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Community members are invited to attend College of the Desert’s listening sessions this week. The listening sessions were introduced by Laura Hope, who has been serving as interim President and Superintendent of College of the Desert since July 1. Hope says the sessions are the college’s way of getting the community’s input on important issues
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9-24-23 Update: Gene Autry Trail is now open at the wash 9-21-23 Update: Vista Chino is now open at the washThe city of Palm Springs has shut down N Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino at the Whitewater Wash due to low visibility Wednesday night. Both roadway, key roads in and out of Palm Springs,
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Two local men recall their experience as young boys whose parents subjected them to Conversion Therapy as the 2023 Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival hosts a discussion. Scott Cruz is a part of the LGBTQ community and shares his experience on his social media platform with hopes of healing people from their traumas. Curtis Galloway
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The Flying Doctors and the Coachella Valley Unified School District hosted a free health fair clinic at the Desert Mirage High School from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. This event is open to families without health insurance. If you do have insurance, you can still come and see what resources work for you and/or your
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Coachella Valley now sits at the top of the DVL after an impressive win over the previously undefeated Deset Hot Springs. Week 6: Desert Hot Springs – 21@Coachella Valley – 47FTwentynine Palms – 0@Cathedral City – 15FYucca Valley – 56@Banning – 0FDesert Mirage – 0@Indio – 28FPalm Verde Valley – 22@Palm Springs – 35FLa Quinta
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In November, the band director at Coachella Valley High School will travel to New York City to participate in the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Daniel Granillo is one of 400 school band directors chosen to march in the parade. Granillo told News Channel 3’s Marco Revuelta that his participation in the Rose Parade years ago
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A local business owner is giving back to the community on Maui that was devastated by deadly wildfires last month. On a day-to-day basis, Gregg Photias and his team are laying turf at homes and businesses throughout the valley with this business, Vision Turf and Lighting. “We opened in October 2020. I’ve been in the
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A minor was injured following a mailbox crash involving off-road motorcycles and a Sunline bus in Cathedral City Friday afternoon. The crash was reported at a little after 5:00 p.m. on Vista Chino near Avenida Maravilla. Police told News Channel 3 that two off-road motorcycles were traveling west on Vista Chino in the eastbound lanes
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First responders are working to rescue a mountain biker who was seriously injured while on a trail in Rancho Mirage. The incident was reported at around 5:07 p.m. on the Art Johnson Trail. There were no additional details available on how the biker was injured as of 5:50 p.m. Friday. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
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It’s getting painful at the gas pumps again. According to Triple AAA we’ve seen a steady rise in gas prices for almost two months now. At an ARCO in Cathedral City a gallon of unleaded gas is costing $5.59. Friday’s national average is about $3.86 and the average here in California is a bit more steep
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A San Diego federal judge today blocked California’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets for the second time in recent years. In a ruling stemming from a lawsuit filed by firearm advocates, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez struck down the law in 2017, ruling it unconstitutional. Subsequent appeals resulted in
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A 50-year-old man died after an officer-involved shooting on the Morongo Indian Reservation Friday morning. The incident was initially reported at around 5:45 a.m. with a report of a dead body at a house in the 12000 block of Santiago Road. Morongo Tribal Police officers and a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office responded
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Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan, who died after suffering a medical emergency and crashing into a wall in Hollywood last year, will be honored next month with the 462nd star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. “We are immensely thankful that we have the honor to pay tribute to the remarkably talented
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The Mosquito carrying disease, West Nile Virus has now been detected in our very own Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District for the first time this year collected mosquito traps from Cathedral City near Date Palm Drive and 33rd Avenue and Indian Wells near Vintage Drive and Wren Drive. In these
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The 32nd Annual Morongo Thunder and Lightning Powwow kicks off on California’s Native American Day. Their public relations team says this event will attract over 900 tribal dancers and 20 drum groups from the U.S. and Canada. The event is free to enter. Powwow & Indian Market Where: Morongo Casino Resort & Spa 49500 Seminole
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Students at Twentynine Palms High School were placed under a lockdown Friday morning at 9 a.m., The Morongo Unified School District said there were reports of a student with a weapon on the campus of Twenty Nine Palms High School. A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Investigation found no evidence of a weapon on campus. The
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We’re getting to know a special team member with Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Solo is a two-year-old English Labrador, and the newest member of the county’s Child Exploitation Team. Jason Polanco, Senior DA Investigator with Riverside County said, “I believe there’s four Electronic Scent Detection dogs (in the state of California), and we’re fortunate enough
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The Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs is celebrating 75 years of serving the desert community. Since 1948, the organization has called this spot on Sunrise Way home along with the thousands of kids and volunteers throughout the years. “They’ve helped us turn this into a facility that youth can use in preparing their
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage, we’ll highlight the contributions of community members making a difference in the Coachella Valley for the next four weeks. Ask anyone in North Shore near the Salton Sea; they’ll probably have heard the name Conchita Pozar. “If political leaders do not start doing something in our community, the solution will
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Two convicted felons who allegedly abducted and robbed three people in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial for kidnapping to commit robbery and multiple other charges, a judge ruled today. Taquan Charles Ray Doss, 22, and Thomas Anthony Nieto, 26, both of Desert Hot Springs, are accused of perpetrating the abduction in January 2022.
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