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A small dog found thrashing on a Mecca roadside amid searing daytime temperatures was rescued by a Riverside County animal control officer and treated by veterinary staff for extreme heat exposure, but it couldn’t be saved, officials said today. The three-year-old female pug was spotted on Avenue 70, near Windward Drive, at 3 p.m. Wednesday,
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The Imperial Irrigation District has been able to restore power to most homes in Thousand Palms after multiple power poles broke Thursday afternoon. Check Out: Palm Springs ties all-time record for high temperature A Thousand Palms resident confirmed that a power line is visibly damaged on Desert Moon Drive is visibly damaged. Cal Fire confirmed
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Riverside County awarded a certificate of appreciation to Eisenhower Health for being one of the county’s top vaccine distributors. The county’s public health officer, Geoffery Leung, said over 66,000 vaccines were distributed by Eisenhower Health. That’s about one in every 30 vaccines given in Riverside County. The hospital ranks among the top five distributors in
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No more masks on the job – if you’re fully vaccinated. That’s the new ruling Thursday from the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, or Cal/OSHA, which voted to pull back pandemic regulations in the workplace, including for masks and social distancing. Governor Newsom quickly issued an executive order on this, putting the new
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The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board passed a resolution adopting looser workplace pandemic rules patterned after the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. Fully vaccinated employees will not need to wear masks, except in locations like mass transit and classrooms where they are required for everyone, or in the event of
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One woman was hospitalized with critical injuries after her car was rear-ended by a semi-truck this morning. The crash happened around 7:00 a.m. on the I-10 westbound near Chiriaco Summit. California Highway Patrol said the car was parked on the side of the road, when the big rig crashed into it. The car then rolled
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Two brothers beat a man with a wooden paddle over two days in Cathedral City as a form of “street justice” because the victim supposedly burglarized the residence of one of the siblings, a prosecutor alleged today. Carlos Jose Espinoza, 30, and Eduardo Luis Espinoza, 32, both of Cathedral City, were arrested June 1. They
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It’s another day of dangerous heat here in Southern California. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through Sunday night. “It’s hot outside. I spend most of my time inside during the day,” said Cathedral City resident Richard Sanders-Ferriera. “If you’re going out and about, hydrate. Take care of yourself. Make sure that you’re staying
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Eisenhower Health is celebrating its 500th procedure of a lifesaving heart procedure: transcatheter aortic valve replacement. It’s a minimally invasive procedure mainly for people who aren’t good candidates for open-heart surgery. Before, medium-risk patients didn’t have an alternative. The director of the transcatheter valve program at Eisenhower Health, Dr. Puneet Khana, was one of the
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A woman was pronounced dead after collapsing while hiking in triple-digit heat along the Pacific Crest Trail West near Anza Wednesday afternoon. The incident started at 11:32 a.m. when first responders were called to Pacific Crest Trail, west of Table Mountain Truck Trail, two rescue two hikers. A Cal Fire spokesperson said a hiker called
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With restrictions being dropped across California Tuesday, valley residents celebrated the state’s June 15 reopening by heading out to shop, eat and come together. Paty Gierau went out to Kitchen 86 in Palm Desert to kick off a post-pandemic chapter with a group of friends. While masks are still required certain circumstances, like on transit
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College of the Desert received its largest one-time grant in its 60+ year history, courtesy of MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Scott made an $18 million gift to College of the Desert on Tuesday. The donation was part of a $2.7 billion donation that Scott gifted to 286 organizations across
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The Board of Supervisors today gave the go-ahead for the establishment of a cannabis retail and manufacturing outlet around the corner from the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, without public opposition. The 13,060-square-foot facility will be located at 72242 Watt Court, just off of Rio Del Sol, about a block from the animal
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For the first time in more than a year Tuesday became the day California scrapped it’s pandemic-era restrictions and returned to what became the closest thing to a pre-pandemic world. What officially ended as of June 15: the need for physical distancing, capacity limits on businesses and the overarching tier system that instilled restrictions based
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In-person summer camp kicked off this week at the James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center. The camp is back in person compared to last year when it was held virtually. “Those parents that were ready for us to come in, oh, they came in literally knocking at the door,” said community center manager, Jarvis
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An ex-con was sentenced today to 47 years to life in state prison for repeatedly kicking his pregnant wife in the stomach and head until she lost consciousness in Palm Desert. Andrew Phillip Allen, 30, was convicted in March 2020 of seven felony counts, including inflicting corporal injury, assault with a gun, criminal threats and
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“Take Back,” an action film shot in the Coachella Valley will hold its red carpet premiere at the Mary Pickford movie theater in Cathedral City Thursday at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to show up as the stars arrive for the premiere. “Take Back” stars Mickey Rourke, Michael Jai White, and James Russo. Director
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A person was rushed to the hospital after suffering major injuries in a crash Tuesday morning in Palm Springs. The crash happened on N. Indian Canyon Drive, just south of Garnet Avenue, near the I-10 exit. Police said a driver in a silver Sedan swerved off the road, flipped over and crashed into a power
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A homicide investigation was underway today after body was found in Palm Desert. Deputies responded about 5 p.m. Sunday to a call about a man discovered dead in the 44700 block of San Luis Rey Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Richard Carroll said the man had suffered “traumatic injuries,” and investigators
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An injured hiker was rescued from a Palm Springs trail Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters and rescue teams were called to La Mirada Road near the North Lykken Trail. Officials confirmed they are bringing down a hiker in need of aid. This marks the second rescue in the past three days at North Lykken Trail. On Saturday,
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