• Vehicle Fire Starts 3-Acre Wildfire Burning in Thermal

    A slow-burning 3.2-acre brush fire broke out in Thermal Monday. The fire was reported at 7:23 a.m. in a field near Highway 86 and Avenue 70, said Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. A water-dropping helicopter and 30 firefighters were working to extinguish the fire, which was burning at a slow rate in […]

  • Steinway Ukulele Program Offers More Than Music

    [bc_video video_id=”5788847120001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Fourth and fifth graders at Cathedral City Elementry school displayed what they’ve learned during the Steinway Society music program. Dozens of children with instruments in hand played a few tunes for parents and teachers Tuesday afternoon. Educators say the ukelele lab offers more than […]

  • DSUSD Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week

    [bc_video video_id=”5783270560001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] School districts across the Coachella Valley are celebrating teachers this week, May 7-11, 2018, with special gifts and treats. On Wednesday, Desert Sands Unified School District surprised their educators with cookies and healthy snacks to show their gratitude. Jefferson Middle School teacher Kristen Bossi […]

  • Affordable Housing Crisis in the Coachella Valley

    Across the state fewer and fewer people are able to purchase homes, and nowhere is this more true than in the Coachella Valley. Valley resident and Vietnam Veteran Gordan Countryman became homeless after being laid off years ago. “It’s actually horrible,” says Countryman. “When we were homeless, we lived between campgrounds and hotels. In and […]

  • Vector Control Warns of Invasive Mosquitoes this Summer

    [bc_video video_id=”5780575949001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is warning valley residents about the possible growth of an invasive mosquito species. Researchers with the district said in the past few years, 3 non-native mosquito species have rampantly spread throughout the state.  And they are capable […]

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