The City of Coachella’s Parks and Recreation Commission did not approve of a planned veterans mural at the newly designed Veterans Park at a meeting Tuesday. An earlier mural honoring Vietnam veterans was removed when Veterans Park was rebuilt in 2016. The city’s Arts and Culture Commission has approved the $14,000 dollar project to replace the original mural.
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Celebrate World Rhino Day! In honor of the designation, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is celebrating World Rhino Day by announcing an official date for its long-anticipated opening of the new Rhino Savanna habitat. The grand opening will be held Friday, November 12, 2021. The new four-acre habitat will welcome Jaali and Nia, two African
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A new mural is being painted in downtown Palm Springs honoring Palm Springs police officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny, who were killed in the line of duty in 2016. The installation was commissioned by the Palm Springs Police Officers’ Association ahead of the 5-year anniversary of the officers’ deaths next month. It’s located
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Palm Springs Police are now clearing the scene near a business in the 600 block of South Palm Canyon Drive. Police are using a loudspeaker to talk to the suspect, urging the person to call 911 so they can speak with them and make sure they are okay. “We know you are armed with a
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When it comes to saving lives, the best of the best technology is needed. The Palm Springs International Airport recently received two new vehicles specialized in aircraft rescue and firefighting. Both are replacing two of the older vehicles purchased in 2003. The newer vehicles will stay at the airport and are always ready to respond to
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is now confirming that investigators with the Specialized Investigations Division are now joining the search to locate Lauren Cho. The Morongo Basin Station detectives and Search and Rescue members have been trying to locate the missing High Desert woman since July. Lauren Cho, also known as “El,” mysteriously disappeared
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A series of small earthquakes rattled a remote area of Riverside County near Anza today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The initial quake, with a magnitude of 3.7, struck at 3:41 p.m. about five miles south of Mountain Center, and roughly 15 miles east-southeast of Hemet, according to the U.S.
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A detached building, on a property on King Street in Indio, went up in flames late Tuesday morning. According to Cal Fire they got a call of the structure on fire on the 45-100 block of King Street just after 11:00 a.m. Cal Fire says when they arrived on scene they found a building engulfed
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The Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade has been postponed, organizers confirm to News Channel 3. It had been scheduled for Halloween, the last Sunday in October, and promised Halloween-themed fun and entertainment. No future date is yet confirmed, according to organizers with the Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce and Golf Cart Parade Committee. However, they
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Family and friends recall Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez fondly, and those who knew him best remember just how much he loved Star Wars. The Indio native loved going to Disneyland since he was a toddler, his interests growing from the spinning teacup ride in his younger years to the life-long passion he had for Star
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The first ever Fall edition of the BNP Paribas Open is coming up soon, and now you can join the team that is making it happen. Desert Champions and their partners are looking to fill about 100 seasonal positions from retail, food and beverage and more. Part-time and full-time positions are open according to Marketing
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This week until September 25th, California Highway Patrol is engaging with the community to make sure those with little ones are properly installing child passenger seats. Child Passenger Safety Week began on September 20. This is giving CHP a week-long to educate the public on why it’s so important to make sure children are riding
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A Coachella Valley man is accused of grabbing women on Orange County running trails in order to sexually assault them. Law enforcement officers believe there may be other victims and are setting up a hotline to gather more information. The Orange County District Attorneys’ office reports that “since January 2020, at least three women have
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The unlicensed bail agent accused of the fatal shooting of a Palm Springs man appeared in court today at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. The preliminary hearing concluded with the case moving to trial. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36, was arrested on April 23 for the shooting death of David Spann, 33. The shooting happened on the same day at
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Coachella Valley School Districts have not escaped the destructive vandalism in the wave of so-called “Devious Licks” videos on social media platform TikTok. The premise of the trend: middle school, high school, and college students vandalize school property, most commonly bathrooms, and post their results on the social media app. TikTok has been quick to
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“Something new is arriving December 10-11,” according to music festival organizers Goldenvoice and Splash House. Here’s what’s coming: Desert Air. Organizers call it “a dance weekend getaway under the desert sky – hosting two intimate days of world-class underground dance music amongst the historic aircraft of the Palm Springs Air Museum.” A stage is planned
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Pfizer announced Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children ages 5 to 11 and will seek authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this age group. The company announced that phase 2/3 from its trial showed its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and reported a “robust” antibody response in this age group.
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The community has been mourning the loss of 23-year-old Isaiah Ortega-Dage, a former athlete at Shadow Hills High School and father of a baby girl. Dage was killed in a hit and run last week in Desert Hot Springs. Close friends of Dage organized a car wash on September 19 to raise funds for the
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A former San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy is in jail for sexually abusing a child multiple times. The 50-year-old male from Yucca Valley was arrested yesterday after a male victim reported that the deputy abused him while he was a child. Officials have not specified when the crimes took place, but did clarify that none
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A Celebration of Life service was held for fallen Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez. Friends and family of Lopez took time to remember and honor the life he lived. “Before he became a Marine, Hunter was a son to Alicia and Herman. He was a brother to Owen and Trinity. A friend of many, a student, an
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