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The 4th annual Aging Positively Conference kicked off at the Joslyn Senior Center on Wednesday. The conference brought resources and information on the community along with 4 time gold medal Olympic champion, Greg Louganis, as the keynote speaker. Guest Speaker, Greg Louganis, also called the greatest diver in history raises awareness not only to the

September is officially Craniofacial Acceptance Month. Every year, advocates and families band together to help shed light and encourage the acceptance of those diagnosed with a rare disease that can cause facial distortion. One family that lives in the valley, has had to experience it first hand. 9-year-old Jordan Watkins has gone through multiple surgeries

The sound of a drilling operation is in the air at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, as Lynn Lowry watches and listens, just feet away, while standing in front of her condo. She says the drilling along Dinah Shore Drive, began Monday, with work crews starting their day Tuesday at 6:15 in the

Residents of the La Quinta Cove were evacuated from their homes as Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies engaged in a standoff late Wednesday, residents told News Channel 3. Residents called into the newsroom to report deputies surrounding a house near the intersection of Avenida Navarro and Calle Monterey. Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for the

The future of Well in the Desert in Palm Springs is no longer in question. The Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously to reauthorize its conditional use permit, allowing the organization to continue helping the homeless in the downtown area. “This is where they can come and get it all, they can get the shower

The review of the conditional use permit for the Well in the Desert facility and an update to the Downtown Park Project and are among the topics going before the Palm Springs City Council Wednesday night. Amid the city’s ongoing review process for recently submitted construction bids for the 67,500-square-foot Downtown Park planned in the

UPDATE: Wildfire near San Jacinto fully contained A fire in the Juniper Flats area between Perris and San Jacinto that has charred at least 520 acres of brush was 72% contained, authorities said Tuesday. The Monday update placed the containment at 30% and the total acreage burned at 490 acres. No projected containment date was

After a series of violent crimes at bars and nightclubs in downtown Palm Springs, some businesses are embracing a new service to monitor bad behavior. They’re trying to curb it from happening more than once. Businesses like a rooftop bar, Moxie, have begun using what’s called “Patron Scan.” Owner of Moxie, Oscar Babb, says his

Desert Hot Springs acting Chief of Police, Jim Henson called for a ban on replica firearms after Monday’s incident where police confiscated two real and one replica firearms after they say three 14 year olds were caught making threats against Desert Hot Springs High School. “The officers did take a replica of an AR-15,” Doria

A $46,445 check will be presented today in Riverside to the family of slain California Highway Patrol Officer Andre Maurice Moye Jr., whose death prompted a one-day charity drive that generated the funds for the benefit of his loved ones. Moye was gunned down on Aug. 12 after stopping a convicted felon for a vehicle

At quick glance, the front yard and the back yard of the Cathedral City home owned by 79-year-old Linda Turetsky both look terrific. But, in talking with the retired teacher, you learn there is much she is not happy with. “I’m disappointed with the work that was done, disappointed in the man who promised he’d