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Year: 2020

Former CVUSD employee pleads not guilty to having inappropriate relationship with student

A 25-year-old man accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student over a social media app while employed as a substitute teaching assistant for the Coachella Valley Unified School District pleaded not guilty today to felony and misdemeanor charges. Edward Noel Alvarado-Valadez of Coachella is charged with sending harmful matter to seduce a

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YMCA Moves forward with Virtual “Y Be Fit” Event

Eye on the Desert hosted the Family YMCA of the Desert this week, with guests Paul Simonds, Executive Director of the Family YMCA of the Desert, and KEQ Chief Meteorologist Haley Clawson who serves as this year’s Ambassador for “Y Be Fit”. Patrick Evans has that interview. If you want more information, click here: https://www.ymcaofthedesert.org/virtual-y-fit-palm-desert-challenge-2020/

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Destinations known: Southwest announces service from Palm Springs to Oakland, Denver, Phoenix

Southwest Airlines will fly from Palm Springs starting November 15. Nonstop flights will be available from Palm Springs International airport to Oakland, Denver, and Phoenix. Hello sunshine, hello snow! Miami and Palm Springs, here we come… and watch to the end to learn about our other surprise new, seasonal destination! BOOK NOW: https://t.co/kENxTmt67s pic.twitter.com/o7KlnhoR26— Southwest Airlines

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Morning Weather Update

Morning lows once again dipped into the sixties for a refreshing start to our Thursday! We should stay below triple digits for highs today, halting the streak that has seen 142 days of 100+ temperatures so far this year. (Don’t worry, we’ll likely still see some more of those 100s before the year’s end). A

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‘We will forever remember’: Murdered Palm Springs police officers honored on 4-year anniversary

The annual memorial service for two Palm Springs police officers Jose Gilbert “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny who were gunned down on the job four years ago was held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. At a toned down ceremony outside the Palm Springs Police Department, family and former colleagues of the officers

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Desert Hot Springs police help surprise man with autism during drive-by birthday celebration

Today was Marcos Hernandez’s 25th birthday and friends, family, and the Desert Hot Springs police helped make it a day to remember with a surprise drive-by parade and celebration. Friends and family drove up to Hernandez’s home Thursday evening, honking their horns, giving out birthday gifts, and enjoying hot dogs and hamburgers. Desert Hot Springs

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