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The new Covid-19 booster shot is becoming available to residents throughout Riverside County, including in the Coachella Valley. “For the new bivalent vaccine that has just recently been approved, we have preordered some vaccine and in addition to the supply thats coming to Public Health, there’s also supply that has been ordered from a number
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Local leaders in the tourism industry are sharing ideas for the College of The Desert’s west valley campus to strengthen its culinary and hospitality training approach. The goal of “Visit Greater Palm Springs” is to build a strong pipeline of workers for the future. “We used to be closed by choice. Two days a year.
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended their smoke advisory until Wednesday, Sept. 7. due to the fire that is burning south of Hemet near Fairview Avenue and Bautista Road. As of this afternoon, the Riverside County Fire Department has been fighting the blaze that has burned over 4,000 acres and is 5%
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As of Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the Fairview Fire burning near Hemet has burned 4,500 acres, destroying 7 structures and killing two civilians who were trying to escape the flames. GET THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE FIRE HERE “The fire just popped off so fast, you couldn’t even really we couldn’t save anything,” said Hemet
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Update 9:00 p.m. The Flex alert has expired. The alert went through the evening without forcing rotating outages to residents across the state. At 8 p.m., the grid operator ended its Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 3 with no load sheds for the night. Consumer conservation played a big part in protecting electric grid reliability. Thank
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Authorities today identified a 21-year-old Riverside man who died after he lost control of and was ejected from his vehicle in Palm Springs. Officers responded to a report of a traffic crash at Garnet Avenue by Interstate 10 around 2:20 a.m. Monday, Officer Jason Montez with the California Highway Patrol told City News Service. They
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Riverside County reported four new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 201. Last week, the number of cases in the county was 171, up from 128 the previous week. Here in the Coachella Valley, we are reporting two new cases and one less case: Cathedral City has one new case.
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Palm Springs reported a significant increase in the viral load of monkeypox detected in the city’s wastewater. The City is working with GT Molecular to provide weekly wastewater samples to monitor monkeypox virus in the community. The latest data published on Monday covers the period of August 22 through August 29, and shows the number
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President Joe Biden joined other Democratic leaders in urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 2183, otherwise known as California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act, into law. Among several changes, the bill would give agricultural workers additional ways to vote on whether they want to join or bargain with a union, including by
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With ongoing drought and water conservation mandates, the issue of where we’ll continue to get our water from is a big worry for people across California. Local leaders are getting together Tuesday afternoon to discuss the future water supply in the Coachella Valley. The local leaders will be at College of the Desert’s campus, Room Number CMH 4,
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A Coachella woman is recounting the moment her home went into flames. “It was so traumatizing and it was so real, when you look at the amount of damage, it really is unbelievable,” said Candice Elorie, Property and Event manager of the club. Last Monday, we reported on a fire near Tyler Street that burned
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The heat is on this Labor Day as temperatures have risen above 110° in most areas in the Coachella Valley. Conditions will remain hot and dangerous for those spending extended periods of time outdoors with overnight lows hovering in the low 80s and early 90s. Whether you’re grilling, chilling or laboring today, be sure to
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The fans have spoken and we have our Play of the Week! Tyrese Mckneely of Palm Desert High School got the most votes this week for his clutch, game-winning sack against Central. The game went to overtime. The play came during a two-point conversion by Central to potentially tie the game. Mckneely burst through the
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The long-delayed Orchid Tree Resort near downtown Palm Springs is going to take a little longer. The project was granted an extension despite concerns about financing and safety on the site. Last month, the city’s planning commission denied a request from developers for a 2-year extension amid concerns about progress and funding. Last week, Palm
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A 42-year-old man from Dana Point was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Cathedral City, authorities announced today. Cathedral City police and fire crews responded to the crash site about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Date Palm Drive south of Varner Road, where they found Jason Paige dead at the scene. The crash happened when Paige
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Many people expect traffic on holiday weekends, and before going on your road trip, you plan when is the best day and part of the day to hit the road. In whitewater where there is light traffic on interstate 10 going west past Tipton Road. This area was mentioned multiple times by some travelers and
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The triple digit heat continues well into Labor Day. It comes as no surprise as several regions in the West are still under an Excessive Heat Warning. The excessive heat warning in the Coachella Valley is set to expire Wednesday, September 7 at 8 p.m. As you go about enjoying your Labor Day remember to
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By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — In a legal victory for former President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Monday granted his request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home and also temporarily halted the Justice Department’s own use of the records for investigative purposes. The decision by U.S. District Judge
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers’ costs. The landmark law creates a 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers’ delegates
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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and the end of a long holiday weekend. With more people choosing to travel by car this holiday weekend, expect likley traffic slowdowns. AAA says it expects this to be the busiest Labor Day travel weekend they’ve seen in three years reaching pre-pandemic levels. “An Auto Club survey in August
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