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Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage is hiring tour guide interns for its upcoming season. This is a part-time paid position that offers internship credits for participating colleges and universities. The Sunnylands website explains more about the program: “Tour guides are responsible for advancing the educational mission of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
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People facing ‘mental health related emergencies’ can now dial 988 for help. The federal number debuted Saturday, July 16. It’s connecting callers to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifelife and offering additional resources. We were able to speak to local public safety officials and mental health professionals about their thoughts on the new lifeline. Licensed
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A new art exhibit, filled with the work of victims and survivors of child abuse, is now open to the public in New York. Each art piece reflects the victim’s harrowing experiences and ability to overcome them. “Overcame: Art of The Abused Child,” presented by The Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center (BSCC), features 84 pieces of
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Palm Desert shortstop standout Jordan Sprinkle has been drafted to the Major Leagues! The Chicago White Sox drafted Sprinkle, 21, in the fourth round of the MLB draft. With the 131st pick, the @WhiteSox select @UCSB_Baseball shortstop Jordan Sprinkle, No. 140 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list.Watch live: https://t.co/Vpb66VBrPo pic.twitter.com/Nwj0ZTjAk1— MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) July
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Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 111° this afternoon. It’s not the excessive heat that was felt over the weekend, but it’s certainly not comfortable with the monsoonal moisture continuing to flow in from the south. Dew point temperatures will remain above 50° on Tuesday so the “feels like” factor still won’t be ideal.
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Palm Springs City Manager Justin Clifton is resigning after just over a year on the job. In a statement, Clifton wrote in part, “I feel good about the work we have done together… There is a very strong administrative team in place to continue to steer the organization forward. I will work hard in the
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A man suspected of fatally stabbing his wife and another man in what authorities called a domestic violence confrontation at a Palm Desert hotel parking lot is behind bars. The 34-year-old Palm Desert man was formally arrested Sunday afternoon after being treated at a hospital for what authorities described as critical injuries. He was booked
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Two more men are being treated for “confirmed/probable” monkeypox in eastern Riverside County, News Channel 3 learned Monday. This brings the total number of patients in the county who are considered likely or confirmed to have the virus to five. All of them are residents of eastern Riverside County, which includes Coachella Valley. Of the
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Palm Desert alumna Desirae Krawczyk has reached her career-highest ranking on the WTA Tour. Top 10 @WTA Ranking 🤝 @desiraekrawczyk Des is a top 10 doubles player in the world & 4x Mixed Grand Slam champion. This is her career highest ranking but knowing Des, she’s ain’t satisfied with this! 9 more spots to climb!
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Update 10:15 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday night that the dispute that led to the stabbings was domestic violence. “Through the course of the investigation, and video surveillance review, this incident was determined to be a case of domestic violence,” reads a news release by the Sheriff’s Dept. The two people killed
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Residents at a mobile home park near Desert Hot Springs are cooling-off after a three-day power outage in sweltering temperatures. Riverside County helped residents at Sam’s Family Spa & Hot Water Resort after a Saturday power outage in Desert Hot Springs. The county’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) and the Department of Public Social Services assisted. The county said 14
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Spotty showers fell across the Valley in the morning hours, and more storms are possible this afternoon as Dew Point and humidity values stay well above average. The Dew Point was quite high in the morning hours, and will remain in the 50s and 60s most of the day. We won’t get appreciable relief until
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The Coachella Valley continues to see dangerous heat throughout the weekend. We were able to speak to managers and staff at Crown Aero airport to see how they deal with the triple digit heat. One of the team members tells me how some visitors react to the heat. “A lot of them come from cooler
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The 29 Palms All-Star junior softball team went undefeated in its season and finished second in the Southern California championships. 29 Palms lost back-to-back against West LA. This is the farthest any 29 Palms softball team has ever gone in the playoffs. Anisa Youso, Jenica Silvas, Jordyn Kipfer, and Maia Marerro all big contributors for
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Coming off of a hot weekend, temperatures will start slightly cooler for the upcoming workweek. Humidity remains elevated, however, resulting in temperatures that still feel like 110°+. Partly cloudy skies stick around, especially over areas of higher elevation. KESQ Scattered thunderstorms are anticipated across the Desert Southwest Monday afternoon. There is a slight chance we
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The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for excessive heat coupled with increased humidity until 8:00 p.m. Sunday. KESQ An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect for the Coachella Valley for the same time period. Afternoon high temperatures could climb up to 116° with overnight lows in the 80s
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While we are still three months away from the start of the 22-23 American League Hockey (AHL) season and the Coachella Valley Firebirds official debut, there are rumblings and excitement building for the newest edition to hockey. Seattles’ KIRO7 Sports Director Chris Francis says he believes the Firebirds are going to be better right away
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Residents at the Santiago Sun Canyon Estates mobile home park in north Palm Springs said their power unexpectedly went out Saturday around 5 p.m. Many residents are worried about their health and safety since the temperatures outside are dangerously hot. “We get no information from management as to what’s going on,” said four-year resident Janice
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