The city of Desert Hot Springs is congratulating its local artist and resident Bernard Hoyes on receiving the Creative Corps Inland SoCal Grant Initiative. The $4.7 million initiative invited artists, creatives, and engaged community members to submit proposals surrounding several aspects of recovery, encompassing pandemic response, water and energy conservation, disaster resilience, civic engagement, and

News Channel 3 contacted multiple farm owners in the Coachella Valley, and some say they are still recovering from the tropical storms that hit the Valley. Arthur Futterman from Futterman Farms in Indio says they did not experience as much damage as others, but the storms affected his crops. George Tudor, owner of Tudor Ranch,

A bilingual program that aims to introduce residents to how the Coachella city government operates will launch next week.    “Our vision was to develop a participatory program to engage andbetter inform members of the community about the inner workings of our local government, and to receive their honest feedback on how we can all

A segment of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore will bear the name of a fallen Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, following passage of a Senate resolution intended to honor him. Sen. Kelly Seyarto, R-Murrieta, brought forward Senate Resolution 25 in the just-ended legislative session to memorialize 30-year-old Deputy Darnell Calhoun, who was gunned down during an

A felon accused of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Perris boy was charged today with murder and other offenses.    Daniel Francisco Ramirez, 21, of Perris, was arrested Monday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in May.    Along with the murder count, Ramirez was charged with furnishing drugs

By ADAM BEAMAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect on

The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival will be screening “Belonging: A Trans Immigrant Story,” which features President and CEO of Parivar Bay Area, Anjali Rimi.   The film follows Rimi’s experience as a South Asian transgender woman and her advocacy for other transgender individuals through her work with Parivar Bay Area.  The film joins a collection

A student was suspended from classes Thursday after allegedly making threats against Yucca Valley High School, according to a statement from the Morongo Unified School District. Administrators at the school notified the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday after being made aware of a student who’d reportedly made threats against the campus and other students, according