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Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms reached another major milestone in its construction. Thursday morning, construction workers were out pouring the concrete for one of its rinks. Within six hours, the future practice rink for the Coachella Valley Firebirds was transformed. “Exactly one year from our groundbreaking we actually poured the ice floor today this morning
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Election day is just days away and candidates are making their final push for votes. “I plan on mailing it in. It’s a nice and easy process, it’s existed for a while,” said voter Andrew Cabral. On Thursday, ‘Desert Stonewall Democrats’ set up a booth at Villagefest to campaign for the candidates of the Democratic
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Two standout students were honored with streets named after them in Cathedral City. Sophia Gonzales of Cathedral City High School and Christopher Vega of Mt. San Jacinto High School were recognized for their academic excellence. Gonzales was nominated for the 2022 Golden Lion which is the most prestigious award a Cathedral City high school student can
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The Mission Springs Water District will implement a Level 2 demand of reduction actions in response to the ongoing California drought, a statement said today. “MSWD has already started to reach out to impacted customers, letting them know of the changes,” said programs and public affairs manager Marion Champion. “We have a variety of conservation
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It’s a new beginning for a puppy that was found in Desert Hot Springs last month, injured after being struck in the neck by an arrow. After days of medical treatment and through hundreds of adoption applicants, the chihuahua mix is making a recovery and is now being adopted by Riverside County resident Lyn Thornton.
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Health officials said that there are no cases and no suspected cases of monkeypox in Riverside County. While there are no confirmed or suspects cases, the county has received reports of five people with rashes, said Shane Reichardt, public information officer for, the county’s Emergency Management Department, said The county health department is looking into
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control Thursday night in an address to the nation, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country. Speaking at the White House, Biden
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Incumbent Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin is seeking a third term, and facing a pair of experienced challengers. All three of them spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut about why they’re running, and the issues that matter most to them. Hestrin and attorney Lara Gressley ran against each other back in 2018. This
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Stellantis reached an agreement with Controlled Thermal Resources’ Hell’s Kitchen project to buy lithium produced at the Salton Sea to supply its North American electric vehicle production. The 10-year-old agreement will see the CTR supply up to 25,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide, the companies announced. The supply will support Stellantis’ U.S. product offensive
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Former Indian Wells City Councilmember Rob Bernheimer is back on the city council. On Thursday, the city council selected Bernheimer to fill the seat left vacant following Kimberly Muzik’s resignation. “It is with immense pride that I take this opportunity to serve the residents of Indian Wells as a member of the City Council. I
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The city of Palm Springs announced today that a family-friendly celebration of Juneteenth will take place a day early. “Juneteenth is an important celebration and reminder about how far we have come as a nation,” said Jarvis Crawford, manager of the James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center (DHUC). “Everyone is invited!” Visitors can
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A man is dead after a shooting in a house near a middle school in Coachella just after midnight, authorities confirmed. The shooting happened near the intersection of Shady Lane and Date Avenue across the street from Bobby Duke Middle School. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a shooting happened at approximately 12:17 a.m. NEWS
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public health authorities reported the first presumptive case of monkeypox in Los Angeles County on Thursday. The county Department of Public Health said in a statement that it is awaiting final confirmation of the diagnosis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The department said the patient is an
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Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week is back this year starting on Friday. It’s going to bring 10 days of deals to a variety of restaurants in the Coachella Valley. Restaurant Week runs from June 3 to June 12, where over 60 Coachella Valley businesses will be participating. Those who visit any of the restaurants will
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Two people were killed and three others were injured in a Rancho Mirage traffic collision Wednesday evening, according to new information from the Riverside County Sheriffs Department. Cal Fire said the crash happened on Dinah Shore Drive near the Westin Mission Hills Resort at 8:14 p.m. In a statement released Thursday morning, the Sheriff’s Department
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Hugo Cruz is May’s winner of the One Class At A Time award. He is in his fourth year teaching second graders at Vista Del Monte Elementary in Palm Springs. Cruz said he was “really surprised” to learn that he was this month’s award recipient “because it came out of nowhere,” he added. A parent
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A nine-month-old boy was injured so severely by his own father that he died days after the assault, police in Desert Hot Springs tell News Channel 3. Now the baby’s mother is left grieving and making funeral arrangements, after the death of her infant, Miguel Julius Lucero Martinez. 24-year-old Miguel Jeronemo Martinez Fernandez, the baby’s
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A new bill making its way through state legislature would add more protections for those working in high heat conditions outdoors. Introduced by Representatives Eduardo Garcia and Luz Rivas, Assembly Bill 2243 is aimed to better protect anyone working in temperatures exceeding 105 degrees. “We have to make sure that we’re protecting workers that are
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As California goes into its third year of drought, the State Water Board is requiring local water agencies to move on to their Level 2 drought response plans. The unanimous vote happened on May 24. What does the statewide drought declaration mean for the local area? There is not a water shortage locally, but local
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A Cathedral City police officer alleged publicly at a city council meeting that he’s being retaliated against at work for his decades-long relationship with the city’s mayor. Sgt. Corwin De Veas spoke out at city hall during the public comment portion of last week’s Cathedral City council meeting, directing his 3-minute grievance at Mayor Ernesto
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