The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the man killed in a deputy-involved shooting nearly two weeks ago in Rancho Mirage. The man has been identified as Jeffery Monroy, 33, resident of Cathedral City. Monroy was the suspect in call reporting a suspicious person trying to get entry into a house in
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The DMV is closing all of their offices statewide at 3:00 p.m. each day through Wednesday. The department is making the move to conserve energy and protect the health and safety of customers and employees from the high heat impacts, according to a news release sent out early Monday afternoon. According to the release, customers
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized $946,472 worth of drugs in three smuggling attempts uncovered at the Highway 86 checkpoint near the Salton Sea over the weekend. The first bust happened on Friday afternoon. According to Border Patrol, agents found 54 wrapped packages hidden in an aftermarket compartment in the rear bumper of a
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Amid a severe need for blood donations, LifeStream Blood Bank will hold three mobile drives this week in the Coachella Valley, where donors will also be screened for COVID-19 antibodies. Drives are scheduled: Tuesday at Stater Bros. in Palm Springs, 1717 E. Vista Chino, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Tuesday at St. Francis of Assisi
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California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Monday on the blistering heat wave and the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the West Coast continues to experience an historic heat wave and related energy shortages, Governor @GavinNewsom signed an emergency proclamation designed to free up energy capacity and reduce the need for
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Our neighborhood hero this week is an essential worker in Cathedral City. Griselda Govera is a breast cancer survivor working at the Food4Less grocery store. If you head to the back of the Food4Less grocery store in Cathedral City you’ll find Griselda Govera making a difference. ”I like my job every day,” Govera told News
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The national postal service crisis is fueling concerns for valley residents. Some who have told us they have been waiting weeks for their mail. Part-time Palm Springs resident, Sunny came by the post office to pick up her mail. “Well, I drove all the way from San Diego to check my mail because I
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The old Kmart building on Palm Drive is undergoing a transformation, with Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals moving to the site from their offices in San Diego. “A Thousand new jobs in the area. I think that is the key to this whole thing. That is our company helping change the foot print of Desert Hot Springs,”
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Did you feel it? Several moderate quakes ranging from 4.4 to 5.1 in Magnitude struck this morning in Northern Baja, California. The first, a 4.4, was felt at 8:09 a.m. quickly followed by two larger quakes, a 5.2 at 8:30 a.m. and another 5.1 at 8:31 a.m. A fourth Magnitude 4.5 quake was reported at
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The Excessive Heat Warning was extended through Thursday at 10 pm as high pressure keeps us under the grip of extreme heat. High pressure is also helping to funnel in more humidity for the next few days, which trapping heat at the surface. Dew points are rising, which means a better chance of scattered storms
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Palm Springs Unified School District kicked off the new school year on Wednesday, August 8. The school has had to improvise as it offers a full virtual platform. While some courses translate easier online than others, offering virtual electives come with challenges as many require a “hands-on” learning approach. Classes such
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Managers of California’s power grid issued a statewide Flex Alert, calling for voluntary electricity conservation through Wednesday and warning of rolling blackouts amid record-breaking heat. The Flex Alerts are in effect from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day. The California Independent System Operator said consumers should be prepared for likely rolling outages during the
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Temperatures stay far above seasonal. We nearly tied the record high today in Palm Springs. We’ll be on record watch through Thursday with temperatures up to 118° possible. The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Thursday night. Temperatures are staying above average because of a high pressure system. It’s expanded since yesterday causing temperatures
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As of Sunday the Apple Fire stretched into its seventh day of wreaking havoc on the San Bernardino National Forest. The fire was 90 percent contained. Officials were hopeful they stopped any forward progress of the blaze. A chance of thunderstorms loomed in elevated areas including the mountains and high desert. Wild weather pierced areas
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It’s your vote 2020. This weekend Representative Raul Ruiz was the moderator for a national panel on the topic of COVID-19’s impact on the Latin community. The panel featured Jill Biden, former second lady and wife of the democratic presidential presumptive nominee, Joe Biden. “This pandemic has been devastating and that’s especially true of black
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Shooting Investigation in Coachella Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting investigation on Meadows Lane, near Avenue 49 in Coachella around 5:30 am Sunday morning. When they arrived, officers say they learned that multiple shots had been fired in the area. The shots damaged a vehicle and a residence. No one was injured during the accident.
Continue Reading With more moisture in place yesterday, temperatures were able to dampen a little bit. Palm Springs reached a high of 114°. This is still above our average of 106° for this time of year. A ridge of high pressure remains in control Sunday. This ridge is keeping temperatures hot and above average. This ridge is
Continue Reading High temperatures were still above average today, but much cooler than yesterday’s record-breaking 120° in Palm Springs. Temperatures stay above average all week long, mostly in the one-teens. The excessive heat is because of an area of high pressure. Its clockwise flow is also pulling moisture from the southeast into Southern California. Our local mountains
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Tratando de controlar la propagación de COVID -19 en la comunidad agrícola el congresista, el Doctor Raúl Ruiz, junto con un grupo de voluntarios se dieron cita en Thermal esta semana pasada para ofrecer pruebas de COVID-19 gratis. Juan José Olivares es un campesino que vive en Thermal y este jueves se dio cita para
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As extreme temperatures stick around for the weekend and heading into next week, power companies are expecting a surge as people crank up their air conditioning and spend more time indoors. Even though Friday’s power emergency issued by the California Independent System Operator (ISO) ended, people are still urged to conserve electricity. News Channel 3’s
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