Fire crews battled a house fire in Indio Saturday night. The fire started just before 7:00 at a home on Linda Flora street near Jackson street and Date Avenue. At one point, thick black smoke billowed from the home. Cal Fire says the home was engulfed in flames and the fire threatened a nearby residence.
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At least one person was injured in a rollover accident on Dillon Road Sunday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the scene after crash happened around mid-afternoon. Crews were seen loading one injured person onto a gurney. The pickup truck involved was left upside down along the side of the road. There is no information yet
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One man is in jail in connection to a deadly shooting early Saturday morning in Cathedral City. It happened in the 31800 block of Neuma Drive just after 2:30 am. The man who died is identified as 27-year-old Rancho Mirage resident Isaac Valles. Investigators say the crime is related to a domestic dispute. Valles had
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Two firefighters were injured battling a brush fire in Thermal at Avenue 76 and Pierce Street. Cal Fire says the two firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries. The blaze dubbed the “76 Fire” broke out just before 1:00 Sunday afternoon. It has burned 20 acres so far and is zero percent contained.
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Police in Banning are looking for a carjacking suspect. It happened Tuesday morning just before 1:00 at a gas station in the 800 block of East Ramsey Street. Police say a woman got out of her, with the car running, and entered the station. When she came out a man was in the car. He
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Lottery style cash prizes for recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine are already happening in Ohio. Other states, including California, have announced similar programs. “So I think it’s a definitely a good incentive and a way to properly spend the state’s money,” said vaccine recipient Tyler Evoniuk. Governor Newsom announced the plan Thursday after the federal
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At Rancho Mirage High School, one student we spoke with says she’s fortunate she won’t need to take summer classes but knows other who do. “It’s been pretty difficult for most kids but I mean summer school is gonna help a lot of us because distance learning is hard for some of us,” said 10th
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It was a celebratory atmosphere on campus Wednesday at Desert Christian Academy, with end of year traditions taking center stage. They had a water slide for the kids to enjoy. Students and staff were signing yearbooks, and baptisms took place in the campus pool. “For us this was a journey of faith,” said Kirk Scott,
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Four high school students from the 36th Congressional District were selected by the White House to participate in a virtual graduation ceremony with Vice President Kamala Harris. Congressman Raul Ruiz nominated Elizabeth Esteban from Desert Mirage High School, Omar Bahena-Salgado from Desert Hot Springs High School, Emma Hernandez from Beaumont High School, and Ariana Castañeda-Gutierrez from
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A flyover by a C-47 Skytrain happened overhead while former army nurse Doris Howard waved from the patio at what was once Torney General Hospital, an army hospital which opened at the site in 1942. After growing up in Wisconsin, Howard, at the age of 22, rode a train to Palm Springs. She came to
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UPDATE: Parents with their children were among those showing up Thursday at the Palm Springs Convention Center to receive the Covid-19 shot. Among them, Cathedral City resident Colin Sands who turns 16 Friday. “I think it’s a good opportunity to reach herd immunity,” said Sands. The shots for this younger age group are happening now
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Work crews sprayed a high tech, heat-resistant coating over the playground at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. It’s an infrared reflective ceramic surface, similar to what was used on the Space Shuttle to reflect heat and keep things cool. “The kids can stay out here for a longer amount of time before they
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At least one person is dead after a rollover crash in Idyllwild involving an SUV. It happened just after 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the area of State Route 243 and the Forest Service Vista Grande Fire Station 51. A section of State Route 243 was closed while the crash was being investigated. It has since
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They’re celebrating graduations at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. Seventy-three people are ready to start new lives after living at the mission for months. They received training for new life skills and job skills, and spiritual encouragement. “Jesus Christ is my savior and lord and he has brought me so far and he has brought
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Open tables at restaurants and available rooms at hotels in Palm Springs and elsewhere in the valley could soon be harder to find. At least that’s the aim of new campaigns now being launched by state and local agencies tasked with promoting tourism. “We’ve been working very closely with Visit California throughout the past year
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A goose bathed in cold water in a pond at the Quail Lakes condo complex on Monroe street in Indio. Unfortunately, people who live there are showering in cold water. “I think it’s a really great lesson to be grateful for hot water when you have it,” said resident Nadia Nikolich. Nikolich has lived at
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Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt has entered the race to replace Governor Gavin Newsom. Hewitt outlined why he is running for Governor Sunday in an op-ed published in several Southern California newspapers, including the Orange County Register. In the op-ed, Hewitt cited some of Newsom’s actions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic as reasons that pushed him
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene of a rollover crash Saturday night in Rancho Mirage. It happened just before 9:00 at the intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Road near the Agua Caliente Casino. There is no word yet of any injuries or how the crash happened.
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A man and a woman are in custody and accused of grand theft. The value of the items allegedly stolen total about $150,000. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the thefts happened on March 10th, in the 51000 block of Eisenhower Drive in La Quinta. The man and woman were arrested after investigators served several
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A man is behind bars and is accused of several burglaries in Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage. On Thursday, sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in the 40 block of Via Las Flores in Rancho Mirage. The homeowner stated while in his kitchen, he noticed a man with a flashlight inside his home.The man then
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