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Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the first Monkeypox case in Riverside County, a county health official shared today. News Channel 3 had previously confirmed this patient was treated in the Coachella Valley at an Eisenhower Health facility. CDC has confirmed the first Monkeypox case in Riverside County is
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Desert Hot Springs will not impose a limit on the number of short-term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods. The council made the decision following a 3-2 vote, with Councilmembers Russell Betts and Roger Nunez voting no. You can watch the full meeting below: City documents revealed that there are 242 identified STVRs currently operating in
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The new season of Big Brother starts tonight and desert residents may notice the house will have a familiar feel. 16 houseguests will live in a mid-century Palm Springs-inspired “BB Motel” The house is described as a desert oasis with bedrooms taking inspiration from a golfers paradise of Palm Springs. A festival-themed summer is promised
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About $1.6 million worth of counterfeit merchandise was found at a home in Riverside, the District Attorney’s office announced. The merchandise was found at home in Riverside during a search warrant by the Riverside County District Attorney Bureau of Investigation’s Consumer Protection Unit. It was part of a two-month investigation by the District Attorney’s office
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California became the first state to provide access to low-income immigrants living in the country illegally this month. Related Story: California first to cover health care for all immigrants Governor Gavin Newsom made this part of the $307.9 billion operating budget he signed last Thursday. It won’t go into effect until 2024. This will make
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Covid-19 cases are back up across Riverside County. There have been more than 4,200 cases countywide since Friday. In Palm Springs, the amount of Covid-19 in wastewater (June 27-28) rose by nearly 30% compared to the samples taken the week before. Should we be concerned about the increase after the holiday weekend? “For the last
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A 29-year-old man is in custody accused of arson in connection with a fire at a duplex in Desert Hot Springs on Monday. The fire forced five people out of their homes, including a popular local DJ. DJ Dave Acosta works at Marker Broadcasting in Palm Desert on Jammin’ 99.5. He’s been a radio fixture
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The first puck has yet to drop at Acrisure Arena, but the Coachella Valley Firebirds are already making history: Jessica Campbell has been named the first assistant coach and is the first female in this role in the American Hockey League. She brings years of experience on the ice as a coach and player. Jessica
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The Riverside Sheriff Department said that they will go through the proper channels to determine if they can give us the information we need regarding the data usage of Illegal Firework in the Coachella Valley. Sergeant Edward Soto said, “The information you inquired of is not directly reported to the Media Information Bureau. For this
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A hiker was injured today on a trail east of Pine Cove, requiring firefighters to come to her rescue and transport her down from a mountaintop. The “hiker down” call was received at about 5:10 p.m. in the area of the Long Valley Ranger Station and the Round Valley Campground, according to the Riverside County
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The city of Coachella is applying for a $35 million state grant to help improve its transportation and affordable housing. The grant is through the state’s transformative climate communities program. City officials said they would like to spend the money on their action plan called “Coachella Prospera.” It would include new affordable housing, Tree Planting Projects, and the creation of
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Colleagues paid tribute to a firefighter killed by a vehicle nine years ago in Thousand Palms. Fire Apparatus Engineer Christopher Douglas, 41, was killed on July 5, 2013, when he was struck by a vehicle on the I-10 on-ramp at Monterey Avenue as he was getting ready to respond to an incident Before his death,
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UPDATE 7/5/22: The city council voted to continue the public hearing on the surf park project to Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. Original Report 7/4/22: Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that the July 5th meeting had been postponed. This was inaccurate. The public meeting will still be happening on Tuesday, July
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A 55-year-old man was arrested after Border Patrol agents allegedly found liquid meth hidden in the gas tank of his truck. The arrest happened after the man pulled up to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Friday morning. The agency said that at around 5:20 a.m., the man pulled up to the checkpoint in a 2003
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A law enforcement operation led to the seizure of approximately 1,800 pounds of illegal fireworks and an illegally carried handgun in the Coachella Valley. The operation spanned throughout the month of June leading up to the Fourth of July. Members of the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley
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A 34-year-old man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly crash in Palm Springs over the weekend has been released from the hospital and booked into jail. Authorities said the man, a Whitewater resident, was treated for minor injuries following the crash. He was released from jail Sunday and booked into the John Benoit
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A Desert Hot Springs man was recovering Tuesday following a heat-related emergency on a Joshua Tree National Park hiking trail. Gregory Nawrocki, 57, was hoisted off the Boy Scout Trail Monday, according to a statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department. Nawrocki reportedly hiked several miles north of the trailhead parking lot, but suffered a
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Locals and visitors gathered across the Valley to celebrate the 4th of July. In Palm Springs, people gathered in Sunrise Park to picnic and barbecue for the holiday. “Just being with family and friends is my favorite part about it,” said resident Sam Estrange. While the barbecue was on the grill, people came together to
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Some people living in Whitewater called our newsroom with concerns that they will have five planned power outages during the hot month of July. Brandy Buchanan has lived in Whitewater for three years. He’s frustrated by summertime outages and what they are doing to his family. Buchanan says “And it’s been hard here I have
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A person of interest in custody following a mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago-area suburb, Robert E. Crimo III, 22, was arrested in connection with the shooting. A total of 26 patients were received at Highland Park Hospital, according to Dr. Brigham Temple, medical director of NorthShore University Health System.
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