages are still in place, notably, Date Palm southbound from Adelinta to Tachevah. One block south of Vista Chino remains

Another round of storms arrived Monday, bringing widespread rain throughout the Coachella Valley and all of Southern California, with heavy snow totals expected in all mountain areas. INTERACTIVE RADAR: Click here to see where the rain is now As of 9:00 PM Monday, rainfall totals neared a half inch for many cities around the Coachella

A power outage affected numerous customers in downtown Palm Springs Monday evening, according to police. On Tuesday morning 63 customers remained without service and Southern California Edison said all service should be restored by 12 noon. The Palm Springs Police Department announced that “several intersections in the Downtown Palm Springs Area are without power at

A Cathedral City community is still in shock after two people were killed in an officer-involved shooting Sunday. It happened at about 4:45 p.m. in the rear parking lot of the Big 5 Sporting Goods store on Date Palm Drive and McCallum Way. Police responded to a disturbance between a man and a woman. The

A couple of wounded warriors got the chance to step up their golf game at PGA West as they both received custom club fittings. It’s all part of an outreach to those who served our country. The driving range is packed at PGA West, as golfers get their swing in. While most on the course

It’s tournament week here in our valley as the PGA TOUR is in town for the 60th annual Desert Classic presented by Workday. The tournament tees off Thursday and expects to see a lot of low scores by Sunday afternoon. Despite rain on Monday, the tournament is excited about a great week of play with

Plenty of cars still were still on the road this evening despite the heavy rain. Date Palm between 30th Avenue and Vista Chino was closed at around 4:30 p.m. Officials have said that some areas in Palm Springs, but nothing has been officially confirmed yet. According to the National Weather Service, today’s rain broke a

Over 60 cancer survivors came to Desert Regional Medical Center today to ring the newly-installed ‘Survivor’s Bell’ three times; the first toll signifying their cancer journey, the second standing for the friends and family that helped them along their path, and the third in recognition Oncology team who administered their care. “Today marks kind of

At Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, they are expressing relief that the flu season this year is nothing like it was last year. But, Dr. Euthym Kontaxis, the Medical Director of the Emergency Department says things can change in a hurry, and would not be surprised if there is a sudden uptick in the number

A repeat DUI offender who fatally injured a motorcyclist on Interstate 10 while under the influence of drugs and alcohol, then fled the scene, pleaded guilty today to a vehicular manslaughter charge and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison. Dawn Fleck, 58, of Palm Desert, admitted causing the April 7,

Dos personas murieron y otras tres resultaron heridas en un accidente automovilístico en la mañana del sábado informaron las autoridades del condado de Riverside del departamento de bomberos, dijeron que la colisión de dos vehículos ocurrió a las 8:31, en Harrison Street y Avenue 68. La oficina de Riverside identificó a las dos víctimas como

Palm Desert, CA December 20, 2018 – COD Football Sophomore defensive lineman Datona Jackson (Union City, OH Mississinawa Valley) has signed a letter of intent with the University of California, Los Angeles. The 6-4, 270 pound defensive lineman from Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, Ohio was named first team All-American-Mountain in his sophomore

UPDATE 11:55 a.m.: After an extended closure, Palm Drive in Desert Hot Spring has reopened. The roadway was initially closed due to a collision between a tow truck and pickup truck that left one of the drivers with major injuries. The road was initially projected to reopen at 9:30 a.m. It was officially open as

Se espera que la lluvia sea más fuerte para el oeste del Valle de Coachella y en áreas de mayor elevación. Se ha implementado una vigilancia de inundaciones repentinas para áreas que recientemente fueron afectadas por incendios que se extienden desde la costa hasta las montañas. No incluye el valle de Coachella. Hoy. Nublado, la

La atracción Wet N ‘Wild el tradicional parque acuático de Palm Springs tiene nuevo dueño, se someterá a una tramsformación durante este año y abrirá sus puertas nuevamente en el 2020. Se espera que esas nuevas renovaciones sean significativas y requerirán que el parque permanezca cerrado durante por lo menos una temporada “Debido a las

Cathedral City Police are investigating a shooting incident, which happened at about 4:50 Sunday afternoon. Police and emergency crews responded to a scene near Date Palm Drive and McCallum Way. According to Cathedral City Police, there was disturbance between a male and female reported at 4:42 p.m. A Cathedral City officer arrived a short time

In 1960, it was introduced as the Palm Springs Golf Classic. In 2015, a new title sponsor joined the long history of the tournament in the desert. On May 11 of 2015, CareerBuilder was named as the new title sponsor of what was then known as the Bob Hope Classic; the introductory news release stated

It’s the 60th Anniversary of the Desert Classic — the annual event bringing pro golfers and golf lovers alike to the Coachella Valley. This year, the event is expected to draw up to 75,000 visitors. Jeff Sanders, the tournament’s executive director gave News Channel 3’s Madison Weil a behind-the-scenes tour and look at some of