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Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and there will be some businesses closed in observance of the holiday. Closures on Monday, January 17. The United States Postal Service will be closed.The Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed. All courthouses will be closed.Schools are closed.Check with other local businesses on holiday hours. If you’re
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A man held hostages for more than 10 hours in a Colleyville, Texas synagogue on Saturday night. The Colleyville Police Chief said the gunman had originally taken four people hostage, including the rabbi. Officials say all hostages were safely released Saturday night and the gunman was dead There was a massive response from the FBI,
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Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a homicide investigation launched last month. A 20-year-old man from La Quinta and a 22-year-old man from Coachella were arrested without incident on Thursday and face murder charges, according to The Indio Police Department. Detectives said the first suspect was arrested in La Quinta and booked into
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The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner has confirmed one man has died following a two-vehicle traffic collision in Indio Friday afternoon. 90-year-old Gregory Masters of Indio died from his injuries at John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center a couple hours after being involved in the wreck that left four others injured. The incident happened at the intersection of Miles
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The arena for the Coachella Calley Firebirds has yet to be finished, but the team is already growing its roots in the valley with its first-ever youth street hockey clinic. This clinic was for all youth, no matter of experience or no experience with hockey. There was formal instruction with a scrimmage time towards the
Continue ReadingCNN By Rhea Mogul, Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. Flights from Australia and New Zealand
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FIND Food Bank is calling on existing volunteers and those who might be interested in signing up to volunteer at upcoming distribution events. Like many other institutions, the latest COVID-19 surge has put a strain on the non-profits staffing. The Army National Guard has been helping get food into the pantries of Coachella Valley families
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Five people have been rushed to the hospital after a two-vehicle traffic collision in the city of Indio Friday afternoon. The crash happened near the intersection of Miles Avenue and S Heritage Palms. It was first reported at around 4:44 p.m. Details on the crash remain limited, we’ve had viewers tell News Channel 3 that
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Riverside County’s point-in-time homeless count will be moved to February instead of the end of this month, due to concerns about the recent upswing in coronavirus cases, which officials said today they hoped would abate in a month. “We made the decision to postpone,” Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions Director Heidi Marshall said. “Our
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Three local high schools received a big donation from local attorney and philanthropist Walter Clark. Clark is committing $15,765 as an annual gift to support the mock trial programs at three Desert Sands Unified School District schools, this includes, La Quinta, Indio, and Palm Desert high schools. “Connecting him to the students at three high
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Riverside County would provide up to $5.9 million to buy the property located on 3589 McCarthy Road in Palm Springs to use as a homeless navigation center. 3589 McCarthy Road The county would also fund up to $1.1 million toward renovations of the facility, which was discussed on Thursday at the Palm Springs City Council meeting. “The
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Cannabis leaders in California’s capitol and in the Coachella Valley are warning the industry could soon collapse under excessive taxation. Local cannabis business owners in the valley say some shops are on their last leg – and there’s a new push to city leaders to lower taxes so they can stay afloat. CEO of West
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The PGA TOUR player field for the 63rd annual American Express has been finalized with 154-of-156 players set. The American Express is among the PGA TOUR’s longest-tenured golf tournaments. The American Express is a 72-hole event, which also includes 156 amateurs over 54 holes (three rounds) – and its 2022 champion will earn $1,368,000 (from
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The Oasis Music Festival has been moved from January to May, officials announced on Friday. The festival was set to be held on January 26th through the 30th at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs. An email went out to ticket holders on Friday that the festival will now be held on May 11
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Hospitalizations Riverside County is nearly at 1,000 total COVID hospitalizations. Since the county’s last report on Wednesday, there have been an additional 15 patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. This brings the county’s total up to 991 hospitalizations. Exactly one month ago, hospitalizations were at 320. Hospitalizations have not surpassed 1,000 since Jan. 31, 2021. On
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A 41-year-old felon was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison today for killing his father’s girlfriend in Thermal, a Riverside County Superior Court Judge ruled today. Raul Alcantar Sanchez Jr. was found legally sane and convicted of murder in October for killing 34-year-old Carolina Vargas in November 2012. Sanchez appeared for
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Sunnylands Center & Gardens is expected to reopen to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 2, officials announced. Sunnylands was closed on Dec. 23 as a precaution against increasing COVID-19 cases. Officials said the center will reopen Feb. 2 if coronavirus transmission levels decline as expected over the next few weeks. “Like other organizations in the
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A 500-megawatt solar project near Desert Center was approved by the Bureau of Land Management, it was announced Thursday. The Oberon Solar Project will be approximately 2,600 acres large on BLM-managed land and will have the capacity to generate 500 megawatts of energy and store 200 megawatts into batteries, according to BLM. The approval
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday to officially begin construction on the new Juvenile and Family Courthouse that will be located in Indio. The courthouse is expected to be finished by the Spring of 2024. It will have five courtrooms and in all be 53,255 square feet. It is replacing the former juvenile courthouse
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, but over the weekend there will be events you can participate in to honor the late social rights activist. The day holds a special significance, according to Jarvis Crawford who is the chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee. “It shows the struggles that we have
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