People across the valley have been helping the Cathedral City families impacted by tropical storm Hilary. Volunteers have helped with shoveling and passing food and water. Valley resident Margaret Gutierrez has been on site every day since the flood. “I think it’s really important for people to understand that this was a small part of
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Riverside County completed its flood control road project in Palm Springs ahead of schedule, just days before Tropical Storm Hilary brought record amounts of rain to the Valley. Traces of mud and debris were left behind, but for gallery owner, Tom Ross, it’s nothing close to the damage he saw in 2017 when water rushed
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Five days after Tropical Storm Hilary, knee-deep mud still covers the Mendiola family’s kitchen and living room. “Unfortunately we’re still kind of shock at the moment, we’re just trying to pick up the pieces, and taking day by day,” said Arcie Mendiola, a Cathedral City resident. The Mendiola family lives in the same Cathedral City
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A probationer accused of fatally stabbing a 39-year-old woman during an attack in her Desert Hot Springs apartment nearly three decades ago was re-arraigned today following a grand jury indictment for murder, pleading not guilty. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 50, of Gardena was arrested last year following a cold case investigation that culminated in DNA evidence
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A 33-year-old woman suspected with two others in a robbery that started in Rancho Mirage, where a person was lured into a vehicle, driven away, and robbed, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Lucero Barraza Cagno of Indio was charged with one felony count each of robbery, receiving a stolen vehicle, taking a vehicle
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The damage left from Tropical Storm Hilary is currently estimated more than $126 million throughout all of Riverside County, officials said. The storm heavily impacted the Coachella Valley. Rainfall rates approached a 50-year storm for the Coachella Valley floor areas and in excess to a 1,000 year event in some mountain canyon areas. Damage estimates
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A 33-year-old man suspected of prowling through a Palm Springs neighborhood and burglarizing a home pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Justin Val Miller of Palm Springs is charged with one felony count of burglary, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty to the charge Friday morning at the Larson Justice Center in
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FIND Food Bank is the desert’s regional food bank, serving over 1500,00 people suffering from food insecurities each month. With the recent tropical storm, FIND Food Bank has became a great support for our valley residents who have been directly impacted by the tragedy. Today, August 25th they will be having a emergency mobile market
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A local non-profit called Assistance League Coachella Valley (ALCV) helps provide necessities to children in need, in all three school districts. This year some of the items the ALCV donated to children was a backpack filled with underwear, shorts, socks, hygiene items, and much more. ALCV President, Christine McClain said seeing the joy in the
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A vigil is being held at La Quinta Civic Center Park on Saturday, marking two years since Corporal Hunter Lopez lost his life in Afghanistan. The vigil is going to be held on August 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The address is 78495 Calle Tampico in La Quinta. Corporal Lopez and his family
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By Oren Liebermann and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San Diego has been confirmed dead, according to a statement from the unit. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft. Search and rescue teams sent out after the
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The Riverside County Animal Shelter and Animal Samaritans are temporarily closed in Thousand Palms because of flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary. “The main road, which is Rio del Sol is completely flooded and closed. So we have zero access to the clinic at this time,” said Justine Ziembo, Veterinary Practice Manager for Animal Samaritans. “We
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Congressman Raul Ruiz took a valley-wide aerial tour to assess the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary. California Highway Patrol conducted the tour over heavily-affected areas like the I-10 and Bob Hope, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Coachella, Mecca, Desert Shores, and Salton City. Congressman Ruiz said the damage was, “…worse than he anticipated.” “Clearly, our infrastructure
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A grieving family has identified a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed on Sunday in the City of Coachella as Joseph Aroz. Aroz was shot and killed just outside his family’s home in the middle of Tropical Storm Hilary. The investigation into his killing remains ongoing, but his family is hoping members of the
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The aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary continues to grip the region as a vital Palm Springs artery could remain closed for months. Officials said Indian Canyon Drive, which has extensive damage due to extreme flooding underneath several feet of mud, could take until late October to repair and reopen. The severity of the situation has
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Palm Springs arrested a suspect in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash in July 2022. The suspect, identified as Cody Jay Hamilton, 28 of Cathedral City, was arrested on Thursday at around 2:00 p.m. in Cathedral City. He is expected to be arraigned on Monday on charges of hit-and-run resulting in death. The crash happened
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A 33-year-old man suspected of prowling, stealing two vehicles and burglarizing a home in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Justin Eric Dalton of Moreno Valley pleaded not guilty Thursday to one felony count each of burglary and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to court records. On Wednesday, he
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Local employees of Home Depot have been shoveling mud in Cathedral City since Wednesday. A Home Depot official says they have dug out ten cars from garages and driveways in the past two days. “We are Team Depot and the Home Depot Foundation; we’re out here trying to help the community clear out as much
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A memorial service was held today for one of the three firefighters killed in a helicopter crash while battling a fire in Cabazon earlier this month. It was live streamed this morning. You can watch the celebration of life service for Assistant Chief Josh Bischof below: Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the loss of Assistant
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Palm Springs Unified School District resumed classes Thursday morning after tropical storm Hilary put them on hold for a few days. Many valley roads are still closed after the storm, so many parents had to plan their routes to school ahead of time. The major road closures at Indian Canyon Drive, Gene Autry Trail, and Date
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