The Palm Springs Fire Department will soon have a new Fire Chief. City Manager Scott Stiles announced that Paul Alvarado, the Assistant Fire Chief in Long Beach, California, will be the next Palm Springs Fire Chief. Alvarado is expected to start in early May. The city says that he has served as Assistant Fire Chief
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Two people were taken to the hospital early Sunday morning, after a single vehicle crash. CalFire officials said that the crash happened just after midnight Sunday morning, on Portola Ave. and Mesa View Drive, near the Ironwood Country Club. Firefighters said that one car was on its side against a gate when they arrived on
Continue ReadingManny Marrujo from the Desert Recreation District joins News Channel 3 to discuss new programming for Seniors at the Indio Teen Center.
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Update: Firefighters remain on the scene of a mulch fire off of Palm Drive and 20th Avenue in Desert Hot Springs. All roads in the area remain open. No evacuations were ordered for nearby residents. Parts of the mulch fire continue to burn. Firefighters are monitoring the flames. Update: 30 homes are now being threatened
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Fire crews with the Cal Fire Riverside Department worked to put out flames west of Whitewater. The fire engulfed an RV burning it to the ground and spreading flames to nearby vegetation. The fire burned about a quarter acre of the surrounding area. Chief Battalion Cody Wright said crews responded to a call around 2:06
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The DMV announced that they will have extended hours from June through September at 64 offices across California. Palm Springs, Palm Dessert, and Banning will be open during those hours. They are set to open at 7 a.m. every weekday except Wednesdays, when they will be open at 9 a.m. https://twitter.com/CA_DMV/status/1529885148086513666?s=20&t=JZjHR6C3ufpkemBF8-ZBwg The DMV said that
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When the McCallum Theatre reopens in the fall for its 2022-2023 season, seven Broadway shows and 24 acts who have never performed there before will be lighting up the stage. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke in-depth with President and Artistic Director, Mitch Gershenfeld.
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Police in Desert Hot Springs were investigating a shooting on Tuesday night. Investigators were called to the scene on Cahuilla Ave. near Ocotillo Rd. and Palm Dr. around 8 p.m. Tuesday. They said that one man was shot in the torso and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not have information on
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Friday night, firefighters responded to a house fire on Via Corto, just off of Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. 4 adults were displaced and the Red Cross was called in to help. CalFire said the home was fully involved in fire when they arrived around 9 p.m. Friday night. The damage was estimated at $300,000. There
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Friday night, Palm Springs Police were on the scene of a homicide investigation. Police closed Rosa Parks Road between El Dorado Blvd and Eastgate Road, as well as Granada between Rosa Parks Road and Sunview Ave. Captain Mike Kovaleff with the Palm Springs Police Department said that they responded around 6:30 p.m. Friday night. Kovaleff
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A gas leak in a Desert Hot Springs neighborhood led to a shelter-in-place order for residents for more two hours Wednesday morning. The leak occurred along the 11000 block of Bald Eagle Lane in Desert Hot Springs, near Desert Hot Springs High School. The school was not affected by the gas leak. Fire officials said
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Police said that one person was injured after they were hit by a pickup truck Friday night in Indio. Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said that the crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on Highway 111, near Las Palmas. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. An officer was with the pedestrian at
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Cal Fire officials said one person was killed early Saturday morning in Beaumont. Firefighters responded to the scene just after midnight on Highland Springs Avenue, near I-10. They said a pedestrian had been hit by a train. One person was confirmed to have died. https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1449390733643816962?s=20 There is no word on if there was anyone else
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Every day is a party at Bright Event Rentals and now you can join in on the fun! “You’re going to see our team members smiling, having fun, enjoying what they do waking up in the morning, coming to coming to work, which to them, it’s a party coming to party,” said Scott Karroll, general manager.
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Olive Crest works with Coachella Valley families to put an end to child abuse and now you can join them in their cause. “So we do that through equipping families, giving them resources, we have mental health services, just wherever a family’s at in that, either. If it’s a preventative, a crisis moment, or even
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UPDATE: The Palm Springs Police Department has made an arrest Tuesday morning for the shooting that injured a child. At about 5:30 p.m. Monday, police officers say they located an 18-year-old suspect in a vehicle in the 3700 block of North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Officers tried to stop the car but say
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The school year is in full swing at the Palm Springs Unified School District and they’re looking for help educating the next generation. “We’re looking for positions at all levels. I could say our priority right now is on the certificated, substitute teacher position,” said Tony Signoret, PSUSD’s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. PSUSD says
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The first ever Fall edition of the BNP Paribas Open is coming up soon, and now you can join the team that is making it happen. Desert Champions and their partners are looking to fill about 100 seasonal positions from retail, food and beverage and more. Part-time and full-time positions are open according to Marketing
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The California Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert overnight on behalf of the Cathedral City Police Department for 4-month-old Ananaya Schoolcraft. The father of the little girl said his sister, Julia Schoolcraft, stole his car and drove away when he parked at a local gas station and entered the store. Officials said that the
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The virtual 6th Annual HIV & Aging Conference will be held Saturday, September 18th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is free and open on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hiv-aging-virtual-conference-tickets-162082616469
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