Month: September 2019

Rancho Mirage’s Planning Commission approved a proposed In-N-Out Hamburger location at the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center, sending the matter to the City Council for final approval. The new business proposal has sparked controversy in the community. The council has not made a decision on the proposal. The Rancho Mirage Planning Commission members listened to

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed two people were killed in a shooting in Palm Desert. According to a Tweet by the Riverside County Sheriffs Department, deputies first received reports of a shooting at approximately 1:54 p.m. in the community of Desert Breezes, a gated community on the 43000 block of West Calle Las Brisas,

Workers at Ralphs, Albertsons and Vons/Pavilions throughout Southern California and as far north as Santa Maria “overwhelmingly” ratified a new contract with the grocery chains, averting a potentially costly and disruptive strike, union officials announced Thursday. Officials with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, the Los Angeles-area union representing grocery workers, issued a

Retired school principal Rita Lamb has been elected to the Cathedral City Council after defeating former council member Shelley Kaplan in a special vote-by-mail election. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters released the results Thursday afternoon. According to their count, Lamb won by 39 votes. “I am beyond honored it was a thrilling campaign and

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department announced closed several major roads for a couple of hours following a crash Thursday afternoon. According to DHSPD, at around 12:25 p.m., officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle near the area of Ocotillo Road and Estrella Avenue. When officers located the stolen vehicle, a male suspect

Jason Momoa, star of “Aquaman” and “Game of Thrones,” was in the Coachella Valley Thursday and met with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians tribal council in Palm Springs. “Alright I’m about to ready to go into the tribal council, it’s a little bit intimidating,” Momoa said on his Instragram story just moments before

A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night at the La Quinta Civic Center Park to honor the victims who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001. “This memorial is a reminder to all of us — of the American Spirit…the La Quinta spirit…that defines our ability to rebuild stronger and to unite with purpose,” said

A couple of cadets at the College of the Desert Fire Academy paid tribute to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11, 2001. The cadets walked 110 flight of stairs on a Stairmaster Wednesday morning at the EOS Gym on Country Club in Palm Desert in full

Thursday is your chance to enjoy a coffee with an Indio police officer, while raising funds for a good cause, on a roof! The department will host its third annual “Cop on a Rooftop” event Thursday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Dunkin’ on 42-225 Jackson Street. The event raises funds for Special

A 4-year-old child from Riverside County recently died after being sick with the flu, health officials announced Wednesday. The Riverside County University Health System said the 4-year-old child from Perris who recently died tested positive for influenza. Officials said the child had underlying health issues and passed away at a medical facility outside of the

Americans near and far are remembering 9-11 on Wednesday. Looking back 18 years ago, terrorists hijacked jetliners and used them to attack the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Around the nation, ceremonies are marking one of the darkest days in U.S. history. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay