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The Desert Sands Unified School District kicked off its first day of the new school year on Wednesday, August 19. Some students and parents were met with some technological issues as they attempted to log in. <!–[if lte IE 10]> Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click
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An email that was sent out this week to nursing students notifying them that College of the Desert will not be offering advanced clinical classes: N2, N3, N4 this fall semester. A spokesperson for the college tells us during the Spring, they were able to make some sort of exemptions through the help of the
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Wednesday on the state’s response to current issues affecting California, including the ongoing heat wave, coronavirus outbreak, and wildfires. Riverside County renews push to reopen Officials in Riverside County are appealing to the state to allow a three phase reopening plan to proceed. MORE: A look at
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is featured in a new Netflix documentary series called “Connected: The hidden science of everything.” News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay interviewed the host and executive producer of the series to find out why our local zoo was chosen. “If there was a dating app for animals and then I
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An estimated 284 customers lost power for nearly two hours Wednesday morning in Indio, where the temperature is forecast to reach 115 degrees. The Imperial Irrigation District announced the outage via social mediaabout 9 a.m. but did not specify what portion of the city was affected. Theutility reported about 10:50 a.m. that power was fully
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Police were still looking for suspects following a rash of early morning robberies in Indio and Palm Desert Wednesday. The first was in Indio at a Circle K convenience store located on the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Highway 111 at 2:55 a.m., according to an Indio Police Department spokesman. The suspect had a
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Cal Fire / Riverside County Fire Department crews were working to contain a fire burning in Coachella Tuesday night. According to Cal Fire, about half an acre to three-quarters of an acre of palm trees were burning on Calhoun Street between Avenue 48 and Avenue 50. By 9:20 p.m., the fire grew to two acres
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Executives with the California Independent System Operator — which controls roughly 80% of the state’s power grid through Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and San Diego Gas & Electric — said statewide rolling blackouts affecting up to 3.3 million California homes could begin as early as 4 p.m. today, however, outage warnings
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Riverside County’s Executive Officer, George Johnson sent a letter on August 12 to the state outlining a proposed reopening plan. “A commitment from the state will provide clarity to our residents that the sacrifices being asked of them will have a connected purpose to both achieve a more stable and sustainable spread of the disease
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UPDATE: 8/19/20 The suspect has been identified as Gutberto Antonio Rodriguez, a wanted kidnapping suspect who is armed and dangerous. If seen, do not approach, call 911. Armed kidnapping suspect last seen in Mecca taken into custody —————————— The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was searching for a wanted suspect who may have been armed in
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Congressman Raul Ruiz appeared in front of a post office in La Quinta Tuesday morning while speaking in support of a $25 billion relief package for the postal service Congress is expected to vote on the legislation Saturday during a special session in Washington. “I’m here today to because the recent attacks on the United
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Two women overcome by heat exhaustion while hiking a Palm Springs trail amid blistering temperatures today required a helicopter hoist rescue. A call came in about 1:40 p.m. that two hikers were experiencing heat- related medical issues on the Skyline Trail, about two miles from the closest roadway, according to Palm Springs Fire Department Capt.
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One of the Palm Springs District elections may not be held this year. Councilmember Lisa Middleton is running unopposed in the race for the District 5 council seat. Click the photo to find your district The city council will vote on whether or not to cancel the election, which according to the city attorney, is
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People who live near the Apple Fire burn area were asked Tuesday night to prepare for potential evacuation if rain were to arrive. The National Weather Services issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Cherry Valley area, which included the Apple Valley Burn Scar, that expired Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. This Flash Flood Warning
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Case Changes Today There were 710 new coronavirus cases reported over the weekend across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 48,200. The county is caught up on the backlog of cases caused by a glitch with the state’s CalREDIE system last month. The issue did not impact the county’s hospitalization
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The California Independent System Operator — which controls roughly 80% of the state’s power grid through Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and San Diego Gas & Electric — has issued a Stage 2 emergency, meaning power outages are imminent. #ISO declares Stage 2 emergency, with #poweroutages imminent. Consumers are strongly urged to
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Firefighters were working to contain multiple vegetation fires burning in Joshua Tree Tuesday afternoon. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the fire had grown from 5 acres to 40-50 acres in the span of a couple of minutes. JOSHUA TREE: #SBCoFD responding to numerous VEG FIRES as result of #lighting from storms moving
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YUMA, Az. President Trump spoke at a campaign stop in Yuma to talk about border and immigration issues. This event was carried live on KESQ.com. President Donald Trump targeted voters in a pair of key swing states Tuesday and pardoned Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement. Trump flew to Arizona, one
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The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… San Bernardino County until 200 PM PDT. At 1253 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over AngelusOaks, or 7 miles northwest of Forest Falls, moving west at 5 mph. The storm packs 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 1pm for areas of Riverside County including: Moreno Valley, Hemet, East Hemet, San Jacinto, Winchester, Valle Vista as strong gusty winds and hail have been reported from a very active cell. The severe thunderstorm was located near Valle Vista, about 7 miles east of Hemet, moving northwest
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