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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city tonight. The checkpoint will be from 6 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location based on data of impaired driving-related crashes, according to a statement from the department. “Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Friday’s verdict was the second time in nine months that a jury addressed Carroll’s claim
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The wave pool at the Palm Springs Surf Club is closed for the foreseeable future, News Channel 3 has learned. News Channel 3 asked park contacts several times for several weeks looking for additional clarity about the situation. Brian Alper responded to emails, writing both “The wave pool will reopen. Can’t provide further details at
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The Gardens on El Paseo and the Agua Caliente Casinos are bringing live music to the popular shopping center. Weeks worth of entertainment is scheduled everyday Saturday night until March 9 starting at 4:30 p.m. at the garden’s center lawn. The charitable concert series is featuring special tribute bands covering fan favorites like the Rolling Stones, Tina
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There have been reports of suspect solicitors posing as police and fire officials in Desert Hot Springs. These suspect solicitors have been reported to be going door-to-door, soliciting donations from residents in residential neighborhoods. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has advised residents about unknown people posing as police and fire officials and asking for
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The College of the Desert representatives are confident in their new renderings and timeline for the West Valley Campus. We’ve been covering this for quite some time, hoping to grasp the West Valley campus concept. What’s new? The new timeline starts as early as spring 2024, presenting plans to the D.S.A. ( Division of the
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By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Pacific Gas and Electric will pay $45 million in penalties for its role in the Dixie Fire – the second-largest wildfire in California’s history – that started after a tree fell and hit the company’s equipment in 2021, state regulators said Thursday. The massive inferno ignited
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday in the 2021 road rage shooting on a Southern California highway that left a 6-year-old boy dead, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. A jury also found Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, guilty of shooting into an
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The Palm Springs City Council received an update Thursday night on the status of the long-awaited College of the Desert campus in Palm Springs. Interim Superintendent/President Laura Hope and Director of Education Center – West Valley Dr. Scott Adkins led a presentation, which featured the most updated construction renderings of the campus that is set
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Coachella Valley air quality has diminished dramatically since the end of August due to the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. Local experts now say they are worried about the valley’s wind-borne dust problem, which has intensified since the storm, and whether this could become a permanent hazard to our health and local economy. Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam video of a deputy-involved shooting that occurred on Dec. 10 in Palm Desert. The suspect, identified as Kelly Lynette Cronn, 53, of Palm Desert, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting. Deputies were initially called to the 49000 block of State Highway 74 at 2:45 a.m. Sunday to respond
Continue ReadingRiverside County will not conduct a count of unsheltered homeless individuals this year, following a recent change to a biennial schedule. The next count is scheduled for January 2025, in accordance with federal guidelines allowing a two-year interval. County spokesperson Brooke Federico, in an email, stated, “The federal government allows for two years between unsheltered
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We have an egg! Jackie the bald eagle has laid her first egg of the season at the Big Bear nest. Jackie laid her egg just before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. You can watch the Big Bear nest camera live below:(Courtesy of the Friends of Big Bear Valley) “Jackie’s egg-laying process took only about 6
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department today advised residents about unknown people posing as police or fire officials seeking donations. People in uniform, posing as police and fire department officials, were believed to have been soliciting donations door-to-door in residential neighborhoods, according to police. “This community advisory is to notify the residents of Desert Hot
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A 20-year-old woman from Compton was killed in a car crash Wednesday night in Coachella. The crash was reported at around 9:00 p.m. near the Spotlight 29 Casino. California Highway Patrol Officer David Torres told News Channel 3 the woman was driving a Nissan Sentra westbound on Dillon Road. She collided into a guard rail
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The Palm Springs Black History Month Committee, Palm Springs Art Museum and the city will host a series of free and educational events starting next week for Black History Month. A Black History Month Kick-Off event, celebrating the Harlem Renaissance and African American culture and arts, will get underway at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday, according
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The survivors and decedents of Section 14 plan to gather in numbers at the Palm Springs City Council closed session on January 25th. The land being discussed is a one-square-mile tract in downtown Palm Springs, California, that people lived on between 1930 and 1965. Section 14 was part of the reservation belonging to the Agua
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Get ready to take in the sounds, mixed mediums and colorful craftsmanship at this year’s Southwest Arts Festival. The event is known as one of the region’s most popular art festivals, attracting more than 10,000 attendees year after year. It begins Thursday, January 25 and runs until Sunday, January 28 at the Empire Polo Club
Continue Reading A wanted felon was hospitalized with major injuries, and a police investigation was underway early Thursday morning following an overnight officer-involved shooting in Beaumont. It started as a police pursuit in Hemet shortly after 7:00 p.m. Wednesday as officers with the City of Hemet and California Highway Patrol officers tried to stop a wanted felon as
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A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck near San Bernardino, the US Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was originally recorded as a 4.5-magnitude earthquake, however, it was downgraded to a M4.2 a few minutes later We’ve received calls from residents who felt shaking in the Banning-Beaumont area and the Coachella Valley. The San Bernardino County Fire Department
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