Local hospitals follow national trend of increased COVID cases among children
It’s no question that COVID-19 cases continue to rise locally. As of August 16 Riverside County recorded 485 new cases and 95 patients in ICU’s…
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Local veterans disappointed of fallout in Afghanistan
The Coachella Valley is home to a wide array of veterans, including those who served in the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Veterans have expressed dismay…
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Splash House appears to slow influx of customers for some Palm Springs businesses
https://youtu.be/sfQxIcnCwvc The first weekend of Splash house wrapped up Sunday, after attracting local residents and out-of-towners to the desert…
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One person dead after fire erupts at RV park in Palm Springs
One person has died following an RV fire that erupted overnight inside an RV park on the 200 block of West Mesquite Avenue in Palm Springs. As of…
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First day of Splash House kicks off Friday in Palm Springs
The annual Splash House festival kicks off Friday night at the Palm Springs Air Museum, marking the first of two weekends when the event will take…
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PSUSD & valley law enforcement agencies continue negotiations over whether to keep school resource officers
A highly contentious debate over whether police-trained school resource officers should be patrolling at Palm Springs Unified School District schools…
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Businesses sprouting up in area near Coachella Valley Arena development
If you’ve driven down Cook Street near the I-10 freeway in Palm Desert you may have noticed more construction projects in the area. It just so…
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Residents shocked to learn of homicide in Palm Springs neighborhood
Update 09/08/21 Police announced an arrest has been made in this case. Evidence linked the same suspect to two separate murders that occurred in the…
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Mountain residents meet in preparation of potential wildfires in Idyllwild
The US Forest Service, California Highway Patrol, Riverside County’s Emergency Management Department and several agencies hosted a wildfire education…
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Residents and city leaders react to lifted COVID restrictions slowly regressing
Over the past several weeks COVID cases have been on the rise in Riverside County and across the state. Despite June 15 marking the state’s…
Continue ReadingTrans man speaks out over claims of ‘transphobic’ viral encounter at Palm Springs dispensary
A transgender man is speaking to News Channel 3 over a heated exchange that happened at a Palm Springs dispensary. The man who goes by the name, Dev…
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PSPD struggles to attract experienced officers to the department
The Palm Springs Police Department has been struggling to bring experienced officers to the department for nearly a year. In a Facebook post the…
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Local businesses can’t help but be ready to pivot with evolving pandemic and state guidance
Just when things started to look somewhat normal with California’s reopening in June, concerns over the highly transmissible Delta variant and rising…
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8-year-old shows remarkable recovery one year after random attack in DHS
Getting from July 2020 to July 2021 has been no easy feat for now 8-year-old Gavin Ludwick. This month marked one year since he was brutally attacked…
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Desert Oasis Healthcare to require employees to be vaccinated by Sept. 1
Desert Oasis Healthcare is among the first healthcare providers in the Coachella Valley to now require its employees to be vaccinated. On Monday…
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McCallum Theatre to only allow vaccinated people upon reopening
The McCallum Theatre’s long-awaited grand reopening is slated for December 3 and will require all “patrons, artists, volunteers, staff, sponsors,…
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Local schools and parents react to state guidance that requires masks upon return to school
On Friday the state of California delivered a new plan requiring masks once again upon schools’ return. The guidance is stricter than what has come…
Continue ReadingReopening the state amid scorching summer months; how valley businesses are handling it
It’s no question that restaurant business owners are relieved they can welcome customers back after the state did away with much of its pandemic-era…
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Beating the heat amid another scorching weekend
Friday’s weather drew a bit of variety– clouds, sprinkling and later on the valley experienced very hot and humid conditions. “Walked outside- I was…
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The effort to develop a 4-year CSU campus in Coachella Valley builds local momentum
PALM DESERT, Calif. – “California State University Palm Desert” has a nice ring to it for locals who have thrown their support behind adopting a…
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