Flood victims from Tropical Storm Hilary are not only dealing with clean-up but also mental health hurdles. The extent of the storm’s physical damage to people’s homes is significant, but the inner damage for them can be just as bad or worse. Curtis Toledo was one of the many whose home was hit with extreme flooding in
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Parts of Freedom Park in Palm Desert are still underwater Thursday after flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary. City crews were out working to pump out the water. Baseball fields are still unusable. Some residents have expressed concerns about the risk of mosquitoes because of the standing water. News Channel 3 spoke last week with Palm Desert
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Both sides of Interstate 10 were temporarily shut down just east of Desert Center after a fuel tanker truck exploded, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident was reported at 5:19 p.m. on the eastbound Interstate 10 east of the Corn Springs According to CAL FIRE, a 20,000-gallon fuel tanker truck caught on fire
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In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary, Palm Springs officials are assessing the storm’s impacts on trash collection and disposal services. From sandbag disposal challenges to street blockages caused by sand dumping, the city is determined to learn valuable lessons for the next storm. The storm brought heavy rainfall, prompting the distribution of 75,000 sandbags
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Valley Congressman Ken Calvert toured some of the damage from Tropical Storm Hilary on Thursday. He also met with several elected officials in Palm Springs, where they hope to build a permanent fix at N Indian Canyon, which remains shut down due to the damage from the storm. Calvert says there first needs to be
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Update 4:45 p.m. The bill passed in the State Senate on Thursday, just edging out the necessary votes. The bill heads to Governor Newsom’s desk for final passage. The Riverside County Sheriff is speaking out against proposed legislation that could decriminalize psychedelics like “magic mushrooms” in the state. Sheriff Chad Bianco posted on social media,
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News Channel 3 has reported on the need for more teachers in schools, but there’s another national shortage that health officials say is getting worse: The nursing industry has been short-staffed for years, and it’s not just hospitals getting hit hard. The nursing shortage is also taking a toll on schools, including in the Coachella
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County officials provided a timeline for when the results of testing of potentially contaminated rainwater near mobile home parks in the East Valley will be released. On Tuesday, Riverside County proclaimed a local emergency in response to the breach of the retaining berm at the Lawson Dump Site on Torres Martinez tribal land near Thermal.
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Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, and Morgan Wallen are set to headline the Stagecoach Festival in 2024. The country music event sent out the full lineup Thursday. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 15. Are y’all fired up? Stagecoach 2024 goes on sale next Friday, 9/15 at 11am PT 🔥This is your year – grab your
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Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas has just been announced as the new co-curator of Desert X 2025. She will be joining the organization’s curatorial team under Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and Executive Director Jenny Gil. “I am honored to co-curate the fifth edition of Desert X, a biennial that not only commissions some of the most significant outdoor
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Desert Hot Springs will celebrate its 60th anniversary next weekend with a free community event featuring live music, a beer garden, face painting and a variety of vendors. “This celebration is a tribute to our history and the strong bonds we’ve built within our community,” Mayor Scott Matas said in a statement. “We would be
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It’s a day Coachella Valley Firebirds fans have been waiting months for. Tickets are now on sale for individual games for their upcoming 2023-24 season. The Firebirds are also announcing two preseason home games that will kick off their season. The first preseason game will be against the Ontario Reign on October 6. The second
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Four Coachella Valley residents were chosen to be featured on a jumbotron in New York’s Times Square by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). Every year NSSS selects 500 people to be featured on the jumbotron as a way to bring awareness and advocacy for the group. Four of those participants will be from the
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Federal funding for childcare will come to a stop at the end of September, which could be detrimental for many childcare facilities. The topic of childcare being affordable and accessible has been an ongoing issue in Riverside County already. During the pandemic, federal funding was put in place to help childcare facilities stay afloat and
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A fungal infection called Valley Fever could be of concern here in the Coachella Valley, especially after recent rainy days. “Sometimes after a rains, you will see an increase in Valley Fever infections, primarily in patients who are outside doing things in the dust or the desert,” said Dr. Vincent Devlin, who is an Allergist
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies say a crash involving a motorcycle and car happened at 7:33 p.m. in Coachella on 51st Avenue and Mecca Street. The driver of the car remained on scene, while both riders of the motorcycle were transported to a local hospital with significant injuries. Sheriff’s deputies say the investigation is ongoing. Stay
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Construction crews are hard at work on the more than 3.5-acre site of the Palm Springs Homeless Navigation Center on McCarthy Road. The facility, slated to provide temporary housing and essential services, is now expected to open its doors to those in need in early 2024 after construction deadline extensions were granted by the state.
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Farmers in the eastern Coachella Valley continue to assess the damage to their farms after a storm last Friday brought heavy rain and flooding to the area. Adrian Zendejas is President of Desert Mist Farms, which is headquartered in Coachella. The company has over a thousand acres in Oasis, the majority of which sustained flood
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A fire left six people displaced after it destroyed their home in Coachella Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported at approximately 1:53 p.m. on the 1600 block of 1st Street, just off of Vine Avenue. CAL FIRE officials said the fire was initially reported in the exterior of the home. Firefighters at the scene told
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Defenseman Ryan Jones will join the Coachella Valley Firebirds for the 2023-24 AHL season, the team announced on Wednesday. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for the Latest Team News Jones, 27, appeared in 137 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch over the last two seasons. The 6-foot-2, 214-pounder also played in 29 games for the Rochester Americans
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