Local drag legend Patsi Kocan passed her red hat around for charity this evening. Cathedral City eatery Bubba’s Bones and Brews hosted the monthly dinner. Proceeds from the benefit go to the Cathedral City High School Performing Arts Department. Non-perishable food items were also collected for the Cathedral City Senior Center Food Bank ..read more

46-year old Phillip Pape of Cathedral City is the first person to be identified. Officials have been able to identify a second victim but are working to notify their family before their name is released. The two other victims are still unknown, including the person still in the hospital who remains on life support. Officials believe that all four victims were unhoused which makes the identification process more difficult, but Cathedral Fire Chief Michael Contreras says they are not giving up. In the meantime, there are ways the community can help ..read more

Palm Springs Unified hosted a robotics tournament today. Teams from Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Cathedral City high schools competed in the first high school robotics tournament. Board of Education members were also trying their hand at drone soccer in between the breaks. Cathedral City High School walked away with top honors placing first in the inaugural event ..read more

With a major update on a case we’ve been following for months, a former Cathedral City Police Officer convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1990 has died. Luis Hassan was the first inmate in California to be released last summer under the state’s new compassionate release law. He was convicted of killing Kristina Lazzarini in Cathedral City in 1990. After first claiming it was a suicide, Hassan was tried and convicted of murder. Hassan served 26 years of a 30-year sentence before being released last August under compassionate release grounds. He claimed he was suffering from terminal pulmon ..read more

The weekend’s festivities are billed as the state’s first pride event of the year. Immediately following the flag raising, attendess are invited to enjoy a free screening of “The Birdcage” at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater ..read more

Riverside Construction Company will revamp Cathedral Canyon Drive with sidewalks and a multi-use trail, while DBX Inc. focuses on enhancing the Landau Boulevard/McCallum Way intersection. Construction will be done between the hours of 9pm and 5am Monday through Friday. The work will allow for improved infrastructure as well as smoother traffic flow ..read more

It’s been six months since Tropical Storm Hilary blew through the Coachella Valley. Heavy down pours flooded streets, and left behind piles of mud. And communities were left to dig out, especially neighbors in Cathedral City. But many stepped in to lend a helping hand while city officials worked around the clock to get aid to those who needed it ..read more

People who stepped in to help the community during Tropical Storm Hilary were recognized with the award ceremony and mixer. When Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall into the Valley, flooding took out countless roads, shut down Interstate 10, and most noticeably displaced dozens of people in the Panorama neighborhood. Mud and water crashed through the Cathedral City community, severely damaging homes as a result and left 46 people needing to be rescued. In the following days, community member from all over the Valley descended into this neighborhood and spent hours shoveling mud and debris out ..read more

The event honors the sister city relationship between Cathedral City and Jalisco Mexico through culture, cuisine, music, fashion, and fun. The festivities begin tonight with the flag raising at 5pm and runs through Sunday February 4th in Downtown Cathedral City. For more information on the festival visit www.tasteofjalisco.com. Be sure to get out there and try all the fun ..read more

Tomorrow, the Annual Taste of Jalisco Festival returns! The event honors the sister city relationship between Cathedral City and Jalisco Mexico through culture, cuisine, music, fashion, and fun. The festivities begin tomorrow with the flag raising at 5pm and runs through Sunday February 4th in Downtown Cathedral City. You can get your tickets at www.tasteofjalisco.com ..read more