Three boys injured in a single-engine plane crash at French Valley Airport that killed their dad remained hospitalized today in stable condition, all of them expected to recover. The youths, publicly identified by family as Caleb, Connor and Elijah Newman, were seriously hurt when the Cessna 172 that their father, 39-year-old Jared Alan Newman of
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Assemblymember Greg Wallis (R- Bermuda Dunes) and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) secured a $1 million appropriation for DAP Health in the 2023-24 state budget, their offices announced on Thursday. DAP Health serves more than 10,000 residents of the Coachella Valley. That number is sure to grow as DAP Health completes its acquisition of Borrego Health,
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The city of Palm Springs will swear in world-famous Palm Springs pooch Buddy Holly as its first-ever “Canine Mayor.” Buddy is a six-year-old petit basset griffon from Palm Springs who won the prestigious “Best in Show” honor at this year’s 147th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Buddy is the first of his breed to
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Police arrested a suspect accused of setting a Yucca Valley man and woman on fire last month in Johnson Valley. The suspect, a 32-year-old man from Johnson Valley, was arrested Wednesday during a vehicle check on Old Woman Springs Road, near Mira Street. He is being held at the Morongo Basin Jail with attempted murder
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A Congressional candidate and city councilmember accused of abusing two children in San Jacinto was charged today with two misdemeanor counts of child endangerment. Brian Eugene Hawkins, 44, of San Jacinto, was arrested Sunday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Hawkins, who is being held in lieu of $200,000 bail at the Robert
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Riverside County is reporting a new mpox case, the first since December and the patient is from the Coachella Valley. The case was announced by county health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. With this new case, the county now has a total of 317 mpox cases. County health officials say this is a good reminder that
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California Highway Patrol reported 68 people were killed in crashes throughout the state during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. CHP said nearly half of the total people who died were not wearing a seatbelt. CHP conducted a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) over the weekend through the holiday. That’s when all available uniformed members of
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A new law that tightens the restrictions on how someone becomes a bounty hunter went into effect on July 1, 2023. This law was created in part after an incident in Palm Springs where a man was shot and killed by someone who is accused of illegally working as a bounty hunter. The new law
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The county is stepping in to help as a months-long road construction is impacting business in south Palm Springs. For months, a road leading to the Backstreet Art District in Palm Springs has been blocked due to a Riverside County flood control project, stalling business for about a dozen galleires. Some even expressed fears that the
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If you thought that the Fourth of July was extra hot this year, you might be onto something. Both Monday (7/3/23) and Tuesday (7/4/23) broke the unofficial record for the hottest days ever recorded on Earth. The Coachella Valley was one of many regions which saw temperatures over 100°F. While 111°F in Palm Springs isn’t exceptionally hot,
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The extreme temperatures felt across the Coachella Valley this week prompted the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) to issue a 3-day energy Conserve Alert during the Independence Day holiday weekend. The alert was a call to consumers to voluntarily conserve energy when demand for power could outstrip supply. These alerts generally occur during heatwaves when electrical
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We’re hearing from Mona Babauta, the new CEO and General Manager of the Sunline Transit Agency. Babauta will begin on August 7th after nearly three decades of public service in California. Most recently, she served as the deputy general manager for Golden Gate Transit in San Francisco and surrounding counties. She spoke in-depth with Peter Daut about
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Scorpions are common in the Coachella Valley, but one Palm Desert woman claims she’s come across an invasive, venomous species in her home. Monday, we investigated the potential spread of the Arizona Bark Scorpion. According to Dr. Friedman, a toxicologist with Eisenhower Health, Arizona Bark Scorpions are the only venomous scorpion species in North America.
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UPDATE 7/6/23 11:35 AM According to Cal Fire, the fire is 80 percent contained. It remains at 39 acres. UPDATE 7/5/23 7:40 PMThe fire has been mapped at 39 acres and is 60% contained, Cal Fire announced. Firefighters are working to contain a growing vegetation fire in Mecca that sparked Wednesday morning. Cal Fire officials
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Still got the hockey fever after Firebirds’ amazing inaugural season? Well, you’ll get more hockey soon as the NHL is coming to the Coachella Valley during its preseason. The Anaheim Ducks will take on the Arizona Coyotes in a preseason game at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms at 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 1., the two
Continue Reading A student pilot who was killed when the single-engine airplane he was flying crashed while departing French Valley Airport with three passengers on board was identified today. Jared Alan Newman of Temecula was fatally injured just before 2 p.m. Tuesday when the Cessna 172 went down in the 37300 block of Industry Way, less than
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A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of stabbing another boy last month in Twentynine Palms, police announced. The boy was arrested at around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at his residence in Twentynine Palms, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. announced. He was transported to the Central Juvenile Hall where he was booked for attempted murder
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A felon suspected in a Desert Hot Springs residential break-in in which his accomplice was fatally shot by an occupant of the home re-entered not guilty pleas to felony charges today. Nathan Michael Alger, 22, of Desert Hot Springs was charged with one felony count each of murder, attempted murder, burglary, assault with a gun
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A Beaumont babysitter accused of killing a 15-month-old tot by inflicting severe head trauma, as well as abusing another child, pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Heather Lyn Greenman, 37, of Beaumont was arrested last week following a two-month investigation by the Beaumont Police Department. Along with murder, Greenman is charged
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The hot summer months can be dangerous in the desert with the risk of burning your hands on scorching surfaces like pavement, door handles, or steering wheels. News Channel 3 crews took an infrared thermometer outside to test surfaces we all encounter every day. Temperatures ranged between 120 and 170 degrees. As Eisenhower’s operations director
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