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As temperatures heat up and schools are out for the summer. More kids will be looking for ways to stay cool. Health experts remind families to be careful and practice water safety during the hot summer months. According to the CDC in the United States alone, more children ages 1 – 4 die from drowning than any
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Update: 7:30 a.m. The “62 fire” has burned 84 acres and is now 25% contained, according to the latest tweet from Cal Fire Riverside County. Original story: Cal Fire firefighters are assisting the Bureau of Indian Affairs to contain an approximately 60-acre fire in Thermal near the intersection of Monroe Street and Avenue 62. Fire
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The 89th Annual Palm Springs Fire Association Fish Fry is back at Ruth Hardy Park. The event kicked off at 6 p.m. and Palm Springs firefighters are inviting the public to attend. The event is back after a two-year pause due to the pandemic. The food served includes rainbow trout, corn on the cob, coleslaw, drinks along with
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Firefighters quickly knocked out a half-acre brush fire in Banning. According to authorities, the fire broke out about one this afternoon near a large homeless encampment on east Bryant Street and San Gorgonio Avenue. Many people could see it right off the I-10 Freeway. Authorities say there are no injuries. And the cause of the
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The victim, in the shooting case that happened on Thursday, June 2, has been identified. Jose A. Molina, a 32-year-old resident of Coachella was shot and transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by medical personnel according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On June 2, 2022, at 12:17 a.m., deputies from
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Desert Recreation District will once again be offering swim lesson scholarships for children living in the Coachella Valley thanks to funding from the Kaiser Permanente Foundation. Kaiser Permanente presented a check of $84,150 to DRD at the Operation Splash event Saturday morning. It will help fund the 2022 and 2023 swim seasons as part of
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Fire crews were able to knock down an apartment fire in Desert Hot Springs on Friday night. CalFire responded to the this apartment building on Mesquite Avenue, just off of Palm Drive, just before 7p.m. Officials said 1 unit was completely destroyed, while 2 other units sustained smoke and water damage. “So one unit was
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The Palm Springs Power is back! The Power will kicked off the 2022 season on Friday against the Orange County Legends. The Power won their first game back, beating the Legends 11-1. The 2022 schedule features familiar opponents such as the Inland Valley Bucs, Inland Valley Pirates, Orange County Waves, Long Beach Legends, and East
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Traffic is back up to speed on Interstate 10 after a Greyhound bus heading from LA to Phoenix crashed, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and backing up traffic for miles. The California Highway Patrol said the bus was traveling in the #2 lane at about 60-65 mph when a tire blew
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A registered sex offender accused of fatally slashinghis year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff in the mountains south ofthe Coachella Valley, and also attacking the child’s mother and a goodSamaritan, was ordered today to stand trial on murder and other charges. Adam Slater, 50, was arrested May 7, 2020, in connection with a
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Frequent customers of pharmaceutical companies like Walgreens have been faced with concerns about receiving their prescriptions because the hours of operations have changed. This week a Walgreens Pharmacy on Vista Chino and Sunrise Way has been closed and is now open today. The employees are attempting to fill all of their client’s prescriptions. Customers are
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Update: Friday June 3 A judge has ruled that her tentative ruling stands, denying a petition from the Friend’s of Frank Bogert to stop the removal of the former mayor’s controversial statue. Today’s hearing, which lasted about 30 minutes, comes after a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order was dissolved. The Friends of Frank Bogert
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Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms reached another major milestone in its construction. Thursday morning, construction workers were out pouring the concrete for one of its rinks. Within six hours, the future practice rink for the Coachella Valley Firebirds was transformed. “Exactly one year from our groundbreaking we actually poured the ice floor today this morning
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Election day is just days away and candidates are making their final push for votes. “I plan on mailing it in. It’s a nice and easy process, it’s existed for a while,” said voter Andrew Cabral. On Thursday, ‘Desert Stonewall Democrats’ set up a booth at Villagefest to campaign for the candidates of the Democratic
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Two standout students were honored with streets named after them in Cathedral City. Sophia Gonzales of Cathedral City High School and Christopher Vega of Mt. San Jacinto High School were recognized for their academic excellence. Gonzales was nominated for the 2022 Golden Lion which is the most prestigious award a Cathedral City high school student can
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The Mission Springs Water District will implement a Level 2 demand of reduction actions in response to the ongoing California drought, a statement said today. “MSWD has already started to reach out to impacted customers, letting them know of the changes,” said programs and public affairs manager Marion Champion. “We have a variety of conservation
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It’s a new beginning for a puppy that was found in Desert Hot Springs last month, injured after being struck in the neck by an arrow. After days of medical treatment and through hundreds of adoption applicants, the chihuahua mix is making a recovery and is now being adopted by Riverside County resident Lyn Thornton.
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Health officials said that there are no cases and no suspected cases of monkeypox in Riverside County. While there are no confirmed or suspects cases, the county has received reports of five people with rashes, said Shane Reichardt, public information officer for, the county’s Emergency Management Department, said The county health department is looking into
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control Thursday night in an address to the nation, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country. Speaking at the White House, Biden
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Incumbent Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin is seeking a third term, and facing a pair of experienced challengers. All three of them spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut about why they’re running, and the issues that matter most to them. Hestrin and attorney Lara Gressley ran against each other back in 2018. This
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