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UPDATE: By Friday morning the USPS corporate office provided a statement to News Channel 3 regarding the issue: The Postal Service values our customers and sincerely apologizes for temporary service disruptions experienced this week in Desert Hot Springs. The office experienced a higher than normal amount of parcels and it will ensure available mail and
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As summer temperatures set in, so does the need to beat the heat. The Westfield Mall in Palm Desert gave residents that very opportunity on Saturday as they hosted a “Hello Sunshine” event. It went from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. inside the mall “We are celebrating summer and celebrating indoors and being cool with
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The scouts were out at Palm Springs Stadium Friday night to watch a 30-year-old pitcher play for the Palm Springs Power, as he tries to make a return to professional baseball. Matt Swilley last played in an independent league in 2015. He had Tommy John surgery, and since then, he’s been giving pitching lessons in
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Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine is celebrating their ongoing effort to provide health care to underserved residents in the valley. The organization held a ribbon cutting and dedication this morning for their new founder’s plaza in Indio. Officials say they’ve been working to help people in the valley for 10 years. “We’re just so proud
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President Joe Biden signed into law a measure designating the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida as a national memorial. 49 people dead and 53 people wounded were killed in a shooting at the nightclub on June 12, 2016. It was the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in U.S. history. Biden said in a statement
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The City of Palm Springs cut its ties with a homeless services agency Well In The Desert Thursday evening. The city council voted in agreement in part due to an ongoing discussion about the organization’s conditional-use permit for its main location on Calle Encilia. Councilmembers voted to revoke Well In The Desert’s permit to operate
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There is a renewed sense of optimism for Palm Desert businesses. The city is welcoming back customers and also preparing for its annual golf cart parade. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the CEO of the Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce, Randy Florence.
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The father of 16-year-old Isaiah Benz is speaking out about his son’s tragic death over Father’s Day weekend. Kris Benz continues to grieve the loss of his only son who drowned on Sunday while swimming at Lake Havasu. “He loved his sports, he could dunk; 6’2– so he was tall and very athletic. I went
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In a ceremony on Friday morning, Assemblyman Chad Mayes named Dr. Patricia Cummings as ‘Woman of the Year’ for California’s 42nd Assembly District. Mayes explained each March, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, all 120 California legislators select someone from their district who has made a significant contribution to the community. This year’s ceremony was
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A man was struck and killed in a hit and run crash early Friday morning in Palm Springs, police confirmed. Sgt. Kyle Stjerne of the Palm Springs Police Department said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the area of East Palm Canyon Drive between Broadmoor street and Golf Club Drive just after 4
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San Bernardino National Forest is sending ground and air resources to respond to a vegetation fire off of Highway 74 in Pinyon Pines Friday afternoon. The fire burned approximately 3-acres with forward progress stopped at around 5:45 p.m., according to San Bernardino National Forest. The blaze is 20% contained. The fire in Pinyon Pines area
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The Olympics are just about a month away, and a week before Opening Ceremonies, one local water polo team hopes to be competing in an Olympics of their own, the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics. “It’s, like, goals for everybody. It’s like the biggest tournament of the year,” said Jordan Baker, a Scorpions player from
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The CDC has extended the eviction moratorium currently in place through July 31st — adding this is intended to be the final extension. “There’s a ton of anxiety…folks want to be able to stay in their homes and keep their children housed,” said Heather Vaikona, CEO, Lift to Rise. Lift to Rise is a local
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Summer is officially here and so is the need for food. FIND Food Bank is helping put food in the mouths of its community members as the need arises with its Kids Summer Feeding Program. Kayleen Sullivan, the Development and Community Relations Coordinator, said “We’re really trying to target kids while they’re out of school
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A decades-old ban on drive-thrus in most of Palm Desert will remain in place after city council rejected a proposal to modify it Thursday night. The proposal would have enabled drive-thrus to be built, under certain restrictions, along areas of Highway 111 and Fred Waring Drive. It addressed environmental concerns, countered drive-thru oversaturation, and required
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UPDATE 06/24 : A 32-year-old man was arrested by Riverside Sheriffs Office (RSO) after authorities said he was wanted for a domestic violence incident that happened early Tuesday morning. Sheriff deputies said the suspect barricaded himself in the 78500 block of Via Bolero in La Quinta. This incident led to an hours long stand-off. The
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PS Homeboys is a new furniture and decor store in Palm Springs that’s open for business, but the owners say you might not know it from the street. The temporary parklet for Thai Smile on the corner of Indian Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way is in the way, said co-owners Neils Kosman and Jeremy
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Shadow Mountain Golf Club in Palm Desert is asking for the community’s help and support during a difficult time. The local golf club has been struggling financially because of the pandemic and is facing the possibility of closing, according to former general manager Jennifer Dammeyer. Shadow Mountain first opened in 1958. It was the first
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The need for food assistance has never been greater for people in the Coachella Valley and that’s why AAP – Food Samaritans is providing support to help improve the quality of life for those who need it most. News Channel 3’s spoke today with publicist Tim O’Bayley about a Fourth of July fundraiser to help
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The Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, ‘Short Fest,’ officially kicked off this week. The event is happening in-person once again this year and features 295 short films. “For all of us who worked the virtual festival last year, this feels like we’re celebrating two festivals in one,” said Lili Rodriguez, Artistic Director, Palm Springs
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