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Fundraising for a multi-million dollar restoration of the Plaza Theatre has reached a major milestone – and a key official is expected to be added to the team tonight. J.R. Roberts, the theater’s foundation board president announced to News Channel 3 Thursday the historic 1936 landmark in downtown Palm Springs hit an initial goal of
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An arrest has been made in connection with the series of burglaries at several businesses throughout Palm Springs. As we’ve previously reported, over the past month, break-ins were reported at Santorini off East Vista Chino, Manhattan in the Desert, along with the Sandwich Spot, Gastro Pub 1501, and the AIM Mail Center Businesses have shared
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A man and woman were sentenced to lengthy prison terms today for molesting an 18-month-old boy in Desert Hot Springs and filming their actions. Michael James Flaherty, 36, and Cynthia Fuentes, 26, were convicted in December 2021 of three counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 years old using force, two counts
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Los Angeles County will NOT re-impose a universal indoor mask-wearing mandate, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced on Thursday, citing a continued downward trend in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Ferrer told reporters in an online briefing that the county’s average daily number of new COVID cases over the past week was about 5,900 per day,
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Riverside County is reporting an additional 10 probable/confirmed cases of Monkeypox. This brings the total number of cases in the county to 28. There are four confirmed cases, 24 are probable, according to County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. Monkeypox cases in the county have quadrupled in less than one week. On Friday, there were a
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The Palm Springs Police Department is putting renewed focus on active shooter training for its officers. Since late June, officers have been going through rigorous assessments to determine their strengths and weaknesses. “This particular assessment is probably the first one we’ve done in about 7 years,” said Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza of the Palm Springs Police
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On Wednesday evening, Supervisor V. Manuel Perez and Riverside County agencies came together to discuss efforts to provide relocation assistance to families of the Oasis Mobile Home Park. The $30 million grant seeks to improve their living conditions. “We need to gather their information, their concerns, we need to hear their voices. But at the
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Authorities are calling for the public’s help in locating a Twentynine Palms man who was last seen nearly two weeks ago. Albert Gonzalez, 27, was last seen in the early morning hours of Friday, July 15. He was riding an orange and black quad from a residence on Virginia Way in Wonder Valley. Authorities said
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The city of Coachella will implement a program that will provide $400 monthly to about 140 low-income immigrant families for two years. Coachella’s UBI Recovery Program is proposed to officially launch in October, city officials announced on Thursday. As we first reported in April, the Immigrant Families Recovery Program will be run by the Northern
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The city of Indio is entering into the cannabis industry and gearing up to issue its first cannabis retail licenses as potential applicants start to step forward. City council voted last week to issue its first five cannabis retail licenses, allowing businesses to apply to open up shop. Indio Mayor Pro Tem Oscar Ortiz said
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The City of Palm Springs has sent a proposal to the College of the Desert offering to buy the land originally planned to become the West Valley Campus, so long as the college completes the project in its new property. “The residents of the Western Coachella Valley are frustrated. They want to see a campus
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“An act of violence on one of us is an act of violence on all of us.” That’s what Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez wrote to his Facebook followers on Wednesday. The post was in response to our report on the murder of Brandon Anguiano, 16, and Jestine Carrillo, 17. The teen couple was gunned down
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A bill to help Veterans affected by burn pits failed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, drawing criticism from Congressman Raul Ruiz, who authored some of the key provisions including one in honor of a local Veteran. The PACT Act failed to get the necessary 60 votes. The final vote came in at 55 yes,
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A man seen driving a suspected stolen vehicle was arrested after a foot pursuit in an Indio neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The incident started at 12:12 p.m. when members of the Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail requested assistance with a vehicle enforcement stop of a stolen vehicle in the area of King Street and Arabia, according
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Update: Middleton’s remains were located in the Stepladder Mountains near Needles on Nov. 3 Full Story: Remains of missing Yucca Valley man found in Stepladder Mountains ———- Loved ones are asking for the community’s support in locating a High Desert man last seen on July 10 but whose car was found nearly two hours away
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A 42-year-old man pleaded guilty to a vandalism charge today for throwing a rock through the front window of the Starbucks Reserve in Palm Springs. Joshua Taylor Moon was immediately sentenced to a year and four months in county jail for his plea to the charge, which included an enhancement for being on probation at
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Riverside County is reporting 18 probable/confirmed cases of monkeypox. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said when the monkeypox vaccine is properly administered before or after recent exposure, vaccines can be effective tools at protecting people against the illness. There are two vaccines licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that are available
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Palm Springs Police say a shooting occurred this morning striking a home and car off the 400 block of Sunview Avenue. The owner of the home said they heard gunshots around 4:30 a.m. Palm Springs Police were on scene conducting their investigation as of this morning. Photo by Chris Flicker When the homeowner woke up
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Senior Airman Talamantes of Cathedral City, CA tragically passed away in a traffic accident on July 18th, 2022, while reporting for duty at Luke Air Force Base, AZ. A public vigil will be held for Senior Airman Lee Talamantes on July 29th at the Palm Springs Air Museum beginning at 7 pm. He joined the United
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There was a community town hall to discuss the local response to growing cases of Monkeypox, as well as vaccine efforts. The “HIV and Aging Research Project Palm Springs” hosted the town hall. It comes as Riverside County reported an additional 5 probable and/or cases of monkeypox, bringing the total to 18 countywide. Several participants expressed
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