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Update 11/29/22: The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors voted 3-2 to unlock the first $22 million of the agreement. Original Report 11/28/22: The Department of Interior announced a historic agreement that will see a quarter of a billion dollars in funds go towards mitigating the impacts of the worsening drought crisis impacting the Salton
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Hundreds of minority families are seeking compensation from the city of Palm Springs for the destruction of the land known as Section 14 in the downtown area more than half a century ago. It happened after long-term land leases were legalized on Indian land, making commercial development there possible and causing the value of that
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. The bill, which would ensure that same-sex
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Riverside County government’s “short-term” financial position is secure thanks to expanding reserves, but the long view is “uncertain” as inflation and other potential economic drags cloud the horizon, the county’s chief executive officer told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “Our short-term projection is positive,” CEO Jeff Van Wagenen said during a presentation on the
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A man suffered three non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in Cathedral City Monday evening and underwent surgery. Cathedral City Police Department officers responded at 6:54 p.m. to the intersection of Via De Anza and Dinah Shore Drive after receiving a 911 call regarding shots fired at the location, said Sgt. Mark Robles. During the call, a woman
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KESQ News Channel 3 and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are teaming up once again to raffle off another beautiful home for the 4th Annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. The next Dream Home is being built right now by GHA Companies in the Montage community in Palm Desert. The three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home, has an
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Indio city officials say that the park will honor John Nobles and the community he founded, Nobles Ranch. John Nobles, a Black sharecropper who arrived in the Coachella Valley in the 1920s, was known to sell or give sections of his land to fellow Black settlers. Nobles Ranch, which now sits as an empty lot
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A group of over 500 survivors and descendants of what was known as the destruction of Section 14 is seeking reparations from the City of Palm Springs. The group is looking to receive direct payments from the city for what their reparations claim states is millions of dollars of racially motivated harm caused by the
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The City of Palm Springs reopened N. Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater Wash Tuesday morning at 7:10 a.m. and Gene Autry Trail at 8:25 a.m. after closing both a day earlier due to blowing sand and low visibility. The major traffic arteries were closed for nearly a day. Be the first to know when
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Local non-profit organizations are accepting donations from people on Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a day that encourages people to give back whether it be money or time. Non-profit organizations use this day to raise money to help continue their work. Food Samaritans in Palm Springs is accepting monetary donations. This is a food assistance
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Local schools are taking action on the fentanyl epidemic, as the deadly drug circulates in Riverside County. According to Riverside County, there have been 214 fentanyl-related deaths in 2022 so far. The drug comes in several forms and can be laced in any drug. Brightly colored pills are being marketed to be more appealing for
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Westerly winds have brought gusty conditions to the Coachella Valley. Winds will be especially strong in wind-prone areas like the San Gorgonio pass where gusts can reach up to 60 mph. Due to these strong winds, the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory until 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Strong winds can create difficult
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It’s a devastating loss in one valley school district. Palm Springs Unified early childhood teacher Anabell Ortega and her husband Alec Yzaguirre were killed in an overnight crash on Interstate 10. Click here to donate to Ortega’s GoFundMe. Monica Castillo was a lifelong friend of Ortega’s, first growing up together then teaching together in PSUSD.
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Update 11/28/22 – 8:42 p.m. The city council did not vote on the ordinance Monday night. After an over 90-minute discussion and debate on the potential change, the council directed staff to continue working on the ordinance for further discussion. Mayor Lisa Middleton indicated she would be very unlikely to vote for any changes if
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The Riverside County District Attorney’s office released body cam footage of a DA investigator involved shooting with a murder suspect in Sky Valley. The shooting happened back on Oct. 14, 2022. The incident started at around 7:40 a.m. in Desert Hot Springs when police found a man dead with a gunshot wound at the 13500
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By CALEB JONES HONOLULU (AP) — Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash erupted Monday from the world’s largest active volcano and people living on Hawaii’s Big Island were warned to be ready should debris threaten communities. The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately endangering any towns, but officials told residents to be ready for worse.
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By JOSH FUNK OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, following pressure by business groups on the stalled negotiations. “Let me be clear: a rail shutdown would devastate our economy,” Biden said in a statement.
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A multi-convicted DUI offender accused of killing an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving-under-the-influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded not guilty today to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. Scott Brandon Bales, 47, of Moreno Valley, was arrested earlier this month following the collision that claimed
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Michelle Yeoh is the recipient of the International Star Award, Actress for the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” When an interdimensional rupture threatens to unravel reality, the fate of the world is suddenly in the hands of a most unlikely hero: Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), an
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A former Virginia police officer, believed to have murdered a teenager’s family in Riverside after “catfishing” her online, was killed in a shootout while trying to flee authorities, the city’s police department said in a news release. Austin Lee Edwards The suspect was identified as Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield Virginia. Detectives learned Edwards
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