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As we continue our coverage of local prep winter sports league championships both Palm Desert and Palm Springs added another banner to their respective programs. Boys Basketball Palm Springs beat rival Palm Desert on Thursday night to cap off a perfect 10-0 league season. Perfect 10-0 in league / DEL Champs! @PSBasketball1 Palm Springs 🏀
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The Thermal racetrack continues hosting INDYCAR testing ahead of the start of the 2023 season. Test drivers were out on the track Thursday. Drivers are able to make first contact with their crews, working with mechanics and engineers to work out possible bugs. “It’s a place that is actually very good for us in Indycar
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A disabled man in a wheelchair sustained major injuries after being struck by a vehicle Thursday morning in Twentynine Palms. The crash happens at around 7:20 a.m. in the area of SR-62 and Adobe Road. Authorities said a maroon Dodge made a right turn onto Adobe and struck the man within a marked crosswalk. The
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Palm Springs Police Department are sounding the alarm after there was an increased number of assaults on law enforcement in the last year. According to the Palm Springs police crime data report conducted by the police department for 2022, it shows while crime has decreased overall, the number of assaults on Palm
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The jury is now gearing up to deliberate whether a Cathedral City man is guilty of a quadruple murder in Palm Springs in 2019. Jose Larin Garcia is accused of murdering four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. In his closing argument Thursday, defense attorney John Patrick
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A 57-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a suspected DUI driver Wednesday night in Palm Springs. The vehicle vs pedestrian crash happened at around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Tahquitz Canyon and Sunrise Way. The woman, a Palm Springs resident, was found by officers unresponsive in the roadway. She
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Day two of the ninth annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival kicked off with another series of discussion panels that brought together an eclectic group of authors. ‘Politics Today’ was one of the panels that featured in-depth analyses on current events including elections, Congress, The White House, and much more. It gave attendees the opportunity to
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A $5.5 million county project to fix and beautify Highway 111 and Oasis Street in downtown Indio has been completed right before the return of the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival in February. A ribbon cutting was in Indio at 82-503 Highway 111. Various officials spoke and applauded the work that many people
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With help from the Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County Code Enforcement cleared a homeless camp Thursday morning in Thousand Palms. The camp was near the Arco gas station on Varner Road and Monterey Avenue. Valerie was one of the 15 people forced out of their homeless camp in thousand palms by the riverside county sheriffs department. She
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The three weekends for Splash House 2023 have been announced! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the popular poolside music festival. This year Splash House will be held on June 9-11, August 11-13, and August 18-20 at the Renaissance, Margaritaville, and Saguaro hotels in Palm Springs. After Hours will also make its return once
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Police are searching for a suspect who stole a U-Haul truck Thursday morning. At around 10:00 a.m., viewers called News Channel 3 to report a heavy police presence in Date Palm and Vista Chino in Cathedral City. Callers told us that deputies were surrounding a U-Haul truck. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.
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Taste of Jalisco is kicking off its annual festival on Friday bringing food, rides, vendors, and music to Cathedral City for a celebration. The festival is happening from February 3 to February 5. Here is the lineup: Friday, February 3: Outlaw Mariachi and Nacho BustillosSaturday, February 4: Control with Special Guest ShoBoy and Dreaming of
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A breathtaking lineup of literary and political bellwethers spoke at day one of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival on Wednesday, with topics ranging from food to history to literature. After a years-long pandemic break, the ninth iteration of the festival is welcoming back attendees with the theme “Brave New World: The Future is Now.” Organizers said the festival
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CV does it! Coachella Valley rode an early 3-0 lead to down Desert Mirage and take the outright Desert Valley League title. This was the Mighty Arabs first win over the rival Rams since December, 2013. One ball. One team. One family. ⚽️ 🚨 Coachella Valley beats Desert Mirage for the first time in nearly
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The social media app Snapchat is under investigation by federal agencies, over its potential role in the spread and sale of fentanyl-laced pills. The probe includes interviews with parents of children who have died from overdoses. News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao spoke with a local mother, Jennifer Loza. “Steven was an extremely bright light,” Loza
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From live performances to the 36th Annual Black History Parade and Town Fair, there are plenty of ways to celebrate this month. Find more details about the Black History Month events you can attend this month here. The Palm Springs Drill Team and Drum Squad are kicking off local Black History Month festivities with a performance
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A La Quinta woman is seeking answers after a neighboring housing development allegedly cut down several of her ficus trees without giving her notice. News Channel 3 spoke to Nancy Dunn and is receiving answers from the Vista Dunes Courtyard Homes. Nancy Dunn says she left her home for three short hours in December, when
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Some clinics in California that offered vaccines for mpox, formerly called monkeypox, are still waiting for state and federal reimbursement for services. This comes as the federal government ends the state of emergency for the virus. During the height of mpox, Riverside County worked with several partners to distribute thousands of vaccines for it. The spokesperson for the county’s
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The Palm Springs Police Department is putting more focus on curbing crime connected to people who are homeless. It’s all the first step of the agency’s plan “Operation Relentless Sun.” Officers set out on their information-sharing mission Wednesday morning, going from tent-to-tent. “We’re going to start enforcing those things,” one officer said. Starting first at a homeless encampment
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Palm View Elementary School in Coachella was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday afternoon. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, an employee saw a man jump the school’s fence while holding a knife. The employee called 911 and the school was placed on lockdown at 1:34 p.m. Authorities said the man left campus and
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