Palm Springs city council plans to start conversations about extending its forty five day Cannabis Moratorium to ten months and fifteen days. The Council could vote Thursday to extend the moratorium for new cannabis dispensaries while considering bigger changes for an industry some council members think has become oversaturated and unsustainable. News Channel 3’s Peter
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The Southern California Association of Governments Regional Council (SCAG) is adding $5 million dollars to the “We Lift: Coachella Valley’s Housing Catalyst Fund.” The fund, which was created by Lift to Rise, the Low Income Investment Fund, Rural Community Assistance Corporation and Riverside County, provides low-interest loans for affordable housing developments. The money is to
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Highs today will still span the upper 80s but some changes arrive later this evening. A front knocking on the door will bring breezy conditions tonight and into tomorrow, that will also mean cooler daytime highs. Expect winds to increase tonight through tomorrow, then gradually ease by midweek. Offshore winds return by Wednesday, but their
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Thousands of families attended this year’s 16th annual ‘Fall Family Festival.’ It was hosted by ‘About Families,’ a non-profit serving families and parents throughout the Coachella Valley during childbearing and parenting years. “Parenting is hard. Anyone who’s a parent will tell you that,” said Joanna Boles Whitlow, Founder of ‘About Families.’ “But it helps when
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Onshore winds return by Monday evening. It will breezy through Tuesday, especially in wind prone spots. Here’s a look at expected Monday night winds. Expect temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s for daytime highs through Monday. After that, cooler temperatures follow in the 70s and 80s through the rest of the week. There
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An array of rainbow flags floated down Palm Canyon Blvd for the greater Palm Springs pride Sunday. The mayor of Palm Springs, Grace Garner, was all smiles as she waved to locals and thousands of visitors. The theme for this year was Drag Now, Drag Forever. Pride officials made Gypsy a grand marshall. Also Trixie
Continue ReadingWe have an update on the Mecca vegetation fire that we have been reporting all throughout the morning. The fire was reported before 4:30 a.m. at Avenue 66th and Lincoln Avenue in Mecca. The fire was a spot vegetation fire that borders Grapefruit Blvd. Fortunately, there was no threat to nearby businesses or homes. The
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Dry and warm conditions will remain through Sunday due to a ridge of high pressure. This is great news if you are heading out for the Palm Springs Pride Parade which starts at 10 a.m.! An incoming trough of low pressure will increase our onshore flow by Monday evening. Wind speeds could reach up to
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Warm temperatures continue through the weekend with plenty of dry air across the weekend. Here’s a look at Sunday’s conditions if you’re planning to head down to Palm Springs for the Pride Parade. Winds pick back up on Monday evening as a Pacific trough moves in, increasing our onshore flow. It will stay breezy through
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/**/ CIF-SS Playoffs: Xavier Prep stuns La Quinta, DHS gets first-ever playoff win Be the first to know when news breaks in Coachella Valley. Download the News Channel 3 app here. Get the News Channel 3 app here.
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Crowds gathered in Coachella to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Families at the annual “Run with Los Muertos” spent the evening honoring their loved ones. Over 750 runners met in front of Coachella’s city hall to participate in the run with Los Muertos celebration. The holiday offers a chance to remember and honor those who have passed.
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On Saturday at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School DSUSD held a Coed flag football tournament with 400 players ranging from all ages. Girls flag football has been the talk of the town and DSUSD hopes that this will be a stepping stone for young athletes who will want to pursue the sport in high school.
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We are starting this morning with breaking news of a structure fire that burned in the city of Palm Desert. The fire was first reported just after 3 a.m. at Green Mountain Drive. Cal Fire says the fire burned through the roof of a single-story residential building. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze, but
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Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park was filled with a lot of smiles and colorful flowers on Saturday for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. “We’re celebrating caregivers, and those who are going through the journey and letting them know we’re offering them support,” said Walk organizer, Janie Bark. 84 teams and more than 300
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Dry, sunny and warmer conditions will remain this weekend due to a ridge of building high pressure. Daytime high temperatures will stay in the low 90s through Monday, which is about 5°-10° above the seasonal average (84°). Sunday is expected to be the warmest day of the week; it also marks the end of Day
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Playoff Prep Pigskin was held throughout the Coachella Valley Friday night. Six local teams came in but only four remain on their quest for a CIF title. Xavier Prep – 14@La Quinta – 3FSonora – 35@Rancho Mirage – 34F/OTWilson – 21@Yucca Valley – 49FSouth El Monte – 27@Coachella Valley – 46F Jurupa Valley – 26@Desert
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Rainbows are just one of a wide variety of optical effects caused by the interactions between sunlight and various atmospheric conditions. Sunlight is actually a mix of every wavelength, or color, of the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Credit: https://hubblesite.org/contents/articles/the-electromagnetic-spectrum As sunlight enters a raindrop, it slows down since water is more dense
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El centro de Palm Springs se ha llenado de colores para celebrar el amor en todas sus formas.
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms that two men have been arrested for the murder of an unidentified man, found dead in Whitewater on Wednesday. The body was found on the 15700 block of Country View Road in Whitewater. It was reported to police at around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. It was later confirmed
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The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is helping the endangered Desert Tortoise by housing dozens of hatchlings. “They’re not only a native California species,” said Dr. James Danoff-Burg, Vice President of the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens. “They’re also our state reptile.” The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is partnering with the San Diego Zoo
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