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Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D (CA-36) was joined by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm for a visit to the Salton Sea Wednesday morning. Together, Dr. Ruiz and Secretary Granholm lead a listening session with local community members and leaders to hear their firsthand experiences with public health and the environmental impacts of the Salton
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The City of Indio celebrated the installation of “Sarbalé Ke” at Dr. Carreon Park on Wednesday morning. This event coincided with the opening of the 2022 Mobius Conference that the installation’s artist Francis Kéré took part in 2019. The Sarbalé Ke towers stand from nine to 49-feet tall at the park. The series of towers
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The owner of Wildlife Refuge in Sky Valley, Kitty Pallsen, has recently ran into problems with Fish and Wildlife. Pallsen has been running her 5-acre, wildlife refuge and rescue for the past 28 years. She tells me she’s rescued a variety of animals from dogs to injured birds. Pallsen has built an aviary specifically for
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A Banning man is facing 5 felony charges accused of possessing several illegal weapons following a hit-and-run collision. Banning Police took the suspect into custody late Sunday, April 9. A statement from the department said he was hiding in a car that was seen in the area of a collision along the 500 block of N.
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Update: 8:55 PM The coroner’s office has identified the man killed in the crash as Jason Cavanagh, 38, of Newbury Park. UPDATE – 8:45 AM: Cal Trans tweeted out that all lanes are open on the I-10 east in Cabazon following a big rig collision. ORIGINAL STORY: Lanes 1,2, and 3 on Interstate 10 heading
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will join local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz to visit the Salton Sea. Ruiz and Granholm will lead a series of listening sessions with local community members and leaders to hear their firsthand experiences with the public health and environmental impacts of the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is
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The 20 acre fire was first reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. off the 29000 block of Calle Castillo Lane according to Riverside County Fire Department. Some residents were under an evacuation order up until Tuesday evening. Shortly after flames were reported along Calle Castillo Lane neighbors tried to make sense of the commotion. Ed Zachowski
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People in Thousand Palms and across the valley were hit with plumes of heavy smoke spewing from the 20-acre Castillo Fire, which ignited Monday night in a mulch pule before spreading to a nursery’s palm grove. “Last night, I smelt it very strong,” said Thousand Palms resident June Card. “Through the night, the smoke, you
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Golf fans aren’t going anywhere now that a new professional golf tournament is coming to the Coachella Valley, starting in the spring of 2023. The Galleri Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event, will be held March 20-26, 2023 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. MORE: New PGA TOUR Champions golf tournament coming to Coachella Valley, starting
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A new professional golf tournament is coming to the Coachella Valley, starting in the spring of 2023. The Galleri Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event, will be held March 20-26, 2023 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. “Our players have longed to come back to this market.” Miller Brady – @ChampionsTour President.— Blake
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Update 5:30 p.m. Evacuation orders have been lifted, CAL FIRE confirmed Tuesday evening. All roadways are opened. The fire remains at 20 acres with 60 percent containment. Crews will remain in the area working on fire suppression Original Article 10:30 a.m. More than twelve hours after a fire sparked near a Thousand Palms neighborhood, evacuation
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Masks will now be optional across the SunLine Transit Agency’s services effective immediately, the company announced on Tuesday. Sunline’s change in policy will affect SunBus, SunDial, SunRise and the 10 Commuter Link services. The move comes a day after the Transportation Security Administration suspended enforcement of the mask mandate. On Monday, a federal judge voided
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He’s only a few hours old, but Baby Sergio, Jr. is making history at Eisenhower Health. The infant’s birth marks the 1,000th delivery for the Eisenhower Family Birth Center, which opened its doors less than a year ago. Baby Sergio Jr., was born to parents Vicki and Sergio at 8:13 a.m. this morning. The family is
Continue Reading Firefighters reported progress Tuesday morning in stopping a mulch fire that spread to a grove of palm trees in Thousand Palms. The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. along the 29000 block of Calle Castillo Lane. Crews were expected to be on the scene for several hours for mopping up. As of midnight, Cal Fire
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Driving in and around Indio, you can see the rush of festivalgoers ready to make their way home, but not on an empty stomach. Some businesses within five miles of the festival grounds had lines going out the door. A couple of owners we spoke to, told us they still haven’t had the chance to
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There are big changes coming to how Californians throw out trash, including food waste, and it’s all in the name of reducing emissions. Starting this fall, Palm Springs will require organic waste, including food and landscaping, to be collected together in the same bin. The city is holding information sessions to alert residents to the
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Coronavirus case rates in the Coachella Valley are steadily on the rise again. To fight the spread of the virus, the Joslyn Center hosted its “Vax & Boost” COVID vaccine booster clinic Monday. Valley resident David Deatrick went to the Joslyn Center to get his second COVID booster vaccine. He has type one diabetes and is immunocompromised. “I feel much
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When the McCallum Theatre reopens in the fall for its 2022-2023 season, seven Broadway shows and 24 acts who have never performed there before will be lighting up the stage. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke in-depth with President and Artistic Director, Mitch Gershenfeld.
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An Indio police officer who was struck by a fleeing suspect vehicle near the site of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival has been discharged from a hospital. It happened at 10:46 Saturday night at Calle Conejo and Avenue 48 when the officer attempted to stop the driver for not following traffic controls put in
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As the first weekend of the 2022 Coachella Music and Arts Festival wraps up, News Channel 3 requested arrest and citation information from Indio Police. Indio Police tell News Channel 3 that traffic-related citations are up 41% and arrests are up 13% since the last Coachella Weekend 1, which was back in 2019. Indio Police
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