One person was killed in a head-on crash in Coachella Thursday morning, CalFire reports. It happened around 8:00 a.m. at the intersection of Grapefruit Boulevard and Avenue 52. Firefighters say there were two vehicles involved. One person was pronounced dead on the scene. Another person was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of
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Traffic lanes on Interstate 10 eastbound were closed Thursday morning due to a big rig truck fire east of Coachella. The truck was hauling containers of water when it caught fire east of Dillon Road and was reported at 5:25 a.m. Both eastbound freeway lanes were brought to a standstill due to the intense flames
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With the Fall semester underway, College of the Desert campuses are experiencing the return of students who have been eager to revisit in-person learning after more than a year of shutdowns. Currently, students and staff who want to attend face-to-face instruction or other on-campus activities are not required to show proof that they are vaccinated
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The debate over a controversial statue in front of Palm Springs city hall is growing more heated, as a group pushing for it to remain there fired off explosive claims Wednesday. The city council and its human rights commission are set to meet next Wednesday night to decide if the statue of former Mayor Frank
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Cal Fire / Riverside County fire crews were able to fully contain a resident structure fire that displaced three adults and six children Wednesday evening in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported within the 66000 block of 1st Street at approximately 5:56 p.m. Firefighters arrived at the scene and reported a single-story, single-family dwelling
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The Peer Support Comfort K-9 Program helps provide companionship, comfort, socialization, mental stimulation, and appropriate physical touch to first responders in need. The team consists of a trained Peer Support Member, trained handler, and the animal. Currently, the program has two trained dogs, Star and Henry. “What we’ve seen nationwide in the fire service over
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A Marine Corps recruiter and nurse stopped by Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Wednesday morning to host an open discussion with students about the importance of healthy eating habits, exercise and mental health. “We want to make sure students are staying out of trouble, eating right, living a healthy lifestyle,” said Sgt. Jorge Guzman, Marine
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Palm Springs International Airport set its third monthly passenger record for the year, making 2021 its busiest summer on record, officials announced today. The airport saw a total of 117,952 passengers in August, beating the previous August record of 97,941 passengers set in 2019 by 20.4%, according to airport officials. This August’s numbers also beat
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A scholarship fund has been established in the name of Coachella Valley native and fallen Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez. Lopez was among 13 U.S. servicepeople who were killed in the bombing at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport last month. He was laid to rest last weekend after three days of local ceremonies and events to honor
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The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of the extra shots. The FDA authorized booster doses for Americans who are 65 and older, younger
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 576 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 351,034. Cases in Schools: PSUSD – 31 students and 5 staff DSUSD- 71 students and 12 staff CVUSD- 21 students and 3 staff members The case rate per 100K for the county
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Palm Springs fire and medical teams have cleared the scene of a “Mass Casualty Incident” after approximately 15 to 20 patients experienced airway issues The incident happened at approximately 2:30 p.m. along the 1100 block of Farrel Drive, near the Palm Springs DMV office. According to PSFD officials, there are multiple fire units and AMR
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A convict serving a life sentence for the murder of a Cathedral City man was re-captured after he attempted to escape from a hospital in San Diego. Gabriel Gaytan Cardenas, 36, attempted to escape from Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego Tuesday night, authorities told CBS 8. There was no word as to what
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A man who died in a single-vehicle collision near Desert Center was identified today. Bruce Falconer, 61, of Ramona was found dead at the scene of Tuesday’s crash, which took place near the intersection of State Highway 62 and Rice Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said that, for reasons still under
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One of the biggest names in tennis won’t be at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. On Wednesday, officials announced that 2018 BNP Paribas Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of this year’s tournament. The tournament was set to start in two weeks. 2018 Champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from #BNPPO21.We look forward
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway two-month closure will be extended by an extra week, officials announced on Wednesday. The tram is currently closed for annual maintenance. The original closure was set to last from Sept. 7 through Oct. 4. The closure was extended on Oct. 10 with a new reopening date of Oct. 11. There
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A Yucca Valley man who triggered a collision in Palm Springs while high on drugs was convicted of the murder of one of his passengers today. The Indio jury also convicted Robert Garcia Jr., 55, of DUI causing injury and sentence-enhancing allegations of causing bodily injury to multiple victims in connection with the crash near
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Cal Fire responded to a motorcoach on fire off of the eastbound lanes of the I-10 in Thermal Wednesday morning. In a tweet sent out by Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at 8:26 a.m., there was a commercial vehicle fire off the eastbound lane of Interstate 10, west of Cottonwood Springs Road in Thermal. When
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A fiery Desert Hot Springs head-on collision resulted in at least one fatality late Tuesday night. Police and medics were called to the area of Little Morongo Road between Dillon Road and Two Bunch Palms on the city’s westside at 10:51 p.m. Officers say two vehicles collided there at approximately 10:46 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. One vehicle
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September is Blood Cancer Awareness month, a time to educate the public on different blood cancers. A La Quinta woman was diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a rare blood cancer, about 22 years ago. She’s made it a point to live her life to the fullest. Polycythemia vera is a rare blood cancer that causes bone
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