A man accused in the hit-and-run death of a 39-year-old man in Palm Springs more than a year ago entered not guilty pleas today. Â Â Chad Steinmetz, 42, had a warrant issued for his arrest May 24, when he was also charged with one felony count of a hit-and-run causing death, according to court records.
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Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is welcoming students back to the classroom on Thursday for the 2023-2024 school year. Despite Tropical Storm Hilary causing destruction to many Coachella roadways, school is proceeding on. District staff want their families to make sure they are planning their route ahead of time to arrive before the bell
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CLICK HERE for local traffic updates: Indian Canyon could be closed for two months, Date Palm Drive to open to two lanes more roads reopen PSUSD to return to school Thursday Students in the Palm Springs Unified School District will return to classes on Thursday, officials confirmed. PSUSD officials advised parents to plan their routes
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As students return to Coachella Valley Unified School District campuses for their first day of classes Thursday, they’re being met with notable changes in safety protocols. The revisions come after a series of concerning incidents last spring, in which reported threats of weapons resulted in multiple campus lockdowns. This academic year, CVUSD has reevaluated its
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People all over the valley continue to clean-up in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. The storm brought floodwaters and mud flows. Some people seeing that as a mess that had to be cleaned-up, others seeing it as a rare opportunity for recreation. We saw some people trying to make the best of the storm, bringing
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With many roads in the Valley still closed, Palm Springs Unified is asking parents to plan ahead when bringing their kids back to school on Thursday. All PSUSD schools will be back in session, after Tropical Storm Hilary put it on pause for a few days. “I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know
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A GoFundMe page has been set up to help family with funeral expenses for a 16-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Coachella over the weekend. Joseph Aroz, 16, was pronounced dead after being shot Sunday at around 9:07 p.m. in the 53500 block of Cesar Chavez Street. Family said the shooting happened at the
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Your back-to-school coverage continues with an in-depth look at how all three valley school districts are addressing the Fentanyl crisis. I-Team Reporter Karen Devine has been covering the crisis extensively and this time Devine is showing us how educators are taking a proactive approach. Palm Springs, Desert Sands, and Coachella Valley Unified School Districts have all added
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Jose Salazar is one of many Desert Hot Springs residents who have continued to feel the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. Salazar and his partner lost their mobile home in the flood that ravaged the city. “We ended up going back and forth through…the mud and rain to get our pets. We finally get our
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Caltrans District 8 crews have been assessing roads and removing debris that covered Interstate 10 and a number of other streets across the Coachella Valley in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. While some roads have been reopened, others remain closed after sustaining damage. However, the extent of the damage remains unknown in some areas
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 A Cathedral City man suspected in a fight that led to a fatal shooting at an Applebee’s Grill & Bar had his bail reduced today by $900,000. Willie R. Bustamante, 33, is charged with one felony count of murder and faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court
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“The Queen of Broadway” will headline the Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival in November. Multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter and Tony Award-winning performer Idina Menzel will headline the three-day festival. She will perform on Saturday, November 4. Menzel is perhaps best known for her time as the star of the smash-hit musical “Wicked” and the voice of Elsa
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Peter Daut asked Superintendent Dr. Luis Valentino a variety of questions about the upcoming school year, and some of the biggest challenges facing the Coachella Valley Unified School District. Dr. Luis Valentino said many changes involve safety and security. “We’ve added cameras, we’ve added buzzers indoors at the main office, and those sorts of things.
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A child suffered minor injuries after a Morongo Unified School District bus was involved crash in Yucca Valley Wednesday afternoon. MUSD officials said the school bus was carrying 28 children from La Content Middle School. The bus was traveling westbound on Onaga when it was involved in a collision at around 1:00 p.m. According to
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As we all continue our cleanup of the Coachella Valley in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary, I wanted to take a deeper look at exactly how much water flowed through the valley. I looked into how much water our washes saw from Hilary and how much water they can handle. Credit: Peter Daut The
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A person died today in a traffic crash near the city of Desert Hot Springs. The crash was reported about 5:30 a.m. at Little Morongo Road and 15th Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the California Highway Patrol, a silver Honda was traveling Southbound on Little Morongo Road , south of 15th
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A 41-year-old man was sentenced to three years and four months in state prison today for a 2019 street racing collision that killed two senior citizens in Coachella. Angel Ramirez pleaded guilty in April to two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence stemming from the May 17, 2019, crash that killed Sofia Prieto, 74,
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Residents at the Tri-Palms Estates and Country Club are still cleaning up the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary. Neighbors are removing the thick mud with shovels, brooms, buckets and wheelbarrows. Jimmy Taylor, a 30-year resident of Tri-Palm, is determined to cleanup his driveway although it is a hassle. “I’m going to be 79 and I
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have officially announced today that they signed goaltender Jack LaFontaine for the 2023-2024 season. This after the Seattle Kraken the NHL affiliate for the Firebirds signed former goaltender Joey Daccord to a two-year $2.4 million dollar deal in June of this year. The 25-year-old appeared in 30 games for the ECHL’s
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Due to Tropical Storm Hilary, schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District are closed through Wednesday. Since school is closed, so are extracurricular activities, such as football. In fact, Rancho Mirage has decided to cancel their home game Friday against Aliso Niguel. “We can’t practice until Thursday,” said Rattlers head football coach LD Matthews. “We
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