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Valley theaters, museums and other venues are set to receive millions as part of the American Rescue Plan. Desert Theatreworks in Indio is just one of several valley theaters that was forced to shut down during the pandemic. “We’ve been closed for 14-15 months,” said Ron Phillips, CEO, Desert Theatreworks. The community theater will be
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,161 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 324,739. Check out the cases by zip codeDownload The county’s case and positivity rate did not change over the past 24 hours. The case rate is 32.6 per 100K. The case rate
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Thursday marked Bryan Reyes’ last day as chief of the Palm Springs Police Department. Reyes, 51, is retiring after a 30-year career in law enforcement, 27 of those he spent with PSPD. Before Reyes went off into the sunset to enjoy retirement, dispatch put out the End of Watch call over the police scanner, recapping
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SAN BERNARDINO (AP) — One of two police officers shot while trying to arrest a gunman suspected of wounding a Southern California sheriff’s deputy was released from the hospital on Thursday. The San Bernardino SWAT officers killed the gunman during a shootout Wednesday in neighboring Highland east of Los Angeles, authorities said. The wounded officers
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Riverside County is reminding people that testing is still an important defense against spreading coronavirus. “Maybe twice as many people should be tested every day as we’re testing to really get a good accurate count,” said Michael Osur, the assistant Director at Riverside County Department of Public Health. The slow-stream of cars Thursday afternoon at
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As students make their way into classrooms, some of them are holding on to uneasy feelings of what being back in school could mean. School is back in session for children across Coachella Valley. While there are many students glad to be back after more than a year, some of them can’t bear the thought.
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The battle between the city of Palm Springs and the non-profit homeless services organization Well in the Desert continues. In late June, the city council revoked Well in the Desert’s permit to operate. The city says they should have stopped operations by July 31, however, the organization has continued on going. Now, weeks after being
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A Desert Sands Unified School District meeting got a bit rowdy Tuesday night, Most parents in attendance spoke out against the state’s mandate to have all students wear mask in school. At one point, the crowd booed a person speaking out in favor of mask-wearing, prompting board president Donald B. Griffith to issue this warning: “Ok listen
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Owners of a condo at the Bermuda Dunes Country Club are cleaning wreckage after a tree branch fell and damaged their home Wednesday afternoon. News Channel 3 crew at the scene found the Eucalyptus Tree branch, which was basically the size of a normal tree. The homeowners said the tree branch landed on the roof
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Two San Bernardino Police Department SWAT officers are down after a takedown of a suspect who is believed to have been involved in the shooting of a deputy on Tuesday. KABC’s Rob McMillan was told by police that both officers are alert. They were both taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center for treatment. Cindy
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The Indio Police Dept. shared on social media that they have a few new officers assigned to their School Resource Officer unit this year. They are welcoming the following officers to the program for the 2021-2022 school year: Officer A. Plata – assigned to Amistad High School. Officer J. Romero – assigned to Shadow Hills
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Starting on September 20, California will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for all indoor events with 1,000 or more attendees. The state currently required proof of vaccination or a pre-entry negative test is necessary where there are 5,000 or more persons for an indoor event. After Sept. 20, this will be
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There were two earthquakes reported within minutes of each other Wednesday afternoon south of the Salton Sea. The first earthquake was a magnitude 4.0 that happened at around 2:45 p.m. near Ocotillo Wells. Five minutes later, there was another earthquake that stuck in the same area. According to the US Geological Survey, there have been
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,327 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 323,578. On Wednesdays, Riverside County releases the latest data for its cities and communities, including those here in the Coachella Valley. Desert Hot Springs – 84Palm Springs – 108Cathedral City – 145Rancho
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Update – 8/18/21: Thu was found safe in the city of Indio on Tuesday, Aug. 17, the Beaumont Police Department announced. Original Report – 8/4/21: The Beaumont Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in finding a 65-year-old man last seen on July 25. Critical Missing Adult-@BeaumontCA_PD is looking for Dana K. Thu. Thu
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be offered this fall, subject to authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration and sign off from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are prepared to offer
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For students like Anthony Martinez, this is the first time he will be stepping into a classroom, at a completely new school since March 2020. Martinez is a 7th grader at Jefferson Middle School in Indio. He started middle school for the first time, meeting his friends and teachers through a computer screen. While it
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Soon you’ll get a chance to own all of Palm Springs! The city is partnering with the developers of the classic board game “Monopoly” for an official Palm Springs version. It’s the second California city to be selected for an official license game of Monopoly. The Palm Springs edition of Monopoly is expected to be
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A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy is awake and alert in the hospital after being shot during a traffic stop in San Bernardino. Central Station- Preliminary info is a deputy was shot while attempting a traffic stop; deputy is alert & transported to local hospital. Updates to follow— San Bernardino County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) August 17,
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