Crystal Jimenez

The USA Today Food and Wine Experience is on Saturday at Palm Desert Civic Center Park where Coachella Valley restaurants will be offering up the tastes of some of its best meals. This is the second year the experience is happening in the Coachella Valley. Last year it was held in Palm Springs. You can

Four Coachella Valley residents were chosen to be featured on a jumbotron in New York’s Times Square by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). Every year NSSS selects 500 people to be featured on the jumbotron as a way to bring awareness and advocacy for the group. Four of those participants will be from the

Federal funding for childcare will come to a stop at the end of September, which could be detrimental for many childcare facilities. The topic of childcare being affordable and accessible has been an ongoing issue in Riverside County already. During the pandemic, federal funding was put in place to help childcare facilities stay afloat and

Gusty winds and low visibility affected travel on the freeway Monday as visitors started their travels back home following Labor Day weekend. “It’s scary. I mean, you’ll it’ll be driving and you can’t It’s like driving in a snowstorm or something you can’t see in front of you. You are blinded basically,” said Roak Ely,

Gas prices are up once again across the country ahead of Labor Day weekend. According to AAA, the average price for gas in Riverside County as of Friday is $5.26. Meanwhile, overall travel bookings were up 4% from last year, said AAA. This includes travel by air. Fliers are experiencing the busiest air travel summer

The show Cirque du Soleil: Corteo is performing in the Coachella Valley for the first time at Acrisure Arena through the weekend. The three-night show is on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. It’s not your average circus show according to the performers. It’s a story about the life of a clown before he sees his death.

FIND Food Bank wants people to ‘Go Orange’ during the month of September to help bring awareness to hunger issues in the Coachella Valley. Hunger Action Month is through the month of September. This is when cities and businesses help join in on the cause by lighting up monuments and places of business orange. “Orange

Imperial Irrigation District (IID) issued a Conserve Alert through Tuesday night for Coachella Valley residents. The alert is asking customers to conserve energy from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. To conserve energy customers are asked to set their thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using major appliances, turn off unnecessary lights, unplug or turn

A vigil is being held at La Quinta Civic Center Park on Saturday, marking two years since Corporal Hunter Lopez lost his life in Afghanistan. The vigil is going to be held on August 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The address is 78495 Calle Tampico in La Quinta. Corporal Lopez and his family

A group of neighbors of one Splash House venue are upset with the noise coming from the popular music festival event. For 10 years Splash House has brought in hundreds of thousands of people to its weekend-long festival. Related Story: City of Palm Springs proclaims “Splash House Day” for 10th year anniversary The events are

The Riverside County Emergency Management Department (EMD) is preparing itself for anything that can happen ahead of the storm expected over the weekend. The department is also asking residents to help them, by preparing themselves as well. With the anticipated storm, the county is expecting the potential for flooding, road closures, and outages. The department