Month: July 2020
Administración de Trump rechazará nuevas solicitudes de DACA, sólo aprobarán renovaciones con nuevos límites
A tan solo una semanas del fallo de la Corte Suprema de mantener el programa de DACA vivo, la administración del Presidente Donald Trump anunció hoy que no aceptarán nuevas aplicaciones. Martínez es un joven de 16 años quien llegó a los Estados unidos a la edad 1 año de México y vive en el
Continue Reading57-year-old killed rollover crash in Cathedral City
The Cathedral City Police Department confirmed that a single-vehicle rollover is a fatal incident. The crash was reported at around 4:58 p.m. in the area of Date Palm Drive and Varner Road, north of Varner Road. Police confirmed Date Palm was closed in both directions from I-10 to Varner for several hours. The coroner’s office
Continue ReadingAuthorities identify man found murdered inside a burning car in Thermal
The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man found dead inside a burning vehicle in Thermal last week. Authorities were initially called to a vehicle fire call at around 1:40 a.m. on July 18 in the area of Avenue 57 and Pierce Street. A body was found inside the vehicle after the
Continue Reading$500K settlement reached in case against former Cathedral City police chief
The woman who sued Cathedral City and its former police chief reached a $500,000 settlement, newly obtained court documents reveal. In April 2019, Cathedral City Police Department Dispatcher Loran Candelas sued the city, and its then police chief Travis Walker. Candelas accused Walker sexually assaulted her at the Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells in October
Continue ReadingTraffic slowed on I-10 near Dillon Rd after big rig rolls over on westbound side
A big rig rolled over on the westbound side of Interstate 10 east of Dillon Road in Coachella Tuesday afternoon. The driver told News Channel 3 he is okay, however, both lanes on the westbound side are blocked by the big rig on its side. Traffic is flowing as cars are getting around the accident
Continue ReadingDangerous heat expected for Coachella Valley
Similar to Monday, temperatures climbed into the one-teens this afternoon. Palm Springs recorded a high of 115° — two degrees warmer than yesterday. An average high for the date is 108°. An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 11:00 a.m. Thursday for temperatures that could climb to 120° through Saturday. Extreme heat can significantly
Continue ReadingRiverside County reports 723 new coronavirus cases, 312 recoveries
Cases Changes Today There were 723 new cases reported since Monday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 35,910. Last four Tuesday case totals: June 29 – 17,296July 7 – 21,101July 14 – 26,481July 21 – 30,890 The doubling rate was at 26.7 days as of July 27. This is
Continue ReadingDHSPD find missing 71-year-old
UPDATE – DHSPD Located Arthur Molina and say he is safe. ——————————– The Desert Hot Springs Police Departement is asking for the public’s help in finding Arthur Costa Molina, a 71-year-old with cognitive health issues who was last seen Monday morning. Molina is described as: Asian male adult5 feet, 5 inches tall135 pounds with a
Continue ReadingDriver injured in rollover crash on Highway 74 near Mountain Center
A motorist was injured today in a rollover crash that temporarily closed state Route 74 west of Mountain Center. The wreck happened about 11 a.m. on the eastbound side of the two-lane highway, just south of Old Control Road, within the San Bernardino National Forest, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said the
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network entrega paquetes a las familias para que puedan prepararse para un desastre inesperado
Con el potencial de los incendios forestales, los terremotos y las inundaciones ademas de los riesgos que existen mientras vivimos una pandemia, ahora más que nunca todos necesitamos estar preparados.”Estamos en la línea de la falla de San Andreas y mucha gente piensa que no va a suceder, ¿qué tal Ridgecrest el fin de semana
Continue ReadingSujeto que se atrincheró en Thermal el Viernes era buscado por un tiroteo mortal
El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside confirmó el lunes que el sospechoso de un enfrentamiento que duró horas el viernes era buscado en relación con un homicidio.Rubén Esquivel, de 31 años, de Coachella fue arrestado el viernes por la noche despues que se atrinchero durante horas en una resdiencia en Thermal. Los hechos
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network hands out packets to families so they can prepare for an unexpected disaster
With the potential of wildfires, earthquakes and flooding on top of living in a pandemic, now more than ever we all need to be prepared. Drop, cover and hold on! Do you know what to do in case of an emergency or natural disaster? “We sit on the San Andreas fault line and many people
Continue ReadingInscripciones de Kindergarten bajaron 50% en el Distrito de Palm Springs
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs dice que los números de inscripción para Kindergarden están significativamente abajo este año debido al COVID-10, para las familias de PSUSD, el año escolar está a la vuelta de la esquina, comenzando oficialmente la próxima semana el 5 de agosto. “Hemos bajado alrededor del 50% en nuestra inscripción
Continue ReadingCal Fire adds screening plan for crews fighting fires during coronavirus pandemic
As fire season ramps up larger fires have become inevitable throughout California. Agencies have begun reconfiguring operations to mitigate the spread of COVID 19 amongst first responders and potential evacuees. Cal Fire started testing out what is known as the Mass Fever Screening System. It aims at detecting warmer temperatures among several crew members by
Continue ReadingCharter schools forced to halt new enrollments because of “trailer bill” passed with new state budget
Windi Eklund is a mother of three and a California charter school policy advocate whose children have attended charter schools for the past five years. “I”m very worried about the future of charter schools in California,” said Eklund. While her children are set to begin their studies this fall in their charter schools, she empathizes
Continue ReadingCoronavirus in CA: Live update from Dr. Ghaly at noon
California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: MORE: Riverside County reports 1,720 new cases & 34 deaths since Friday There were 1,720 new cases
Continue ReadingSummer Heat in Full Effect
High pressure building in continues to raise temps well above seasonal normals. Air quality has dropped into the “Moderate” range based on increasing Ozone levels at the surface, and may continue to deteriorate. Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches remain up across the region, and will last into the weekend. Highs are headed towards the 118
Continue ReadingPSUSD says Kindergarten enrollment is down 50% for upcoming school year, here’s how families can still enroll
Palm Springs Unified School District says enrollment numbers for kindergarten are significantly down this year due to COVID-10. And for PSUSD families, the school year is just around the corner, officially beginning next week on August 5th. “We’re down about 50% in our kindergarten enrollment. And in our transitional kindergarten we were down about 60%,”
Continue ReadingEl condado de Riverside reporta 1.720 nuevos casos y 34 muertes desde el viernes
Se reportaron 1.720 nuevos casos de coronavirus desde el viernes en todo el condado de Riverside. Esto eleva la cantidad total de casos hasta 35.187.Totales de casos de los últimos cuatro lunes: 29 – 16.634 de junio6 – 20.555 de julio13 – 25.748 de julio20 de julio – 29.983La tasa de duplicación era de 25
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