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The new fair “Thrillville” that is replacing the annual Date Festival this year kicks off this weekend. Related Article: ‘Thrillville’ coming to Riverside County Fairgrounds, replacing Date Festival in 2022 The fair will be from February 18 through February 27. You can enjoy a variety of carnival rides, games, shows, and food options at the
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“This will be multi-use. So concerts, anything with exhibits, RV shows boat shows, anything like that. There is a lot of potential use for this space besides hockey,” said Senior Project Manager Jeff Zunino. An exciting future ahead of Acrisure Arena. This project you see off I-10 is now at the halfway point. We received
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Testimony is complete in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. Prosecutors and defense attorneys officially rested their cases Wednesday afternoon after a prosecution expert made a rebuttal to claims his blood spatter analysis was inaccurate. Prosecution blood stain pattern interpreter Craig Ogino
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It’s a big day in the progressing construction of the arena in Coachella Valley. A special ceremony is underway as the last beam is secured to the roof of Acrisure Arena. Let’s hear it for the arena construction workers! The ironworkers “make it look easy, but it is not easy.” Watch live here as final
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The Morongo Casino Resort and Spa is opening up a new eatery called The Marketplace by Favio Viviani and is looking to hire for several positions. The Marketplace by Favio Viviani is currently under construction and set to open in a few months. The hotel said it is the first of its kind in Northern
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Authorities today identified a 27-year-old woman who died along with a child passenger after their vehicle rolled over in Thousand Palms. Myriam Perez Machado of Indio was found dead at the scene when the Riverside County Fire Department responded to the rollover crash Tuesday at 9:14 a.m. at Varner Road and Monterey Avenue. According to
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Disney magic is coming to the Coachella Valley and it’s in a way that hasn’t been seen before. ‘Storyliving by Disney’ is the first-of-its-kind planned residential community. The development plans to bring “Disney magic” to a new neighborhood in Rancho Mirage. It’s going to be called Cotino. You can see a video announcing the development
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The strong winds and low visibility shut down two roads in Palm Springs including parts of Gene Autry Trail and North Indian Canyon Drive. Indian Canyon reopened at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. Gene Autry Trail reopened to all traffic a couple of hours later at 10:17 a.m., according to Palm Springs Police. Early Tuesday morning, a
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The family of a 28-year-old man who was killed last week in Mecca is asking for the community’s support as they seek to bury him. Gabriel Cervantes, 28, of Mecca was found unresponsive on the ground at the 91800 block of 66th Avenue last Monday. Deputies arrived to the scene and found Cervantes with “trauma
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UPDATE 8:30 pm. SR 86 is back open on both sides, CHP confirms Original Report 7:28 p.m. State Route 86 is shut down due to hazardous conditions, according to the California Highway Patrol. The closure started at around 3:10 p.m. and could continue for a while longer. Traffic backup from 81st at 7:15 p.m. CHP
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Defense expert Randolph Beasley, a crime scene re-constructionist, was back on the stand Tuesday in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, the Cathedral City man accused of killing four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. Beasley has disputed a prosecution blood spatter report that asserts Larin Garcia was the only other person in
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released body cam footage of a deputy-involved shooting that ended with a suspect dead and an officer injured a few months ago. Watch the Full Video from the Sheriff’s Dept. Below: The shooting happened in Beaumont on Dec. 31, 2021. The incident started when officers from multiple agencies located
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Hospitalizations COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Riverside County continue to drop. Since the county’s last report on Monday, there have been 4 fewer patients in the hospital with COVID-19. The county now has a total of 486 COVID hospitalizations. California Indoor Mask Mandate EndsCA school mask mandate to be reassessed on Feb. 28 Since Jan. 14, the
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News Channel 3 has learned that a Palm Springs man who was critically burned in an early morning fire has died. Ashley Hung, 60, died at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center the day after the February 6 blaze at his Ramon Road home. Palm Springs firefighters had pulled Hung from the flames, but not before he
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Police and first responders are at the scene of a fatal single-vehicle crash at Varner Road in Thousand Palms. California Highway Patrol at the scene told News Channel 3 that a woman, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from her car and died on the scene. A minor, who was also not wearing a seatbelt,
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The Palm Springs Police department said a “shots fired” incident had ended Tuesday morning in North Palm Springs. A statement from the department said, “The Area is Now Safe. Thank you for your patience.” The department was advising residents to avoid the area near N. Indian Canyon Drive and 20th Avenue as they worked to
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Interstate 10 traffic in Banning and Beaumont was slowed for miles Tuesday morning by a collision in the freeway’s eastbound lanes. First responders were called to the freeway’s eastbound lanes near Sunset Boulevard at 7:34 a.m. for a collision in the crossover lane. Another collision was reported at the Hargrave Street offramp. There was no word
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California will end its indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people starting on Wednesday morning, as the mandate expires February 15 at midnight, actually 12:01 a.m. Wednesday morning to be precise. Masks will still be required for schoolchildren, along with unvaccinated people. School rules could change later this month, as California Health & Human Services Agency
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The Palm Springs Police Department has added a therapy K9 to its staff. On Monday, the department officially introduced Finley to the community. K9 Finley won’t be used to track explosives or narcotics like other K9s, he will be around for community events and to help bring smiles to faces of the Palm Springs Police
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The Coachella Valley is in region 3 of Cal/OSHA region. To contact our region office visit: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/districtoffices.htm Or call Region 3 – Santa Ana Regional Office Kathy Derham, Regional Manager 2 MacArthur Place, Suite 720Santa Ana, CA 92707 Phone:(714) 558-4300Fax:(714) 558-4083Email:DIRDOSHRegionIII@dir.ca.gov or Michael Loupe, District Manager 464 W. 4th Street, Ste. 332San Bernardino, CA 92401 phone:(909)
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