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Update – 10:30 a.m. Monday, 5/30 After an aerial flight, the fire’s footprint is now 5,727 acres, fire officials said on Monday. The fire is now 47% contained. The power to Hidden Valley Resort is on. Residents living in 15 homes along 15th avenue, AZ returned to their homes on May 29. Firefighters have stopped
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Watch key moments from the visit as they happen in the ABC News player below: President Joe Biden and the first lady will visit Uvalde, Texas on Sunday to pay tribute to the 19 children and 2 teachers killed by a gunman at an elementary school. The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde
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Coachella Valley high school students are learning how to use drones with the help of cinematography professionals. College professor and founder of Hollywood Drones, Skip Fredricks, has helped over 700 college students earn their drone license in the past four years. He says drones are the future, offering plenty of job opportunities throughout the valley.
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The Lexington Blowfish, a summer collegiate baseball team in South Carolina, honored 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan. During Saturday’s game against Forest City the team wore jerseys with the names of each soldier, including La Quinta’s Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez. Link to FB Post: https://fb.watch/diBP2iAyP6/
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) โ California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after a high-profile meeting with the visiting prime minister of New Zealand. Newsom has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation at least through Thursday and until he tests negative, his office said in a statement. The Democratic governor
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Two 18-year-old campers were arrested for allegedly starting a fire in Yucca Valley that grew to 431 acres. The fire started near Elk Trail in Yucca Valley on Thursday and left the area covered in smoke, making it hard for some to breathe. Several nearby homes and ranches were threatened, but fire crews were able
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On Saturday at 3:54 PM, deputies from the Thermal Station responded to the 79700 block of State Highway 111, La Quinta for a robbery. Two men were reported to have robbed an employee at the location at gunpoint. The suspects fled the location in a vehicle with an undisclosed amount of money. Deputies are currently
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Riverside County residents now have the option to go vote in person for the June Primary election at any of the county’s Vote Centers. Click HERE to find a full list of in-person Vote Center locations in Riverside County. Starting Saturday, in-person voting is available 10 days before Election Day on June 7. The county
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Strong winds are here to stay for the holiday weekend, it seems like they arenโt stopping people from heading out the door. Triple A predicts 39 million people will be going somewhere for the holiday weekend. A record number of almost 90% of those travelers are expected to go by car over the long weekend.
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Two new measures aimed at helping veterans passed votes on the California Assembly floor Thursday. The measures, proposed by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, will now advance to the state Senate, about halfway through the legislative process. The first measure, AJR 19, calls on the federal government to halt deportation of non-citizen veterans, pardon veterans who have
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Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and people throughout the nation are taking time to remember those who lost their lives serving this country. To help you observe the holiday, we’re previewing several events throughout the Coachella Valley. You can find the full list of events with dates, locations, and times here. People like Susie
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Police were investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision in Palm Springs Friday morning and had no immediate information on the suspect driver. A department statement said a call to police reported a pedestrian found lying along the dirt shoulder of the eastbound lanes of East Palm Canyon Drive at 6:40 a.m. There were no immediate details
Continue Reading Memorial Day is a day where we can remember and honor those who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Below is a list of local events celebrating Memorial Day: Flower Drop at the Palm Springs Air Museum:Air Fair starts at 10 AM, and Flower Drop Ceremony starts at 1 PM.ย As
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ULVALDE, Texas (AP) โ Nineteen children were looking forward to a summer filled with Girl Scouts and soccer and video games. Two teachers were closing out a school year that they started with joy and that had held such promise.ย Theyโre the 21 people who were killedย Tuesday when an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself inย a fourth-grade
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Today community leaders say it was a momentous day for the city of Indio. The groundbreaking ceremony of phase one of the Public Safety Complex happened at 8 am this morning.Public officials from a variety of public safety departments and community members in the Coachella Valley and Riverside county were supporting the city of Indio
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As children head into summer vacation, a lot of them don’t know where their next meal will be coming from. FIND Food Bank launched its Summer Feeding Program to help ensure that no kid goes hungry during break. FIND has 44 free community mobile markets, operating six days a week, sometimes twice a day, throughout
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College of the Desert will no longer require masks to be worn while on campus. School officials announced on Thursday that the mask mandate will be lifted on campus starting May 31. “All students, staff, and faculty are still strongly encouraged to wear masks when indoors on campus. The vaccine mandate remains in effect in
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California’s primary is set for June 7 and one of the most-watched races for Riverside County voters will be the showdown between incumbent Sheriff Chad Bianco and challenger Michael Lujan. Check Out: Vote-by-Mail ballots for June primary election on the way to voters Bianco has been with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for 28 years and
Continue ReadingCaravanserai Project Social Impact Startup Pitch Competition is an 8-month program that caters to early-stage social entrepreneurs. Today, May 26th, 2022, The Palm Springs-based Caravanserai announced a $2 million dollar grant awarded by the Employment Training Panel of California. They provide training, support, and micro-grants to BIPOC, women, LGBTQ startups, and early-stage entrepreneurs in the Inland Empire. The grant recipients
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Friday marks the groundbreaking ceremony kicking off construction for the City of Indio’s new Public Safety Campus. News Channel 3 spoke to city officials and the architect of the campus about the new developments that will be available to the city. The current headquarters for the City of Indio have been in use since the
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