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Cathedral City resident Janeshia Adams-Ginyard will be playing Nomble in Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Her character’s name means “beauty.” In the film, Adams-Ginyard is a member of the Dora Milaje; they are the women warriors of Wakanda. “It’s a continuation of my character from the first Black Panther,” said Adams-Ginyard. “I’m identified with the black
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Southwest Airlines will launch a new year-round non-stop flight service from Palm Springs to San Jose beginning Sunday. “We’ve already doubled the number of daily departures and we’ve more than doubled the number of places with a nonstop link to the Coachella Valley,” said Vice President of Network Planning for Southwest Airlines Adam Decaire.
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Palm Springs Pride is underway, and local businesses have a packed weekend ahead with a surge of tourists participating in the celebrations. Blackbook bar owner, Dean Lavine, prepared heavily for his busiest time of the year. “Pride is our Coachella festival. It is huge!” said Lavine. “Palm Springs expands by four times during Pride” During Pride
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Palm Springs Pride is bringing three days of entertainment to Palm Canyon Drive to celebrate and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. The event happens every year and brings in thousands of people from out of town. Ron DeHarte, the President/CEO of Palm Springs Pride said that 70% of the people that attend the event are
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A 39-year-old man accused of killing his roommate, a Cathedral City man who was found dead in his apartment, pleaded not guilty to murder today. Joseph Ortega was additionally charged with two felony counts of cruelty to an animal, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty to all charges at the Larson Justice
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Several people that fall within the age group known as ‘Generation Z’ will have the opportunity to vote for the first time in next week’s midterm election. Back in 2020, one in ten eligible voters fell under ‘Generation Z.’ Several people born between 1997 and 2012 have recently turned 18, and are now eligible to
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Four men were arrested after authorities conducted a drug bust in a remote area off in North Palm Springs Thursday morning. The investigation happened on Diablo Road and 18th Avenue. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said that based on the hazardous materials found at the location, which are used in the production
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Some Coachella Valley homeowners and communities are saving water and meeting new state-mandated water conservation targets by taking a number of dramatic actions to avoid costly drought fines. But in an I-Team In-depth report, some higher-than-expected monthly bills from the Coachella Valley Water District, or CVWD, are taking customers by surprise. Jeff Stahl spoke with
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The city of Coachella held a groundbreaking at the Castro Mobile Home Park on Thursday for a project that will connect dozens of residents at a mobile home park to the city’s water system. “For me, being there today and celebrating this for the Castro Mobile Home Park and its residents was very important. And
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said it has arrested and booked two 13-year-olds at Indio Juvenile Detention Center after a gun incident at Toro Canyon Middle School. The two were students at the middle school. During a press conference on Wednesday, deputies reported a student brought a gun on campus. Related Story: 2 students detained,
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Key experts were on the stand Thursday in the murder re-trial for Jose Larin Garcia. He is accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. Forensic toxicologist Erin Crabtrey testified about whether drugs or alcohol were detected in the victims’ blood samples. In Yuliana Garcia’s
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Following Wednesday’s threat at three schools in Thermal, it took the Sheriff’s Dept. and CVUSD several hours to provide information about what was going on to concerned parents. Related Story: 2 students detained, gun found after threat at CVUSD school Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco apologized for the delay and says there are challenges to getting
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has put a call out to the community to help in the search for a woman last seen in August. Shannon Tara Lewis, 40, was last seen on August 11, 2022, in the area of Box Canyon while en route to the Coachella Valley from Arizona, according to a flyer
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A teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting last month in Coachella. The shooting happened back on Oct. 9, 2022 at a residence on the 85300 block of Cairo Street. There was no word on any injuries in the initial shooting. Thursday at around 7:00 AM, Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the
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For the first time, the Palm Springs Public Library is presenting the “Pride on the Page Book Festival,” featuring more than 40 LGBTQ authors and a free panel series. The festival will be held Friday and Saturday at the Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs. The goal is to bring together writers and book lovers.
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A little dusting of snow evident at the top of Mount San Jacinto in the wake of a winter storm that brought gusty winds, light precipitation and cooler temps to the entire region. Gusts maxed out at nearly 40 m.p.h. in Palm Springs this morning. Will will gradually ease, but remain breezy throughout the day.
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Indio Police were investigating a deadly collision that closed a stretch of Highway 111 to traffic Wednesday night. A pedestrian was struck and killed in the area of Highway 111 at Granada Drive at approximately 7:13 p.m. Ben Guitron on the Indio Police Department said the driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with
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3,700 students and staff across three schools in Thermal were evacuated after a credible threat was issued to Toro Canyon Middle School Wednesday morning, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept confirmed. According to Sgt. Brandi Swan, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Dept., authorities received a school violence threat at 10:10 a.m. They believed it to be a
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Indian Wells Voters have new and familiar faces on the ballot for city council. There are three seats up for grabs this year. Five candidates are vying for the two open seats for a full four-year term. Dana Reed Ivan Moad Bruce WhitmanToper TaylorDouglas Hanson Two candidates are running for one open seat for a two year
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The man accused of murdering his roommate at a Cathedral City apartment complex is also believed to have killed two pets, police said on Wednesday. The suspect, a 39-year-old man, Tuesday at around 1 a.m. after his roommate was found dead in his bed at the Cathedral Town Villas Apartments on the 36700 block of
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