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Two people were rushed to the hospital after a crash in Thousand Palms Tuesday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash was reported at around 4:04 p.m. near the intersection of Ramon Road and Washington Street, south of the Coachella Valley Preserve. CAL FIRE confirmed that there are two patients in the crash. California Highway Patrol officers told
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday explained the scientific rationale for shortening its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations, and clarified that the guidance applies to kids as well as adults. The CDC also maintained that, for people who catch COVID-19, testing is not required to emerge from five
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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a free concert series at the new Palm Springs Downtown Park beginning in February, it was announced today. The tribute band concert series will be hosted on the first Wednesday of each month at the park located at the intersection of Museum Drive and Belardo Road,
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 1,818 new coronavirus cases since its last report on Monday. This brings the total number of cases in the county up to 406,421. The Coachella Valley has a total of 64,321 COVID-19 cases. The valley’s data gets updated every Monday. Local School Cases – DSUSD- 302 active cases, 87 staff
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The 8th annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival has been postponed until 2023. The festival was set to kick off on January 25, with Angel Night featuring Four-Star Navy SEAL Admiral William H. McRaven and a Q&A with Megyn Kelly. The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Board of Directors unanimously agreed to postpone the event as COVID-19
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Trial proceedings for a former youth soccer coach accused of molesting five girls at a Thermal middle school was rescheduled to next month. Juan Manuel Pantoja, 26, of Salton City was arrested in March 2020 in connection with offenses he allegedly committed in 2019 while employed at Toro Canyon Middle School. Pantoja, who is being
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A search warrant was served at a home in Palm Desert Monday night, drawing a heavy police presence in the area for a few hours. Deputies searched a home near the intersection of California Drive and Tennessee Avenue. Our crew at the scene confirmed that law enforcement was on a loudspeaker ordering someone to come
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An ordinance aimed at promoting reusable food containers, utensils and bags went into effect in Palm Springs with the New Year. The Food Ware Ordinance, passed by the city council last July, took effect Saturday and applies to both on-site and takeout dining. Provisions in the ordinance include a ban on the sale and
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It’s a new year, but the lines for coronavirus testing haven’t budged since the start of the holiday season. The U.S. is facing an unprecedented number of new cases, while hospitalizations slowly tick up. The highly contagious Omicron variant has spurred a surge in coronavirus cases nationwide, and in the Valley. At the Covid Clinic
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It’s been a tough week for travelers across the United States. More than 3,000 U.S. flights were canceled by late afternoon Monday on the East Coast, according to tracking service FlightAware. Another 5,600 in the U.S. were delayed. With the Coachella Valley being a big travel destination. Nate Turk was trying to get home to San
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Amid surging COVID-19 cases, thousands of Los Angeles County children resumed in-person classes today, but with tightened safety protocols, while Los Angeles Unified announced all of its students and employees must be tested before returning to campuses next week. To help accommodate the testing requirement, the LAUSD announced the start of the spring semester for
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The victim of a cold case death in Thousand Palms dating back to 1994 has been identified through the use of forensic genealogy, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced. According to the DA’s office, the case dates back to Oct. 24, 1994, that’s when the body of an elderly woman was found partially buried
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 5,610 new coronavirus cases since its last report on Thursday. This brings the total number of cases in the county up to 404,603. Since last Monday, the Coachella Valley reported 1,579 new cases This is almost double last week’s reporting of 783 in a week. There have been a total
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Nonstop service with aha! took flight today from Palm Springs International Airport to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada. The Monday inaugural flight by the regional airline marked the start of permanent nonstop service operating with one flight departing daily at 11:05 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from PSP. “It’s great to see yet
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Prosecution testimony will continue Thursday in the trial of a Cathedral City man accused of gunning down four people in Palm Springs three years ago. Jose Larin-Garcia, 22, is charged with four counts of murder stemming from the February 2019 shootings in which the victims, ages 17 to 25, were found dead at two separate
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The iconic Palm Springs Purple Room will be closed for two weeks out of an abundance of caution in light of increasing Covid cases. “The health and safety of our employees, artists and audience is our primary concern,” said Purple Room spokesman David Perry. “We urge everyone to get vaccinated and boosted, practice social distancing
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and federal regulators on Monday decided they’re also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds once enough time has
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There’s a new law in California that will change how you throw away your trash from here on out. The law came into effect on Jan. 1 and it requires residents and businesses to recycle all of their organic food and yard waste. California residents will need to sort their leftover food and kitchen scraps
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Update: According to SCE, power has been restored to these customers. Original coverage: 317 Palm Desert residents are without power following a Southern California Edison outage Sunday morning. The utility confirmed the outage on its website, which started around 11:00 a.m. SCE did not provide a timeline for when power will be fully restored to
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After a busy week due to the holidays, people are back on the roads or in the skies to go back home. But the rush to return home has caused delays nationwide. Throughout the weekend, thousands of flights were canceled across the U.S. due to weather and Omicron-fueled staff shortages. “Airlines did not see this
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