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Local center expanding resources for transgender people, housing and food assistance
Transgender Health and Wellness Center in Palm Springs is opening Healing Rainbows, a new space dedicated to connecting transgender, gender-nonconforming, intersex and allied individuals with a variety of services; including housing, mental health, and food assistance. The center hosting an open house Thursday, October 10, at 4PM. According to experts, 1/5 of trans people have
Continue ReadingCooling trend underway
Highs are finally dropping toward more seasonally normal conditions, topping out at 104 yesterday. We will still be ten or so degrees above normal this afternoon. Air quality may be an issue today in the Imperial Valley, with an Air Quality Alert for elevated ozone levels in place there through this evening. So far, air
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Shooting under investigation in Coachella
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene of a shooting Wednesday night, that was reported in a neighborhood near the Highway 86 Expressway and Avenue 52. Deputies were called to Naomi Court and Perez Street at approximately 10:00 p.m. They reported locating evidence of a shooting but said they did not find a victim
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Rep. Raul Ruiz hosts rally ahead of Donald Trump’s Coachella Valley visit
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz hosted a rally Wednesday afternoon in Sun City Palm Desert. Ruiz’s came after former President Donald Trump announced his plans to host a rally in the Coachella Valley on Saturday. Hundreds of people attended the rally on Wednesday including Roberta and Ken Lyon. “We’ve supported him before and we’re excited to have
Continue ReadingCalifornians can now add their driver’s license to their phone through DMV program
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is allowing California residents to enroll in its pilot program for mobile driver’s licenses. This program, called mDL, lets Californians add their Driver’s License, or other government-issued identification, onto their Apple or Google Wallets. mDL is currently authorized for limited usages. Several airports are enrolled in the program, though Palm
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Continuing to track cooler conditions this week
Temperatures today have fallen a bit more than initially expected, which is some very welcomed news! There are no more excessive heat warnings or heat advisories in place for the Coachella Valley or the rest of Southern California. Thanks to our weather pattern set up, we will slowly start to feel more relief day by
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Firefighters take part in ‘live burn’ training at Palm Springs International Airport
Preparing for an aircraft emergency! On Tuesday, fire crews took part in a “live burn” training at the Palm Springs International Airport. Airport officials say the FAA-required exercise uses a specialized aircraft prop that shoots real propane flames. “We don’t get aircraft emergencies very often when they do happen we have to be able to perform
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Agua Caliente hosting College and Career Fair
Students from the Coachella Valley will have the opportunity to meet representatives from over 100 colleges, trade schools and employers today at Agua Caliente. The college and career fair aims to help students as they look to take next steps, and provides a place to explore options. The College and Career Fair is taking place
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Festival de Cine Latino Nvision regresa a Palm Springs este fin de semana
Empezando el jueves, 10 de octubre hasta el sábado, 12 de octubre, Museo de Arte de Palm Springs colabora de nuevo con Nvision, ofreciendo bellas obras de arte, música y cine al público. “Más de la mitad de las pelÃculas que vamos a presentar son dirigidas por mujeres y luego un 20% son creadas por directores
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Heatwave slowly ebbing
The Excessive Heat Warning expired yesterday evening, but we are still flirting with near-record heat today as a slow cool-down begins. The record today is 110 degrees and I think we’ll be just shy of that later this afternoon. A trough up to our North will finally bring some cooler conditions through the end of
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Election observer tours offer an inside look at electoral process
The County of Riverside Registrar of Voters will begin offering election observer tours today. These tours will be held each Tuesday and Thursday, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The first day of tours is October 8th and will run until Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th. The county
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Local democrats to hold rallies ahead of Trump Coachella Valley visit
Two local rallies are planned ahead of former President Donald Trump’s visit to the Coachella Valley this weekend. Trump is set to host a rally on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella. Click here to register for tickets. Just a day after the rally was announced, local Democrats announced their own rallies. On
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Adelanto residents plead guilty to attempted murder in Palm Desert mall parking lot shooting
A pair of suspects accused in a shooting at a Palm Desert shopping center entered guilty pleas today to attempted murder and other charges. Adelanto residents Allen Curcio Adams Jr. and Alexander Brice Alvarado, both 21, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder, one count of assault with a gun and two counts of
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