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Families impacted by Tropical Storm Hilary continue to dig out from the excess mud and debris. Many have gotten help from outside organizations like the international nonprofit Team Rubicon, which is doing much of the heavy lifting. Team Rubicon is helping those impacted in the Panorama Park neighborhood in Cathedral City, where several homes got
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz toured the Salton Sea area along with Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva. Grijalva is currently the ranking member of the House Committee of Natural Resources. The committee has jurisdiction over bodies of water and natural resources such as lithium. The Salton Sea alone has the estimated potential to provide 40 percent of
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The Palm Springs Police Department issued a warning to residents about fake money. Authorities said there have been a handful of reports over the past few months of fake money with “Motion Picture Purposes” printed on it, to purchase items in stores, as well as property sold by private citizens. The most recent instance of
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Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a convicted felon accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Temecula woman, in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. Vicente David Romero, 34, is charged with murder, possession of controlled substances while armed, being a felon in possession
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Authorities today identified a 17-year-old boy who died in a crash at a storm-related closure last week in Desert Hot Springs. The Riverside County coroner’s office identified him as Elijah Garcia of Desert Hot Springs. On Aug. 23, Garcia was driving a 2012 silver Honda southbound on Little Morongo Road at an unknown speed before
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Greater Palm Springs Realtors has a fund available to help homeowners and renters affected by the local declared emergency disasters in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. The organization has partnered with Cathedral City, Palm Springs, and Desert Hot Springs to make residents aware of the financial resource. “These are people that work and they’re
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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
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You’ve probably seen some lingering dust and dirt in the air, after Tropical Storm Hilary brought rain and piles of mud. With it heating up into the triple digits, that mud has dried up and is now being picked up into the air we breathe. “So all the rain that we had out in the
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On Monday, Riverside County provided an update on clean-up and repairs made to major county roadways in the Coachella Valley that have been closed in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary, which caused major flood damage throughout valley communities. Some of the most extensive damage was experienced in more rural areas of the county, including
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The Palm Springs International Airport today announced it will begin two construction projects focused on passenger comfort, local flavors and more retail options. “As Palm Springs International Airport has witnessed tremendous growth over the past two years, it’s vital that our facilities are upgraded to keep pace with our evolving traveler needs,” Executive Director of
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Family members of the 13 US service members killed two years ago during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan demanded accountability and answers from the Biden administration in emotional testimony about the withdrawal and their losses. On Tuesday, the parents of several of the 13 killed met with the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The parents seated
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Tuesday evening, residents in Mecca heard from the Environmental Protection Agency about its notice of violation to a nearby power plant. Last year, the EPA discovered that the Desert View Power Plant had emitted high levels of toxic air pollutants including mercury and carbon monoxide. Concerns from Mecca residents began growing because of its proximity
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A Wisconsin man on a mission to traverse the country by bicycle three times to raise money to fight childhood cancer arrived in the Coachella Valley on Tuesday. Video provided by Emery’s Memory Foundation shows Peter Halper of Fon Du Lac, WI on his journey in the Coachella Valley. https://www.emerysmemoryfoundation.com/thunderride His grand niece, 3-year-old Emery
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved $1 million in funding for the expansion of the Galilee Center. The Galilee Center is a vital facility in the community of Mecca that provides services to farmworker families and has been instrumental in assisting migrants in the county’s humanitarian response efforts. “The Galilee Center has been an
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An October arraignment date was set today for a 28-year-old man suspected in a fatal hit-and-run collision last year in Palm Springs. Cody Jay Hamilton was charged July 25 with one felony count of a hit-and-run causing death, according to court records. He’s set to be arraigned on the charge Oct. 10 at the Larson
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Two men were arrested today on suspicion of having illegally possessed firearms in Indio. The suspects, a 27-year-old man and a 52-year-old man, both from Indio, were arrested Tuesday morning following a search at a residence in the 81000 block of Sirocco Avenue, according to Sgt. Paul Heredia of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Heredia
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Two men suspected of burglarizing and vandalizing several vehicles in Rancho Mirage, with stolen property and damages exceeding $25,000, pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Osman Uriel Arellano, 27, of Coachella, and Manuel Victor Guerra, 36, of Indio, were charged Monday with four felony counts of receiving stolen property, two felony counts of burglary,
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The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to extend a moratorium on the issuance of new short-term rental permits in the Temecula Valley, as well as the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area, giving county staff additional time — beyond the year they’ve already had — to apply finishing touches to a revised ordinance. “I do not like
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The Desert Care Network is hosting an in-person hiring event for allied health positions at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The hiring event will be held on Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stergios Building in the hospital Officials will be hiring in several positions and multiple departments. Positions:
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved an ordinance intended to crack down on catalytic converter thieves by establishing local regulations and penalties where none exist at the state level. “You’ve got to hold these crooks accountable for stealing catalytic converters in our neighborhoods,” Moreno Valley resident Daryl Terrell told the board. “The victims are
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