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Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 checkpoint say they found nearly 75 pounds of methamphetamine after a K-9 team alerted them to inspect a vehicle. On first look, the vehicle was a silver Chevy Silverado with furniture in the bed of the pickup truck. The driver was a 58-year-old United States resident. On further
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At 10:21 a.m. Thursday, schools across the Coachella Valley took part in the Great Shakeout to prepare for earthquakes. Desert Sands Unified School District and Coachella Valley Unified School District held the drill with an alarm to simulate an earthquake happening. From there students and staff dropped, covered, and held on for about a minute.
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A meeting is planned for Thursday night to address residents of the eastern Coachella Valley community of North Shore. The discussion focuses on the recent extended power outage and emergency preparedness. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez is inviting people to the meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the North Shore Community Park in
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug Administration’s decisions
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Indio has begun handing out its second wave of Small Business Emergency Assistance Program grants to local businesses and daycare providers, the city announced today. The latest wave of grants, totaling up to $425,000, was approved by the city on Sept. 15, and city officials said eligible local businesses and daycare providers can expect to
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An Indio man was behind bars today after pleading not guilty Monday to charges related to a 2012 shooting that killed an Indio woman and left another man injured. John Paul Cortina, 36, was arrested on Oct. 14 for suspicion of carrying out the shooting in Indio on July 11, 2012, according to Benjamin Guitron,
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The iconic Cabazon Dinosaurs may be getting a cannabis dispensary as its new neighbor. On Tuesday, the Riverside County board of supervisors approved a conditional use permit for Empire Cannabis to build a 4,916 square foot cannabis retail facility on Seminole Drive off Interstate 10. The dispensary will be built approximately 624 feet away from
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A new art installation is now up at Dr. Carreon Park, you might recognize the piece from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. City officials said it was installed in partnership with Goldenvoice, the parent company of the festival. They added that it’s part of an effort to revamp the city. “We’ve been working on
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By ZEKE MILLER and LINDSEY TANNER WASHINGTON (AP) — Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for elementary school youngsters
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Highway 74 was shut down for several hours after a vehicle fell off the side of the roadway near Vista Point. The crash happened at around 1:32 p.m. CAL FIRE confirmed that firefighters found the vehicle approximately 400 feet over the side of Highway 74 with a person trapped inside. TRAFFIC COLLISION OVER THE SIDE
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Two new fire stations are coming to the eastern part of the county. On Tuesday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved fire station projects in North Shore and Desert Center. The community’s current fire stations are considered aging. Both were originally designed for staffing of one person but now have three or four personnel.
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Former Palm Springs City Councilmember and current Planning Commission vice-chair J.R. Roberts held a news conference on Wednesday morning to announce a significant development in the restoration of the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs. Roberts announced that David Lee, co-creator of “Fraiser” and a Palm Springs resident, has pledged $5 million to jumpstart
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Two elementary school students are making money by crafting their own wooden custom flags. The money they raise is being contributed to Gerald Ford Elementary School to help improve the music and arts program. As brothers Jake and Jason Vasquez followed the “stay at home” orders, they turned some free time into a small business.
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If you watched the season premiere of “The Bachelorette” on ABC/KESQ last night, you saw thirty men arriving in Indian Wells with the hopes of courting bachelorette Michelle Young. The resort hosting the hit reality show is the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. News Channel 3 reported in July that scenes for
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An arrest has been made in a murder investigation dating back to 2012. Indio Police confirmed on Tuesday that a suspect was arrested in the killing of Isela Duran, 45. Duran was one of two people shot on the night of July 11, 2012, at the intersection of Daisy Street and Primrose Avenue, just a
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In La Quinta, the long-delayed SilverRock Resort is getting a branding refresh, including a new name: “Talus La Quinta.” Robert Green, president and CEO of The Robert Green Co., made the announcement during Tuesday afternoon’s La Quinta City Council meeting. “We have so much to look forward to,” Green said. “The word talus is defined
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The Desert Hot Springs City Council unanimously approved a contract with the police department for a school resource officer at its high school. The contract will now move to the Palm Springs Unified School District board of education. If the board approves it, then SROs will return to Desert Hot Springs High School’s campus. PSUSD
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If you ride the bus in the valley you might want to double check the schedule. Sunline Transit Agency is modifying certain bus routes due to a shortage of bus drivers starting October 17th. “This last Sunday, Sunline Transit Agency moved over to ‘Service Level 2.’ What that means is that our local routes are
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The College of the Desert today announced it has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to help low-income, first-generation students find a path to college. The U.S Department of Education awarded the community college with the $1,386,870 “Educational Talent Search” grant in order to identify and assist middle- and high-school students who have the potential
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If the mixing and matching of booster shots is approved, then maybe somebody who qualifies for a booster shot and initially got the Moderna vaccine could go on to get a Pfizer booster shot. Maybe the side effects they got with Moderna were bad and they want to try something different.” The U.S. may soon
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