Local – Page 406

July 23July 23
Outage Takes Out Power For About 1,000 Coachella IID Customers
- Community
- Local
Nearly 1,000 Imperial Irrigation District customers lost power in Coachella Monday afternoon, just as a blistering heat wave struck the region and sent the mercury soaring well into the triple digits. The outage affecting 972 customers occurred just after 2 p.m. in an area northwest of Ninth Street, east of Frederick Street and west of […]
July 23July 23
Man With Knife Arrested Following Barricade, Negotiation at La Quinta Walmart
- Crime
- Local
A knife-wielding man accused of barricading himself inside a bathroom at the Walmart in La Quinta, leading to an evacuation of the store, was booked Monday at the county jail in Indio. Bail was set at $10,000 for Daniel Lamont, 33, of Palm Desert, who is accused of vandalizing the store’s restroom just before 10 […]
July 23July 23
Hot Weather Prompts Issuance of Flex Alert Designed to Conserve Electricity
- Community
- Local
Due to high temperatures in California and most of the western United States, the California Independent System Operator Corporation Monday issued a statewide Flex Alert that calls for voluntary electricity conservation from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Consumers are urged to conserve electricity especially during the late afternoon and evening, when […]
July 22July 23
Desert Hot Springs Mayor Speaks on Yet Another Pedestrian Death
- Community
- Local
A suspected drunk driver is being charged with the death of a 58-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman after she was struck crossing Palm Drive on Friday night, this accident comes just a few months after a teenage girl was struck and killed on that same road. Desert Hot Springs Police said 25-year-old Adrian Villalobos from […]

Max Rodriguez
July 21July 21
Musical Youth Showcase Invites Support from the Community
- Community
- Local
The future headliners for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival may very well be playing at a local church. A group of desert students are spending their summer learning contemporary music through the Academy of Musical Performance or AMP. But the program is losing its main donor Goldenvoice after the event promoters donated over […]

Max Rodriguez
July 20July 22
Family First: Desert Sands Unified School District Responds To Bullying Allegations
- Family First
- Local
It’s not only the kids, but also their parents who say enough is enough. Victims shared how bullying is affecting them and their families, and noe the Desert Sands Unified School District is responding to those allegations. In fact, they say this is an issue that isn’t unique to just this district. “You have to […]

luzdeliacaballero
July 20July 22
Family First: Bullying Victims Speak Out For The First Time
- Family First
- Local
We have known about bullying for years. We have talked to students, we have talked to schools, and we have heard over and over that they’re on top of it, but what is the truth behind this phrase. On June 21st KMIR’s Luzdelia Caballero went live on facebook outside of desert ridge academy. She spoke […]

luzdeliacaballero
July 20July 20
Meter swap raises a Cathedral City resident’s electricity bill
- Community
- Local
For two years Joanie Calkins was paying a lot of money for her electricity bill. Calkins has lived at Cathedral Palms Senior apartments in Cathedral City for 8 years. She tried doing the math, but her bills did not add up. Calkins said her bills in these past two years did not reflect her real […]

Claudia Buccio

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