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Resident reactions to the potential reopening of N. Indian Canyon Drive

Palm Springs City Manager, Scott Stiles, said the city is “cautiously optimistic”  about reopening N. Indian Canyon Drive during Tuesday night’s city council meeting.   For more on last night’s city council meeting, click here.  According to the city, the road, which was severely damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary, could reopen to “emergency access”

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Gusty and cooler to end the week

Today will be the warmest day of the week, matching yesterday’s high of 104. A Windblown Dust Advisory remains in effect until 8 this morning, but gustier winds will return heading into tomorrow evening. Winds tomorrow evening will climb into the 25-30 m.p.h. range in parts of the region. Those gusty winds will drop daytime

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I-Team: Long-delayed TALUS La Quinta luxury resort development still searching for financing as city talks litigation

The City of La Quinta’s long-delayed TALUS luxury resort development remains in limbo as money troubles continue to plague the Robert Green Company project. Formerly known as SilverRock, TALUS missed the city’s latest 60-day mid-July deadline to secure its financing and present a plan to move forward with construction. Without a financing breakthrough, the project could be headed toward litigation. It’s a topic

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Riverside County officials accused of offering hush money to sexual assault victims

Riverside County officials are accused of bribing sexual assault victims in exchange for their silence.  According to court documents filed in Riverside County on Monday by attorneys representing two women, the victims were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse, harassment, and intimidation by Christian Phillip Heidecker between March and April of 2023, during which Heidecker was

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Officials call to designate Chuckwalla National Monument, expand Joshua Tree

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, was joined by tribal and community leaders, elected officials, and local residents Monday to call on President Joe Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument and to protect lands adjacent to the Joshua Tree National Park. The Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Expansion Act of 2023 would allow

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CV Repertory recognizes Suicide Prevention Month with ‘OPHELIA LIVES!’

The Coachella Valley Repertory, CVRep, is honoring Suicide Prevention Month with their rendition of ‘OPHELIA LIVES!’  ‘OPHELIA LIVES!’ , written by Gillette Elvgren, follows the lives of teens in a highschool drama class rehearsing Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The cast delves into difficult topics like self-harm and suicidal ideation when a note written by a student considering

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Warm & breezy conditions today

A Windblown Dusty Advisory remains in effect through early tomorrow, even though winds will increase by Thursday. A trough up North helps encourage those winds, and it will swing through NorCal this afternoon. Highs will be slightly above average today, much like yesterday. Thursday we see breezy conditions increasing and daytime highs will drop significantly

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