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Charles Rosenberg and Liam Goff were in a car accident last Saturday in Sacramento. They were leaving the Out at the Fair Drag Bingo Charity event. Rosenberg and Goff were left with lacerations and bruising. The couple shared that they survived but they felt like they were being accused by North Sacramento CHP and were not
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Youth Leadership Institute is conducting a walkability audit in Coachella today with the help of local young people dedicated to making improvements throughout their communities. Check out our live interview moments after the audit: Program manager at YLI, Paulina Rojas, said the audit is made possible through a grant from SCAG’s Go Human Mini-Grants Program,
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A growing monkeypox outbreak in Riverside County is raising new concerns about the stigma it may create with the illness hitting mostly gay men. It has some people recalling the beginning of the early days of the fight against HIV and AIDS. News Channel 3 anchor John White is going in-depth, talking with 2 men who see
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This Shadow Hills football program is coming off a successful season in 2021, going 8-3 overall and 3-2 in league play. This year, the Knights say they’re eager to get back out on the field where they will rely on their hard work and preparation to win games. “We are motivated this year,” said senior
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The US Senate has overwhelmingly voted to pass the burn pits bill. The PACT Act was passed with an 82 to 11 vote. Voting against: Crapo, Lankford, Lee, Lummis, Paul, Risch, Romney, Shelby, Tillis, Toomey and Tuberville.Not voting: Cornyn, Leahy and Merkley. https://t.co/mxnkb0oB2Q— Senate Press Gallery (@SenatePress) August 2, 2022 The bill will now head
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Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in bed of a burnt pick-up truck in Thermal. Hector Ramiro Yamanaka, 44, Daisy Gil Cabrera, 34, and Ireneo D. Lagunez, all residents of Coachella, were arrested in connection with the murder of Jesus M.
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Acqua California Bistro at the River in Rancho Mirage has ended its operations. The restaurant’s owners announced the closure on Monday. “We are thankful for the loyal guests who dined with us during the time we were open at The River in Rancho Mirage,” reads a post on the restaurant’s website. Acqua California Bistro reopened
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase its water supply for residents of Oasis Mobile Home Park. For nearly three years, the residents of the park have lived with high levels of arsenic in their water system. Drinking high levels of arsenic has been linked to cancers
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A man who died in the hospital following a traffic collision was identified today as an 80-year-old La Quinta resident. John Steiner suffered major injuries around 9:40 a.m. Sunday when deputies responded to the intersection of Seeley Drive and Miles Avenue in La Quinta to a two-vehicle major injury traffic collision, according to the
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The Board of Supervisors today directed the Riverside County Executive Office and other agencies to accelerate efforts to coordinate the relocation of residents of a dilapidated mobile home park near Thermal, as well as continue coordinating relief operations at the 60-acre site, which has been a fixture of controversy for years. More than 200 families,
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Authorities today identified a 31-year-old man who was killed in a fatal collision in Palm Springs caused by someone suspected of driving under the influence. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Investigators said a vehicle driven by a 57-year-old Los Angeles man, was traveling south on Sunrise
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Oswit Land Trust acquired a piece of land adjacent to the south Lykken trail. The organization sought to purchase the nearly 30 acre property, that was originally being prospected as a site for 95 condos or a hotel, once it was discovered it was for sale. Oswit Land Trust now owns both sides of the
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KESQ is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to raffle off another beautiful home for the 4th annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. This time, the house is in Palm Desert inside the new Montage community. Construction is well underway on the newest St. Jude house, set to be raffled off early next year.
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Two local organizations, DAP Health and Queer Works, are looking to launch a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program (also known as Universal Basic Income Pilot Program), which would give a monthly stipend of $800 to 180 low-income residents for 18 months. “The idea is that we can prove that universal basic income is something that helps
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A Riverside County Public Health spokesperson announced there are six new probable/confirmed Monkeypox cases. In a tweet on Monday morning, Jose Arballo confirmed, “All are men who live in eastern Riverside County who are between 20 and 70. One previous probable case was assigned to San Bernardino County. Total is 34 confirmed/probable cases.” As of
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A Palm Springs woman is getting support from The L-Fund, a non-profit organization that supports lesbians throughout the Coachella Valley. Caroline Romero received The L-Fund Education Education Assistance Program Grant last week after undergoing the application process. Romero has been working as an engineer for five year, and wants to continue growing in her career.
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After months in the making, a new emergency shelter for the homeless in Banning is now up and running. It’s set up across the street from the former encampment, seen from the I-10 heading into the valley. The new ‘Opportunity Village’ is a place where some can call home for the next 90 days. “I’m
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Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in response to the Monkeypox outbreak. The governor said the move will help bolster the state’s vaccination efforts. The proclamation supports the work underway by the California Department of Public Health and others in the administration to coordinate a whole-of-government response to Monkeypox, seek additional vaccines and
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A registered sex offender accused of fatally slashing his year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff in the mountains south of the Coachella Valley, and also attacking the child’s mother and a good Samaritan, pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Adam Slater, 50, is charged with felony counts of murder,
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Friends of the Desert Mountains was recently awarded the Environmental Connections por Vida grant during the Anderson Children’s Foundation’s annual grant awards distribution. The $10,000 grant will go towards funding Friends of the Desert Mountains’ youth education program. The Anderson Children’s Foundation provides funding to charities, nonprofits, churches and schools in the local area. The
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