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Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) has released their renovation and expansion plans for the booming airport within the next few months. The vending area in the main lobby will be replaced with a grab-and-go self-service shop called The Pink Door, inspired by mid-century modernism. Beverages can be found there or at Coachella Valley Coffee and
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A commercial complex warehouse has been set ablaze in Mecca with shipping containers burning late this morning around 11:40 a.m. The structure fire was located off of Lincoln Street and 64th Avenue in Mecca with two fire alerts sent out. Firefighters were on-scene and contained a rapidly burning pile of approximately 200 plastic shipping crates
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A massive housing development boom on the north side of Palm Desert is expected to bring up to 10,000 new residents. With more than 1,000 new homes already completed and nearly 5,000 total expected to be built in the near future, concerns are mounting over the lack of necessary services and amenities to support the
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Update 8/1/23 11:05 PM The La Quinta City Council voted 4-0 to delay the proposed apartment development. This comes after a meeting with several hours of public comment. The developer will work with the planning commission on a revised build plan. The biggest change that councilmembers requested was eliminating three-story buildings from the proposed plan.
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Several viewers have written in to News Channel 3 telling us about an increase in water boatmen bugs in their pools. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District says water boatmen have become a seasonal issue here when we have monsoon-like conditions. The insects are not dangerous and are not a threat to your health. Officials say that
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A 24-year-old man who led police on a pursuit that ended in a fiery collision at a gas station in Indio pleaded guilty to felony charges today and was immediately sentenced to 180 days in county jail and nearly three years of formal probation. Zeus Rico of Desert Hot Springs was charged with two felony
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A man suspected of starting a fire that burned over 100 acres in Banning has been officially charged with arson, among other counts. Ande Delgado Cox Jr., 45, was charged with one count of arson, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, and a sentence-enhancing allegation of perpetrating arson in an area wherea state of
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A 19-year-old man who robbed and attempted a carjacking in Palm Desert last year pleaded guilty to felony charges today. Linnell Letice Wilson of Palm Desert pleaded guilty to one felony count each of attempted carjacking, robbery, and making criminal threats to cause death or great bodily injury. He also admitted aggravating factors of causing
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Members of the California Senate recently passed a bill to limit police from pulling over drivers for certain minor safety infractions. SB 50 would prohibit police from pulling over someone for something like lighting, registration or license plates alone. The bill’s supporters say it would help to reduce racial profiling and free up law enforcement
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Coverage from ABC News: Report by Katherine Faulders and John Santucci, ABC News: Former President Donald Trump — already facing two indictments — now faces a third set of charges after a grand jury handed up a wide-ranging indictment against him, alleging he undertook a “criminal scheme” to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors say the
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Authorities are calling for the public’s help in locating a 47-year-old woman missing in the Morongo Basin area since July 22. Fang Jin flew into Los Angeles from China on July 14. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department said Jin took a train from LA to the Palm Springs area. She was then picked up by
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The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved an $884,000 agreement with the California State Water Resources Control Board to supply daily water rations to residents of a dilapidated mobile home park in eastern Riverside County. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on the contract, which will be entirely funded by the
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Six people were arrested after a police officer reported hearing gunshots in a Palm Springs neighborhood overnight on Tuesday. Police were originally called to the area of Granada Ave and Tramview Rd. just after midnight to respond to multiple disturbance calls about a block party in the neighborhood. Officials with the Palm Springs Police Department
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News Channel 3 is pressing Southwest Airlines for answers, after passengers on a flight out of Palm Springs were forced to wait on the tarmac in extreme heat. On July 26, Indio resident Kelly Melcher was onboard Southwest flight 2176 bound for Chicago with a stop in Denver. Melcher said the flight was originally delayed
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About a hundred students are fitted to go back to school with the help of the Elk Lodge in Desert Hot Springs. Maria Jimenez helped the Elk Lodge secure three grants recently. One to help teachers with supplies, another for veterans, as well as a grant to help provide backpacks, books and shoes for students.
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We’re less than six months away from the 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival but you’ll be able to secure your tickets starting Tuesday. Tickets for the film festival go on sale Aug. 1. The film festival is scheduled to take place January 4-15, 2024 with its annual star-studded black-tie Film Awards kicking things
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Southern California tends to experience its worst air quality over the summer and also during wildfire season. During a morning workout in Palm Springs, coaches decided to run light walk-through drills instead of a full on field work with the Palm Springs High School football team due to air quality. Viewers are sending in images that show
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The valley is facing the aftermath of a powerful haboob that struck in the early hours of Monday morning, leaving behind a trail of destruction. The overnight storm brought damaging winds and lightning to various parts of the valley, resulting in downed trees, wind damage to structures, and lightning-induced fires. As the dust settles, residents
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The retrial of a local woman accused in the death of her husband’s son death 20 years ago will continue later this year. Patricia Brown will return for her new trial in October for a trial readiness conference. The jury trial is set to begin in November. Check Out our Patricia Brown section for more
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DAP Health, a long-time healthcare service of the desert, has officially integrated with Borrego Health with approval from Bankruptcy Court and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The two organizations will now operate as one; with approximately 850 employees serving upwards of 100,000 patients of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. With the acquisition
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