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A United States Postal Service truck burned down while making deliveries in the city of Indio Wednesday afternoon. The fire happened near the area of Barcelona Avenue and Gibraltar Street at around 4:30 p.m. Duke Gonzales, a spokesperson for the USPS, told News Channel 3 that the vehicle was stopped and the mail carrier was
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Visitors made sure to make the recent snowfall, after the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway resumed services one day ahead of schedule. It was temporarily shutdown on Monday because of storm-related road closures, and wasn’t scheduled to re-open until Thursday. “He’d had the news on all day,” said Kathy Bishop, telling News Channel Three she learned
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The Palm Springs Police Department’s IMPACT unit, aimed at community-oriented policing and problem-solving, has been working tirelessly to spread a clear message that retail theft WILL NOT be tolerated in this community! Over the past two weeks, the PSPD’s IMPACT team has conducted three retail theft operations at large corporations such as Walmart, Home Depot,
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Riverside County residents who want to exchange wedding vows on Valentine’s Day have the option of tying the knot at any one of five Assessor-Clerk-Recorder offices countywide, officials announced today. “Our foundation is built on a deep commitment to public service, ensuring every interaction is positive and impactful,” Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Peter Aldana said. “Valentine’s Day is
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Super Bowl celebrants planning to consume alcohol or use recreational drugs before, during or after the big game this weekend should stay off Riverside County roads unless they’re sober, or they may face serious consequences, authorities said today. Saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints are scheduled around Super Bowl 58, pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against
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The BNP Paribas Open released its player entry lists today, with a star-studded lineup of former Indian Wells champions and rising superstars headlining the list of players set to descend on Tennis Paradise this spring for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, to be held March 3-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. After a five-year
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Two adults and two children were displaced today from their home in La Quinta after their attic caught fire. Fire crews responded at 8:26 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a residential structure fire in the 47000 block of Sumac Court, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. “Firefighters are on scene of a single-story
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Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 09:49 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 15:58 ET By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews are searching for five US Marines after finding their military helicopter in Southern California’s Pine Valley, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said Wednesday. The CH-53E Super Stallion had been “reported
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The Palm Springs Art Museum is observing Black History Month. An exhibit called “The New Black Renaissance” features eight Black artists from Southern California. “The New Black Renaissance” is a collaborative project with the Palm Springs Black History Committee. The exhibit displays art that provides ideas of social justice, culture and Black stories. The museum
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City leaders are happy with how successful flood and emergency prevention efforts were during this week’s storms. “I can’t say that there’s anything I think we wish we would have done better, said David McAbee, Director of Public Works for Palm Springs. “But I do think just every time we continue to learn, and I
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Visit Greater Palm Springs is now offering their free, in-person TEAM GPS Champion class online to all Coachella Valley residents. The two-hour course is designed to help those who are interested in or are currently working in hospitality industry understand the value of tourism to the valley and how to enhance the visitor experience. The
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Drivers are being advised to avoid the area of the Cliffhouse in La Quinta after a water main break caused some slight flooding to roadways. Viewer video from around 3:00 p.m. shows water shooting up in the air. The La Quinta Cliffhouse is located on Highway 111, near Washington Street. The city of La Quinta
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The third annual Coachella Valley Invitational begins Wednesday with four Major League Soccer preseason games at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, with both Los Angeles teams in action. The Los Angeles Galaxy will face Charlotte FC at 11 a.m. in the day’s first game. Since ending the 2023 season with an 8-14-12 record and
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A Cathedral City man and three juveniles were arrested Tuesday after several gang-related search warrants were served throughout Riverside County. The 28-year-old man was arrested for two outstanding felony warrants, and one girl and two boys were arrested on suspicion of possessing ammunition and firearms, according to Sgt. Mark Robles of the Cathedral City Police
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Update 2/6/24 The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will reopen on Wednesday following storm-related road repairs. The tramway is opening a day early, as the closure was expected to last until Thursday. Original Report 2/5/24 The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was set to be closed Monday, Feb. 5 through Wednesday, Feb. 7 for storm-related road repairs. A statement
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Border Patrol agents arrested two people in two separate events over the weekend on Interstate 10. The first incident happened on Friday when agents stopped a white sedan traveling east on Interstate 10. The driver pulled over on the side of the road, the driver was questioned and admitted to being in the country illegally,
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The Palm Springs Art Museum will begin a month of free weekly night sessions Thursday to celebrate Black History Month. The first event, “Sugar Shack: A Jazz-Inspired Night Sessions,” will get underway at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the main museum at 101 North Museum Way. It will feature music from Hope Diamond and her
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Faced with public doubts about its effectiveness, the Board of Supervisors today abandoned a proposal that would have directed the Riverside County Office of the Registrar of Voters to increase the manual tally of ballots after the polls close. “The intent of this was to restore trust in our elections. It wasn’t proposed as an
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved $1.12 million for infrastructure improvement projects in Cabazon and Thermal, where beautification features are planned. A total of $959,700 will be allocated to the Cabazon Infrastructure Plan, while $170,000 will be dedicated to the Thermal Community Plan. The board set aside $10 million in the 2023-24
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A woman and her boyfriend accused in the 2012 death of her 22-year-old developmentally disabled twin brother re-entered not guilty pleas today to murder. Ines Patrisia Mendez, 33, and her boyfriend, Shanen Ryan Riley, 34, also re-entered not guilty pleas to one felony count of cruelty to an adult Tuesday morning at the Larson Justice
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