Sunline Transit will return to normal bus operations next week for the first time since it scaled back service more than a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement from the transit company, weekday bus operations will return to their regular schedule beginning Tuesday, offering what the company calls “level 1” […]
Coachella Valley residents can drop off school supplies for local students in need at a donation event Thursday in Palm Desert. SunLine Transit Agency is hosting its seventh annual “Pack the Bus” backpack and school supply drive from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Walmart, located at 34-500 Monterey Ave. “We are calling on the […]
SunLine Transit Agency will begin its 10 Commuter Link Route in partnership with California State University San Bernardino – providing roundtrip service Monday-Friday from Indio to San Bernardino – on July 12, 2021. The route includes stops at the SunLine Indio facility, the California State University San Bernardino – Palm Desert Campus, 2nd & Commerce […]
The deadline for Coachella Valley students to submit clean energy-themed artwork that could be enlarged and wrapped around local buses was extended Monday for another two weeks. Students participating in the SunLine Transit Agency’s sixth annual Student Art Contest have until just before midnight on June 28 to submit their work. The original deadline was […]
SunLine Transit Agency will begin collecting fares for bus trips starting May 2, after nearly a year of nixing the practice in order to reduce contact between riders and drivers due to the coronavirus pandemic. In offering free rides, the transit agency has been allowing riders to enter the back of the bus, eliminating their […]
Guillermo Gonzalez takes the bus every day from North Shore near the Salton sea to Coachella for work. He says his daily commute has always been a burden for him. “In North Shore the bus comes around every three hours,” said Gonzalez. In parts of the far eastern valley, roads do not have a proper […]
A 21-year-old man is in custody Friday afternoon after stealing a Sunline Transit bus in Desert Hot Springs, leading police on a pursuit and crashing in Thousand Palms. It began in the area of West Dr. and Pierson Blvd. around 12:30 p.m. The suspect was heading south toward Two Bunch Palms Trail, cut through a […]
