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Following Wednesday’s Game 7 OT loss to the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup Finals, the Firebirds addressed the media on Friday afternoon for one last time. Jo-ey! Jo-ey! Jo-ey!Fan favorite and Firebirds star goaltender Joey Daccord gets emotional as he thanks the fans for their support all season. Fitting way to wrap up exit
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It’s the first weekend of Summer, and it’s surely starting to feel like it. Our First Alert Weather Alert team is forecasting consistent triple digit temperatures throughout the weekend well into next week. You can find our full forecast here. Those temperatures however, are not stopping people like Jessica Lopez from visiting the area. “I’m
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You can go to the Palm Springs International Film Society Short Festival to beat the heat this warm weekend. The 29th annual Palm Springs Short Fest is on its fifth day at the palm springs cultural center. Festival organizers say the goal is to play high quality shorts from around the world. It gives filmmakers a
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We’re following breaking news out of Desert Center where a five vehicle collision led to two air rescues. The incident happened around 6 a.m. this morning on the I-10 East just off Corn Springs Road. There crews helped two victims trapped inside of a vehicle. In total four people were injured. Two people sustained major
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Attention all foodies! Food truck Fridays have officially made their way to Indian Wells. Southwest Food Fest kicks off Friday night, June 23, from 5p-9p. It’s the first of many throughout this summer season, located at Southwest Church. “This is an incredible way to showcase, you know, local and small businesses,” said Palm Desert resident
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Dozens of Sheriffs, including Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, are forming a coalition to fight against what they are calling the Biden border crisis. The effort is led by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. In a letter, signed on Thursday, the group says the federal government has failed to protect the border. They say this has devastated southern communities, citing
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A 2012 Supreme Court ruling declaring mandatory life sentencing for minors is now deemed “unconstitutional”. In turn, an imprisoned man from Banning is to be set free soon. Thongxay Nilakout, who was 18 at the time, was convicted of murdering German tourist, Gisela Pfleger, near Idyllwild 28 years ago. Pfleger and her husband were en
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Americans are drinking as much alcohol now as in the civil war days. This observation is made by looking at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism surveillance report that shows the average American consumed 2.51 gallons of ethanol — the alcohol found in wine, beer, and spirits, compared with 2.53 gallons in 1860, the brink of
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the state Supreme Court ruled this week, overruling a precedent made by lower courts that had helped protect law enforcement from litigation for decades. The justices on Thursday unanimously rejected an
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In a unanimous decision, the Palm Desert city council voted Thursday to transition to five voting districts. This move comes several months after voters approved Measure B, which advocated for the shift to five council districts instead of the existing two. The path to this outcome has been marked by a contentious battle, with some
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A former member of the United States military who lived in Corona was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia thermal imaging riflescopes, night vision goggles and other defense items without a license in violation of federal law. Igor Panchernikov, 41, who once served in the U.S.
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Today, June 23, is officially Hershey Bears Day in the Fourth District of Riverside County. It’s the unfortunate result of a friendly wager between Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez and Dauphin County Commissioners Mike Pries, Chad Saylor, and George P. Hartwick III before the start of the Calder Cup Finals. The Bears beat the Coachella
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Greater Palm Springs Pride will host its inaugural summer Pride month celebration “Big Gay BBQ” event tomorrow. The “Be Happy. Love All”-themed event will be held from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Arenas District in Palm Springs, located on Arenas Road between Indian Canyon Road and Calle Encilia, according to Greater
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Originally Published: 23 JUN 23 07:45 ET Updated: 23 JUN 23 15:28 ET By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Workers at about 150 unionized Starbucks stores in the United States are going on strike Friday over a dispute about the coffee chain’s policy for Pride decorations in stores. Starbucks (SBUX) Workers United, the
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A 59-year-old self-employed pool serviceman accused of killing of a 93-year-old woman in Palm Desert must stand trial on murder, a judge ruled today. Benjamin Briones of Thousand Palms was charged with one felony count each of murder, burglary and forging a signature, according to court records. He additionally faces a special-circumstance allegation of committing
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By JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship. The court by a 7-2 vote rejected arguments that the law is too broad and
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Fourth of July celebrations are in the works across the Coachella Valley. However, only three valley cities allow safe and sane fireworks: Indio, Coachella, and Desert Hot Springs. If a firework does not have the safe and sane label pictured below, it is considered illegal in California. Ben Guitron with the Indio Police Department said
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The 9 Cities Challenge is back again starting Friday, to help collect blood during the summer months when supply usually runs low. The challenge is two months long starting Friday, June 23 in the KESQ – News Channel 3 parking lot located at 31276 Dunham Way in Thousand Palms. A bloodmobile will be on the
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As temperatures rise, virus-carrying mosquitoes are making a comeback to the Valley. This National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses are on the radar. Fortunately, there are no reports of human cases yet this year. The summertime is when mosqutioes are most active. Riverside County says warm, standing water is
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A 36-year-old man pleaded guilty today to carrying out multiple residential burglaries in Palm Desert last year and was immediately sentenced to five years in state prison. Adan Abel Holguin pleaded guilty Thursday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to two felony counts of burglary and one felony count each of receiving stolen property,
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