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The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is ringing in its 29th anniversary of Spotlight 29 Casino Sunday morning. The Casino is celebrating with free swag, anniversary cupcakes, and a huge giveaway of $29,000. Jose Garcia, the Vice President of Marketing for the tribe, says a lot incredible improvements have happened since the Casino was first built. But
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Two valley organizations in the valley hosted a Gala in support of people with special needs. The Fenixia Foundation and Building Bridges for Special Needs called it The GALA-Special Stars Come Out Tonight. The event started with students from Elite Cosmetology, Desert Sands Unified School District, supporting almost 50 people with special needs and one
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A service was held Saturday morning marking one year since the killing of Riverside County Sheriff Deputy, Darnell Calhoun. Deputy Calhoun was killed at the age of 30, and was honored today outside the Sheriff’s Lake Elsinore Station. Among those present were Riverside County Sheriff, Chad Bianco joined by Station Commander Captain, James Rayls, Lake Elsinore City officials, and
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There are 14 Rotary Clubs throughout the Coachella Valley. The Indio Rotary Club celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Coachella Valley History Museum in Indio on Saturday afternoon with a 1949-themed luncheon. It’s the third longest-standing Rotary club in the Coachella Valley, only behind Palm Springs and Palm Desert. Members and local dignitaries recognized the club
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Long regarded as the gem of professional golf in the Coachella Valley, The American Express continues to cast its ever-growing spotlight on many of the PGA TOUR’s brightest stars. This year’s tournament touts another elite, well-rounded and deep field of competition, which was finalized on Friday with 154-of-156 players confirmed to play in the 65th-annual
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Construction is underway at the site of a new city hall and library on Civic Center Dr. and Towne St. in downtown Indio. Before recently being torn down, the library was over 50 years old and “was inadequate and not meeting the needs of residents,” according to Indio City Manager Bryan Montgomery. Construction of the
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The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is coming to a close. This year, the festival is not hosting a closing ceremony. Instead, they have a weekend of finale events. On Saturday, they will screen the closing film, ‘Ex-Husbands’, directed by Noah Pritzker. On Sunday, there will be a Family Day at the Mary
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The First Baptist Church of Indio opened its doors almost 100 years ago. One of the church members says they watched churches open and close over the years. Before Jan. 18, 1924, church members would meet at various members’ homes. In the Spring of 1924, Reverend Jones combined his congregation with the Community Methodist church
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The City of Rancho Mirage Emergency Preparedness Commission is hosting a readiness seminar on Monday, Feb. 26. The seminar, titled “The First 72 Hours,” will be held at the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Community Room at 71-100 Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. “As a resident, do you know what to expect from first responders
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For the first time, the state of California is conducting a survey of its older LGBTQ population. The survey is anonymous and can be done online. Researchers will use the responses to learn more about the well-being of our state’s older LGBTQ residents. The information will also be used to inform California policies and programs.
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The first test of the 2024 presidential election hits on Monday when Iowa Republicans gather to caucus, but will the caucuses provide an initial moment of truth for former President Donald Trump’s comeback bid or will it help Republicans rally behind one of his challengers? News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Jonathan Karl, Chief
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In an effort to encourage community members to support local businesses, the city of Indio launched a new rewards program today that will offer community members 5% cashback on purchases made within the city. “The city of Indio is committed to the success of our business community for both new and longstanding businesses and
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Felony charges were filed today against a 33-year-old man suspected in a vehicle theft and two felons suspected of having firearms and an explosive device during a search stemming from the theft investigation. Zachary Hernandez was charged with one felony count each of receiving a stolen vehicle, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent,
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It’s a case we’ve been following for more than a decade. David Replogle, and Daniel Carlos Garcia are awaiting sentencing for their involvement in the 2008 Palm Springs killing of art dealer, Clifford Lambert. Both men were in court today. Because the presiding judge, was ill and not able to make it to court both sentencing for
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A bill to ban tackle football for children under the age of 12 is headed to the State Assembly. On Wednesday, AB 734 was heard by the California Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism committee in Sacramento. It was approved 5-2, sending the bill to the State Assembly. The bill was introduced by Sacramento lawmaker,
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It was a star-studded night out at the Mary Pickford is D’Place theater in Cathedral City which played host to the world premiere of “Miller’s Girl.” The film stars Martin Freeman, Dagmara Dominczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, Gideon Adlon, and La Quinta native Jenna Ortega. The stars attended the premiere along with director-writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett. The event
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The Palm Desert City Council unanimously approved the final map for the redistricting process as the city gets ready to shift from two council districts into five. On Thursday, councilmembers approved Map 109 Renumbered B, which came about after objections from the city’s objections from Northside residents last month. 06-Redistricting-pptDownload The city’s five council districts
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The 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is in its final days and organizers are hosting some special screenings for valley students. “I actually do want to work in film, but more in a creative aspect I would like to do maybe as animation and films,” said Sophia Alejandre, an Indio High School student.
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The Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) announced it set a new record for passenger traffic in 2023. The airport reported a total of 3,237,325 passengers in 2023, surpassing the previous record set oneyear prior in 2022 by nearly 9%, when 2,981,844 traveled through PSP. Throughout 2023, PSP seteight new monthly passenger records. The airport also
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A baby was airlifted to the hospital following a police pursuit of a wanted felon that ended in a crash Thursday afternoon in Thermal. The incident started at around 2:30 p.m., that’s when Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies located a wanted felon in the 78000 block of Highway 111 near the border of La Quinta and
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