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FIND Food Bank’s partnerships with corporations help keep things running
On Friday, FIND Food Bank received a $20,000 check from Amazon to help with programs that help feed people in the Coachella Valley. Amazon employees from the Beaumont Center showed up in orange shirts ready to volunteer at the food bank. “Coachella Valley, Inland Empire, and Riverside County, this is our home. Our employees live
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Vacant positions in the Education field looking to be filled
Coachella Valley school districts are hoping to fill in many of their vacant positions ahead of the 2023-2024 school year by hosting job fairs this week. On Monday, June 26, Coachella Valley Unified School District is hosting a job fair. 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Coachella Valley Unified School District – District Office87-225 Church Street in
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Windy evenings, temperatures spike ahead
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory beginning Monday evening at 5 p.m. lasting until Tuesday morning at 5 a.m. Winds between 20-30 mph are possible with occasionally stronger gusts. This, along with warm temperatures and overall dry conditions, contribute to a trend toward elevated fire weather through the middle of the upcoming
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29th Annual Palm Springs International Shortfest hosts Award Ceremony Sunday
The Palm Springs International ShortFest is coming to a close with the festival award winners being announced Sunday morning. The categories include Best of the Festival, Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Live-Action Short, Best International Short and many more. The Palm Springs International ShortFest will continue until Monday. In all it has screened
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Warmer days and windy nights continue
While daytime high temperatures will remain below normal this weekend, a warming trend is set to continue. Temperatures are expected to stay in the low 100s as breezy conditions remain. Winds will be the strongest this evening, overnight into Monday morning. Sustained gusts, namely along the I-10 corridor, will be between 30-40 mph. A similar
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The Big Gay BBQ is underway in Palm Springs on Arenas
As the weekend heats up for the Summer, Palm Springs Pride presents the inaugural Big Gay Bar B Que in the Arenas District of Palm Springs. Locals are showing off their pride at the first Big Gay BBQ as flag dancers move to the beat. Organizers of the event say they have a sense of pride for
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Windy nights, warmer temperatures ahead
Windy evenings continue with our current weather pattern. Here’s a look at expected wind speeds for tonight: Breezy conditions continue into Sunday. Daytime high temperatures remain below normal for this time of year. An average high temperature is 106° for this time of year. Expect clear skies with stronger winds returning by the evening. Low
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“Special group, city, and now culture.” Firebirds reflect on season in exit interviews
Following Wednesday’s Game 7 OT loss to the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup Finals, the Firebirds addressed the media on Friday afternoon for one last time. Jo-ey! Jo-ey! Jo-ey!Fan favorite and Firebirds star goaltender Joey Daccord gets emotional as he thanks the fans for their support all season. Fitting way to wrap up exit
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Coachella Valley natives and visitors kick off the first weekend of Summer with triple digit temps
It’s the first weekend of Summer, and it’s surely starting to feel like it. Our First Alert Weather Alert team is forecasting consistent triple digit temperatures throughout the weekend well into next week. You can find our full forecast here. Those temperatures however, are not stopping people like Jessica Lopez from visiting the area. “I’m
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The 29th Palm Springs ShortFest is underway
You can go to the Palm Springs International Film Society Short Festival to beat the heat this warm weekend. The 29th annual Palm Springs Short Fest is on its fifth day at the palm springs cultural center. Festival organizers say the goal is to play high quality shorts from around the world. It gives filmmakers a
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Consistent triple-digit heat ahead
Temperatures have been fairly mild for the month of June but that changes this weekend. A trough of high pressure building in the southeast will boost temperatures into the low 100s this weekend. Conditions will get progressively warmer into next week. Temperatures could even rise near 110° by next Friday which will be a slightly
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5 vehicle collision in Desert Center leads to two air rescues and I-10 lane closures
We’re following breaking news out of Desert Center where a five vehicle collision led to two air rescues. The incident happened around 6 a.m. this morning on the I-10 East just off Corn Springs Road. There crews helped two victims trapped inside of a vehicle. In total four people were injured. Two people sustained major
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FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY: Indian Wells kicks off Southwest Food Fest with local vendors
Attention all foodies! Food truck Fridays have officially made their way to Indian Wells. Southwest Food Fest kicks off Friday night, June 23, from 5p-9p. It’s the first of many throughout this summer season, located at Southwest Church. “This is an incredible way to showcase, you know, local and small businesses,” said Palm Desert resident
Continue ReadingLocal organization outraged after RivCo Sheriff joins DeSantis’ border coalition
Dozens of Sheriffs, including Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, are forming a coalition to fight against what they are calling the Biden border crisis. The effort is led by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. In a letter, signed on Thursday, the group says the federal government has failed to protect the border. They say this has devastated southern communities, citing
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Man convicted of the 1994 murder of a German tourist near Idyllwild to be released
A 2012 Supreme Court ruling declaring mandatory life sentencing for minors is now deemed “unconstitutional”. In turn, an imprisoned man from Banning is to be set free soon. Thongxay Nilakout, who was 18 at the time, was convicted of murdering German tourist, Gisela Pfleger, near Idyllwild 28 years ago. Pfleger and her husband were en
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Betty Ford Center sharing tips on identifying alcohol abuse and disorders
Americans are drinking as much alcohol now as in the civil war days. This observation is made by looking at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism surveillance report that shows the average American consumed 2.51 gallons of ethanol — the alcohol found in wine, beer, and spirits, compared with 2.53 gallons in 1860, the brink of
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Palm Desert city leaders vote to transition to 5 districts, meeting voter demands
In a unanimous decision, the Palm Desert city council voted Thursday to transition to five voting districts. This move comes several months after voters approved Measure B, which advocated for the shift to five council districts instead of the existing two. The path to this outcome has been marked by a contentious battle, with some
Continue ReadingOrganización local indignada que el alguacil del condado se une a coalición fronteriza del gobernador DeSantis
La Coalición Justicia para los Inmigrantes están preocupados sobre las implicaciones que esto podría tener en la comunidad.
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Russia’s FSB opens criminal case against Wagner boss, accusing him of calling for ‘armed rebellion’
Originally Published: 23 JUN 23 16:08 ET Updated: 23 JUN 23 20:16 ET By Tara John, Mariya Knight, Lauren Kent, Katharina Krebs, Lindsay Isaac and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s domestic intelligence service has opened a criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of private military group Wagner, after he appeared to cross a
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