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Excessive heat remains for now, mild cool down ahead
High pressure is continuing to dominate over the southwest United States. This means temperatures will remain 5°-10° above-the seasonal average (109°) through the end of the work week. Due to this above-normal temperature trend, an Excessive Heat Warning remains in place for the Coachella Valley through 8PM on Friday. We started off the work week with humid
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Ribbon cutting opens newly renovated sports courts at Bagdouma Park
The City of Coachella is celebrating the opening of the sports courts at Bagdouma Park on Thursday. The sports courts went through major renovations. The updates include a new fiber-mesh concrete slab, new benches, updates to the basketball goal posts and the hoop assemblies, installation of tennis and pickleball posts, nets, and new striping in
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Shooting leaves one person in critical condition in Coachella
A person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being shot in Coachella Wednesday night. The shooting was reported at around 9:36 p.m. on the 51800 block of Calle Techa, near the intersection of Cairo. There were no further details available on the victim. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that no arrests
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Tiroteo en Coachella deja a una persona en estado crítico
Una persona fue trasladada al hospital en estado crítico tras recibir un disparo en Coachella el miércoles por la noche. El tiroteo se registró a las 10:36 PM sobre la cuadra 51800 de la calle Techa. No se dispone de más detalles sobre la víctima. El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside confirmó que
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Local leaders step in to help displaced residents in DHS mobile home park fire
Riverside County, state and city leaders are stepping in to help residents who have been displaced after a fire ripped through the Country Squire RV and Mobile Home Park last week. Supervisor Manuel Perez, State Assemblyman Greg Wallis and Mayor Scott Matas surveyed the damage on Wednesday afternoon. They then met with residents to discuss
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Coachella strikes down proposal to install on license plate reading cameras
The Coachella City Council struck down a proposal to install license plate reading cameras at major intersections throughout the city’s entrance/exit points. In a 3-2 vote on Wednesday, councilmembers passed a motion to oppose the item and not bring it back for further discussion. The city looked at various options which would’ve installed either 30,
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Coachella Mayor discusses clean drinking water program, debate over license plate readers in the city
There are some noteworthy things happening in the city of Coachella. On Tuesday, Coachella obtained a $500,000 state grant to help develop a stannous chloride pilot program for the city’s drinking water. This comes as the State Water Resources Control Board is expected to issue a new chromium-6 drinking water standard later this year. Chromium-6
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Employee speaks out after smash-and-grab robbery at mall in Palm Desert
An employee speaks out following a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store at the Shops at Palm Desert Tuesday evening. Related: Multiple suspects in custody after robbing a jewelry store at Palm Desert mall The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department detained multiple suspects: a 21-year-old man from Hemet, a 25-year-old woman from Los Angeles, and two
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How air quality is measured in the Coachella Valley
On hot Summer days, the Coachella Valley tends to see poor air quality levels. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has three monitoring stations throughout the Coachella Valley to get real-time data on air quality levels. In order to determine air quality levels they have to measure the following. “We measured some pollutants and
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Local program is getting homeless people off Coachella Valley streets but hitting roadblocks to helping more
A Coachella Valley effort to remove homeless people from the streets by offering them permanent housing is showing positive results but facing headwinds in its search for affordable homes to keep the program expanding. High housing costs are a part of California’s growing homeless population, and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments is now running into the same problem as so
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Inside Elizabeth Taylor’s remodeled Palm Springs vacation home now listed for $4.9 million
Elizabeth Taylor’s former vacation home in Palm Springs is now on the market for $4,950,000, after being available for rent for the past few years. Once called Casa Elizabeth, the recently remodeled Casa De Coachella, marks a partnership between kathy ireland Worldwide and Zoom Casa, and was unveiled today. Ireland originally decorated the four-bedroom, five-bath
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Another week of excessive heat
We are still dealing with a large and dominant ridge of high pressure over the southwest United States. This ridge is not likely to be displaced in the foreseeable future, leaving us with consistent high temperatures. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in place for the Coachella Valley. This warning is set to expire at 8PM
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Palm Springs Plaza Theatre restoration: Contractors and management firm search underway
The iconic Plaza Theatre, a historic landmark in downtown Palm Springs, is on the verge of a major transformation as it moves closer to a multi-million dollar restoration. Potential contractor bidders had the opportunity to explore the 1936 theatre building on Wednesday, as they prepare to submit their bids for the grand undertaking. J.R. Roberts,
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Multiple suspects in custody after robbing a jewelry store at Palm Desert mall
Update 7-26-23 10:45 a.m. Four suspects are in custody after they robbed a jewelry store inside the Shops at Palm Desert Tuesday evening. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department apprehended a 21-year-old man from Hemet and a 25-year-old woman from Los Angeles, along with two minors. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the suspects shattered display cases with
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Coachella awarded $500K grant for program testing stannous chloride in city’s drinking water
Coachella was awarded a $500,000 grant for the development of a Stannous Chloride Pilot Program to test the efficacy of stannous chloride in the city’s drinking water. City officials said the State Water Resources Control Board is expected to issue a new chromium-6 drinking water standard later this year. Chromium-6 is a naturally occurring chemical
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Excessive heat expected into the weekend
117 was the the high yesterday and we may well beat that later this afternoon. Because of the lengthy period of above-average temps, the Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Friday evening at 8 p.m. There is also still a touch of humidity lingering, so dew points remain above the 50 degree mark, making
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Arrests made in 2018 murder of popular Cathedral City jiu-jitsu instructor
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the 2018 murder of Ramon Diaz, a popular jiu-jitsu instructor from Cathedral City. Diaz was killed in a shooting on March 28, 2018 on the 31000 block of Whispering Palms Trail. Surveillance video of the shooting released by police in Sept. 2018 Diaz was well-known in the
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