PALM SPRINGS, Ca. The extreme heat gripping the desert has had an impact on air travel to and from Palm Springs International Airport.   American Airlines confirms they canceled 3 American Eagle flights Monday due to the heat. The flights were all Phoenix to Palm Springs round-trips: Flight 3089: Phoenix-Palm Springs-Phoenix scheduled to leave Palm Springs […]

PALM SPRINGS, Ca. The Palm Springs Fire Department recognized the heroic efforts of an off-duty doctor and his nurse wife for saving the life of a nine-year-old girl shocked in a swimming pool on Easter Sunday.  Dr. James Stockdill and his wife Debra Stockdill were playing golf when the incident happened.  "The most important thing I think for […]

Desert Hot Springs, CA Two adults and two children were displaced by a fire in Desert Hot Springs today that spread from a group of trees to two nearby structures. The fire was reported at 3:35 p.m. near the 66000 block of Second Street, said April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. Multiple trees were found on […]

Palm Desert, CA Fire damages a home in Palm Desert. The fire broke out just before 3 this afternoon in the area of Tumbleweed and Sage Lanes in Palm Desert. We’re told the first started in the carport. The owner says that’s where the car started smoking and suddenly the condo caught fire.No one was hurt. And […]

Rancho Mirage, CA In honor of Father’s Day, KMIR sought to find out how locals saw their own dad. And found that despite the heat, dad’s are pretty cool.We know more money is spent on Mother’s Day, $19 billion than Father’s Day, $12 billion. But for those out and about for record heat Sunday, every moment they spent with […]

Rio De Jenerio, Brazil The governor of the state of Rio De Janeiro declared a state of financial emergency in advance of the Olympics. The governor requested federal funds to help the state fulfill its obligations for public services during the games, which start August 5th. Brazil’s interim president, Michel Temer, has said the federal […]