Animal Samaritans with “Sven”
Sven is looking for a forever home at Animal Samaritans, SPCA in Thousand Palms, CA. Call 760-601-3918.
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A teacher was tied to a chair, beaten, and fatally hit by a truck, police say
Police in Australia are calling for public assistance in investigating the death of a teacher who was tied to a chair, beaten, and hit by a truck. 43-year-old Anthony Stott was a teacher from Brisbane working at St Peters Lutheran College Springfield in Queensland state, according to CNN affiliate Nine News. He was hit by
Continue ReadingButtigieg ramps up Super Tuesday organization as campaign faces critical next step
Pete Buttigieg is ramping up his Super Tuesday operation, aides tell CNN, committing to add more than five dozen staffers to the delegate-rich states that will vote in early March. Buttigieg’s campaign will begin to have people on the ground in each Super Tuesday state by Monday, aides said, where the campaign hopes the official
Continue Reading‘As each day passes, the chances of evacuation slip by.’ The Nigerian students ‘abandoned’ in Wuhan
Since the Chinese city of Wuhan went into lockdown three weeks ago, university student Victor Vincent has watched as other international students on his campus have returned home. Last week, he says it was the turn of a group of pupils from Myanmar who lived in the apartment above. “They knocked on my door to
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President Trump coming to Rancho Mirage next week
With President Trump coming to the valley next week for a fundraiser in Rancho Mirage — valley Republicans are gearing up for the excitement surrounding a presidential visit as valley Democrats say they’re preparing one of their largest protests yet. “Oh my gosh, there’s big bucks here,” said Joy Miedecke, president of the East Valley
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President Donald Trump visiting Rancho Mirage next week for fundraising event
President Donald Trump is planning to visit the Coachella Valley next week to attend a fundraising event at Porcupine Creek in Rancho Mirage, local Republican Party members confirmed to News Channel 3. The fundraiser will be held at the home of Oracle founder Larry Ellison on Wednesday, February 19. The invitation shows a contribution of
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Local musicians share their experiences at COD Talks event
A group of College of the Desert students and members of the community filled the school’s theater for “COD Talks – Stories Worth Sharing,” a Ted Talk-style conversation. “Each COD Talk is a little bit different each time,” said Danny Torres, a student center assistant at COD. This week’s talk focused on musicians sharing their
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Palm Desert residents share input on potential district maps
Palm Desert residents got the opportunity to give their input on new potential city council district boundaries. An open house was held Wednesday evening at the Palm Desert Community Center on San Pablo Avenue. City officials presented upcoming changes on how the city will conduct elections. Open House #1 Back in December, the city council
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Detention Center Delays
The John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio will give Riverside County nearly 1,300 new jail beds to keep criminals off the streets. Eventually. Completion of the new jail is now running more than two years behind schedule. In August 2018, Rob Field, Assistant County Executive Officer, told us there had been, “A couple of
Continue ReadingOklahoma’s journalism school apologizes after professor compared ‘OK, boomer’ to the n-word
The University of Oklahoma’s journalism school apologized Wednesday after a professor said that using the phrase “OK, boomer” is equivalent to saying the n-word. The apology, from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Oklahoma, came via email to journalism students a day after the professor’s comments. In the email,
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Customer in store credit dispute with West Elm in Palm Springs
At West Elm in downtown Palm Springs their card cover reads “you deserve some credit”. But La Quinta resident Jim Crall was surprised to find he doesn’t have any credit when he tried to redeem the credit he says the store put on his card back in 2017 when he returned merchandise to the Palm
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Banning vinyl record factory fire caused $8 million in damage
A fire that broke out at a vinyl record factory in Banning last week caused $8 million in damage, according to CAL FIRE. The blaze was reported around 8 a.m. on February 8 at Apollo Masters Corp. on the 100 block of Lincoln Street. CAL FIRE crews were able to contain the fire in the
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An exclusive look at one swiftwater rescue team in the Coachella Valley
A web-exclusive look at the Palm Desert swiftwater rescue team. This is one of the two teams in the Coachella Valley. We spoke with Tony Gomez, a fire apparatus engineer and swiftwater team member that said when that call comes in, “It’s back to our training, it’s all procedural.” To be part of the swiftwater
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Eisenhower Health receives CDC cardiovascular healthcare honor
Eisenhower Health is the first Million Hearts hospital in the country. The designation, which was given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was announced on Tuesday. Eisenhower earned the honor for its work excelling in cardiovascular events. The goal of the Million Hearts initiative is to prevent 1 million heart attacks and
Continue ReadingREAD: Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price’s letter of resignation
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price resigned on Wednesday, according to a statement from the party. Read his letter of resignation below: Dear Members of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee, Serving as Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party has been one of the greatest honors of my life. When I took over this
Continue ReadingEisenhower interview with Dr. Patricia Cummings
Dr. Patricia Cummings discussed a new initiative that was just announced today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Million Hearts, a national initiative by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes in five years, is now congratulating hospitals and health systems that excel in
Continue ReadingA contested convention looks even more possible after New Hampshire
The 2020 New Hampshire primary is in the books, and one of the messiest primaries in recent history seemingly got even messier. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders did win as expected. He remains the national front runner in polling and fundraising. But Sanders got just 26% of the vote and finished barely ahead of former South
Continue ReadingREAD: Roger Stone’s motion for a new trial
Roger Stone, a longtime friend and adviser to President Donald Trump, made a request for a new trial under seal, arguing his case should be reheard because one of the jurors should not have been allowed to be on the panel, according to a partially redacted order. A federal judge has denied Stone’s request, according
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$1.2 million Indio bike lane project announced
Fresh striping designed to create a buffer between vehicles and bicyclists will accompany road repairs planned on about four miles of roadway in Indio, city officials announced today. Crews are scheduled to begin resurfacing Avenue 48, between Jefferson and Calhoun streets, and adding new striping for bike lanes starting March 2. The work is scheduled
Continue ReadingThree high school girls track athletes file suit after males win their events
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Three high school track athletes and their mothers have filed a lawsuit in federal court to challenge Connecticut’s policy of allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports. The suit, filed Wednesday in Hartford, said the state’s policy robs female athletes of opportunities because of
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