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California’s Covid-19 state of emergency expires today, nearly three years after Governor Gavin Newsom issued the declaration in the wake of his state’s first death from the virus. So what does this mean for local residents and medical staff that care for them? “I think it’s more symbolic than I think really having a tremendous
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North Indian Canyon is closed to traffic at the wash area between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road. Araby Drive is also closed at the wash in Palm Springs. This closure comes during a wet, cold stretch of weather that’s bringing snow to local mountains and creating travel hazards throughout the area. First Alert
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The Palm Springs Animal Shelter said it is experiencing a growing issue of receiving several pets from owners who passed away or are taken away because of a medical emergency. Last year, the shelter received over 131 animals in these situations. “We’re finding that people as a general rule don’t realize that if they haven’t
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Coachella Valley Giving Day helps raise money and bring awareness to Coachella Valley nonprofits. The event is collecting money for 24 hours to be donated to the nonprofit of your choosing. There are 179 organizations taking part varying from nonprofits that support animals, children, health, etc. Related Story: Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert gears
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The inaugural Coachella Valley Giving Day, which aims to raise awareness and money for nonprofits across the Coachella Valley, has already started to accept early donations. The 24-hour online challenge presented by Desert Community Foundation will kick off on Wednesday, March 1, in order to bring the community together to support the missions of the
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Deputies are searching for a suspect in a neighborhood in Coachella. There’s a heavy police presence on the 52000 block of Calle Leandro. Multiple Sheriff’s units and two Bearcat vehicles are at the scene. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said the incident started at traffic stop just before 4:00 p.m. in the area of Avenue
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Firefighters are battling a fire that has damaged at least five units at an abandoned motel in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported at 6:11 p.m. on 4th Street and Mesquite Avenue. Additional engines have been requested. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Be the first to know when news breaks in
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Soho House, a private members-only club that had plans in the works to build a swim club on a historic site in Palm Springs, has abruptly cancelled the project. The proposal sought to redevelop the historic Colony 29 site and neighboring properties in the Tennis Club neighborhood of Palm Springs into a membership-only swim club.
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Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin today joined the father of a college student who died from fentanyl poisoning, along with a federal law enforcement official, in calling on the state Legislature to pass laws that would mandate warnings to drug suppliers that they could face murder charges if what they sell kills someone. “We
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The Palm Springs International Airport will renovate and expand its baggage claim after receiving $5.7 million from the Federal Aviation Administration. Airport staff applied for grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Airport Terminal Program in the winter. On Monday, the Department of Transportation notified the airport that PSP was awarded $5.7 million to
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District says that a student turned in a magazine with bullets to school administration Tuesday morning forcing the District to lockdown 3 schools as a precaution. A social media post from the Coachella Valley Unified School District stated that Desert Mirage High School, Toro Canyon Middle School, and Las Palmitas
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Around 9:30 a.m. two cars were involved in a rollover crash in Cathedral city on Landau Blvd. and Ramon Rd. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. Firefighters said the wreck downed a cable causing there to be a power outage in the area. Edison was at the scene restoring the power. One of the
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27-year-old man suspected of assaulting a 24-year-old man in La Quinta and stealing his wallet and cell phone pleaded not guilty to attempted robbery today. Skylar Ray Brannen-Grove of La Quinta pleaded not guilty to the felony charge Tuesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Deputies responded to the 45900 block of Adams
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A Palm Springs firefighter was injured battling a residential fire Monday morning. The fire happened on 400 Block of Palladium Boulevard near San Rafael and Indian Canyon Drive before 4:40 a.m. First arriving crew found two unoccupied homes fully engulfed in flames. Officials said these were recently constructed apartments. “A total of four units were
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Rafael Nadal, the world’s 6th-ranked men’s tennis professional, has pulled out of the upcoming March BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Tournament Director Tommy Haas issued the following statement Tuesday morning. “Three-time BNP Paribas Open winner and 22-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to injury. “We wish
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First responders were on the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Tuesday morning that was slowing westbound traffic between Cook Street and Washington Street. The collision was reported at 8:04 a.m. and involved a gold Toyota sedan and a Red SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision shut
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Skies will be partly cloudy with cool conditions today as a storm approaches. The mountains of Riverside and San Bernardino counties are already seeing some snow. In advance of that storm, a High Wind Warning goes in place tomorrow at 6 a.m. lasting until 10 p.m. for powerful winds in and around the Valley. A
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A nonprofit called Health Assessment and Research for Communities (HARC) is releasing data Tuesday, that provides a comprehensive assessment of the Coachella Valley following the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Early data released from HARC showed: 10% of local adults are not vaccinated for COVID-19 and have no intention of getting vaccinatedFood insecurity among both
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Hundreds of students at Coachella Valley High School walked out of class Monday morning in protest of a lack of safety measures. “Every single day I wake up and I don’t know if that’s the last time I’m going to tell my mom I love her,” said Abigail Alvarez Aguilar, a senior at CVHS. “Honestly,
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A man who sold fentanyl pills that killed a 20-year-old college student in Temecula, prompting her father to initiate a nationwide campaign calling for action to break the fentanyl supply chain and bust the dealers, was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison. Brandon Michael McDowell, 24, pleaded guilty in August to possession with
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