California workers will need to stay masked on the job. That was the ruling Wednesday night from Cal/OSHA, ahead of the state preparing to lift most coronavirus restrictions starting next Tuesday, June 15. The Cal/OSHA board voted to rescind the new workplace rules that they had just approved last week on June 3. That means
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in Yucca Valley Wednesday night. The shooting happened in the parking lot outside the Grocery Outlet on Twentynine Palms Highway, Cindy Bachman, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department confirmed. There was no other information available at this time. The invesitgation remains active at this time.
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A former NCAA wrestler convicted of beating up one woman and sexually assaulting another at his Coachella Valley ranch will not be allowed to post bond pending the results of his appeal, a judge ruled today. Wayne Eric Boyd, 74, of Sky Valley was sentenced on April 8 to two years in state prison stemming
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A 42-year-old man accused of holding up banks in Banning bank and Hemet by pretending to have a gun concealed in his shirt will stand trial on a pair of robbery counts, a judge ruled today. Aaron Sterling Gefrerer of Cathedral City was arrested last month after a Banning Police Department investigation, with assistance from
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A group traveling across the United States in a sprinter-type van is now on their way to a hospital after suffering a medical issue while on Interstate 10 near Desert Center. Medical and police units were called out to Red Cloud Mine Road, which is located between Desert Center and Chiraco Summit, at approximately 3:11
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The state guidance on mask-wearing largely mirrors rules announced last month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, people who are not vaccinated will still be required to wear masks in indoor public settings, including retail stores, movie theaters and government offices.
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The Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau has launched its digital “Summer Eats Pass” offering discounts and special menus at dozens of restaurants and eateries around the Coachella Valley. To sign-up, just download the FREE mobile pass and get access to exclusive offers from Greater Palm Springs restaurants. Click this image to visit the
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Pieces of the Forever Marilyn statue arrived in Palm Springs Tuesday night. The sculpture left New Jersey on two trucks on June 1. Viewers sent in pictures of the sculpture’s head and leg out near the site where it will soon stand. Forever Marilyn will be placed on Museum Way in downtown Palm Springs right behind
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Marilyn has started making her highly anticipated return to Palm Springs! Parts of the Forever Marilyn sculpture are starting to arrive in downtown Palm Springs ahead of its construction. The sculpture left New Jersey on two trucks on June 1. Viewers sent in pictures of the sculpture’s head and leg out near the site where
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Palm Desert based Mama’s House provides women in crisis pregnancies with a safe place to call home. The nonprofit is looking to bring on a director of development. Floyd Rhoades, from the Board of Directors, said “it’s a tipping point for Mama’s house in many respects.” He said that “now we’re going to catapult to
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The Palm Springs Animal Shelter says their kennels have been filling up recently and they’re hoping the community can help. “Right now the shelter is pretty much full. We might have one kennel available for stray animals that come in,” said Gabrielle Amster, Executive Director, Palm Springs Animal Shelter. “We haven’t started doubling up on
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Three people were being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Wednesday morning after a shooting in a Coachella neighborhood. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said Thermal Station deputies were called to a shooting along the 50400 block of Saltillo Circle at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday night. Deputies found evidence of a shooting there along with a home
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At city hall in Coachella, a rainbow flag is flying for the very first time in honor of pride month. The flag can be seen just below the city of Coachella’s flag, a symbol of diversity for all to see. “It’s just great to see that the pride flag is flying here in 6th street,”
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When the Oak View Group recently broke ground on the new, $300-million privately-funded arena, it did so on land owned by the Berger Foundation. The private, non-profit foundation decided to lease the 43-acre-site to Oak View Group after the company’s partnership with the Agua Caliente tribe to build an arena in downtown palm springs dissolved.
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New rate increase could send water bills skyrocketing in just a few months. Higher rates were approved Tuesday by the Coachella Valley Water District for homeowners and commercial users. The CVWD board of directors Tuesday approved a 1-year rate increase to make up for an estimated $81 million dollar budget shortfall, according to a cost
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A third man accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City was arrested today, police said. The man, identified as a 30-year-old from Indio, was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of kidnapping, torture, false imprisonment and
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UPDATE 3:20 p.m. North Gene Autry Trail has been reopened between Via Escuela and Salvia Road after being closed since last night due to poor visibility caused by blowing sand, the Palm Springs Police Department reports. Original Story Palm Springs Police closed Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater Wash at 9:11 p.m. Monday due to
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Riverside County has reached a noteworthy milestone in COVID vaccination. Over half its residents (ages 12+) have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. On Tuesday, the county revealed that a total of 1,055,369 residents have been partially or fully vaccinated. County data shows that the majority of vaccinated residents are in the
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UPDATE 6/14/21 The victim was pronounced dead in the hospital on June 12. He was identified as Obed Heredia, 30, of La Quinta. There is still no word on a suspect vehicle. Anyone with information on this incident can call the Thermal Sheriff Station at 760-863-8990. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call
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June 15th is the date many California residents have fixated on as much of the state is expected to return to usual operations. “Beginning June 15, all sectors listed in the current Blueprint Activities and Business Tiers Chart may return to usual operations (with the limited exceptions noted below for Mega Events) based on the following general
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