Day of the Dead (DÃa de los Muertos) is a deep-rooted Mexican tradition full of color and celebration. It is a time when love and respect are paid to loved ones who have passed away; a celebration of life and death. It’s a tradition not only for Mexicans, it’s for everyone. Students at Palm Springs
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The Palm Springs Historical Preservation Board is continuing a decision on whether or not the statue of Frank Bogert can be removed from City Hall, which is considered a landmark. The next meeting will be on December 7th and the board is requesting more information and a historic resource assessment of the statue as an
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After a full season of action, this will be the first time in two years that high school football will see playoffs in California. In total, eight local teams earned a bid to continue their season in the CIF-SS playoffs – five from the Desert Empire League and three from the Desert Valley League. Palm
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Update 4:30 p.m. – Desert Hot Springs Police confirm that they responded to a call of shots fired at 6th Street and Cactus. The intersection was blocked off for a couple of hours, while police investigated the call. As of 4:30 p.m. there have been no victims found and no suspects arrested. Desert Hot Springs
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An influential advisory panel voted Tuesday that all children ages 5 to 11 should get Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shots, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations — and a final decision is expected within hours. The Food and Drug Administration already has OK’d kid-size doses — just a third of
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It’s election day across the United States. ABC News Live will stream special election coverage live, beginning at 4:00 p.m. PT. This will include live results from the Virginia and New Jersey races, runoffs in Ohio, ballot proposals in Minneapolis and Texas. Plus, ABC News will provide context and analysis on other top news stories of the day. A live election results ticker will also be running on
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The American Red Cross was requested to assist two adults who have been displaced from a fire in their Palm Desert apartment. According to Cal Fire they got a call around 12:20 Tuesday afternoon reporting a fire at the Mirabella Apartments on Washington Street. Smoke was seen coming from the second floor of a building
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A man accused of beating a Thermal man to death with a bat was found guilty today on the murder charge, starting a sanity phase for his trial to determine if he was mentally fit at the time of the crime.   Jurors returned Tuesday after deliberating for a week at the BanningJustice Center to find Saul
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Update: Balanay has been located, per Palm Springs Police. Police tell News Channel 3 that Balanay was safely located at 8:00 Tuesday morning. Original story: Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 78-year-old Filipino man missing in Palm Springs. Ronald “Rolly” Balanay, 78, walked away from the 4000 block of Camino San
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Freeway traffic was slow Tuesday morning following a traffic collision on Interstate 10 west of Washington Street in Palm Desert. Westbound freeway traffic was at a crawl and backed up for two miles to the Jefferson Street Interchange in Indio. Two cars collided in the freeway’s fast lane westbound at 8:02 a.m. Police and medics
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Six years ago, well-known LGBTQ activist George Zander and his husband were brutally attacked for being gay in downtown Palm Springs. George died one month later. Zander continues to be remembered as a man who was a beacon of light for the community. A candlelight vigil was held Monday night. The couple was beat up
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Residents of the community of Mecca have created an altar to honor a beloved priest who was killed after a battle with COVID-19 earlier this year. Father Francisco Valdovinos, 58, of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Meccca died on January 15 following a near-month-long battle with coronavirus. Valdovinos first came to Mecca in
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Local efforts continue to bring a four-year California State University to the Coachella Valley.  The current CSU campus in Palm Desert serves as a satellite location for CSU San Bernardino — more than 60 miles away. The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and others are working to change that. “We have a more compelling story
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Construction continues on the Coachella Valley Arena. The $300 million, 11,000 seat arena is being built in Thousand Palms next to the Classic Club Golf Course just north of the Cook St. Interstate 10 exit. Over the weekend, a giant 440-ton crawler crane was assembled and on Monday, it put the first steel beam into place.
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Some Empire Polo Club employees said they were laid off with a three-day notice. This comes as operations at the club were taken over by Goldenvoice. Cesar Ponce worked at the Empire Polo Club as a pest control worker for nearly five years. He said on Tuesday, Oct. 26 he received a three-day notice saying he was
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CAL FIRE / Riverside County fire crews are working to contain a large fire of green waste that is burning near Bubbling Wells Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs. The fire started just after 5:30 p.m. at Bubbling Wells and Camino Campanero. Officials tell News Channel 3 that the fire is a 30 by 30
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A Yucca Valley man pleaded guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a three-week-old infant. Keith Russell Tyerman, 34, was sentenced to 22 years in state prison on Friday, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office confirmed. He faced numerous charges but ultimately plead guilty to “Lewd Acts With a Child Under 14” which carried a
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A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Desert Hot Springs early Monday morning. The shooting happened in the 10-500 block of San Miguel Road at around 3:15 a.m. DHSPD Deputy Chief Steven Shaw said a 41-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. He is expected to survive his injuries. Detectives are
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A 31-year-old man accused of killing two Palm Springs residents months apart while burglarizing their homes pleaded not guilty on Monday. Luis Flores Cantor of Palm Springs is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of burglary and one count of assault, with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. Cantor is accused in
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The Riverside County coroner’s office released the identity of a 51-year-old woman who was killed in a collision in Thousand Palms last week. Michelle Foreman of Thousand Palms was struck and killed by a vehicle on Thursday, Oct. 28, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. The crash happened on Ramon Road, east of Monterey Avenue at
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