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About 10,000 people visited the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway this Veterans Day, and their busy season is just beginning. The majority of spectators were all there for the same reason. Roy Rodriguez, who was visiting from Temecula says he told his family, “Let’s go to the tram so we can get close and personal to
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The Imperial Irrigation District recently launched its ‘Tree for All’ program which is providing their customers with free trees. The program is offering customers free trees from Magnolias to Jacarandas. IID Director, JB Hamby, shares how valley residents will benefit from planting additional trees. “Having our trees planted and having a dense tree canopy throughout
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Second Saturdays Center Stage is a FREE community concert series for all ages located downtown Indio off Smurr Street and Indio Blvd. Families enjoyed kid-friendly activities and games. Local food vendors like Birria & Taqueria came with their food trucks to serve the community as the free concert continued. Locals had the opportunity to support some
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One man is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Cabazon Saturday around 3:30 p.m. A deputy from the Cabazon Sheriff’s Station conducted a traffic enforcement stop of a male suspect on Carmen Avenue west of Rafael Street in Cabazon. The suspect was riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the street and was known
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The Coachella Valley firebirds hosted its first-ever street hockey tournament at Sunrise Park in Palm Springs. Twelve teams played five games each with hopes of winning the championship. Kids from the Palm Springs and Cathedral City Boys and Girls clubs and the YMCA participated. Families could enjoy many prizes, games, and food for free. One
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The Palm Springs police officer’s association hosted its 4th annual memorial ride. Almost 100 bikers rode through Palm Springs from Palm Springs Motorsports to the Palm Springs police department. The dedication started on behalf of two fallen officers. Police officer Lesley Zerebny, along with police officer Jose ‘Gil’ Vega, was shot and killed while responding
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Thousands of people gathered in downtown for the 25th annual Palm Springs Veterans Day parade. The parade kicked off with a flyover from the Palm Springs Air Museum. Immediately following the parade, the Palm Springs High School Spirit of the Sands Band performed a post-parade patriotic concert on the corner of Palm Canyon and Amado
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Sixteen veterans were honored and inducted into the La Quinta Acknowledgment Monument. All the veterans from different branches of the military. The monuments have engravings on them of previous nominees like Craig Patton who had his name added five years ago. “Since then I’ve introduced some other gentlemen that didn’t know about this program and had their names
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One person died in a solo vehicle crash today in Beaumont. The crash happened on the eastbound 10 Freeway at Oak Valley Parkway, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. The person died at the scene. There is no information regarding the age and gender of the victim. The victim’s name will be withheld
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The Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved a new short-term vacation rental rules package. The new package states that the city will now have a cap of 20% of homes in residential neighborhoods. This will go into effect for all STR permits received from the city after October 17. Existing permits and the 300 applications that
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Dozens of people came together for Cathedral City’s annual Veterans Day ceremony at Desert Memorial Park Friday morning. It was a time of remembrance, reflection, and recognition. Suzanne Young lost her Army husband, Ron Lee Young more than 50 years ago on her 21st birthday. She was one of the Gold Star Families honored at the ceremony. “Knowing
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Gallagher, the standup comedian who rose to fame in the 1980s with a prop-heavy act highlighted by the smashing of watermelons onstage, died in Palm Springs today at the age of 76, his manager confirmed. The comedian had been in hospice care following several years of declining health. “After a short health battle, Gallagher, born
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A local veteran is celebrating both his 107th birthday and being honored for his service during World War II on Veterans Day. John Curran spends two days a week at the Joslyn Center playing bingo among friends. He lives a quiet and slow life now under the care of his great-nephew, JD Lewis. But life
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Thursday, November 10th marks 247 years since the United State Marine Corps was established. Locally, veterans and service members across the Coachella Valley are honoring those who dedicated and continue to dedicate their lives to service. “Anybody that’s been in the Marine Corps will tell you, your life changes when you become a Marine,” said
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The 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships are underway at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The event started on November 5th and ends on November 13th. A historic tournament this year, this is the largest combined men’s and women’s tournament in the world, including the very best the sport has to offer. New favorite athlete
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The La Quinta High School Culinary Academy along with the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon today in honor of Veterans Day. The event was held Thursday at the Blackhawk Kitchen located at 79255 Blackhawk Way in La Quinta. “This Thanksgiving meal is awesome. There’s turkey and ham – it’s
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With only about a month to go before the new, $300 million Acrisure Arena opens for concerts, hockey, and other events off Interstate 10 near Palm Desert, concerns about traffic are on the minds of many Valley residents. “We have an excellent plan in place to make sure that you can get into and out
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This year is the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as The Night of Broken Glass. The Jewish Federation of the Desert and Mensch International Foundation are bringing speakers and Holocaust survivors together to share their stories at an event in Rancho Mirage. If you’d like to attend, it is at 1:00 p.m. at The Jewish
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness. District Court Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump based in Fort Worth, said the program usurped Congress’ power to make
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The jury in the quadruple murder retrial for Jose Larin Garcia was dismissed by the judge for nearly a month Thursday. Larin Garcia is accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. Jurors in the case will return Dec. 5 after new evidence was brought
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