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The Palm Springs Public Library has books that highlight stories of transgender and nonbinary people. The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission chose community leaders and Mayor Grace Garner to read children’s books in the library’s youth room which spoke to gender identity awareness among youth. The Commission called the event, A celebration of stories supporting transgender and non-binary
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A collision happened at E Vista Chino and Wash Major on Friday. A single vehicle rolled over into the south side of the wash. The sole occupant of the vehicle has been transported to a nearby hospital. Their condition is currently unknown. Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates.
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A local holocaust survivor is weighing on the alleged hate crime targeting two Jewish men in Los Angeles. Charges against the suspect were announced as Rickie Taras was sharing her life story with students at Sacred Heart School in Palm Desert. Taras shared old photos and detailed her experience growing up under Nazi rule. She says
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We’re a little more than a month away from the Coachella Valley St. Jude Dream Home giveaway and tickets are going fast! News Channel 3 is teaming up with the folks over at St. Jude to raffle off a gorgeous home that’s nearly completed in the Montage Community in Palm Desert. You can buy your ticket,
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The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival returns after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. “I’m really to be back, enjoy the good food, enjoy the good rides and hang out with my friends,” a group of young festival goers said. We know people have been waiting for the date festival to make its
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The Department of Justice filed federal hate crime charges against a Riverside County man accused of shooting two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles earlier this week. The shootings happened in the Pico-Robertson district less than 24 hours apart. On Thursday, authorities arrested Jaime Tran, 28, formerly of Riverside, in the Cathedral
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting near some businesses in Coachella. The shooting was reported at around 5:10 p.m. on the 49100 block of Highway 111. Sergeant Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez of the Sheriff’s Dept confirmed that residents reported shots heard and people running in the area. Brito-Gonzalez said that deputies did locate shell casings
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Thousands of visitors are walking the Downtown Palm Springs area, and businesses are putting their best foot forward to turn foot traffic into dollars. A local business owner says she started seeing more people as soon as Modernism Weekend Kicked off on Thursday. ” I have a mannequin out here that’s colorful and seems to bring
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The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force arrested 16 people, including one minor, as part of an operation aimed at combating gang violence in the valley, authorities said today. The operation began at 8 a.m. Thursday with assistance from Riverside County Gang Task Force Regions 2, 3, 4 and 6; the East P.A.C.T; the
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Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation are hosting the annual “Be a Hero” 5K run and a Junior Superheroes Dash that will feature American Ninja Flip Rodriguez on February 18th starting at 8am at the Rancho Mirage Community Park. The Junior Superheroes Dash will include a wellness fair with fun activities
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Veterans and non-veterans can enjoy the 2nd Veterans Fishing Day Trout Derby on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Reginal Park. The event starts at 7 a.m. with prizes awarded at noon. Admission and fishing is free for Veterans, Military and family in the same vehicle with a valid ID. General admission and fishing
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Doria Wilms is now the interim city manager of Desert Hot Springs. The city appointed Wilms to the position following the resignation of Luke Rainey on Thursday. City officials said Rainey is looking into retirement. He served the city in a multitude of capacities for more than 15 years. Rainey was appointed city manager in
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On Friday morning, representatives from Amazon’s Public Relations Team released this statement: “Out of an abundance of caution, a haz-mat crew responded to our site when three employees reported skin irritation after being in a particular cargo trailer. Those employees were treated for the short-term irritation and are thankfully doing well. We stopped work in
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The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival opens to the public on Friday after not happening for the last three years. The fair runs from February 17 to February 26. On the first day, the event opens at 3:00 p.m. Every day after that it will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Palm Springs Fire Department is testing a new mechanical chest compression device that could help save more lives. The LUCAS device helps deliver high-quality, consistent chest compressions to sudden cardiac arrest patients. Currently, the department has two devices firefighters can use in the field. Data will be collected after every usage during the device’s trial
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The Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians held a special re-naming today of a hill at the Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve where native artifacts were discovered. The hill was renamed Mumawet to pay respect to tribal ancestors and traditions. Several native artifacts, including Cahuilla pottery, were recently discovered in the area many of them fully
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It’s a major milestone in the rehabilitation and expansion of the fire station in downtown Coachella. “We’re about a month and a half ahead of schedule on the $7.3 million renovation expansion of our fire station here in downtown Coachella,” said Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez. “It’ll be a facility that’s a little bit more of just accommodating
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is getting ready to put together its school menu for next year. Today about 30 lucky students were able to give their honest opinion on some new possible items.The smells of hot delicious chicken fingers, quesadillas, and endless fries took over the cafeteria at Bobby Duke Middle School. “I’m
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A prominent Coachella Valley business owner is grateful to be alive after he recently crashed his dirt bike in Morongo Valley and could not be found for more than a day. “I just praise God for making the best out of a terrible situation,” Nate Otto told Peter Daut. Speaking from bed at his physical
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The FIND Food Bank announced its 2023 Hunger Hero awardees at its Guardian Breakfast Thursday morning. One of them is Keith Flagler, who has been a FIND member for nearly 10 years. The others are from the Palm Springs / California Desert Business Council which FIND says does so much from volunteering to donating funds.
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