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Fans are weighing in on their experience at Acrisure Arena Sunday night for the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ first-ever home game. Check Out Highlights from the Game Here It was calm rinkside after the game with crews in the stands cleaning up but just a couple hours ago, it was a full house and Firebird fans
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Hundreds of people came to the Palm Springs Art Museum to enjoy a day of hands-on art projects with local artists. The museum calls the event “Family Plus.” Children and adults went to art-inspired workshops to create paper collages and vision boards. Vendors from across the valley had their products on display for sale.
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This was the last weekend before Christmas day for people to complete their holiday shopping. News Channel 3 got a closer look at the final days of shopping in Palm Desert. Gabriela Reyes and Erika Hernandez were among the many shoppers looking for holiday gifts at the Palm Desert Mall. Hernandez says she expects “chaos”
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A man was hit by a car on Highway 111, just west of Washington Street in the city of La Quinta, Saturday evening. Riverside County Sheriff Deputies responded to the incident just after 5 p.m. The pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. Officials said the driver stayed at the scene after
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Two people were taken to the hospital early Sunday morning, after a single vehicle crash. CalFire officials said that the crash happened just after midnight Sunday morning, on Portola Ave. and Mesa View Drive, near the Ironwood Country Club. Firefighters said that one car was on its side against a gate when they arrived on
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The firebirds are just one day away from their first home game in the desert. An amped-up crowd came out for the Firebird Fan Fest at Acrisure arena. Fans like the Preston family are ready for the home opener. “I love it. You should come, please; it’s so great; come, ladies and gentlemen,” said the Preston Girls.
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The Palm Springs Marathon Runners hosted a festive ‘Santa Paws 5k’ benefitting Guide Dogs of the Desert and local dog rescues. There was no shortage of Santa suits and holiday cheer at this year’s race. Participants came from all walks of life, and Josephine Baker won first place for women in her age group, ages
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It was a sold out show for the third night at Acrisure Arena with Grammy-award winning Grupo Firme taking the stage! The new parking plan implemented on Thursday night seemed to make a big difference for concert-goers on Friday. It was a full house for Grupo Firme, who were in the Valley during the Coachella
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A local woman is sharing her story of how she was scammed out of her money in a matter of 2 hours. On December 12th, Carolyn Guapo received a message on Facebook from who she thought was a member of her church regarding a crypto, quick money deal. She’s still unclear if the message actually
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Local, state, and federal agencies are taking steps to deal with the environmental fallout of a shrinking Salton Sea. The “Imperial Streams Salton Sea Feasibility Cost-Share Agreement” was signed Friday morning to conduct a feasibility study. The end goal is to restore the Salton Sea and its region. It’s the beginning of a renewed effort
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The College of the Desert board of trustees wants to take a close look at spending on all of its construction projects dating back as far as 2014. COD’s board of trustees voted Friday to adopt a resolution requesting a comprehensive forensic audit into all construction contracts awarded in the last 5 to 8 years.
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Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs set a hospital record with eight sets of twins currently filling more than half the bassinets in the hospital’s 30-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Officials said the multiple twin marathon started in October when Faviola Hernandez brought Rogelio and Exequiel into the world. The brothers were born
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT and CHRIS MEGERIAN NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities under legislation that he signed in August. He promoted the aid as he visited a Delaware National Guard facility named for his late son, Beau. “It’s one of the most
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Losses in several sectors of the regional economy pushed Riverside County’s unemployment rate above 4% last month, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. The jobless rate in November, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 4.2%, compared to 4% in October. According to figures, the November rate was a
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, is expected to announce it will refer at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department, including insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the federal government, according to a source familiar
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will co-host the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards, which will be previewed on this evening’s broadcast of the venerable newsmagazine program. The award show returns in-person on January 5, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with Media Partner Entertainment Tonight and presented by American Express and
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, JAE HONG and AMY TAXIN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state’s most populous counties are so frustrated with this political direction that they voted to consider seceding and forming their own state. An advisory ballot
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Update 12/15/22 The Palm Desert City Council unanimously voted to revoke the license of the Sweet Spot Club. https://youtu.be/cDoisQmjMlc Original Report 12/12/22 The City of Palm Desert is planning on hosting a city council hearing on December 15 to consider the revocation of the Sweet Spot Club’s business license. Since its opening in late October,
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College of the Desert is having a Nurse Pinning Ceremony on Friday, bringing 28 new nurses into the workforce. From simulations in the classroom to “clinicals” at local hospitals, that has been the life of the last few years for the 2022 College of the Desert nursing graduates. Ysmael Mercado is the valedictorian of his
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a Thursday night shooting that sent one man to a local hospital for treatment. Deputies were said to be looking for suspects in the shooting they said happened late in the evening. A man checked himself into the emergency room at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage for a gunshot wound
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