Shelby Nelson

It’s no question that COVID-19 cases continue to rise locally. As of August 16 Riverside County recorded 485 new cases and 95 patients in ICU’s across the county. The numbers are the highest they’ve been since February. On August 12 The American Academy of Pediatrics released a report that there were 121,000 new cases among

The Coachella Valley is home to a wide array of veterans, including those who served in the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Veterans have expressed dismay and disappointment over the recent turn of events in what appears to be a swift end to the nearly 20-year war. The country’s capital suffered a crushing blow after the

One person has died following an RV fire that erupted overnight inside an RV park on the 200 block of West Mesquite Avenue in Palm Springs. As of Saturday afternoon the Palm Springs Police and Fire Department were still processing the scene. An RV could be seen with a portion of its windshield and another

The annual Splash House festival kicks off Friday night at the Palm Springs Air Museum, marking the first of two weekends when the event will take place. The venue will host three different after hours electronic dance music (EDM) artists to kick off the weekend. Then on Saturday and Sunday the festival expands to three

If you’ve driven down Cook Street near the I-10 freeway in Palm Desert you may have noticed more construction projects in the area. It just so happens that on the other side of the freeway is where the multimillion dollar Coachella Valley Arena is set to go up. But are they connected? Surprisingly, what is

Update 09/08/21 Police announced an arrest has been made in this case. Evidence linked the same suspect to two separate murders that occurred in the city months apart. Full Story: Man arrested in connection with two separate Palm Springs murders Original Report 08/08/21 Some Palm Springs residents are shaken up after learning that their neighborhood,

The US Forest Service, California Highway Patrol, Riverside County’s Emergency Management Department and several agencies hosted a wildfire education and preparedness meeting at the Mountain Resource Center in Idyllwild Saturday afternoon. Residents of mountain communities were invited to receive free food, drinks and valuable information on how to be prepared for the worst. “Prepare now.

Over the past several weeks COVID cases have been on the rise in Riverside County and across the state. Despite June 15 marking the state’s reopening, many cities, counties and businesses have began implementing their own restrictions as concerns over the Delta variant grow. Last week Riverside County public health officials recommended people wear masks

The Palm Springs Police Department has been struggling to bring experienced officers to the department for nearly a year. In a Facebook post the agency announced they would be adding a $30,000 incentive to attract officers and to supplement some of the challenges they’ve had in filling vacant positions. A portion of the department’s post

Just when things started to look somewhat normal with California’s reopening in June, concerns over the highly transmissible Delta variant and rising COVID-19 cases in Riverside County and across the state have local businesses on their toes– ready to pivot for just about anything. “We just try to keep up with the new rules and

Getting from July 2020 to July 2021 has been no easy feat for now 8-year-old Gavin Ludwick. This month marked one year since he was brutally attacked outside his Desert Hot Springs home. The attack left him in critical condition with injuries to his skull and difficulty with motor function to his left arm. The

Desert Oasis Healthcare is among the first healthcare providers in the Coachella Valley to now require its employees to be vaccinated. On Monday employees were notified that they have until September 1 to do so. So far more than 70 percent of the Desert Oasis Healthcare workforce is vaccinated, according to a company spokesperson. An

The McCallum Theatre’s long-awaited grand reopening is slated for December 3 and will require all “patrons, artists, volunteers, staff, sponsors, media, and vendors” to be fully vaccinated. The announcement came down Thursday with the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees voting unanimously on the decision for the 2021-2022 season. Those in attendance will have to

On Friday the state of California delivered a new plan requiring masks once again upon schools’ return. The guidance is stricter than what has come down from the federal government. Under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “masks should be worn indoors by all individuals (age 2 and older) who are not fully vaccinated.”

Friday’s weather drew a bit of variety– clouds, sprinkling and later on the valley experienced very hot and humid conditions. “Walked outside- I was like, ‘oh yeah, ok. I remember what this was like. I used to live in the tropics,” Palm Springs resident, Richmond Curtiss said. “It’s my birthday weekend so we’re out here

PALM DESERT, Calif. – “California State University Palm Desert” has a nice ring to it for locals who have thrown their support behind adopting a standalone 4-year university in the Coachella Valley. As of now, the campus in Palm Desert serves as a satellite location for CSU San Bernardino, more than 60 miles away. “Like