The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors approved bylaws for the formation of the Coachella Valley Energy Commission. IID noted that the commission will provide diverse local representation to address the unique energy needs for the greater Coachella Valley portion of IID’s service area. One of the new commission’s focuses will be the development of
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First responders are evaluating patients after a two-vehicle collision near the Date Palm bridge in Cathedral City Tuesday evening. The crash occurred near Date Palm Drive and Perez Road at around 7:30 p.m. One vehicle was overturned in the collision, causing some blockage for southbound traffic on Date Palm Drive. Cathedral City firefighters said one
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Martin Massiello, Eisenhower Health’s president/CEO, an internal note to staff addressing a concerning increase in coronavirus patients at the hospital over the past couple of days. Massiello says the hospital had been hovering around one to four COVID patients over the past couple of weeks. That has changed dramatically in the last few days. The
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Two people were arrested last week for allegedly stealing the vehicle of a woman who was reported missing last year in Twentynine Palms. Authorities said the theft caused issues in the search. Erika Lloyd, 38, was reported missing on June 14, 2020. The Walnut Creek native took a road trip from the Bay Area to
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Palm Springs police released photos of two men wanted for their role in an altercation outside a bar that left a person in critical condition The incident happened along the 400 block of E. Arenas Rd. on Friday, July 9 at approximately 1:42 a.m. Police said they were told the victim and a friend were
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A Palm Springs woman last seen on Saturday remains missing. Natalie Ferrell, 35, was checked out of Eisenhower Health on July 10th at 5:30 p.m., loved ones tell News Channel 3. According to loved ones, Natalie did not have a phone, purse, money, or glasses. Natalie is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds,
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A former Department of Defense project services manager from Palm Desert admitted taking money from contractors in connection with federal work overseas and is now facing up to 10 years in prison, authorities said today. Nizar Farhat, 63, pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of receiving an illegal gratuity and being a public official
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Jonny Cuevas Another Aztec is headed to the big leagues. Former Palm Desert standout Jonny Cuevas was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 12th round of the MLB Draft on Tuesday. 12 (371): @RaysBaseball select College of Southern Nevada (NV) P Jonny Cuevas. https://t.co/ddCNyr2CGL #MLBDraft— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 13, 2021 “It’s
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Two people were injured and two dogs were killed after a fire at a home in Twentynine Palms Monday morning. The fire happened at a home on the 5000 block of Cahuilla Avenue. San Bernardino County firefighters arrived on scene and found heavy fire showing from the home. Firefighters added that they encountered energized power
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Officers are investigating a rollover crash that left a dog injured Tuesday afternoon in Windy Point north of Palm Springs. The crash happened on Highway 111 and Overture Drive at around 2:15 p.m. Officer Jackie Quintero of the California Highway Patrol confirmed it was a single vehicle rollover. When officers arrived, the driver was nowhere
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Story by ADAM BEAM of the Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After initially telling schools they must send students home if they refuse to wear masks indoors, California public health officials abruptly changed course and said districts will be able to decide how to enforce the mask mandate. While California says fully vaccinated people
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Indio Police are searching a canal that runs through the Four Seasons at Terra Lago development in Indio after the discovery of a human body. Police tell News Channel 3 that earlier this morning, a fisherman saw a body in the Coachella Canal and called police. Indio Police is investigating and have asked for the
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The Palm Desert campus of Cal State San Bernardino was awarded $20,000 by a local nonprofit to deliver mental health treatment to children in the Coachella Valley affected by the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced today. The Palm Springs-based Anderson Children’s Foundation gifted the funds to expand CSUSB’s Neurofeedback Center, which will now be able
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You never know where you’ll be a year from now. That’s the phrase Robbie Wayne and his fiancé Mathew McLean have come to live by. This time last year, they were closing down the Desert Rose Playhouse, a small blackbox theater in Rancho Mirage – one of the first local production companies to shutter. They
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Residents came together at Civic Center Park to take part in a caravan showing support for Cuban protesters. On Sunday, Cubans took part in one of the largest displays of antigovernment sentiment in the tightly controlled country more than 30 years. Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades, along with a resurgence
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A documented gang member from Desert Hot Springs who’s accused of using social media to post photos of himself with guns and to market drugs for sale is facing an Aug. 31 trial date in federal court in Riverside. Robert Lorenzo Lee Ramos, 24, was indicted in April on one count each of possessing a
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The Diocese of San Bernardino is now weighing on the marriage of recently retired Monsignor Howard Lincoln. Lincoln, 75, formerly of Sacred Heath Church in Palm Desert, married his secretary Sandra Susini, 72, earlier this month, just a few days after his retirement. The Diocese released a statement saying they were aware of Lincoln’s willingness
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On Friday the state of California delivered a new plan requiring masks once again upon schools’ return. The guidance is stricter than what has come down from the federal government. Under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “masks should be worn indoors by all individuals (age 2 and older) who are not fully vaccinated.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove him. Newsom’s campaign missed a deadline to submit his affiliation to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber for the Sept. 14 recall election. Newsom’s campaign
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A motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition following a crash Sunday night in Desert Hot Springs. The two-vehicle crash happened at approximately 10:44 p.m. near the intersection of Dillon Road and Atlantic Avenue. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department said a vehicle traveling eastbound on Dillon Road made a left turn onto Atlantic Avenue when
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