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The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival opens to the public on Friday after not happening for the last three years. The fair runs from February 17 to February 26. On the first day, the event opens at 3:00 p.m. Every day after that it will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Palm Springs Fire Department is testing a new mechanical chest compression device that could help save more lives. The LUCAS device helps deliver high-quality, consistent chest compressions to sudden cardiac arrest patients. Currently, the department has two devices firefighters can use in the field. Data will be collected after every usage during the device’s trial
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The Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians held a special re-naming today of a hill at the Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve where native artifacts were discovered. The hill was renamed Mumawet to pay respect to tribal ancestors and traditions. Several native artifacts, including Cahuilla pottery, were recently discovered in the area many of them fully
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is getting ready to put together its school menu for next year. Today about 30 lucky students were able to give their honest opinion on some new possible items.The smells of hot delicious chicken fingers, quesadillas, and endless fries took over the cafeteria at Bobby Duke Middle School. “I’m
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A prominent Coachella Valley business owner is grateful to be alive after he recently crashed his dirt bike in Morongo Valley and could not be found for more than a day. “I just praise God for making the best out of a terrible situation,” Nate Otto told Peter Daut. Speaking from bed at his physical
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The FIND Food Bank announced its 2023 Hunger Hero awardees at its Guardian Breakfast Thursday morning. One of them is Keith Flagler, who has been a FIND member for nearly 10 years. The others are from the Palm Springs / California Desert Business Council which FIND says does so much from volunteering to donating funds.
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College of the Desert Board of Trustees approved a motion today to combine aspects of two separate schematic designs for the proposed Palm Springs Campus Development Project. The motion was written and proposed by current Trustee and former COD Superintendent/President Dr. Joel Kinnamon, and reads as follows: Motion that the Palm Springs schematic design dated March
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A Los Angeles man who caused a fatal Palm Springs crash in July while driving under the influence of alcohol l was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison today. Kevin Atteberry, 57, pleaded guilty on Dec. 22, 2022, to one felony count each of murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily
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Today is the last day to buy discounted tickets for the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival — featuring rides, food and musical entertainment — which returns to Indio tomorrow after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cinnamon rolls, funnel cakes and deep-fried twinkies are all the classic fair foods that will
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A fight and shooting at an Indio bar sent one person to a hospital late Wednesday night, according to police. Police said the victim remains in critical condition. A 44-year-old from La Quinta was arrested. Officers were called to Neil’s Lounge on the 80900 block of Highway 111 near Madison Street at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday night, after
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Locals and visitors of the valley can explore the Modernism Week headquarters at the Hyatt Palm Springs hotel for free; it is open to the public for the next eleven days. Modernism Week is upon the valley. From February 16th until the 26th, people will be able to go on bus tours on red double-decker
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A convicted felon suspected of fatally shooting a woman outside of a garage in Indio in 2016 re-entered a not guilty plea to murder and other charges today. Marcos Cruz Gaeta, 42, initially pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and one felony count of being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States has no indication that the three objects shot down in North American air space are tied to China’s spy balloon program and are likely from private entities. “We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects were
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A La Quinta man re-entered a not guilty plea to a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs. Jose Manuel Angel Arellano, 23, initially pleaded not guilty to the murder charge Feb. 23, 2021. At the end of a
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Police were investigating an early morning shooting at a Palm Springs duplex. Officers responded shortly before 2 a.m. to the 400 block of Sunview Avenue to reports of shots fired, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. “When officers arrived on scene, they found someone had fired at a duplex,” Palm Springs police said in
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported finding never before seen levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts among high school students in the country. Health experts said mental health issues were exacerbated during the pandemic. According to the Palm Springs Unified School District’s (PSUSD) Mental Health Coordinator, Daniell McClain, youth mental health
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Lawmakers are looking to preserve marriage equality in California, by repealing an old proposition. Just 15 years ago, Proposition 8 banned the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. The U.S. supreme court had cleared the way for same-sex marriage statewide in 2013, but the constitutional amendment still remains. Republican Assemblyman Greg Wallis, who represent the 47th
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Strong winds hit the Coachella Valley on Tuesday, sparking a First Alert Weather Alert. In downtown Palm Springs, the winds knocked down trees in front of a restaurant/bar on Arenas Road. Two trees fell down right in front of Blackbook near its outside patio area. Several heaters, chairs, and tables were damaged. The owner of
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Fuego of the Coachella Valley Firebirds will be the grand marshal for this year’s Riverside County President’s Day Grand Parade in Indio, Supervisor Manuel Perez and the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival announced. The line-up also includes school marching bands, charros, dance groups, classic cars and more! The parade, a tradition every year
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DAP Health was to take over the Borrego Health system, officials announced on Wednesday. The Borrego Health Board of Trustees selected DAP Health to acquire the Borrego Health system based on a process conducted through Borrego Health’s Bankruptcy Court proceedings. Borrego Health filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. The move still needs to be
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