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Residents gathered in the northern part of Palm Springs Tuesday as the Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association held a community meeting. One of the hot topics, the long-awaited College of the Desert West Valley campus. The college’s Palm Springs campus has been in the works since 2004, however, there is still nothing to
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Sam Pace, owner of Sammy’s Place in Cathedral City, has died, the Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City announced on Tuesday. Pace was a former board member, volunteer, and mentor for the Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City for over 15 years. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of
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The Oswit Land Trust was awarded its first grant for the Prescott Preserve, formerly the Mesquite Golf Club, that the organization acquired back in July. The $163,850 grant, which was awarded a unanimous vote from Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, will allow Oswit Land Trust to hire a habitat restoration company, LSA, and its landscape architectural design
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Leaders in one valley community are hoping to make improvements to a road where a 9-year-old girl was hit by a car and killed after getting off her school bus last December. At a meeting Tuesday, the Desert Edge community council heard an update on funding county officials applied for to improve sidewalk safety in
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Police are asking for the community’s help in locating a woman reported missing on August 26, 2022. She is believed to be somewhere in the Palm Springs area. Chanelle Martinique Hall, 29, was reported missing by her mother, Crystal Hall who lives in Arizona. Indio police said Chanelle was reported missing on 8/26/22, and her
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Update 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 All remaining evacuation warnings have been lifted, Cal Fire announced. The fire is 69% contained. Full containment is expected to happen by Saturday. Update 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 All remaining evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings. All previously issued evacuation warnings have been lifted, Cal Fire announced.
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The city of La Quinta is trying to clear up confusion about a series of articles, postcards, and surveys being circulated through social media and mailed to residents about the proposed surf park development. None of these items are from the city or have been paid for with city funds. The materials are from the developer
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A man was arrested after an officer-involved shooting that authorities said started when the man armed himself with a rifle during a traffic stop at a Burger King drive-thru and later pointed the gun at a deputy. The incident happened on Monday, just after 6:45 p.m. in Twentynine Palms. According to the San Bernardino County
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Riverside County supervisors signed off today on an $11 million budget for construction of a replacement fire station in the community of North Shore, though one supervisor lamented the high price, which he said will “drain” the funds available for another station replacement project. “The cost of this fire station is an extreme disappointment,” Supervisor
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved a proclamation declaring a local emergency in response to the Fairview Fire. On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen signed the emergency proclamation, which you can read here. The emergency proclamation can help make the county eligible for potential federal and state assistance and
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The Palm Springs Unified School District is hosting a vaccine clinic with COVID-19 and Flu shots. The clinic will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Desert Hot Springs High School from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Attendees can get the new booster as well as their first and second vaccines and flu shots. The COVID-19
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Riverside County reported 10 new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 244. Last Tuesday, the number of cases in the county was 201, up from 172 the previous week. A total of 117 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in Palm Springs, making up almost half of
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds continue to round out its staff as the season opener inches closer. On Tuesday, the team finalized its coaching roster for the inaugural season with the hiring of Stu Bickel as assistant coach and Erik Elenz as video analyst. Check Out Our Special Firebirds Section For More Coverage The team also built out its
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The Palm Springs Public Library has been awarded a matching $6.5 million grant from the California State Library. It’s part of the agency’s Building Forward Grant Program, which is intended to fund needed renovations and upgrades to the main Library building. The State Library received 275 applications from 86 jurisdictions. Officials said the grant will
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A set of proposed new requirements for short-term rental properties in unincorporated areas of Riverside County will be scrutinized by the Board of Supervisors today, with compromises expected on various regulations, including occupancy limits and noise monitors. It will be the board’s second hearing regarding amendments to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance, No. 927, following a
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Iris Williams remembers her favorite moment singing in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Albert Hall in London. She sang a song called He was beautiful. Williams is from Wales and says she sang her way into a beautiful life. “Well, you know, growing up, I had problems because I was the only
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North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs remained closed Tuesday morning because of flooding on the roadway from rain over the weekend. The City of Palm Springs said it will re-evaluate sometime today whether or not it can be opened. Clean-up crews need to make sure there are no rocks or flooding on the roadway
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Tensions are running high between the City of Palm Springs and College of the Desert over the development of a long-awaited West Valley campus. The city announced its lawsuit against COD on Monday, claiming it failed to release requested public documents about the plans for the campus. The city is also accusing the school for
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People are ignoring the barricades off of North Indian Canyon Drive signaling a closed road. The road is still seeing the aftermath of rain on Friday and over the weekend brought in by Tropical Storm Kay. The City of Palm Springs shared on Twitter that N. Indian Canyon Drive will remain closed for the rest
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Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez announced in a recent Facebook post that California State Library has awarded the city of Coachella $4.5 million for the renovation of the old Coachella library on Seventh St. Earlier this year, the library began being utilized as a College of the Desert facility, offering places to study, career and personal
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