Month: March 2019

Children’s Services of the Desert hosted their second annual ” Walking on Legos ” event at La Quinta High School raising money for children with special needs. The event featured activities for kids of all ages including life-size games, photobooths , food, music, vendors, raffles and, of course, lots of Legos . ” The event

Traffic is stalled after a serious single vehicle rollover crash near Desert Center on Interstate 10, east of Red Cloud Road. CAL FIRE reports the accident happened just after 7:30 am. One person suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a local hospital. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1112377768711327744″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Serious Injury Traffic Collision near Desert Center

The La Quinta high school football team hosted a clinic Saturday morning to help raise funds for a teammate in need. Sophomore Max Borbon was recently diagnosed with leukemia. “It was a heartbreak. It was like a dagger to the heart when I found he had leukemia. He’s the last kid you’d want anything bad

Cathedral City’s 5th annual LGBT Days kicked off a full weekend of activities with a block party. People gathered inside bars and the parking lot behind the Roost and AMP Sports Lounge at the Pickfair Promenade. The block party featured dance music by DJ Galaxy and musical performances by Keisha D. LGBT Days is held

Angel View has had to halt transportation operations after more than 20 of the nonprofit’s vans and buses have been broken into over the past few months. Angel View’s executive director told News Channel 3 thieves have been stealing catalytic converters from their vehicles parked at Thrift Stores. Most have been repaired but some still

Earlier this week, Cathedral City High School’s symphony band performed at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York City. The band was one of the other schools from across the United States to perform in the 2019 New York “Sounds of Spring” Festival. This was the first time since 2007 that the band has auditioned

Religious and political leaders from all walks of faith gathered at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs to send a message to “Stop Hate” and acts of violence stemming from anti-Semitism, racism and homophobia. “Minorities such as the Jewish community, and the African American community and the LGBT communities are suffering,” said Robert Weinstein, Vice President

Adjunct professors at College of the Desert gathered at the school Friday morning to protest ” unfair wages and benefits. ” Adjuncts are part-time faculty who, according to the College of the Desert Adjunct Association, ” Perform the same work as full-time faculty yet only receive a little more than half the pay per hour

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary School celebrated their namesake ahead of his birthday this weekend. ” Si se puede , Si se puede . ” These students in Coachella are wearing red chanting as they marched with headbands and flags honoring the labor union, United Farm Workers. The chants echo the work put in by

North Indian Canyon Drive remains closed between Train Station Road and Tramview Road due a sand embankment over three feet high as well as limited visibility, the Palm Springs Police Department announced. Police advise drivers to not go around the barricades because ” you will likely be stuck in the sandstorm and will be cited.

Indian Canyon Drive reopened at the wash shortly before 10:45 a.m. Friday. The closure first went into effect Thursday morning at 1:19 a.m. due to power pole maintenance by Southern California Edison. During Thursday’s closure, a three-foot-high sand embankment formed in the middle of the road, making it impassable. Limited visibility on the artery connecting

UPDATE: The hiker was airlifted off the trail around 11:30 am after feeling ill. The woman was taken to John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital for treatment. **** A hiker rescue is underway on the Bump and Grind Trail in Palm Desert. At 9:51 a.m., a report came in about a 60-year-old woman who had a

Falling in line with Governor Newsom’s clean water agenda outlined in the State of the State, a desert assemblyman will host state leaders today on a tour that highlights safe drinking water disparities facing local schools and mobile home communities in the Eastern Coachella Valley. Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, will host state leaders — including

A 150-pound bundle of baby giraffe joy was debuted today at the Living Desert zoo after its mother gave birth last week. The 6-foot-1-inch female giraffe is the eighth calf for its 18-year- old mother, Dadisi , who has lived at the zoo since 2002. She was born in the early morning hours on March

Zeldas Nightclub in Palm Springs will be permanently closing their doors after 43 years in business, club management announced via Facebook. The Palm Springs City Council voted to closed Zeldas for at least 45 days on March 20. This came after a string of violence at the club. Palm Springs Police said they have received

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is set to reopen Monday, April 1, after closing its doors for 46 days. The tram was forced to shut down following the record-breaking rainfall that hit the valley on Valentine’s Day. Video shows water rushing through the Tram’s valley station, carrying dangerous debris and causing significant damage. Work is

A 50-year-old man remains behind bars today for alleged methamphetamine possession during a property check conducted by law enforcement Thursday. William Leroy Mankins of Thousand Palms was allegedly found with the drug during a property check that began about 5:15 p.m. at 73000 block of Quivira Street in Thousand Palms, according to the Riverside County

Police are investigating a single-vehicle rollover on Varner Road just east of Mountain View Road in Cathedral City. The crash was reported just before 4 p.m. First responders at the scene told News Channel 3 when crews arrived, they found a black car off the roadway that appeared to have rolled several times before landing

La escuela primaria “Cesar Chávez” de la ciudad de Coachella festejo el día de hoy el natalicio del máximo líder de los campesinos Cesar Chávez, con una marcha con los casi mil estudiantes que tiene la primaria que lleva su mismo nombre. Muchas son las instituciones educativas que llevan el nombre de Cesar Chávez, pero

A familiar face will now be taking the helm as the Artistic Director of the Palm Springs International Film Society. Lili Rodriguez steps into the role just three years after she came on board with the society as their Program Manager in 2016. In 2017, she transitioned into the role of Director of Programming for