After being closed for 16 months, Michael Holmes’ Purple Room will reopen at the end of August. Holmes and a full season of internationally renowned performers will relaunch the famous and acclaimed venue beginning August 31 including two performances by Sam Harris on September 3 and 4. “Due to the extraordinary gifts of our friends, audience members, and performers, it
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A Border Patrol K-9 detection team alerted agents to a suspicious vehicle on Interstate 10 near Coachella over the weekend. The vehicle ended up having $440,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden inside several duffle bags. The incident began when Border patrol agents encountered a vehicle at the Dillion Road exit near Interstate 10 and Highway 86
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The California ISO issued a Flex Alert for Monday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The alert is part of efforts to conserve energy and help prevent wildfires. “With electric transmission lines from Oregon still unreliable due to the explosive Bootleg Fire and continued high temperatures across the West resulting in increased demand for electricity,
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Country music festival Stagecoach has released the lineup for the 2022 event. As News Channel 3 reported in June, Coachella and Stagecoach announced their plans to return next spring. Headliners for the three-day music festival include Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Combs. The event is being held in Indio from April 29th-May 1st of
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The Sunline Transit Agency began its new service to and from San Bernardino Monday, which will run through Friday. The route will include stops at the SunLine Indio facility, the California State University San Bernardino – Palm Desert Campus, 2nd & Commerce in Beaumont, the California State University San Bernardino – Main Campus, and the
Continue ReadingIt’s no question that restaurant business owners are relieved they can welcome customers back after the state did away with much of its pandemic-era restrictions on June 15. But just as things got better, many already were anticipating the slow summer months– it’s a given owning a business in the desert and not having tourists
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One person is dead and six others were injured in a traffic collision involving two vehicles on Saturday afternoon. The accident was reported at 1:37 p.m. on the I-10E near Hargrave St. in Banning. KESQ Firefighters and California Highway Patrol responded to the accident and found one person ejected from a vehicle. Six patients were
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A man barricaded himself inside a Coachella home Saturday evening and ultimately surrendered to deputies, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The incident began around 5:50 p.m. No force was used and no one was injured. The man is being arrested on multiple felony charges. Thermal station deputies along with SWAT team members responded
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are on scene of an apparent bank robbery in Indian Wells Friday afternoon. The robbery happened at the Pacific Western Bank near Highway 111 and Cook Street at around 1:30 p.m. The suspect fled the scene before deputies arrived, Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro confirmed. Pecoraro said there were no injuries
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A new health clinic opening in Thermal will help expand access to affordable healthcare for local Tribal communities. Congressman Raul Ruiz M.D., joined joined Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Vice Chairperson Joseph Mirelez, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. Board President Sherri Salgado, RSBCIHI CEO Bill Thomsen, RSBCIHI representatives, and members of the Torres Martinez
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear face coverings inside school buildings. Ahead of new school guidelines expected next week, health
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A local family is asking for the community’s help after their son was killed in a crash on Highway 62 in Desert Hot Springs on the Fourth of July. Rafael Cruz, 21, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway 62 and Pierson Boulevard just before 2 a.m. on Sunday. Cruz had
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Friday’s weather drew a bit of variety– clouds, sprinkling and later on the valley experienced very hot and humid conditions. “Walked outside- I was like, ‘oh yeah, ok. I remember what this was like. I used to live in the tropics,” Palm Springs resident, Richmond Curtiss said. “It’s my birthday weekend so we’re out here
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Indio police today asked for the public’s help identifying the person who fatally struck a 57-year-old man as he was crossing a street last month. Investigators do not know who ran over Domingo Cordova of Indio on June 28, but have since ascertained the type of vehicle involved. According to Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron,
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Police are investigating a battery incident that left a man in critical condition outside a Palm Springs bar early Friday morning. The incident happened outside a bar on the 400 block of E. Arenas Road at around 1:30 p.m. Police said the victim and a friend were walking from a bar when they became engaged
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The California ISO issued a Flex Alert that was in effect Friday evening and has been extended to Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in hopes of reducing strain on power grid during anticipated high heat. The California ISO has extended its #FlexAlert to a second day through Saturday urging consumers to continue #energyconservation
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A series of raids on illegal cannabis grows throughout the Anza Valley led to the seizure of more than 100,000 marijuana plants and nearly five tons of processed product, authorities said today. Confiscation operations were conducted all day Thursday by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department personnel, along with law enforcement officers from multiple municipal agencies, the
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The first Chick-Fil-A in the Coachella Valley will be coming to Palm Desert! The popular chicken restaurant will be built at the Monterey Crossing, a new development area off of Monterey Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive right across the street from the Palm Desert Sam’s Club. The development will also have a Habit Burger Grill
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Two Desert Hot Springs residents said they found two black bags in a wash near Wardman Dog Park with dead puppies. Anthony Giannotti said he was resting in a shady area in the wash Thursday morning when he heard a thump. After checking to see what the noise could have been, he said he saw
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The tragedy of fentanyl-related overdoses has hit close to home for many Riverside County families, as well as nationwide. In Riverside County, 43 people have overdosed from fentanyl since the start of this year. Since 2016, the county has seen an 800% increase in fentanyl-related drugs. Karen Spiegel, Riverside County Supervisor said something needs to
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