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BluChip NFT is a subsidiary of Art Coin Int. and they are introducing an innovative platform that will allow buyers to purchase non-fungible tokens also known as NFTs that are tethered to an original fine art painting or sculpture. On May 23rd, 2022, BluChip will host the first virtual NFT Auction with pieces that are housed in
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Riverside County government coffers are swelling beyond what officials anticipated in the current fiscal year, setting the stage for lighter loads on the Board of Supervisors in preparation for 2022-23 budgethearings, according to a report the board will review Tuesday. #RivCo BOS Meeting happening NOW.Agenda available at: https://t.co/9AoLpayCmm #RivCoNow #wearerivco #countygov https://t.co/7cxfiLQ6Gl— County of Riverside
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The Riverside County Transportation Department will conduct a presentation Tuesday night on the $4.8 million Thousand Palms Canyon Road Repair Project. The presentation on the street running between Thousand Palms, Indio Hills, and Sky Valley will be conducted at the Indio Hills Community Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday through a zoom link available at
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area. The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems,
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The statue of former Palm Springs Mayor Frank Bogert will be removed from the front of city hall on Tuesday. The statue will be moved to storage in the City Yard. Bogert was one of Palm Springs’ most famous cowboys and a major figure in the city’s history. He served as the city’s mayor from
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John Kosareff has dealt with a man squatting in his Sky Valley Resort home since July 2020. The resort community there is rallying behind the homeowner and has been willing to picket to get the squatter out. “Slob is kind of a harsh word, but that’s what it is. He’s a slob,” said Kosareff. “The
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An Indio firefighter is in the hospital after suffering major injuries in a motorcycle crash while off-duty over the weekend. The crash happened Sunday just before 10 a.m. on Monroe Street north of Requa Drive. According to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department, a motorcycle and a vehicle crashed into each other, however, the
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for Sea View Elementary School’s newly renovated field. The renovation project added a new field, baseball courts, and soccer fields. Before the renovations, the school’s baseball backstop was in poor condition and the field had no soccer goalposts. The school lacked an adequate play area and did not have any
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A 17-year-old was arrested after an armed carjacking at the parking structure at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs Monday morning. The theft happened at around 7:45 a.m. Police said the victim told officers that a male approached her after she had just parked her vehicle in the parking structure. The male pointed a
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The month of May marks mental health awareness month, and the demand for mental health services continues as we come out of the pandemic. The World Health Organization found that during the first year of the pandemic, anxiety and depression increased by 25 percent globally. Here in the Coachella Valley, experts say they’ve seen a
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California energy officials are warning the state will likely have an energy shortage that could result in rolling blackouts this summer. As drought, extreme heat and wildfires challenge California’s energy reliability, projections show a potential shortage of 1,700 megawatts of power statewide – the equivalent of power to 1.3 million homes. Officials said it would
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A woman is undergoing a mental health check after authorities said she barricaded herself inside a Joshua Tree government building and threatened deputies. On Monday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the building, located in the 63600 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, after a woman found inside the building refusing to leave. Authorities
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A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a drive-by shooting a Desert Hot Springs skate park that left a teenager wounded and was immediately sentenced to 27 years and four months in prison, the District Attorney’s Office confirmed today. Jelani Arman Wooten of Desert Hot Springs plead guilty to two felony counts on
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By AMY TAXIN, KEN RITTER and DEEPA BHARATH LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said. The shooter killed Dr. John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket planned to keep killing if he had escaped the scene, the police commissioner said Monday, as authorities investigated the massacre of 10 Black people as a potential hate crime or act of domestic terrorism. The gunman, who had crossed the state to target
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News Channel 3 viewers sent in pictures of the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse. Lynn Von Boeckmann The Rancho Mirage Observatory hosted a public viewing. Organizers were excited to get a full view of the full moon as it traveled through the Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse. The Earth cast a giant shadow
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The City of Palm Desert donated city property to the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC) to help give 14 families homes. The portion of city property donated to the CVHC is on Merle Street in Palm Desert. With the help of the city donating this empty lot, it’s going to help put a small dent
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A magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered near Desert Hot Springs rattled Southern California tonight. The quake was felt at 11:16 p.m. and was located 4.6 miles northeast of Desert Hot Springs, 7.4 miles south of Yucca Valley, 13.5 miles north-northeast of Palm Springs and 15.7 miles north of Cathedral City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was 7 kilometers
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According to Cal Fire, a vegetation fire is burning in the 17400 block of Angelus Vista, in Desert Hot Springs. Fire officials say it started at 9:45 p.m. and is 1/4 acre in size. It is reportedly burning in moderate to heavy fuels. KESQ is monitoring the fire and will bring you updates when they
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Local legend Cub Swanson was tee’ing it up at the Grant Fuhr celebrity invitational on Sunday and opened up about his future in the ring. Caught up with my guy @CubSwanson at the @gf31foundation celebrity golf tournament at @golfDWGR today. The 38-year-old Killer Cub is 28-12, hoping for his next fight to be here at
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