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A SigAlert was issued for several hours on Interstate 10 through Banning and Beaumont Wednesday morning due to a collision that closed 3 traffic lanes. The traffic backup from the collisions stretched up to 6 miles past the Highway 60 interchange. Three big rig trucks collided in the eastbound freeway lanes near Highland Springs Avenue at
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FEAR Haunted House at The Shops at Palm Desert is scaring its way through Halloween. The haunted house is on the upper level next to JCPenny. It is open every day until Halloween on Monday, October 31. Hours of operation can be found on the haunted house’s website. There are about 16 different rooms and
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Desert Care Network said it has had about 15 known cases of children with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). However, Dr. Ashley Zerr a Pediatric Hospitalist for Desert Care Network said they don’t test every patient for RSV, so there may be more patients who do have it. RSV is spread through saliva, secretions, and
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The mother of a Monique Vega, 26, is reminiscing about the last moments she had with her daughter. Vega was one of two people killed in a Coachella home over the weekend. The other victim was identified as Hector Ramos, 23, of La Quinta. Their bodies were discovered Sunday at around 8:45 a.m. at a home in
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The November General Election is two weeks away, and voting by mail is already underway in Riverside County. In Palm Springs, the city council will look a lot different after the election than it does right now. There are three districts that will be electing city council representatives. Among those three races, there is only
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The Los Angeles Police Department’s Major Crimes Division has opened an investigation into the leaked conversation that led to the City Hall racism scandal to determine if the conversation was recorded illegally, LAPD Chief Michel Moore said today. “The department has initiated a criminal investigation into an allegation of eavesdropping relative to the (Los Angeles
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Riverside County Superior Court Presiding Judge John Monterosso acknowledged today that the heavy load bearing on the local court system started with the COVID emergency orders that changed court operations, but emphasized that the county continues to suffer a deficit of judges, resulting in cases being dismissed. “I share others’ frustration when a case is
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The largest mental health organization in Los Angeles County has a new clinic in Palm Springs. Sycamores will provide services for low-income children, young adults, and families here in the Coachella Valley. The agency currently provides mental health services to about 17-thousand people each year throughout Southern California. Its expansion into Palm Springs came at
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Rocks and rubble were scraped up and lifted into a dumpster truck Tuesday. It’s all that’s left of a sacred spot in an Indio community for Pastor Carl McPeters. “This is my life’s work is right here. My whole life. My children have grown up here,” McPeters said. He shed tears as he watched the
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Riverside County’s agricultural sector contracted last year, declining 1% in value, though some commodities remained robust, according to a report furnished to the Board of Supervisors today. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board received and filed Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo’s “2021 Agricultural Production Report,” the highlight of which was the $12.32 million slide
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The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation received a $4 million gift from the Daniels Fund of Denver, CO, to support the Betty Ford Center campus transformation project. “Bill Daniels was a great friend of former First Lady Betty Ford and supporter of the Betty Ford Center. His legacy of healing and hope continues through the Daniels
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A rare species of butterfly was spotted at Joshua Tree National Park, a first for the park and maybe even California! The White-patched skipper (Chiomara asychis) was photographed shortly after the fall butterfly count in early October, park officials wrote on Facebook. Officials said the white-patched skipper is usually a Mexican species. According to butterfliesandmoths.org,
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A Coachella man suspected of kidnapping, robbing, assaulting and extorting a man for money pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Alexander Henry Edlund, 34, was charged Tuesday morning with five felony counts, one each of kidnap for ransom, robbery, criminal threats to cause death or great bodily harm, false imprisonment and assault with a
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Riverside County animal control officers impounded 38 stray dogs during a sweep operation in Mecca and North Shore on Tuesday morning. Field Services Commander Josh Sisler noted that the first roundup occurred at about 6 a.m. near a school bus stop in Mecca where children were already present. “We have too many dogs roaming freely,”
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to extend a moratorium on the issuance of new short-term rental permits in the unincorporated Temecula Valley, as well as the Idyllwild area, giving county staff time to research options for allowing additional rentals without over-saturating neighborhoods. “We’re talking about rights here,” board Chairman Jeff Hewitt
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A 46-year-old Palm Springs man is facing 31 years to life in state prison today for the sexual abuse of a Coachella Valley girl. Jesus Lucio Rivera was charged with six felony counts — one each of lewd acts with a child under 14 and lewd acts with a child under 14 with force
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The One Class At A Time award recipient for the month of October is Jennifer Vogler, a special education teacher at Ronald Reagan Elementary School in Palm Desert. Vogler was nominated for the honor by Toni Grajiola, who works alongside Vogler as a Para Educator. Toni Grajiola, Para Educator at Ronald Reagan Elementary School Grajiola
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The city of Coachella has witnessed its very first Urban Forest Project. At today’s ribbon cutting, many local officials, state representatives, and residents celebrated the 288 trees and over a thousand plants planted on Grapefruit Blvd. between Ninth Street and Leoco Lane. This project focuses on bringing shade to bicyclists and pedestrians. Mayor Steven Hernandez
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California’s Department of Education released statewide student test scores that show most students did not meet math and English standards this year. Monday’s release shows the pandemic’s toll on students’ learning. Statewide, students meeting the standard for English dropped by 4% (51% to 47%), and for math, it fell by 7% (40% to 33%). The
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Testimony is paused until Monday in the re-trial for Jose Larin Garia. Larin Garcia is accused of murdering four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended earlier this year with a deadlocked jury. Judge Anthony Villalobos told the jury he was feeling sick with flu-like symptoms and ordered jurors back on Monday, Oct.
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