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A planned pedestrian plaza, known as Lupine Plaza, that was set to be constructed near El Paseo in Palm Desert will no longer move forward after City Council voted Thursday night to cancel the project. The idea for the project was established in September 2020 with the temporary closure of Lupine Ln. in an effort
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The Coachella Valley Cannabis Alliance Network brought together professionals and residents from all over the valley to promote cannabis tourism. This comes a week after the federal government is considering rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. A rescheduling of cannabis would impact dispensaries and marijuana businesses even here in California, where
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The California Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash involving a vehicle and a golf cart inside Sun City Palm Desert. The crash was reported at around 2:30 PM on Mojave Sage Street and Bonanza Drive, according to CHP. CHP Officer David Torres, the golf cart collided with a vehicle at a four-way stop intersection
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is responding after we reported that several dozen district employees will be getting final layoff notices in the coming days. It’s the latest development since the district originally announced it would be issuing over 120 layoff notices back in March. The district says funding from the state for pandemic-era
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The death of a cyclist struck and killed by a vehicle in Cathedral City Wednesday night has prompted local safety advocates and authorities to issue safety reminders to members of the community. “Speeding is always a factor. I don’t think you can talk to anybody who doesn’t say that speeding is a factor on our
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The Plaza Theatre is one of Palm Springs’ oldest and most iconic venues, and it is currently being restored to its original splendor. Renders of the newly renovated Plaza Theatre From the outside, the Plaza Theatre looks nearly the same as it did almost nine decades ago– years before Palm Springs was even incorporated as
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Indio high school girls wrestler Zahra Shatavy committed to Cornell College to continue her wrestling career. The DVL Champion and former student-athlete of the week is the first girl from Indio High School to commit to a four-year university to wrestle. Being on the team for two years, she qualified for CIF and the Masters
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Mosquito traps in Coachella turned up batches of the insects carrying West Nile virus, prompting expanded efforts to eradicate the pests, which evidently haven’t infected any area residents so far, officials said today. The Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District placed mosquito collectors in the vicinity of Genoa Street and Avenue 53 that
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A 50-year-old convicted felon accused of preying on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and trying to kidnap one of them must stand trial for attempted abduction and annoying minors, a judge ruled today. Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary
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Update 5/9/24 The U.S. State Department responded to our report with a statement, although details remained limited: “We are aware of the reports of U.S. citizens arrested in Honduras. We are monitoring the situation but have no further comment at this time.” Original Report 5/7/24 There are multiple reports that a former chairman of the Rancho
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A convicted felon who allegedly joined a cohort in igniting an explosive device that damaged property on a highway in Rancho Mirage must stand trial for use of a destructive device and vandalism, a judge ruled today. Jason Edward Hershey, 50, was arrested in 2021 following a months-long local and federal investigation into the
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A police pursuit following a domestic violence incident ended in a rollover crash along Interstate 10 near the Date Palm exit in Cathedral City. The incident started at around 9:00 PM when deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 77000 block of Country Club Road in Palm Desert to respond to a domestic
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Cathedral City emergency crews are on scene in a neighborhood that is dealing with downed cable lines across roadways and several homes. Cathedral City Fire was called to the area of Avenida Del Yermo North of Vega Road around 10am due to a big rig crash that struck the lines toppling them down across several
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds won Game 3 of the Calder Cup playoffs Wednesday by a score of 7-5 in an exciting game. The Firebirds are now up 2-1 in the series, with a chance to close it out Friday at home. Firebirds defeat the Wranglers 7-5, the most goals in a playoff game for Coachella
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Update: May 9, 2024 – 9:08 AM Indian Canyon Drive was reopened to traffic Thursday morning at 9:07 a.m., according to Palm Springs Police. The reopening followed several days of a closure due to blowing sand, and means all three major Whitewater wash crossings are now open again easing congestion and access issues in and
Continue ReadingThe Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast will be held at the Palm Springs Convention Center at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. Stuart Milk, Harvey Milk’s nephew, will be honored at the breakfast for his efforts towards global LGBTQ rights. This will be the 12th Annual Breakfast set to honor the life of Harvey Milk, an LGBTQ activist
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Firebirds fans were happy to be back at Acrisure for the first home game of the Calder Cup playoffs. Our crews heard from fans as they defended Firebirds’ territory Wednesday night in a neck to neck game. The Firebirds surely reached new heights while kicking off their first home playoff game. “The Firebirds are the best team
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18 people were taken to the hospital as a precaution after reports of a “chemical” odor at Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella left several students and people on campus feeling ill. The report first came in around 11:15 a.m., prompting Cal Fire to issue a full response from their hazmat materials team. Prior to
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Several dozen Coachella Valley Unified School District employees will be receiving final layoff notices in the coming days. It’s the latest sequence of events to happen since March, when the district announced originally announced it would be slashing more than 120 jobs in a major effort to cut staff and save funds. The final layoff
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The Palm Springs International Airport held a live emergency response drill Wednesday, along with City of Palm Springs Emergency Management, fire department, police department, FAA Air Traffic Control Tower/Inspector, AMR, and Desert regional Medical Center. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates a full-scale exercise every three years and annual tabletop simulations. PSP also incorporated airlines, tenants,
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