As we prepare for another heatwave next week, tourists find ways to stay cool while walking these desert streets. Local businesses have misters running throughout the day. Servers are making sure their guest have lots of water. Families are enjoying ice cream in the shade and inside ice cream shops. Employees of local businesses say the heat isn’t
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A driver in Cathedral City crashed into a light pole and fire hydrant Saturday morning. The crash was reported at 9:15 a.m. in the area of Date Palm and Tachevah Drive. Cathedral City Police Department said the driver was taken to the hospital. The department wants to remind drivers to be careful. The cause of
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Some welcome news for residents of Desert Hot Springs. The city announced Saturday that the John H. Furbee Aquatic Center is finally reopening Monday. Back in May, the city reported a part of a broken pump had not arrived in time, which delayed the pool’s opening. For hours and the cost of admission, click here. Get
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Six people were killed in a plane crash early Saturday morning near French Valley Airport in Murrieta. The plane had departed from Las Vegas and crashed just after 4 a.m. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies said they found the aircraft completely on fire when they arrived on the scene. Cal Fire said the fire from the
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The proposed new site for the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal is being considered by Riverside County officials. Located at the intersection of Avenue 62 and Harrison Street in Thermal, the 619 acre plot of land could become the new home for the Desert International Horse Park. “We look to expand and add a
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One year ago Kamil Pelovello of Cathedral City qualified for his first ever AAU Junior Olympics. Now, he is heading back to Iowa and the 2023 USATF Junior Olympics at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Pelovello anchored the 4×100 team that broke the 20-year-old American record of 43.25. The record they broke was
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A new bill in California will help more than a million people gain eligibility to have old conviction records sealed. It’s called the “Criminal Record Relief.” The Criminal Record Relief Bill, also known as SB 731, automatically seals non-violent, non-serious, non-sexual felony convictions that did result in serving time. Once a person has fully completed their sentence and
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Ozone is a chemical compound consisting of three Oxygen atoms (O3). The Oxygen we breathe is made of two atoms (O2). Ozone is primarily found in the Ozone Layer in the stratosphere, however, it can also form near the surface (in the troposphere) under certain conditions. Credit: NASA In the upper atmosphere, Ozone is incredibly
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A local non-profit is getting a boost in funding from the state of California reaching its $2 million goal to help east valley families and migrants. Now, the Galilee Center has enough money to double the size of its shelter. Center co-founder Gloria Gomez said it’s been a work in progress over the past four years. They
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A 61-year-old inmate of the Robert Presley Detention Center died at a local hospital due to an ongoing illness, authorities said today.  Investigators from the Corrections Central Investigations responded Wednesday to a report of an in-custody death, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reporting deputy Ken Thurm Thursday. Astrid Johnson of the Coachella Valley was
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It’s now been nearly a month since a Palm Springs man packed his bags and headed to Ukraine for humanitarian work. Just two nights into his arrival Nicholas Campbell got a small taste of what life had been like for those living in Ukraine. “At 2:30 in the morning, we were woken up to a
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Police were on the scene of a two-car rollover wreck on Vista Chino at Sunrise Way. Photo courtesy: David Schreiner Initial details were sparse, but a KESQ News Channel 3 viewer video showed two badly-damaged cars. Google Maps also showed that Vista Chino was closed in its westbound lanes between Sunrise Way and N. Cerritos
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On Thursday, some of the nation’s largest truck makers pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by 2036. The agreement came between the truck makers and state regulators. California has been on a mission to stop using fossil fuels. In the last few years, new rules were implemented that work to get rid
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We’re hearing for the first time from College of the Desert’s new interim superintendent and president. Dr. Laura Hope most recently served as an associate superintendent at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga. She replaces Dr. Martha Garcia who left COD to be president of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. Hope’s contract runs through June
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It’s marketed as a dietary supplement to help you relax. But it’s also highly addictive, and in some cases, deadly. The street name is “gas station heroin,” and as News Channel 3’s Peter Daut uncovered, it’s very easy to get. The capsules are sold under names like “Zaza Red,” “Pegasus,” and “Tianna.” The drug is
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First responders are at the scene of a fire that has spread to a structure and palm trees in a Palm Springs neighborhood. The fire was reported at around 7:00 p.m. in the area of Prescott Dr and W Hermosa Place. Fire units arrived to the scene and reported locating a fully involved stucture on
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A local nurse is sharing his story, after stepping in to help someone who had overdosed at a Palm Springs restaurant. Andre Chambers of Palm Springs has been a registered nurse for 20 years. Before then, he was a paramedic. “I’ve always had an interest in medicine. At a very early age I did,” Chambers
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The WWE is coming to the Coachella Valley this fall! The world’s premier and most explosive wrestling organization will bring the WWE Supershow to Acrisure Arena in the Greater Palm Springs area on Saturday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. Featuring WWE Superstars from both Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown, see Cody Rhodes, Seth
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Five transportation projects in Riverside County will receive a total $11.5 million in state funds for further development, it was announced today. The Southern California Association of Governments — SCAG — Regional Council awarded the money, which was made available under a $237 million California Department of Transportation Housing & Development award disbursed to agencies
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Update 7/17/23 A new opening date has been set for the Dave and Buster’s in Rancho Mirage. The restaurant will now open a week earlier than expected! Officials said Dave and Buster’s will now open its doors at the River in Rancho Mirage on Monday, Sept. 18. Original Report 7/6/23 Dave & Buster’s is expected
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