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Update 12/17/24 Carissa Carrera was cleared of wrongdoing following the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Check Out: CVUSD teacher back at work after being cleared in financial crimes investigation Original Report – 10/29/24 KESQ News Channel 3 has confirmed the name of a Coachella Valley Unified School District teacher under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.

The Palm Springs City Council held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new playground at Demuth Park. It’s the first upgrade the playground has had in nearly three decades. Jeffrey Bernstein, the Mayor of Palm Springs, says this project has been in the works for years. “This has been a long time coming,” said

Update: Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail were reopened Tuesday morning. Original Post: Gene Autry Trail and Indian Canyon Drive were shut down at the Whitewater Wash in Palm Springs due to low visibility caused by strong winds Monday. Both roadways remained closed to all traffic Tuesday morning. Drivers can use alternate routes including

As winds go up, so do asthma complications. The asthma rate in Coachella Valley is higher than the national average, with disparities across the region. According to CalMatters, about 12% of the valley population has been diagnosed with asthma, compared to the national average of 7%. That’s about 41K adults, about 11K children. Asthma can

According to National Institutes of Health, recent estimates indicate that the majority (74.0%) of substance abusers admitted in treatment center began substance use at the age of 17 or younger and 10.2% initiated use at the age of 11 or younger.  One of the efforts to combat this is Red Ribbon Week, an alcohol, tobacco, smoking, and

As Coachella Valley residents brace for strong wind gusts Monday and Tuesday, schools are also monitoring the winds to protect their students. As of Monday morning, students at Palm Springs Unified School District schools are not being affected by the winds. “At this time, we have not required our school sites to bring outdoor activity

A SIG alert was in place for more than an hour after a pickup truck hauling a trailer overturned on the eastbound side of I-10 near Whitewater. The crash was first reported at around 1:45 p.m. on the I-10, west of the Seminole Drive exit. According to the California Highway Patrol, the #3 and #4

The Palm Desert Community Center has been undergoing renovations for nearly a year, and construction is nearing completion. The Desert Recreation District expects the center to reopen this December. The facility has updates throughout, including renovations to the lobby, a new multipurpose room, improvements to the basketball court, an activities room, and an exercise room.