The California Interscholastic Federation announced Friday that they will have a decision on fall high school sports by July 20th. This all comes after three days of meetings to discuss the future of sports given the coronavirus pandemic which already cancelled out the 2020 spring sports season. CIF State released a full statement while the
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Cal Fire Riverside firefighters were able to quickly knock down a fire that broke out in at an apartment complex in Palm Desert Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at 3:59 p.m. in the area of Alessandro Drive and Portola Avenue. The fire arriving unit arrived at the scene and confirmed there no injuries. By
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Still warm but cooler than yesterday’s 110°! An average high for the date is 101° and this afternoon brought us to 105°. The trough of low pressure off of the west coast will bring further cooling into the weekend. Gusts through the evening will range 30-40 MPH across the Coachella Valley. Keep this in mind
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Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Riverside publicaron nuevos datos sobre el coronavirus en las últimas 24 horas el condado reportó 250 nuevos casos desde el jueves. El número total de casos ahora es de 10,490. También se informaron 6 nuevas muertes, lo que eleva el número total de muertes en el condado a
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Hombre sospechoso de atrincherarse disparo a los oficiales El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino acudieron al llamado de emergencia en donde un sospechoso se atrinchero en una casa en la comunidad de Landers, al norte de Yucca valley, esto junto a la autopista 247. Según un portavoz del Departamento del Sheriff, la
Continue Reading Riverside County health officials released new data on coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The county reported 250 new cases since Thursday. The total number of cases is now at 10,490. There were new 6 deaths reported as well, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 383. Current projections show that the
Continue Reading The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is at the scene of a barricaded suspect at a home in the community of Landers, which is north of Yucca Valley off Highway 247. According to a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department, the situation began just after noon when deputies attempted to stop a driver on Twentynine Palms
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An inmate has died of coronavirus, becoming the first incarcerated fatality at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison near Blythe, site of the state prison system’s largest coronavirus outbreak to date. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation did not immediately identify the inmate or release the date of death. As of Friday morning, 991 inmates at
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16 people at the Rancho Mirage Terrace, a senior care community, tested positive for coronavirus. A spokesperson for Atria Management Company, the company that operates the facility, said that on June 4, all residents and employees at the facility were tested by the Riverside County Department of Public Health. The test results showed that four
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About 50 people gathered at the Palm Springs Police Department Friday morning. They marched from the station to city hall while holding signs that read, “Blue Lives Matter,” “Police Lives Matter,” “Respect. Black Lives Matter. Respect,” and more. One organizer told News Channel 3 said she was showing her support, “because they’ve been used and
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Essential workers can now pick up free masks, gloves and bottles of hand sanitizer at various locations in Coachella that were donated by a local pharmacy, it was announced on Friday. La Botica HealthMart Pharmacy in Coachella donated the supplies with the aim of curbing the spread of COVID-19, particularly in the eastern Coachella Valley,
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A group of organizers called “BLM Coachella Valley” is planning a peaceful march this Sunday in Palm Springs. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., beginning at Ruth Hardy Park and marching toward Downtown Palm Springs, ending at Civic Park in Palm Desert. This is another local demonstration following the death of George
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Gov. Gavin Newsom gave the green light for schools, day camps, bars, gyms and professional sports could all reopen with modifications on Friday, June 12. Shamrock Irish Pub in Palm Springs already back to the swing of things.  “Oh my god, its so exciting to welcome everybody back and see people and get all the
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Winds will start to kick-up this afternoon as a front passes through. There are wind advisories and high wind warnings to our North, but the Coachella Valley is not presently under either of those. The front will usher in some cooler daytime highs for today and the weekend, accompanied by a modest Marine Layer to
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A Palm Desert intersection reopened to traffic early Friday morning after a collision that left a pedestrian dead. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the intersection of Monterey Avenue and Hovley Lane shortly before 10:00 p.m. Deputies said the injured person was dead when they arrived. The person was later officially identified as Sanford
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A local date farmer and a local restaurant owner have teamed up to deliver fresh, locally grown produce to your door. It’s all part of a new company called Coachella Valley Harvest Box. It started when Mark Tadros of Aziz Date Farm and Tony Marchese of Trio restaurant and AC3 restaurant + bar started talking
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Palm Springs city council Thursday night called for a reconciliation of its past, saying the city must acknowledge and address historical racist policies, and work to end ongoing discrimination. “The city has had racist policies that impact the community to this day,” said Christy Holstege, the city’s mayor pro tem. “It is long past time,”
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