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One person is dead and another injured after an overnight shooting Saturday in Coachella. Riverside County Sheriff Deputies responded at 12:10 a.m. to the 53900 block of Calle Sanborn in Coachella near Avenue 54. 53900 block of Calle Sanborn in Coachella Deputies reported hearing several gunshots from inside the location while on scene. Deputies searched
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The Street Fair at College of the Desert returns Saturday morning. The Street Fair will be open every Saturday & Sunday in September with limited summer hours from 8 a.m. to noon. The Street Fair will be back to full hours when the 2022-2023 season starts on Saturday, October 1. It’s presented by the College of
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Palm Springs International Airport is facing issues with its multi-million dollar baggage handling system, despite it being just more than 1 year old. Last week, Palm Springs was named one of the fastest growing airports in the country. PSP officials project 2022 to be the busiest year on record. Some of that growth, airport officials
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This Labor Day weekend gas prices have gone down and this is the weekend lots of travelers plan to hit the road. Triple A’s Fuel Saving tips: ► In hot weather, park in the shade or use a windshield sunscreen to lessen heat buildup inside the car. This reduces the need for air conditioning (and thus
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On Friday, Riverside County health officials noted that they had no new cases of monkeypox detected by testing. Spokesperson Jose Arballo provided an update via Twitter, writing, “RivCo Public Health is reporting NO new probable/confirmed MPX (Monkeypox) cases in the county. Total remains 198 for Riverside County.” Riverside County launches monkeypox vaccine dashboard Riverside County
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Labor Day weekend is usually the final goodbye to summer, but for roughly a third of the country, temperatures could reach record levels this holiday weekend. “September is kicking off with scorching temperatures throughout the western US, as highs are once again anticipated to threaten daily and even monthly
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Construction workers building the Acrisure Arena are feeling this extreme heat, as they face a tight deadline to get it all done. The future home of the Coachella Valley Firebirds will soon be hosting games, concerts and much more. The arena will seat about 10,000 spectators. But, it couldn’t all be done without the countless
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Police have arrested a woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a grandfather of seven last week in Desert Hot Springs. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street on Palm Drive near Cahuilla Avenue. Paul Nava A week-long
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is trying to cope with an ongoing shortage of bus drivers. The challenge stems from the broader staffing concerns all three school districts in the Coachella Valley have been grappling with for months. Naomi Moreno, a resident of North Shore, shared her concerns about the ripple effect this is
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced the signing of the team’s third player, defenseman Matt Tennyson. Tennyson, 32, joins the Firebirds after spending the last season with the NHL’s Nashville Predators. A message from Matt himself! We’re so #FiredUp to have you on the team!🔥 #IgniteTheSeason #Hockey #BuildingAnOasis #CVFirebirds #CoachellaValley #AHL pic.twitter.com/MJqI0gp8Dj— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds)
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Walter Clark Legal Group is the target of three new lawsuits filed by current and former employees, all of them women who claim they were illegally discriminated against based on their pregnancies and gender. The suits, which were first obtained and reported by News Channel 3, describe individual work experiences the women said support their
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You can watch Biden’s speech in the player below: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that “equality and democracy are under assault” in the U.S. as he sounded an alarm about his predecessor, Donald Trump, and “MAGA Republican” adherents, labeling them an extremist threat to the nation and its future. Aiming to
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Riverside County has launched a dashboard breaking down data on monkeypox vaccinations across the county, including the Coachella Valley. The dashboard is available at rivcoph.org/mpx/Data. Check Out the interactive dashboard below: According to the data, as of Sept. 1, 6,474 vaccines have been allocated to Riverside County, They have also received 6,474 doses. A total
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD A panel of U.S. health advisers voted to recommend Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 boosters that target the newest omicron strains for people 12 and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to adopt the recommendation, the last step before shots can begin. The panel also voted to recommend Moderna’s version
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An unregistered sex offender wanted in two states was arrested in the High Desert on Wednesday. The incident that led to the arrest started at around 2:00 p.m. Deputies conducted a traffic stop in downtown Joshua Tree. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. revealed that from that traffic stop, deputies developed leads that revealed a
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An arrest has been made in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old Coachella Valley resident earlier this year. On January 1, 2022, Travis O’Brien, 22, was found dead in the 69000 block of Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Overdose Death Investigations and Narcotics Unit (ODIN) determined that O’Brien was
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Authorities put a call out for the community’s help in finding a Yucca Valley man last seen in the Fontana area on August 9, 2022. Robert Frank Lewis, Jr., 43, was released from the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on August 9. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, following his release, Lewis
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During times of High Heat, the Palm Springs School District has a plan for all staff and students when creating outdoor physical activity. Activities like recess, physical education classes, field trips, fine outdoor art, and athletic practices and competitions are all considered when creating instruction when heat warnings are implemented. “Drinking water will be easily
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect, along with an Ozone Advisory, and there’s Flex Alert this evening as well as the heat will put stress on the state’s power grid. Humidity is steadily increasing into the weekend, and with that comes a small chance of mountain thunderstorms as well. Highs over the next several
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A local family is remembering Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last week. It happened just after 8 p.m. last Wednesday. Police say Nava was crossing the street, on Palm Drive and Cahuilla Avenue, when he was stuck by car. Police say the car immediately fled, and
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