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A new online tool allows you to see where your home stands at risk of wildfire, as well as flooding. Risk Factor, a tool provided by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research, and technology group, allows you to type in your city or zip code to see how many commercial/residential properties are at risk.
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Interstate 10 traffic was being slowed Wednesday morning in the westbound lanes through Palm Desert from Washington Street to Monterey Avenue. #Traffic heads up: Workers are clearing sand in the center lanes of I-10 from Monterey to Bob Hope. This means lane closures and slowing traffic. Drive carefully or avoid the highway. https://t.co/2HjZB4AIaQVarner Road is a
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Hokulia Shave Ice brings Pacific Islander roots to the Coachella Valley in a way that can be satisfying during the hot summer months. Hokulia serves authentic Hawaiian shave ice, just as you would get in on the mainland said owner Simon Lam. What makes this shave ice different from others is the special “island way”
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PGA West is hosting a job fair today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Pete Dye Clubhouse. They will be offering $500 sign up bonuses and same day offers. The club is seeking positions in culinary, maintenance, housekeeping and kitchen staff. Interested individuals are encouraged to reserve their spot at the job fair
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We are just 3 weeks away until the Primary election on June 7. One of the big races for State Assembly includes the newly drawn 47th district. This year’s candidates include: Christy Holstege, Democrat, City Councilmember/BusinesswomanJamie Swain, Democrat, Truck Driver/BusinesswomanGary Michaels, Republican, E-rate Company OwnerGreg Wallis, Republican, Assemblymember’s District Director From left to right: Christy
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Twin brothers charged in connection with the murder of a Palm Springs resident during a hold-up outside an outlet mall in Cabazon have been extradited to Riverside County. Elijah Ray Burt, 19, and Emanuel Rick Burt, 19, were arrested in Las Vegas in late April. Elijah has been charged with murder while Emanuel is charged with conspiracy
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Palm Desert High School graduate Brian Serven is going to the major leagues! The Colorado Rockies announced that they will be calling up the local standout ahead of Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Serven, 27, was drafted by the Rockies in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft. He’s been working his
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BluChip NFT is a subsidiary of Art Coin Int. and they are introducing an innovative platform that will allow buyers to purchase non-fungible tokens also known as NFTs that are tethered to an original fine art painting or sculpture. On May 23rd, 2022, BluChip will host the first virtual NFT Auction with pieces that are housed in
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The Riverside County Transportation Department will conduct a presentation Tuesday night on the $4.8 million Thousand Palms Canyon Road Repair Project. The presentation on the street running between Thousand Palms, Indio Hills, and Sky Valley will be conducted at the Indio Hills Community Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday through a zoom link available at
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The statue of former Palm Springs Mayor Frank Bogert will be removed from the front of city hall on Tuesday. The statue will be moved to storage in the City Yard. Bogert was one of Palm Springs’ most famous cowboys and a major figure in the city’s history. He served as the city’s mayor from
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John Kosareff has dealt with a man squatting in his Sky Valley Resort home since July 2020. The resort community there is rallying behind the homeowner and has been willing to picket to get the squatter out. “Slob is kind of a harsh word, but that’s what it is. He’s a slob,” said Kosareff. “The
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An Indio firefighter is in the hospital after suffering major injuries in a motorcycle crash while off-duty over the weekend. The crash happened Sunday just before 10 a.m. on Monroe Street north of Requa Drive. According to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department, a motorcycle and a vehicle crashed into each other, however, the
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for Sea View Elementary School’s newly renovated field. The renovation project added a new field, baseball courts, and soccer fields. Before the renovations, the school’s baseball backstop was in poor condition and the field had no soccer goalposts. The school lacked an adequate play area and did not have any
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A 17-year-old was arrested after an armed carjacking at the parking structure at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs Monday morning. The theft happened at around 7:45 a.m. Police said the victim told officers that a male approached her after she had just parked her vehicle in the parking structure. The male pointed a
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The month of May marks mental health awareness month, and the demand for mental health services continues as we come out of the pandemic. The World Health Organization found that during the first year of the pandemic, anxiety and depression increased by 25 percent globally. Here in the Coachella Valley, experts say they’ve seen a
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California energy officials are warning the state will likely have an energy shortage that could result in rolling blackouts this summer. As drought, extreme heat and wildfires challenge California’s energy reliability, projections show a potential shortage of 1,700 megawatts of power statewide – the equivalent of power to 1.3 million homes. Officials said it would
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A woman is undergoing a mental health check after authorities said she barricaded herself inside a Joshua Tree government building and threatened deputies. On Monday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the building, located in the 63600 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, after a woman found inside the building refusing to leave. Authorities
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A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a drive-by shooting a Desert Hot Springs skate park that left a teenager wounded and was immediately sentenced to 27 years and four months in prison, the District Attorney’s Office confirmed today. Jelani Arman Wooten of Desert Hot Springs plead guilty to two felony counts on
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By AMY TAXIN, KEN RITTER and DEEPA BHARATH LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said. The shooter killed Dr. John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian
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News Channel 3 viewers sent in pictures of the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse. Lynn Von Boeckmann The Rancho Mirage Observatory hosted a public viewing. Organizers were excited to get a full view of the full moon as it traveled through the Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse. The Earth cast a giant shadow
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