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The 2023 Palm Springs Pride got underway Thursday evening with its inaugural Latin Pride Fiesta in the Arenas District. The celebration, hosted by Chichi Fuera, featured a lineup of artists performing including DJ Ben, Mareeka’s Reventon Latino Drag Revue, Gisselle Woo and the Night Owls, and DJ Tatiana. “I’m so excited about Latino pride, I
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A day ahead of the grand opening of the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza and Museum, which News Channel 3 got an exclusive preview of, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Chairman Reid Milanovich invited members of the media to experience the ancestral lands which hold much of his people’s history and culture. Milanovich led
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is about to redefine the visitor experience in Palm Springs. More than five years after breaking ground, the long-awaited Cultural Plaza and Museum will open to the public on November 3rd. But before that happens, News Channel 3’s Peter Daut got an exclusive tour of the new state-of-the-art facility. “Every video,
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A 39-year-old man who broke into his neighbor’s home in Palm Desert was convicted today of felony and misdemeanor charges related to the incident. Stephen Eric Cunningham of Palm Desert was convicted of one felony count each of possession of an assault weapon and possession of a firearm as well as one misdemeanor count each
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Two schools in Thermal, as well as the CVUSD office, were briefly placed on a preventative lockdown due to police activity in the area, officials confirmed. John Kelly Elementary, La Familia High School, and the District Office were lockdown, CVUSD spokesperson Andrea Pasolini confirmed. The lockdowns were lifted by 2:10 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s
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Sunline Transit Agency leaders shared the difficulties the company has experienced with its hydrogen fueling station, which was built by Nel Hydrogen in 2019. The comments were made by SunLine Transit Agency Chair, Lisa Middleton, and CEO/General Manager, Mona Babauta, as they delivered opening remarks at the California Association for Coordinated Transportation’s (CALACT) statewide conference
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Nearly $10 million worth of drugs were seized over a two-day period last weekend at ports of entry in San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Calexico and Tecate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced today. CBP officers seized more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine fentanyl pills, cocaine and other drugs on Friday and Saturday, which the
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A third-grade student from Bella Vista Elementary School is being remembered as a “baseball angel” by the school community after a deadly car crash. A spokesperson for Palm Springs Unified School District confirmed the death and that a crisis team was on campus to assist students. Donations are now being accepted online and at the
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Tickets are on sale starting November 8 for the 2024 Desert Smash. The annual star-studded charity tennis event is celebrating its 20th anniversary in March. Organizers tell News Channel 3 that the celebration on March 4 and 5 will be “a two-day tennis spectacular, welcoming a star-studded line-up of new and returning talent to battle
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College of the Desert is now one of two community colleges in the nation to be awarded a $900k from the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP or M-Star) grant program. The M-Star program was created by NASA to provide multi-year grants for research and future space exploration to underrepresented populations in the STEM
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Palm Springs Pride Week is set to get underway Thursday with the free inaugural Latin Pride Fiesta in the Arenas District. The celebration, which will be hosted by Chichi Fuera, will get underway at 5 p.m. on Arenas Road between Indian Canyon Drive and Calle Encilia until 10 p.m. Thursday, according Greater Palm Springs
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In the sun-split desert of the Coachella Valley, life here is only possible with water from elsewhere. The water that grows our food, the water we drink and the water we exist around come from the special aquifers below the valley and the Colorado River. But the river is now in crisis, and as environmentalist and
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Police arrested a fourth suspect in connection with a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in Palm Desert. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that an 18-year-old man from Los Angeles was arrested. The suspect was arrested after authorities served search warrants Thursday at 2500 block of Macy Street in San Bernardino, and
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Jurors began deliberating today in the trial against a 39-year-old man suspected of breaking into his neighbor’s home in Palm Desert. Stephen Eric Cunningham of Palm Desert is charged with one felony count each of burglary, possession of an assault weapon, and possessing a firearm, according to court records. He also faces one misdemeanor
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A 25-year-old Anza man who was accused of gunning down his father when the victim tried to intervene in a dispute between the defendant and his girlfriend was convicted today of first-degree murder. After five days of deliberations, a Murrieta jury also found Anthony David Holguin guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing
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Palm Springs resident GP Gerber said he is still in shock one day after his car, which had an Israeli flag hanging from his rearview mirror, caught fire on Tuesday. The incident happened while his car was parked outside of his office, and prompted Gerber to immediately call police and file a report. Palm Springs
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Police continue to investigate a shooting at a Halloween party in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday night. The shooting was reported in the area of Cholla Drive and Flora Avenue. Ring video shows what appears to be several teens fleeing from the area after shots are fired. Police told News Channel 3 Wednesday afternoon that there
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Tickets are now on sale for the 14th annual Patrick Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament. Golf spots are already sold out, but there are still tickets available for the two concert events, the Songwriters Night on Thursday, February 29 and the Rheneypalooza Jam on Friday, March 1. Both popular events feature Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famers and
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Does it ever annoy you that on Halloween there are some people who steal entire bowls of candy? Well, a NASA engineer turned YouTube star decided to do something about it. Mark Rober’s videos often get tens of millions of views. In his latest video, which will make its debut tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is warning that the top targets of scammers are seniors. The rise of senior scams is part of the reason why the District Attorney’s Office opened their Elder Abuse Unit. The office has identified the top scams affecting seniors: Adrian Armstrong, a Riverside County Deputy District Attorney, says that
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