The Ironman Indian Wells returns to the desert on Sunday. The Coachella Valley is expecting economic benefits from the weekend. The influx of tourism is projected to bring $10 million-$12 million to the area, according to Ironman officials. This year’s race has the highest number of registered participants since its inception in 2018. Over 3,200
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The mall in Palm Desert is getting new owners with new plans to create a mixed-use component that includes green space, multi-family, entertainment and more. Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) announced its acquisition of The Shops at Palm Desert Thursday morning, a nearly one-million square foot traditional, enclosed shopping mall situated in the heart of
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Two Coachella residents pleaded guilty today to being accessories in the death of a man whose body was found inside a burning vehicle in Thermal. Ireneo Dominguez Lagunes, 58, and Daisy Cabrera Gil, 35, pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to court records. Gil was sentenced to two years in
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Coachella formally kicked off the holiday season Wednesday with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting event in front of City Hall. The tree right is the main attraction. The hundreds of colorful lights adorning it were lit brightening up downtown Coachella. Dozens of community members showed up to the annual holiday tradition. The Coachella Valley High
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More than a dozen schools throughout the Coachella Valley have received thousands of dollars worth of grants for their music programs. “Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic” distributed $70,000 as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. The money will be used to purchase new musical instruments and to boost school music programs. Marine Mitze, the executive
Continue ReadingThe Association of California water Agencies (ACWA) kicked off its two-day 2023 Fall Conference and Expo at the Renaissance Esmeralda and Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells today. The event brought together local water agency leaders from throughout California for updates, analyses, and perspectives on multiple water-related issues affecting every part of the state. Wildfire preparedness
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A 46-year-old Thousand Palms man arrested in connection with a Holocaust survivor sculpture being toppled at the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage pleaded guilty to attempted grand theft. Caleb William Wilcox was arrested on Nov. 24 in connection with the incident. He remained in custody at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on
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N Indian Canyon Drive will be closed at the Whitewater Wash Thursday night through Friday morning as part of stage 1 of a project to widen the bridge from two lanes to six lanes. The key roadway will be closed on Thursday, November 30, from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Friday, December 1, between Sunrise
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A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Banning on Wednesday. The earthquake was reported at around 3:35 p.m. approximately two miles northeast of Banning, according to the USGS. 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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It’s been quite the clean up after a fire and explosion broke out last night at a cannabis business in Palm Desert. Firefighters were called to the building off Dinah Shore Drive, just East of Monterey shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday night. The scene remained active well into Wednesday morning with two smoking hot spots
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Update 11/29/23 1:45 p.m. CAL Fire Riverside County officials have been battling several hot spots throughout the morning hours. Since 4 a.m. two smoking hot spots have broken out leading to a quick response from fire crews. Battalion Chief, Pete Tierney confirmed the tanks outside of the business store butane, and that the residue of
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced Tony award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright will be this year’s recipient of the “Career Achievement Award’ for his performance in American Fiction. Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction is adapted from Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure”. In it, Wright plays a frustrated, novelist named Monk who is tired of the establishment profiting
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A travel trailer was fully engulfed in flames today in Thermal but firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire. Â Â Fire crews responded shortly before noon Wednesday to a report of a residential structure fire in the area of Harrison and Pierce streets, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Upon arrival, they encountered
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Dallas Cowboys tight end Luke Schoonmaker will spotlight the Hunter Lopez Memorial Foundation with special cleats during this week’s Thursday Night Football game. It’s part of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign. During weeks 13 and 14 of the season, NFL Players are wearing customized cleats in honor of the causes they have chosen
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The City of Palm Desert is set to hold two more community workshops on Wednesday, November 29 and Wednesday, December 6, where the public is invited to provide feedback on a proposed voter map advanced by Council in a 4-1 vote at the last meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Karina Quintanilla was the only councilmember to
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The Tolerance Education Center, located in Rancho Mirage, is speaking out about an incident of vandalism that occurred this month. According to the Tolerance Education Center, a bronze sculpture depicting the center’s founder Earl Greif, was “toppled and damaged” on November 19. Representatives of the center believe that the sculpture, which sheds light on the
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate on a modified schedule for the holidays starting just before Christmas and continuing through the new year, officials announced today. From Dec. 23 to Jan. 7, the first tram up will be at 8 a.m. and the last tram down will be at 9:30 p.m., according to Tramway
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The 31st Annual Indio International Tamale Festival will be held this weekend with more than 20 live performances, carnival rides, dancing and thousands of tamales. The festival will be held Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Miles Avenue Park, 82524 Miles Ave. Â Â Attendees can expect to experience live music, the
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved a bevy of amendments to Riverside County’s short-term rental ordinance, focusing on minimum age, family transfer and related regulations of rental properties in Idyllwild-Pine Cove and the Temecula Valley Wine Country. “This is not perfect, and there are quite a bit of trade-offs,” Supervisor Manuel Perez said. “Maybe
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The County of Riverside Transportation Department announced plans to demolish a collapsed bridge in Whitewater. The bridge is located along Whitewater Cutoff, a road that’s parallel to the I-10. During a board meeting Tuesday morning, plans to move forward with the emergency demolition process were passed by the department without discussion. The project is expected
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