The Riverside County Department of Animal Services will be hosting its annual ‘Barkchella’ free pet adoption event allowing residents to help shelter pets find a new home. “So many people have a heart for animals and want to see them loved and protected. Barkchella is a great way for the community to help our shelter pets
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Michael Birnberg, best known around the valley as ‘Midabi,’ is a contemporary artist known for his sculptural text designs. “I’m kind of bringing philosophy to the public space as an intervention, to intervene in people’s lives, and to effect change in individuals and communities,” said Midabi. His piece titled ‘The Only Other’ has traveled extensively
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It’s day one of the Coachella Festival. The Coachella Festival begins today at 1:00 p.m. Ahead of the festival opening, some folks are beating the traffic. Campers are awaiting the opening of the camping access gate on Madison Street, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Friday morning. Camping access will close at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The
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Music festival season is underway with campers arriving for Coachella Weekend 1. They started checking in at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. Our crews have seen a steady flow as car and tent campers check in, but that may change come Friday. The festival grounds at the Empire Polo Club
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A half-mile segment of Avenue 48 from Van Buren Street to Dillon Road, will go from two lanes to four lanes and get a sidewalk and bike lane, the office of Supervisor V. Manuel Perez announced today. The project was scheduled to begin early this summer after the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals and will span
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The Palm Springs City Council issued a statement following a closed session meeting where they announced they agreed to several actions regarding Section 14. Section 14 was located in the downtown Palm Springs area. It was home to hundreds of people, mostly minority families, until the 1950s when they were forcibly evicted and their homes razed
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The city of Coachella is getting closer to launching a new community rideshare service that is focused on providing green rides to anyone who needs it. Last July, the Coachella City Council approved an agreement with Latino Equity Advocacy Policy Institute (LEAP). Councilmembers also authorized the purchase of 15 Model Y Teslas for the program.
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Two Coachella Valley businesses will be among the lineup of elite vendors chosen to serve at both the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals this year. It’s a demanding job, working in high temperatures for long hours, but managers at both TKB Bakery and Deli and Everbloom Coffee say they are up for the challenge. For Everbloom,
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This year, the city of Coachella will present the keys to the city to Mexican singer Carin León. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 20. The city will release additional details within the next week. León, a Latin Grammy winner, will be performing on both Sundays of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts
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A New York man who was allegedly posing as a priest to commit burglaries was arrested in Moreno Valley, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced today. Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. were on the lookout for the serial burglar who was allegedly posing as “Father Martin.” The suspect allegedly gained access to churches by
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The Coachella Valley Fast Pitch will take place at Cathedral City Hall on Friday, April 12. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. and concludes at 11:30 a.m. Hosted by the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and the Desert Business Association, the Fast Pitch is a component of Riverside County Innovation Month, which celebrates entrepreneurial endeavors. Entrepreneurs
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A law enforcement officer suffered an injury after a fire that spread to a fence and power pole in Desert Hot Springs Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported at around 2:30 p.m. on the 13000 block of Cactus Drive, near Ironwood Drive. A CAL FIRE spokesperson told News Channel 3 that it was an outside
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An Indio man died in an overnight two-car wreck on Interstate 10 east of Palm Drive. The California Highway Patrol says the collision was reported at 1:58 a.m. Thursday morning. The 41-year-old driver in a pickup truck swerved to the right side of the freeway side-swiping another vehicle in the number 3 lane. Officials say
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A plan for widening corridors, improving pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths, as well as making a series of repairs and upgrades to roads and bridges throughout Riverside County, will be implemented in the coming years, officials said today. On Wednesday, the Riverside County Transportation Commission approved the “2024 Traffic Relief Plan,” following several months of
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A Desert Hot Springs man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine to Connecticut, the Department of Justice announced. Victor Rodriguez-Gomez, 49, also known as “Calami,” was officially sentenced on Thursday to 156 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. On Dec. 4,
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By Dakin Andone and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 trial in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family announced Thursday on X. He was
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Sergeant Emil Stan has served with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for over 14 years. On September 15th, his patrols in the Palm Desert area were interrupted when his 14-year-old son, David, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. David Stan and his family are not alone in their fight. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff
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Three people from Chile were arrested after a theft at a jewelry store in the El Paseo area of Palm Desert. The theft was reported at around 1:30 p.m. on the 73000 block of El Paseo in Palm Desert. Staff told police that the thieves stole high-valued pieces of jewelry and fled the location. “The
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Federal investigators have determined that Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani had no involvement in his former interpreter’s gambling addiction and did not engage in any gambling activity of his own, but he was simply the victim of a massive theft, according to an online report today. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, TMZ Sports reported Wednesday
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When Palm Desert High School freshman Henry Maclean learned about his friend Alex’s cancer diagnosis, he wanted to do something to help. In March, Alex was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer. “If you know Alex, you would know he’s the sweetest, most kind-hearted kid ever. In the midst of all
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