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The Palm Springs Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against JUUL, as well as tobacco company Phillip Morris and its parent company Altria Group. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday. Court documents show that PSUSD accuses the company of contributing to youth nicotine consumption
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INDIAN WELLS, CA – The Reserve Club honored recent World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Susie Maxwell Berning on Wednesday, March 30th during a speaking engagement featuring several of the four-time major champion’s friends (and former competitors) from the LPGA Tour, including Judy Rankin, Patty Sheehan, Pat Bradley, Betsy King, Sandra Haynie, and Sandra Palmer.
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A police pursuit ended with a stolen truck crashing into the fence of a Palm Springs home Wednesday morning. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told News Channel 3 the incident began at around 11 a.m. when deputies began following a stolen vehicle near Dillon Road and Palm Drive in North Palm Springs. Authorities said the
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A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a man in Cathedral City pleaded not guilty to murder charges today. Daniel Morales Jr. of Cathedral City was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing Juan Gonzalez, 48, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. Daniel Morales Jr. On Monday, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged Morales
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Coachella city officials will host their annual Mariachi Festival on Saturday. The festival will be held at Veteran’s Memorial Park from 5-9 p.m. and will feature live mariachi music, activities such as a mechanical bull ride and food, according to city spokesperson Risseth Lora. Groups playing at the festival include Mariachi Coachella LLC, Ballet Folclorico
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Contract talks were set to resume today in hopes of avoiding a walkout by thousands of Southern California grocery workers who have already authorized their union to call a strike if negotiations break down. The United Food and Commercial Workers union announced late Saturday that its members had “overwhelmingly” voted to authorize a strike if
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As gas prices continue to increase, some are wondering if local school districts are having to adjust their budgets to accommodate for the surging expenses. Local school districts heavily depend on different vehicles and transportation services. Everything from school buses to maintenance and operation vehicles. Brian Murray is the assistant superintendent of businesses services for
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It’s the type of love story you think can only possibly happen in movies, except it happened to two former College of the Desert students. Peter and Jennifer Terhune were both 18-years-old when they started their first year at College of the Desert. Both of them were transplants to the area, so neither had any
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We now know who won Coachella Valley St. Jude Dream Home giveaway! Jose Gonzalez of La Quinta is the winner of a brand new home in the Agua Dulce community in Desert Hot Springs. The home is built by GHA Companies and will have an estimated value of $470,000, the home will have five bedrooms,
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The search for a 15-year-old girl from Desert Hot Springs who disappeared over the weekend has ended. Police tell News Channel 3 she returned home on her own. The teen had been missing for several days. Police confirmed they took in a missing persons report for her on March 27. Police told News Channel 3
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A probationer accused of gunning down the 24-year-old mother of his children in Desert Hot Springs was ordered today to stand trial. Jesse Rico Valenzuela, 29, of Desert Hot Springs, is charged with murder for the killing of Amina Duro in November 2020. He is also charged with two felony counts of being a felon
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The investigation into Riverside County’s foster care and dependent adult programs following the mishandling of the Turpin children case is delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles, an attorney said on Tuesday. In Jan. 2018, authorities discovered the 13 Turpin siblings were held captive, abused, and tortured by their parents, David Allen Turpin, 59, and Louise Ann
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The murder trial for Lisa Vargas is moving forward. She’s the mother of unlicensed bail agent Fabian Herrera who forced entry into a condo and shot and killed a Palm Springs man last April. Vargas said she accompanied her son the night of the shooting as “back up,” despite not being trained or licensed as
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Chris Rock is coming to the Coachella Valley, fresh off of one of the most controversial moments in the nearly 100-year history of the Academy Awards. In case you missed it, Rock was slapped by Will Smith during the show after making a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, shaved head. The controversial incident
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The Board of Supervisors today approved establishing an Election Advisory Committee, composed of volunteers who will monitor Riverside County elections and solicit input from residents on what to improve in the interest of transparency and efficiency. “There’s a perception that this committee is going to make dramatic changes in the way that elections are held,
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A 30-year-old man who was accused of shooting at three men at a Coachella convenience store in 2015, injuring two of them, was acquitted today of attempted murder and assault charges, but convicted of illegally possessing a firearm. Alonso Vega Aguilar was originally charged with two felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to that age group
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Palm Springs resident Michael Moser, 66, was identified as the victim in last Thursday’s deadly shooting at the Desert Hills Premium Outlet Stores in Cabazon. Riverside County Sheriff’s received a call on March 24 just before 7 p.m. that someone had been shot at the outlets. Deputies on scene located Moser and emergency crews attempted life-saving measures,
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday morning to officially mark the next phase of construction for the CV Link. The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the City of Palm Springs joined together for this event. The ceremony was held at 9 a.m. at Demuth Park in Palm Springs. The park is going to
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The incoming rain didn’t keep many tourists from changing their plans. It was a girls trip for Sarah Moran and her two best friends. “We’re from San Francisco. Like we want rain. Get away from the heat,” said Moran. “We’ve never been to Palm Springs and we’re like it’s fun, it’s a close flight– girls trip.” Already used
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