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In Biden’s Oval Office, Cesar Chavez takes his place among America’s heroes. Chavez sought to bring awareness to the harsh conditions of farmworkers in the US and fight for better wages. The prominent inclusion of his bust in the West Wing came the same day that Biden proposed immigration legislation that would allow undocumented farmworkers
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A hearing to set a date for the mental competency trial of a man accused of severely injuring a 7-year-old Desert Hot Springs boy in a random attack was rescheduled today to March 24 at the request of the defense. Daniel Birch Poulsen, 33, was arrested last July after allegedly attacking Gavin Ludwick in the
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When the golf course is your backyard, life is good. That’s the case for many homeowners at PGA West in La Quinta this weekend. The American Express announced in November that there would be no ticketed spectators at this year’s tournament due to state and county health guidelines regarding the coronavirus. That means the only
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Riverside County and its community partners ramped up vaccination efforts for farmworkers in the Coachella Valley. Thursday morning, hundreds of farmworkers lined up at Tudor Ranch in Mecca to receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. “It’s a very unique event, the first of its kind, I would say through California and in the
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Former American Express winner Mark Wilson has withdrawn from this year’s tournament after testing positive for coronavirus. According to a news release from the PGA Tour, the positive test was discovered before the first round of competition began on Thursday. Wilson will self-isolate. He will be replaced in the field by the first alternate, Matt
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With local school campuses closed to in-person learning for nearly a year, most parents we spoke with support the idea of students returning to campus. “I’m up for it because the kids need the social interaction,” said parent Sarah Blumschein. But one teacher we spoke with questions whether classrooms will be safe within one hundred
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Former Cathedral City Police Police Chief Travis Walker has been hired as the new police chief of Santa Paula. The city made the announcement on Wednesday. Walker will start on February 1. He takes over a position that has been filled in the interim the city’s long-term police chief resigned in November 2019. “As this
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The Palm Springs Library will resume contactless pickup of checked-out items beginning Friday. The Library-A-Go-Go program will allow patrons to request up to 15 items at a time, including books, DVDs, music CDs and audio books, through the library catalog at www.pslibrary.org. Patrons will be notified when their holds are ready and should call the
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Palm Springs Police are investigating a “suspicious death” after a body was discovered early Thursday morning. @PalmSpringsPD is currently on scene of a suspicious death that occurred early this morning. The circumstances are still being investigated. pic.twitter.com/8CALU5eDQB— Palm Springs PD (@PalmSpringsPD) January 21, 2021 According to PSPD Sgt. Mike Casavan, officers responded to a call
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Riverside County reported 4,808 new cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 255,808. The Coachella Valley 749 new cases (43,678 total) New Cases Reported by Valley City: Desert Hot Springs – 71Palm Springs – 48Cathedral City – 91Rancho Mirage – 17Palm Desert – 58Indian Wells – 4LQ – 45Indio – 185Coachella – 122 Check out
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The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio is looking to fill multiple food service, gaming and finance jobs. Looking for a job? Visit our Now Hiring Section to look at jobs available throughout the Coachella Valley The casino, owned by the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, is seeking restaurant servers, bussers, cooks, wok chefs, bartenders,
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UPDATE: 12:54 p.m.: According to Dr. Kaiser, the appointments have all been filled. The county will announce more clinics soon. He did not specify a day or time. UPDATE: 12:30 p.m.: Multiple viewers have called in to the newsroom to report that the Riverside County vaccine page is down. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county’s public
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Palm Springs Fire units are currently on scene of a two story apartment complex, in the 300 block of North Palm Canyon, where a small fire broke out early Thursday morning. According to fire officials on scene they got the call just before 10:00 am that smoke was coming from the two story abandoned apartment
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Like millions of other Americans, Becki Robinson in Cathedral City watched President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris being sworn into office from right at home in her living room. “I got up, set my alarm before 7 a.m. so I wouldn’t have to miss one minute of the inauguration today,” Robinson said. “I have laughed; I have cried; I have clapped. I stood during the
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For the first time ever, the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta will not have the three-day pro-am. In its place was the first-ever Charity Challenge. Two of the top 30 golfers in the world, alongside celebrity partners, battled it out on the back nine of the PGA West Pete Dye Stadium course. The
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After a long stretch of dry conditions in the Coachella Valley rain touched down overnight. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight. That watch covers the entire Coachella Valley, and much of San Diego and Imperial counties as well. On Wednesday a High Wind Warning was in effect until 10 PM. Gusts have
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The fries are frying and takeout is going out the door at Grill-A-Burger in Palm Desert. But, they need more business. “It’s tough, you just don’t know what is going to come down. Just when you think it’s good news, it’s not. One day you are open outdoors the other day you are not,” said
Continue ReadingIssuing a call for unity, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, telling a nation battered by a pandemic and the recent storming of the U.S. Capitol: “We must end this uncivil war.” News Channel 3’s Dani Romero shows us how local leaders are hoping to set the example
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Riverside County reported 564 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the total of cases up to 251,000. The Coachella Valley 132 new cases (42,929 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) No new vaccine appointments available today Riverside County has not made any new vaccine clinic appointments available so
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January’s One Class At A Time winner is Alma Ochoa from Richard Oliphant Elementary in Indio. Ochoa is a kindergarten teacher who said she has had to find unique ways to keep her students engaged through Zoom during this pandemic. “I feel like the best way to keep them engaged is just like what I
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