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A five-day event starting Thursday is giving people somewhere to experience immersive dining, shopping, and art experiences at the Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs. The event is called Palm Springs Escape, “Oasis of Tranquility, Artistry, and Design” and runs from Thursday to Monday. It kicks off with a Pixi Drone Show between 7 pm – 8
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Some local seniors who never thought they’d be able to see and experience parts of the world again got the chance to in a different way, and that’s through virtual reality. Eva Oravedz is living at a La Quinta senior living facility. She was diagnosed with partial blindness about a year ago. Her doctor said
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Wednesday was the final tune-up before first round action tee’s off tomorrow at the Chevron Championship. A five-million dollar purse on the line and the chance to be the last winner to jump in poppie’s pond. The Pro-Am and media press conferences headlined the day and resurfaced fond memories of what this tournament has meant
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A new pilot program for providing financial support for transgender and non-binary people is in the works in Palm Springs. Hoping to tap into millions of dollars in state funding to help LGBTQ homelessness and poverty, Palm Springs city council last week put up $200,000 toward researching and designing such a program. The city is
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Officials have confirmed a man killed in a crash during a police pursuit last week in Twentynine Palms was a Marine. The coroner’s office identified the man as Stephen Bradley Rainoff, 25, of Twentynine Palms. On Wednesday, Marine officials confirmed that Rainoff was part of the 1st Marine Division stationed at the Twentynine Palms base.
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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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