The Virgin Hotel project in downtown Palm Springs has been postponed, city officials announced Tuesday evening. The 69-foot, 142-room hotel has been in the works since September 2015 and it was planned to be located just north of the Kimpton Rowan Hotel. The project has faced numerous delays, mostly brought about by the arrest of
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El viernes por la mañana, la organización TODEC, estará regalando mascarillas, guantes, y comida. La distribución se llevará a cabo a las 9:00 de la mañana y culminará a las 10:00 de la mañana. La dirección de TODEC es 1482 Sixth ST, Coachella, CA. 92356. El uso de mascarillas y guantes son medidas preventivas para
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La pandemia de coronavirus ha causado la cancelación de otro evento a gran escala en El valle de Coachella: El Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta.El evento habÃa sido programado para el 6 de diciembre.En una publicación en la página de Facebook de la ciudad, los funcionarios de La Quinta anunciaron: “Con la salud y
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El Condado de Riverside en conjunto con una organización no lucrativa buscan usar el arte para ayudar a combatir el coronavirus. El programa se llama, ‘Las Mascarillas Son Medicina’ y su meta es reforzar la importancia de tomar las precauciones necesarias contra el COVID-19. Cada vez que Victor Alcántara sale de su casa con sus
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Un ex conductor de un autobús escolar de Coachella Valley que tocó inapropiadamente a una niña de 11 años con necesidades especiales en el transcurso de varios meses mientras estaba en el trabajo fue sentenciado hoy a un perÃodo de prueba de 12 años y se le ordenó completar un programa de tratamiento de delincuentes
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El condado de Riverside reportó 133 nuevos casos desde el miércoles. Esto eleva el número total de casos a 54.868. Hasta el momento se han realizado 559.289 pruebas, lo que constituye un aumento de 3.116 pruebas realizadas en las últimas 24 horas. Muertes y recuperacionesEl condado reportó 9 muertes adicionales desde el miércoles, con lo
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Uniformados de Cal Fire rescataron a un hombre que cayó en un pozo subterráneo abandonado de 100 pies de profundidad en el lago Elsinore el jueves por la tarde.El incidente fue reportado por primera vez aproximadamente a las 12:02 p.m. cerca de la intersección de las calles Lake y Mountain.La vÃctima, sólo identificada como un
Continue Reading Cal Fire crews rescued a man who fell into an abandoned 100-foot deep underground well in Lake Elsinore Thursday afternoon. The incident was first reported at approximately 12:02 p.m. near the intersection of Lake and Mountain streets. The victim, only identified as an adult male, fell into the empty 100-foot deep underground well in view
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A felon who fired a handgun inside a Desert Hot Springs home occupied by children, then held law enforcement officers at bay for several hours, was sentenced today to 18 years in state prison. Juan Gonzalez Jr., 48, of Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty to one count each of assault with a deadly weapon on
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All evacuation order & road closures for the El Dorado Fire were lifted in Riverside County, some evacuation orders remain in parts of San Bernardino County. The fire has burned an estimated 12,610 acres with 23% containment. The current evacuation orders in San Bernardino County are: Click the picture to go to the interactive map of evacuation
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Like yesterday, Coachella Valley cities are experiencing a much needed break from excessive heat and feeling below normal temperatures for the second day in a row. An average high for today’s date is 102°. Palm Springs reached 97° this afternoon. Despite smoke still being seen in the upper levels of the sky, air quality on
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JetBlue Airlines announced today it will launch a seasonal nonstop flight service later this year from Palm Springs International Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. The addition is one of 24 new routes the airline added in locations where additional demand for leisure travel is anticipated, the airline said innews release Thursday. The
Continue Reading A former Coachella Valley school bus driver who inappropriately touched an 11-year-old girl with special needs over the course of several months while on the job was sentenced today to a 12-year probationary term and ordered to complete a sex offender treatment program. Superior Court Judge Bonnie M. Dumanis warned Samuel Raul Ortega that if
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The 2020 ANA Inspiration is underway in Rancho Mirage with no spectators. Members of the host Mission Hills Country Club are adapting to a new view this year. It was very important for Mission Hills to still be able to accommodate their members and give them some sense of normalcy during this very strange year.
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 133 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases to 54,868. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Additional Data 559,289 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 3,116 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. Deaths and
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A Palm Desert man was in custody Thursday and has been charged with the May 31 firebombing of the East Valley Republican Women Federated (EVRWF) office in La Quinta, according to the Department of Justice. Carlos Espriu, 23, was named in a federal criminal complaint that charged him with attempted arson. Suspect caught on surveillance
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La Quinta’s annual 9/11 memorial ceremony will be taking place virtually this year due to the pandemic. According to the city: “This year’s 9/11 Memorial is being offered in the form of a virtual video. The video features remarks by Mayor and Council Members as they reflect on the events of September 11, 2001. The
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has caused the cancellation of another large-scale event in Coachella Valley: The Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta. The event had been scheduled for December 6. In a post on the city’s Facebook page, La Quinta officials announced: With the health and safety of our community being an utmost priority, and in
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This Friday marks the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. The attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania killed 2,977 Americans. On Friday morning, our local fire departments paid tribute to the men, women, and first responders who lost their lives that day. Because of
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