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It was a windy weekend here in the Coachella Valley. While the strongest winds have passed, it still remains breezy to gusty at times this evening for many folks in the valley. Looking out toward tomorrow, we will begin to see some high-pressure building. This will provide a brief boost to our temperature for midweek.
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Over the weekend, the Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for March 24th and 25th. This comes after a coronal mass ejection (CME for short) was detected. Credit: NASA JPL A CME is a large ejection of plasma and charged particles from the sun’s corona – its outermost layer. If Earth happens
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Mike Washburn is no longer the Chief of Police for the Indio Police Department, the city announced on Monday. Assistant Chief Brian Tully has been promoted to Chief of Police. He will be sworn in on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. Brian Tully There was no word on why Washburn has
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The American Documentary and Animation Film Festival is concluding on Monday. It’s the festival’s 13th year in Palm Springs, and it has showcased more films than ever before. The five-day festival has featured hundreds of films produced in Palm Springs and around the world. There will be 11 films screened on the closing day. Screenings
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A vigorous cold front moved through over the weekend with gusty winds and spotty showers. In its wake, cooler than normal temps will linger most of the week. There’s still a weak trough up north so we’ll continue to see breezy conditions through most of the week, Wind Advisories for the Coachella Valley expired last
Continue ReadingThis weekend about 100 scouts and other volunteers with the ‘Boy Scouts of America’ put in over 600 hours of community service at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. It was all part of one scout’s Eagle Scout Service Project. The goal of the project was to help build a pond for the endangered ‘Coachella Valley
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Two international female filmmakers visiting the desert got married Sunday with the help of the Palm Springs community. Same-sex marriages are illegal in their home country, Poland. Same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 28, 2013. Julia Pelka and Paulina Skibińska tied the knot in Palm Springs hours before they showed their film at
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The Thermal Club held its first $1 Million Challenge in Thermal, Ca. Alex Palou led all 20 laps and won the race finishing with a time of 39:30.2292. Palou finished six seconds above Scott McLaughlin, who finished with a time of 39:36.0221. Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the podium with a 39:39.9879 time. Palou earned $500,000
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The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking passing showers, scattered thunderstorms, and heavy mountain snow surrounding the region. Locally, strong winds remain the primary impact for most valley cities. A First Alert Weather Alert remains through Sunday night as gusty, potentially damaging winds continue. Here are some of the strongest winds we’ve seen in
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden landed at the Palm Springs International Airport on Saturday morning. Her jet touched down at 10:41 a.m. local time, and News Channel Three was there to capture it. While she was on the tarmac, Biden was greeted by Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, who shared a few words with the
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21-year-old Abi Carter debuts new songs for her first concert in her hometown of Indio days before heading to Hollywood for American Idol. Carter can’t believe that almost a thousand people showed up to watch her perform. “I mean, people aren’t coming here to see an amazing band because they love the music, too,” says Carter. “They’re just
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 4-2 at Acrisure Arena on Military Appreciation Night. Ryan Winterton got the scoring started for the Firebirds, but the Stars answered two goals on their own with one in the first and the other in the second. Down 2-1 in the third period, Coachella Valley switched gears
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are going to the playoffs! The @Firebirds have punched their ticket to the #CalderCup Playoffs. pic.twitter.com/IWfJ3yGdzD— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) March 23, 2024 The Firebirds clinched their spot in the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs thanks to a loss by the San Diego Gulls Friday night. San Diego lost thanks to a
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The majority of the field for The Galleri Classic Presented by Spotlight 29 Casino was finalized on Friday with 74-of-78 players set for the second-annual PGA TOUR Champions golf tournament, contested March 29-31 on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at iconic Mission Hills Country Club. The Galleri Classic, named after title sponsor GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection test,
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Many professionals came out to Julius Corsini Elementary in Desert Hot Springs. The teachers and staff have been learning what students were interested in and bringing some professions to the classroom. Some people worked in the medical field, including first responders, tech employees, a district attorney, and office representatives. News Channel 3’s Miyoshi Price presented
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The City of Indio has begun placing barriers and signs around the area where local musician and singer, Abi Carter, will perform on Saturday. The Indio native will be performing in her first concert ever, hosted by the city in her honor. On Friday, workers could be seen setting up the staging area along Towne
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Indio Police Chief Mike Washburn is out on personal leave, City Manager Bryan Montgomery confirmed to News Channel 3. Montgomery did not give a reason for the leave or a timeline for Washburn’s return. Washburn has been with the Indio Police Department since 2016. He had previously served as a captain in the Seattle Police Department.
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The opening night of the 2024 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, also known as the ‘AmDocs’ was headlined with a special screening of actor Sean Penn’s film ‘Superpower.’ More than 2,000 films were reviewed for this year’s film fest, and the film fanatics we spoke to were highly anticipating Penn’s film ‘Superpower’ that captured
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The Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival team brings thousands of people a first-class culinary experience. The event, produced by Palm Springs Life magazine, is in the El Paseo shopping district in Palm Desert, California. Premier chefs from near and far will share cuisine and beverage advice and taste tests throughout the event. The festival
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