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Thousand Palms residents can drop off their bulky waste for free at a local elementary school on Saturday, it was announced Wednesday. Tires, furniture, appliances, bundled tree limbs and branches and electronic waste are among the items allowed at the drop-off slated for Della S. Lindley Elementary School from 8 a.m. to noon, according to
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a bank robbery in Rancho Mirage Thursday morning. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, RSO public information officer, a man entered the Wells Fargo bank on the 43400 block of Bob Hope Drive at 9:16 a.m. while brandished a handgun. The department wasn’t saying how much currency was taken.
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Recruiters from the public and private sectors will conduct interviews and possibly make tentative job offers today during a “Veterans Job Fair” in downtown Riverside focused on unemployed vets and their spouses. The four-hour event is slated to begin at 11 a.m. in the Riverside Municipal Auditorium and will involve 26 entities, according to Loveland,
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Developers continue to make progress in Desert Hot Springs on a large cannabis cultivation and entertainment venue project: the 160-acre Coachillin’ Canna-Business Park. “The Coachillin Project” is a proposed large cannabis compound that would not only grow cannabis on site but also have several entertainment options for the public, including restaurants, retail, bars and the
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With less than 55 days until the March 3 primary, an important notice some voters received in the mail this week about the presidential primary election is causing confusion. It was sent to all voters registered under the ‘No Party Preference,’ and warns, “If you want to vote for President, you must fill out this
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The Bighorn Golf Club Charities distributed more than $480,000 to non-profits around the Coachella Valley Wednesday evening BIGHORN Cares funds specific projects of local non-profit organizations that demonstrate a need and are making a real difference in the quality of life for the people they serve. 66 charities in total were selected to receive the money.
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Here’s a cool opportunity for students in the desert. You can attend the Palm Springs International Film Festival for free if you sign up for the World Film Class at College of the Desert. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay met up with some of the students taking the class right now and tells us
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A classic car connoisseur in Palm Springs just wrote a book about his past friendship with one of the world’s major drug traffickers. The book, titled, “John Alan Brooks the ‘Go To’ Man of World Drug Trafficking.” Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay sat down with the author of that book, Keith McCormick to learn
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President Trump addressed the nation over escalating tensions with Iran today. The speech was an apparent change of gears following the past week’s military action between both countries. “The United States is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it,” The President said. The President’s national security team was by his side as he
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The Palm Springs Police Department was investigating a collision between a vehicle and a bicycle Wednesday evening. The crash occurred near the intersection of North Gene Autry Trail and East Tachevah Drive at 5:32 p.m. Officers at the scene told News Channel 3 the bicyclist was transported to a hospital for treatment. Police later confirmed
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California law makers have introduced a stronger measure to outlaw stores selling all flavored tobacco products in the state. This goes further than the federal government’s plan to temporarily ban flavored e-cigarette products that could be lifted if companies can convince the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the pods are safe. Rancho Mirage Mayor,
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The Rancho Mirage High School student-athlete we’ve been following since last year, Israel “Izzy” Ramirez is making incredible strides in his recovery after the five severe brain surgeries he had in 2019. We met with Izzy to see how his recovery is going in the new year. He told News Channel 3, he plans to
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A half-dozen rifles, two sets of body armor and about 10,000 rounds of ammunition were among the items seized by deputies at a Coachella home, the Riverside County sheriff’s Department reported today. Deputies served a firearms-related search warrant in the 53000 block of Calle Bonita about 2 p.m. Monday, according to the sheriff’s department. In
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Zane Martin is back home. Martin was hospitalized several months ago due to a vaping-related illness. While in recovery in Loma Linda, he shared a room adjacent to Izzy Ramirez. Ramirez, who has made a stellar recovery since sustaining a brain injury in the fall, had some encouraging words for his former partner in recovery.
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75-year-old Eleanor Elster rests in her room at a Palm Springs convalescent home after a recent one month stay at ManorCare in Palm Desert where she says “somehow” about $1,800 cash, a checkbook, a watch and other items were taken from her. She says she made the claim to management at ManorCare when she left
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Officials at the Marine base in Twentynine Palms said Wednesday there are no new deployments scheduled locally in response to this week’s Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq. Lt. Cameron Edinburgh with the 1st Marine Division said there are, however, units deployed to the region from the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force,
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A Thermal man must stand trial on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, but not on a kidnapping count, a judge ruled today. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Russell Moore found that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to hold Elit Barroso Miranda, 36, to answer to three counts of lewd acts with a child
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A person died after a single-vehicle crash in Beaumont over the weekend. The driver’s identity has not been released. At 9:40 p.m.on January 4, Beaumont Police Department officers responded to a report of a traffic collision in the area of Brookside and Beaumont Avenue. Responding officers found that the driver, the sole occupant of the
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A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing agricultural equipment near Mecca. At 7:11 p.m. Monday, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Thermal Station Agriculture Liason attempted a traffic stop on a green 1997 Dodge Ram near the intersection of Avenue 64 and Pierce Street in unincorporated Mecca. The vehicle failed to yield
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Just days after the Trump administration announced a partial ban on some e-cigarette pods, California lawmakers have introduced a much stronger measure, with the potential to impact several valley businesses. The new statewide proposal would outlaw store sales of all flavored tobacco products. This would reach far beyond the federal government’s plan, announced last Thursday,
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