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A 48-year-old man was arrested today and accused of threatening an employee at a business, and later a police officer, with a large wooden stick after first attempting to rob merchandise from the business. The man, a Palm Springs resident, allegedly took some merchandise from the business without paying on Tuesday morning, according to the
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An outage in Cathedral City left more than 1700 customers without power for nearly an hour Tuesday afternoon. There was no word on a possible cause, however, firefighters were working to contain a fire near the source of the outage’s origin. The fire was initially reported at around 2:15 p.m. at a home on the
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The Mizell Center kitchen in Palm Springs produces hundreds of meals for the Meals On Wheels program that help feed senior citizens throughout the Coachella Valley. The senior center is now fundraising so it can make much-needed improvements to its kitchen. On any given day, Wes Winter, the executive director, said about 650 meals are
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An Uber driver’s decision to help a woman who had everything stolen from her, including her phone during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Music Festival, has grabbed the world’s attention. Their story has gone viral on social media with more than 3 million views on TikTok and nearly half-a-million likes on Twitter. It all began
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Wildfire Awareness Week kicks off as we enter the wildfire season. The heat is already cranking up making it more likely for wildfires to spark up. On Monday, the State Senate Appropriations Committee heard a bill that would add 1,124 firefighters to Cal Fire. It would also require the state to add more staffing throughout the next two
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico. It’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on
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News Channel 3 is checking in with Indio Police to hear their recap on the three-week festival rush. Both Coachella Music and Arts Festival along with Stagecoach Country Music Festival took place on the Polo Grounds in Indio, over the past three weeks. Check Out: Indio PD: ‘No major concert-related incidents’ for Coachella Weekend 1,
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Valley conservationists are celebrating what they say is the largest acquisition of land in Coachella Valley History. In a deal that has been decades in the making, Oswit Land Trust announced the purchase of nearly 4,000 acres above Highway 111 in Palm Springs – a move that will protect land loved by both hikers and
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Stagecoach is over, and the traffic is moderate compared to the last two weekends of Coachella. According to residents who live in the area, the festival-goers left earlier in the day and now the traffic is bearable. The festival’s traffic leaving Indio traveling the Interstate 1 – 10 is surprisingly reasonable as the last of
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Animal Samaritans received a $750,000 donation to its new Pet Adoption & Humane Education Center building project from the Richard Brooke Foundation. Animal Samaritans will name the future Center’s covered Dog Park & Training Yard in their honor. With this donation, Animal Samaritans now has more than $4 million in restricted funds, pledged donations, and
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A Palm Desert woman who tried to beat her sister to death and attempted to run over her mother during an altercation that followed other attacks involving pets and a neighbor, was convicted today of attempted murder and additional offenses, but jurors must now decide whether she is sane. Following nearly three days of deliberations,
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Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, May 4 as it looks to hire more than 70 team members. Fantasy Springs is looking to fill a variety of positions such as Restaurant Server, Restaurant Manager, Beverage Bartenders/Servers, Cook, Cash Ops, Cage Cashier, Main Banker, Table Games/Floor Supervisors, Engineering, Public Safety and
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Angels outfielder, and Shadow Hills grad, Taylor Ward has been named American League Player of the Week by MLB. .@Warrdyboy7 and @willya02 have been lighting it up 🔥They are your AL, NL @chevrolet Players of the Week. pic.twitter.com/GYmueMIA8E— MLB (@MLB) May 2, 2022 Ward, 28, led the A.L. in hits (13), extra-base hits (7), total bases
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Harry Barrett has been named the new executive director of the Palm Springs International Airport, City Manager Justin Clifton announced on Monday. Barrett has served as PSP’s interim executive director since December 2021, when former Executive Director Ulises Aguirre retired. Barrett was first hired in Palm Springs as Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance in April of
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s population shrank for the second year in a row in 2021 as the nation’s most populous state was hit by declining birth rates, higher deaths from the pandemic and fewer people moving into the state from elsewhere in the U.S., officials said Monday. California lost 117,552 people
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Sunday is the last day of Stagecoach Country Music Festival, marking the end of the three week festival rush in the Coachella Valley. It’s been three weeks of back to back festivals, welcoming music lovers to the Coachella Valley, and seeing filled festival grounds. Luke Combs is wrapping up the festival as the final headliner.
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At least one person died this evening when a big rig crossed westbound lanes to the eastbound side of the 10 Freeway in Blythe and went about 300 feet down an embankment. The crash was reported at 5:56 p.m. near the Wiley’s Well off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of another big rig stopped to
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The City of Banning is trying to improve the living conditions for those staying at the homeless encampment right off the I-10 freeway while it works to build a new village to replace the old one. In March, those experiencing homelessness were asked to vacate a section of vacant private property on Williams Street after
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UPDATE 10:00 p.m.: Cal Fire has now fully contained the fire in North Shore. Large railroad vehicles will remain in the area to rebuild the destroyed bridge. CHP advising residents to use caution as they travel near the area. UPDATE 4:55 p.m.: Cal Fire reported the brush fire in North Shore is 15 acres and
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Beginning today Southern California residents will be able to escape the heat easily and affordably with the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass. The summer passes go on sale May 1 and are valid through August 31, 2022. The Summer Pass includes unlimited Tram admissions for the pass holder, a10% discount on additional Tram admissions (up to 4
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