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With the temperature only getting hotter, families throughout the valley are trying to stay cool. Our weather team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for excessive heat through Sunday. Click here for our latest forecast and take a look at this weekend’s numbers. Families are tasked with keeping the kids busy and entertained, all
Continue ReadingIf you are flying internationally into the United States, you will no longer need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before boarding your flights. One of the senior Biden administration officials said that they are ending one of the United State’s final pandemic-related travel mandates. The requirement will end at 12:01 a.m. Sunday,
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Construction officially began for the Mission Springs Water District’s (MSWD) new Regional Water Reclamation Facility on Friday. MSWD held a groundbreaking ceremony this morning where local business leaders and elected officials gathered together to discuss the project. The treatment plant is going to treat about 1.5 million gallons of wastewater a day. This is going
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Palm Springs Police were investigating an early morning shooting on the city’s south side Friday. A shooting at an inhabited location call was received at 12:42 a.m. along the 1800 block of Smoke Tree Lane, which is just south of East Palm Canyon near the Smoke Tree Plaza shopping center. A security guard reportedly saw
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Splash House is officially back starting Friday and it will run through the weekend bringing thousands of people into Palm Springs. Instead of being held for two weekends this year, it is going to be held for three weekends. The first being June 10 to12, then again August 12 to 14, and August 19 to
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A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed during a training exercise near El Centro Thursday evening, military officials confirmed. Officials told reporters that the helicopter was an MH-60S Seahawk. The crash happened near Palo Verde about 35 miles north of Yuma. A spokesperson for the Naval Air Forces said that according to their initial reports, all four
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A Coachella Valley-based organization was named Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, his office announced today. “The organization stepped up and mobilized as one of our community’s pandemic heroes,” said Garcia. “I commend the visionary leadership of CEO Heather Vaikona along with her team and board of directors. We are proud partners of
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Our weather team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for excessive heat through Sunday. We’re expected to see record highs Friday and Saturday, with temperatures rising over 110 degrees. The excessive heat may cause danger for people throughout the valley, especially children, the elderly and transient people. People can find necessities like food and
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By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.
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The city of Palm Springs is exploring a new relationship with a potential “sister city” in Mexico. San Miguel de Allende is located in Mexico’s central highlands in the state of Guanajuato, about 4 hours from Mexico City. The city has risen to the top of the list of potential sister cities for Palm Springs
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The second phase of a $5.5 million improvement project that includes sidewalk upgrades and landscaped medians on roads alongside the Riverside County Fairgrounds began today. “These renovations are a boon for our city,” Indio Mayor Waymond Fermon said. “The median improvements and landscaping, smoother roads and beautification will uplift the entire 111 corridor for students,
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A college nursing program can expand its list of free healthcare services in the Coachella Valley thanks to a $75,000 grant announced today. Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus received the grant from the Houston Family Foundation for its Nursing Street Medicine program. “We are so honored to be chosen by the Houston
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A federal source said Thursday all five Marines aboard a military airplane that crashed Wednesday in Imperial County were killed. The crash occurred near State Route 78 and Coachella Canal Road, about 20 miles east of Brawley. Despite reports on social media, military officials confirmed there was no nuclear material aboard the aircraft. The aircraft,
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The excessive heat alert in the Coachella valley is changing the way Landscapers do business. When It reaches the 110-degrees, 115-degree mark, Landscaping businesses have to notify clients that they will have to work earlier in the day and the project will last longer. After talking with Jim Haggerty, the owner of Desert Landscaping Design
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Crews were working to clear debris from a collision on Interstate 10 in Cabazon Thursday morning and had cleared the roadway by 9:08 a.m. Two traffic lanes were blocked due to the police and fire activity in the freeway’s eastbound lanes east of Main Street. The collision happened at 7:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
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This desert heat is only going to get worse and can be very dangerous, especially as thousands of people roll into the desert for the weekends. With Weekend 1 of Splash House kicking off in just a couple of days, hotels say they’re already prepping for full capacity. “Every year, we go through the same
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Two men were being held at the John J. Benoit Detention Center today on suspicion of illegally possessing multiple firearms and narcotics. The two suspects, a 23-year-old from Palm Springs and a 41-year-old from Cathedral City, were arrested Tuesday when members of the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force served search warrants and allegedly
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The 28th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest today announced programs and participants in its annual Forum, as well as jury members who will bestow Oscar-qualifying Awards, Student Short Awards and Special Jury Awards. ShortFest 2022 will hold all of its screenings in-theatre at the Camelot Theatres from June 21-27. The festival will screen 51 curated
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The last month for Brian Serven has been a dream come true. The Palm Desert alum was called up the Rockies on May 18th and since has appeared in 12 games with three home runs and a .303 batting average. ⚾️🚨Brian Serven – @RockiesSpoke with @PDAztecsports Alum BServ to catch up on what has been
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News Channel 3 spoke exclusively with the Cathedral City police officer who claims he’s being retaliated against at work. The reason, he says, is his decades-long relationship with the city’s mayor, Ernesto Gutierrez. “I’m getting told that I can’t even protect my city, just because they don’t like the council person,” Sgt. Corwin de Veas
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