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Funeral services scheduled for fallen RSO Deputy Darnell Calhoun

A public viewing is scheduled tomorrow in Murrieta for those wishing to honor slain Riverside County sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun, whose funeral services will follow on Saturday in Rancho Cucamonga. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Murrieta Valley Funeral Home, located at 24651 Washington Ave., will provide the viewing of Calhoun’s casket from

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CV Water District receives nearly $4 million in clean water funding for mobile home parks

Representatives from Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) along with Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) announced at a press conference in Coachella today new federal funding secured for CVWD’s Valley View Mobile Home Park Water Consolidation Project. The project, which Dr. Ruiz successfully advocated to receive $3.45 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package, will consolidate nine

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SoCalGas unveils innovative hydrogen refueling system for SunLine buses

Representative with SoCalGas, SunLine Transit Agency, and STARS Technology Corporation were on hand in Thousand Palms today to unveil an innovative hydrogen generation system. The STARS-H2 project will produce hydrogen from renewable natural gas (RNG) to help fuel SunLine’s hydrogen fuel cell electric buses. At scale, this demonstration project has the potential to provide clean

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Twenty-nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and Joshua Tree National Park sign co-stewardship agreement

Officials with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and Joshua Tree National Park signed co-stewardship agreement at Spotlight 29 Casino on Tuesday. The agreement follows a Joint Secretarial order published in September of last year supporting co-stewardship of National Park lands and waters through relationships with native communities. Tribal Chairman of the Twenty-Nine Palms

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Did California’s recent storms mitigate drought conditions? Coachella Valley experts weigh in

The California Department of Water Resources gave an update Monday on the impacts that January storms have had on flooding, snowpack, and water supply levels at the state’s largest reservoirs, so far this year. Recent storms have brought a record amount of rain to some cities across the Golden State, prompting questions about whether lingering

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Palm Springs quadruple murder retrial: defense expert cross-examination continues Tuesday

An incisive cross-examination continued Tuesday in the Palm Springs quadruple murder retrial for Jose Larin Garcia. Larin Garcia is accused of murdering four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. The prosecution questioned defense expert witness Randolph Beasley, a crime scene re-constructionist. Beasley attempted to prove to the

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