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West Nile Virus detected in Coachella Valley for the first time in 2024

Mosquito traps in Coachella turned up batches of the insects carrying West Nile virus, prompting expanded efforts to eradicate the pests, which evidently haven’t infected any area residents so far, officials said today.    The Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District placed mosquito collectors in the vicinity of Genoa Street and Avenue 53 that

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Virus del Nilo Occidental detectado en el Valle de Coachella por primera vez en 2024

Las trampas para mosquitos en Coachella detectaron lotes de insectos portadores del virus del Nilo Occidental, lo que provocó mayores esfuerzos para erradicar las plagas, que evidentemente no han infectado a ningún residente del área hasta ahora, dijeron hoy las autoridades. El Distrito de Control de Mosquitos y Vectores del Valle de Coachella colocó recolectores

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Indio man to stand trial for alleged abduction attempt of Moreno Valley girl walking to school

A 50-year-old convicted felon accused of preying on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and trying to kidnap one of them must stand trial for attempted abduction and annoying minors, a judge ruled today. Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.    At the end of a preliminary

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Bicyclist killed in Cathedral City hit-and-run collision overnight

A bicyclist was struck and killed late Wednesday night by a hit-and-run driver in Cathedral City. Police and firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 11:00 p.m. at Landau Boulevard at Ramon Road near the Palm Springs Lanes bowling alley. The woman killed was initially identified only as a 31-one-year-old from Palm Springs. Firefighters said she was pronounced dead at

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