Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said two men were arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment. The assault took place Sunday at a restaurant off Highway 111 in La Quinta. Investigators said the men entered the restaurant and pointed firearms at patrons inside, including a 3-year-old child. The suspects then
Continue Reading Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said a man and a woman were arrested Saturday on suspicion of robbery and physical elder abuse in Indio. The crimes happened at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday off Indio Springs Parkway, where authorities responded to a report of the robbery of a 69-year-old man. Authorities said the victim was assaulted and robbed
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Four Coachella Valley businesses competed at this year’s fast pitch competition today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palm Desert iHub on Cook Street. Two of the companies, Hello Computer, Inc. and Moducan Corporation are clients of iHub. The Co-Founder and CEO of Hello Computer Inc., Rossana Jeran, pitched her app-based digital learning
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8 pm – The fire has been contained at 7:38pm. Please use caution as fire resources continue working in the area. 6:52 pm – The evacuation warning was been lifted. Cal Fire says use caution in the area as fire resources continue building containment around the fire. The fire remains 5 acres and is now
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The City of Palm Springs is celebrating its 85th birthday on Saturday, April 8th 2023. The city has had 25 mayors in it’s history, all leaving a mark to where it is today. News Channel 3’s Karen Devine sat down with 7 of the 8 surviving mayors. Each of them telling us how tough decisions
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Neighbors and loved ones are speaking out after a woman was killed in Palm Desert on Wednesday. Her husband has been named a person of interest in the homicide investigation. A usually quiet street was turned into the scene for a homicide investigation. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department did a welfare check Wednesday morning near Palm Desert
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Update: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has identified the victim in the Palm Desert Homicide as 57-year-old Sandra Mayor, a resident of Palm Desert. The Sheriff Department added that they are currently searching for Sandra Mayor’s husband, 53-year-old Thomas Daniels, and are only calling him a person of interest. Thomas Daniels They are asking anyone
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College of the Desert President Dr. Martha Garcia has been selected as the new president of Mt. San Antonio College. The college in a news release announced the selection on Friday afternoon. Garcia will be the first President of color for the college as well as the first female president in 50 years. Garcia says she
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PALM SPRINGS The Palm Springs Fire Foundation will host the 75th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast tis year. Children up to 9 years old will hunt for more than 3,000 eggs hidden around the park. Afterwards, children will get to meet the Easter Bunny on the PS fire engine. The festivities continue with
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The staff at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway are preparing for 8516 feet Sunday Service for Easter. On Sunday, April 9, celebrate Easter Sunrise Service with songs of faith, hope, and joy by the Perkins Brothers and a message by Pastor Robert Sneed, the Pastor from Rebirth Temple of Faith. The service will begin at 5:30 a.m., with the
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The City of Palm Springs is celebrating its 85th birthday on Saturday, and taking the community back in time. The city was officially incorporated on April 20, 1938. The celebration will be from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Downtown Palm Springs and Downtown Park. It kicks off with the “Cruising Through the Years” Classic
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According to a CVUSD Spokesperson, a shooting near Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella forced a brief lockdown at the school. According to the Sheriff’s Department at 2:52 PM, deputies responded to the area of Cairo Avenue and Date Avenue, in Coachella, reference a report of shots heard in the area. As a precautionary measure,
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It’s been the trip of a lifetime for some valley students. Palm Springs Unified School District chose 24 students to tour Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Students have spent the past week visiting schools and cultural landmarks in Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Virginia. The tour aims for students to gain exposure to the Historically
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After more than a decade without a new affordable housing project in Palm Springs, the Monarch Apartment Homes are set to provide much-needed relief. The community began construction in October 2021 and is now 50 percent completed. It is designed with Palm Springs’ iconic modernism style in mind, and it is named after the monarch
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The family of Tony Garza, a Yucca Valley resident who was shot and killed by authorities in February, filed a 20-million dollar civil lawsuit Thursday against the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol. On February 5th, San Bernardino County Deputies were called out to a box trailer
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A 47-year-old man who was shot by a Palm Springs police officer last summer while attacking another officer was sentenced to three years of formal probation. Kevyn Matthew Weintraub of North Carolina pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to one felony count each of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and resisting or deterring
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An investigation is underway in Palm Desert after a boarded-up home went up in flames Wednesday night. The fire ignited at 9:40 p.m. in the area of Fred Waring and Deep Canyon near Sacred Heart Church, according to Cal Fire. Crews found power lines down amid the flames, but there were no reported outages. No
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A new exhibit being displayed at the end of April in Palm Springs is bringing people into the world of drag using art. Mr. Mann’s Design Gallery will feature Slay: The Art of Drag starting April 22. The gallery is located at 4501 E Sunny Dunes Rd in Palm Springs. The idea of the exhibit
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News Channel 3 is taking a special look back in time: 85 years after Palm Springs was incorporated as a city, historical photographs reveal what has changed and what has stayed the same. Inside the Welwood Murray Memorial Library, Renee Brown and the historical society work passionately to preserve the past. “We are the keepers
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Desert Hot Springs has become the latest city to give its cannabis industry a break by approving a temporary tax reduction on the cultivation rate charged to growers. The city council voted 4-1 during its regular meeting on Tuesday evening, agreeing to slash taxes by 50% for the first half of this year. Scott Rusczyk,
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