Month: February 2019

Thousand of bicyclists have taken over several valley roadways as the 2019 Tour de Palm Springs gets underway. Law enforcement will be out in force helping to keep the race safe, but if you are driving anywhere around the valley today keep your eyes open for bicyclists. Below is a list of some of the

A suspect was killed Thursday night in an officer-involved shooting in Banning. At 10:46 p.m., Banning Police responded to a disturbance call in front of a residence on the 1500 block of North Blanchard Street in Banning. Officers attempted to detain a male suspect, and in the process, an officer-involved shooting occurred. According to a

A giraffe mural was unveiled Friday morning at ‘The Gardens on El Paseo.’ The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, in conjunction with the Cty of Palm Desert and El Paseo, unveiled the 15-foot tall mural called “What Lifts You Giraffe – Palm Desert.” Inside the black and white artwork, you can also see another giraffe,

Three-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee took a tour of the Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley in Palm Desert this afternoon. Joyner-Kersee, dubbed “The Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century” by Sports Illustrated, will be the keynote speaker at the annual “Sports Heroes Luncheon” tomorrow morning at

Desert X art installations stretch from Whitewater Preserve to the Salton Sea. News Channel 3’s Kelley Moody took a look at some of the pop up art pieces in the east valley. Halter by Eric. N. Mack is an actual halter top placed over a boarded up gas station near the Salton Sea. The bright,

Humanitarian Steve Chase will receive a posthumous star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars Friday. Chase, who earned renown as a reputed interior designer and continued to build his legacy through extensive charitable work, will be the 427th addition to the famed walk. His star will be unveiled Friday at 4:30 p.m. at 101

CancerPartners will cease operations in February, the non-profit announced in an email to its supporters Friday. The organization was founded as Gilda’s Club in the Desert, first opening its doors in Cathedral City in November 2004. In 2013, Gilda’s Club relocated to Palm Desert, and in 2017, its name was changed to CancerPartners. Operations will

Tres sospechosos han sido arrestados en relación con una serie de robos cometidos en gimnasios locales. Victoria Gonzalez, de 32 años, Crystal Jant, de 36, y Randy Stalling, de 51, fueron arrestados el jueves cuando oficiales del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside presentaron una orden de registro en una residencia en la cuadra 500 de

Three juveniles were arrested today and another was being sought for allegedly vandalizing vehicles at the Desert Hot Springs Library. Police responded around 11 a.m. to the parking lot of the library at 11691 West Drive and found that multiple vehicles had been damaged, Sgt. Chris Saucier said. Saucier did not specify the number of

Update 2/7/19: A suspect has been charged with four counts of murder in connection with a quadruple homicide in Palm Springs. 19-year-old Jose Larin-Garcia of Cathedral City was arrested by PSPD officers Monday at 7:48 p.m. at the Indio Greyhound Station. He pleaded not guilty to all four murder charges in court Thursday and is

A suspect has been charged with four counts of murder in connection with a quadruple homicide in Palm Springs. 19-year-old Jose Larin-Garcia of Cathedral City was arrested by PSPD officers Monday at 7:48 p.m. at the Indio Greyhound Station. “He was arrested the night of February 4th at the Greyhound station after we developed probable

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries committed at local gyms. 32-year-old Victoria Gonzalez, 36-year-old Crystal Jant, and 51-year-old Randy Stalling were arrested Thursday when Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies served a search warrant at a residence on the 500 block of 5th Street in Banning. All three suspects are Banning

Una persona perdio la vida el jueves por la noche en un tiroteo con un oficial involucrado en Banning. A las 10:46 p.m., la policía de Banning respondió a una llamada de disturbio frente a una residencia en la cuadra 1500 de North Blanchard Street en Banning. Los oficiales intentaron detener a un sospechoso en

Experts in the issue of homelessness say the City of Palm Springs is making progress when it comes to getting people off the streets into homes. But looks can be deceiving. Homeless people are hard to miss in the city, just about everywhere you might go. John Houston, a resident on East Arenas Street said,

A series of traffic collisions were slowing freeway traffic Friday morning westbound on Interstate 10. The wrecks were reported on the freeway near Washington Street and near Jefferson. The freeway traffic was backed up to Jefferson Street. The first collision occurred at 6:54 a.m. A driver in a black Honda collided with a work truck.

Coachella is celebrating a groundbreaking today on the Coachella Cann Park, a cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution facility. City officials hoping the three-phase project will bring hundreds of jobs and an economic boom to the city. “This facility is going to have three stories, four to five buildings. It’s going to provide cultivation, as well

The Riverside County Coroner’s office has officially identified the people killed in a quadruple homicide Sunday in Palm Springs. Jacob Montgomery, 19, of Cathedral City, Juan Duarte-Raya, 18, of Cathedral City, and Yuliana Garcia, 17, of Thousand Palms were pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Sunday at around 11:40 p.m. near the intersection

A 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl abducted and killed after leaving a high school campus more than eight years ago died from homicidal violence, but the exact method that her killer used may never be known due to the condition of her body when it was found, a doctor testified today. “I listed the cause of

The pilot and passenger of a plane that crashed near Morongo Valley Tuesday night died in the crash, as confirmed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The pilot was a man and the passenger was a woman. Their identities have not been released. News Channel 3 confirmed that there was evidence that a female passenger