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The 2022 Coachella Music & Arts Festival line-up is out. The festival will be headlined by Harry Styles, Bille Eilish, and Ye (aka Kanye West). The line-up features a variety of different artists, including Doja Cat, Megan The Stallion, Karol G, Lil Baby, Danny Elfman, 21 Savage, Grupo Firme, Carly Rae Jepsen, and many more.
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The valley’s first Raising Cane’s will finally open in Palm Springs! The popular chicken restaurant will open its doors on Thursday. It is located at 5601 East Ramon Road, inside the parking lot of Walmart. If you’re there early on Thursday, you could be one of 20 lucky people to win FREE Cane’s for a
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We just had three quakes, an M2.6 near La Quinta, an M2.9 and an M3.9 near Anza that just struck just after 7 p.m. We were inundated with phone calls from residents throughout the valley who felt the quakes. Did you feel it? Let us know, send your pics or videos of the shaking to
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In the trial for the Palm Springs quadruple murder suspect Wednesday, prosecutors poked holes in several contradictions from one witness, and it was difficult at points for an investigator to talk about what she saw the night of the murders. Palm Springs police officer Lauren Bixler took the stand and testified about photographing the scene
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The Coachella Valley celebrated the 40th anniversary of one of its iconic landmarks, the Palm Springs Windmill Farm. In 1982, 8 small wind turbines were installed in the outskirts of the North Palm Springs/San Gorgonio area. It would be the first wind farm in Southern California. The farm now has a total of approximately 1,346
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The 2022 Palm Desert Senior Games & International Sports Festival has been canceled, officials announced on Wednesday. The festival, hosted by Desert Recreation District (DRD) and the City of Palm Desert, was originally scheduled to be held February 1 – 6, 2022. “This decision was not made lightly, and the hosts apologize for any disappointment
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Coachella and Palm Springs will host a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance ceremony this Sunday. The 2 p.m. commemoration will be held outside the Coachella Library located at 1500 Sixth St., and is themed “Bridging the Communities of the Coachella Valley,” officials said. The program, celebrating the accomplishments of the slain civil rights leader,
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Hospitalizations Since the county’s last report on Monday, there have been an additional 42 patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. This brings the county’s total up to 943 hospitalizations. Tuesday marked the first time since Feb. 3, 2021 that the county has more than 900 COVID hospitalizations. A report by the county during Tuesday’s Board of
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Riverside County law enforcement officials today joined a state lawmaker and families of victims “poisoned” by fentanyl, calling on the public to support legislative and other efforts aimed at stemming the “tide and scourge” of the deadly synthetic drug. The initial goal of the gathering was to rally behind state Sen. Melissa Melendez’s Senate Bill
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A 33-year-old woman accused of facilitating repeated acts of sexual abuse against a Coachella Valley girl at the hands of a Palm Springs man pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 60 months of probation today. Aura Rivera Vidal of Coachella was arrested in February 2021 and charged with one felony count of
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Update 01/12/21 Family told News Channel 3 that Cruz Rocha III has passed away. The Army veteran and civilian police officer was 36 years old. He leaves behind a wife and six children. Original Report 01/11/21 Cruz Rocha III is a local 36-year-old Army veteran who is suffering from complications after getting COVID-19. His family
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Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt was seated today as the 2022 chairman of the Board of Supervisors, but in a strange twist, two supervisors withheld their votes supporting him for the largely ceremonial post. Top on the board’s agenda was appointing a chair and vice chair, as is custom at the beginning of every year.
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More testimony was given Tuesday in the murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia, the Cathedral City man accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in 2019. Jurors heard from a weapons expert who testified about forensic evidence collected from the murder scenes. Department of Justice forensics specialist Nancy McCombs took the stand, telling
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Tickets are now on sale for the Coachella Valley St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Reserve your ticket to win a brand new house built by GHA Companies with an estimated value of $470,000. The house is in the Agua Dulce gated community in Desert Hot Springs. The home will have five bedrooms, three bathrooms, with
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Authorities have released the identity of a man killed in an officer/deputy-involved shooting in Beaumont on New Year’s Eve. Dennis McHugh, 44, of Glendora was pronounced dead in the early morning hours of Dec. 31, 2021. The incident started when deputies responded to a domestic violence call in Woodcrest, located near Perris. When deputies arrived,
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide staffing flexibility to allow schools to support safe, in-person learning for students. “Schools nationwide returning from winter break are experiencing short-term staffing shortages that are putting a strain on operations,” Newsom said. “We’re working closely with local education officials to cut red tape to allow
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The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved assigning a standing committee to research and find potential solutions to the “significant and detrimentally impactful” problem of delays at hospitals throughout Riverside County in accepting patients brought in by ambulance. New board Chairman Jeff Hewitt and Supervisor Kevin Jeffries will proceed, as members of the Fire
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Hospitalizations Since the county’s last report on Monday, there have been an additional 15 patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. This brings the county’s total up to 901 hospitalizations. This marks the first time since Feb. 3, 2021 that the county has more than 900 COVID hospitalizations. A report by the county during Tuesday’s Board of
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