The 2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its Festival juried award winners from the 332 shorts films that were part of the Official Selection. A number of those films were made available online to screen from June 16-22. Awards and cash prizes worth $25,000 including 5 Academy Award® qualifying award will be presented to the winners. Oscar® Qualifying Awards: The
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South Coast Air Quality Management District has put out an Odor Advisory for the Salton Sea. This will last through today, June 21st. The area includes the Eastern Coachella Valley due to elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs. This gas happens due to a natural process associated with the Salton
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Temperatures will remain above normal in the triple digits for the week ahead. Today, the normal is 103°. A ridge of high pressure is building over California and it will result in a gradual warming trend through the middle of the coming week. This will keep temperatures warmer than where they should be this time
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On Friday, Laker legend AC Green was in the desert lending a helping hand in the fight against coronavirus. Green is an advisory board member for Brio Clinical, the company contracted to perform employee testing at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Known for his humanitarian efforts and outreach, Green is committed to helping the community combat
Continue ReadingHappy Summer Solstice! Today at 2:43 p.m. the summer season began and that means it’s the longest day and shortest night of the year. The summer season runs through September 22. For us here in the desert, summer means those triple digits are here to stay. Today, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°.
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The Juneteenth holiday is recognized in California and most states across the country on June 19. The day commemorates the emancipation of the last remaining African American slaves in the United States, which came two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Local teenage activists have planned a pair of barbecues
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UPDATE: This is the email that a Walmart communications representative sent to News Channel 3, after we contacted the company asking for comment on the store closure in Palm Desert: “As an essential business and member of the Palm Desert community, we understand the role we play in providing our customers with food, medicine and
Continue Reading Temperatures will be a few degrees above average moving into this afternoon for the start of summer! The average today for Palm Springs is 103°. Through the weekend, temperatures will be on the rise as a ridge of high pressure builds along the west. Gusty westerly winds will return Saturday afternoon and evening for wind
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A rollover crash on Interstate 10 has left two dead and several injured, according to California highway patrol. It happened Friday night just after 11:30 p.m. near the exit of Cook St. Calfire confirms an SUV rolled over on the highway injuring a total of seven victims after reportedly bouncing off the center divider. Six-year-old
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La comunidad en Coachella sigue recordando el activista Mario Lazcano. Para José Garduño y Jesús Espinoza, el Señor Mario Lazcano fue un mentor. “El pueblo unido jamas sera vencidos. Esas eran las palabras del señor lazcano,” dijo Garduño. Ahora, esas palabras siempre vivirán en los corazones de Garduño y Espinoza. Los dos forman parte del
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The silver screen made its return to the valley Friday, with the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City the first and only movie theater to open its doors locally. “I’ve been eagerly awaiting the movies reopening because I just really enjoy movies,’ said Curt Watts, one of the theaters first customers back. The Pickford was closed for more than
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2020’s summer solstice is on Saturday, June 20th at 2:44 Pacific time. This marks the official start of the summer season. Why? Let’s break it down: The reason the Earth has seasons is because of its tilt. Rather than being directly up and down, the Earth is tilted 23.5° away from 90°. As the planet
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A gradual warming trend is with us as temperatures exceed yesterday’s highs by 3°. The rest of the evening will be a slow cooling into the low 90s around 9:00 p.m. paired with clear skies. A ridge of high pressure building over the west coast is responsible for our rising temperatures as we close out
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New numbers released Friday June 19th show that coronavirus cases are still on the rise in Riverside County. There were 311 additional positive cases and 2 more deaths reported. The total number of cases in Riverside County is 12,778 and the total number of deaths is 410. There are 291 coronavirus patients in County hospitals
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The latest labor force data for Riverside County reveals the unemployment numbers for Coachella Valley cities and towns. Indio leads the Coachella Valley area with 8,100 people in the labor force who were without a job in May of this year. Desert Hot Springs has the highest unemployment rate, at 23.5% for that time period.
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Members of the Palm Springs community came together to celebrate Juneteenth this afternoon with a barbecue outside of the James O. Jesse Desert Highland Unity Center. The day commemorates the emancipation of the last remaining African American slaves in the United States, which came two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation
Continue ReadingA Palm Desert woman is speaking out over her experience of being infected with Coronavirus. On June 7 Kathy Martin announced to friends and family that she was admitted to Eisenhower Health, after coming down with ‘COVID pneumonia.’ Martin characterized the sickness as the “worst illness I have ever been through.” “It started off with
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Many nail salons, tattoo shops and other personal care businesses in the valley are now open after the governor gave them the green light last week. “You have no idea,” said Debra Suttner, Owner of All About You Hair &Nail Salon in Palm Springs. “Its kinda of a mix emotion because you want to make
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