The Palm Springs Development Project Team is moving forward with their updated plans for the campus. These plans paint a picture of what the campus could look like. The development of the new campus is still in phase one. Wednesday, the Palm Spring Development Project presented site plans, floor plans, and renderings for the new
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A College of the Desert student, and aspiring engineer, was recently surprised with a full scholarship so she could achieve her dream of one day working for NASA. Grecia Paola Siono Gutiérrez has attended the desert school for the last three years. She does not live in the Coachella Valley, but in Mexicali. Every Sunday,
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Loved ones are remembering 86-year-old Paul Heaton, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend in Desert Hot Springs. “Pete was always nice, always giving, always making somebody laugh,” said Eugene Sanchez of Desert Hot Springs. Sanchez met Heaton at Playoffs Bar in Desert Hot Springs, where they shared stories for years. “I’ve
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Questions continue to swirl over the future of our country’s policies at the southern border following the end of Title 42. While those on the ground report the expected surge of arriving immigrants did not materialize, authorities are reporting they are still processing thousands of asylum claims a day. Border patrol officials are now reporting
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The daughter of a woman killed in Palm Desert last month is speaking out. Police continue to look for the victim’s husband, who is being called a person of interest in the case. It’s a nightmare Brittany Wagner wishes she could wake up from. Her mother, 57-year-old Sandra Mayor, was killed last month in her Palm Desert
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Cathedral City representatives say they are moving forward with a 5-year Strategic Plan which was approved in April by the city council. The plan is complete with input from Cathedral City residents, who responded to surveys about what they want to see accomplished by 2028. “The fact that [residents] knew that we had a strategic
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DAP Health is offering walk-in STI testing for people who may be concerned about possible exposures after White Party Palm Springs last weekend. The free clinic aims to provide “peace of mind” for attendees following the weekend’s festivities. The primarily gay festival draws tens of thousands from around the globe, some of whom may have
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The search for a new College of the Desert trustee is down to its final four candidates. On Tuesday, school officials sent News Channel 3 the final list of candidates: Allison “Al” G. JonesRon OdenDavid B. PowellDonald R. Vickers The finalists have been invited to a special Board of Trustees meeting on Friday for in-person
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A 24-year-old man who stole a cell phone from a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint in Coachella pleaded guilty to robbery today and was immediately sentenced to 12 years in prison. Miguel Martinez Navarro of Coachella pleaded guilty to the charge and admitted to a sentence-enhancement of using a firearm Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in
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A jury was seated today for the trial of a convicted felon accused of killing his infant daughter in a high-speed crash on the south end of Palm Desert. Marcus Novell Green, 58, of Thermal is charged with second-degree murder, child cruelty and a sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegation for the June 2016 death of
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Coachella Valley High School has been placed in a shelter-in-place due to police activity taking place near the campus, officials confirmed. The Coachella Valley Unified School District confirmed to News Channel 3 that the school went into a shelter-in-place at 12:25 p.m. As of 1 p.m., the school remains in a SIP. A shelter-in-place is
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Originally Published: 16 MAY 23 06:00 ET Updated: 16 MAY 23 17:54 ET By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Congressional leaders from both parties emerged from their meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday unable to convey how they’re on a clear path to raise the nation’s borrowing
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The Palm Springs Unified School District will hold a Self-care and Wellness Fair this weekend and members of the community are invited to attend. The event will feature more than 15 workshops focused on brain changing strategies on trauma, coping with stress, dealing with mental health issues, and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity
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Update 05/16/23 6:30 p.m. The fire is now 75% contained, Cal Fire officials said. It remains at 127 acres. Officials said resources will remain on scene overnight as they work on full containment. Update 05/16/23 1:10 p.m. The fire is now 50% contained and the acreage burned remains at 127. Firefighters continue working on full
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A fundraising campaign was under way today in support of the family of a 31-year-old Anaheim woman who was killed along with two of her young daughters in a Mother’s Day crash on eastbound Interstate 10 in the Whitewater area. The GoFundMe page is at https://gofund.me/19121f70 The triple-fatality crash was reported at 7:27 a.m. Sunday
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Riverside County Sheriffs’ Deputies were investigating a reported Tuesday morning deadly shooting at a property in near Desert Hot Springs. A statement from the department said deputies were called to a property along the 64000 block of 16th Avenue at 5:04 a.m. This is an unincorporated area along N. Indian Canyon Drive approximately two miles
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There’s nothing like playoff hockey! The Coachella Valley Firebirds have taken a 2-1 lead in the Pacific Division Finals against the Calgary Wranglers. The Firebirds won game 3 in the third period of overtime with a score of 3-2. IT’S OVER! FINAL IN 3OT! @Firebirds | #CGYvsCV | #CalderCup pic.twitter.com/l55fYyRjeX— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May
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The California Highway Patrol shut down an 8-mile stretch of eastbound Interstate 10 in Whitewater on Sunday for eight hours after a crash that left three people dead and six others injured. Police said there wasn’t a seatbelt restraint system for each occupant in one of the vehicles. Captain Gil Campa stepped in as commander
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A local shelter is reporting increased migrants in the Coachella Valley following the end of Title 42. Officials said this increase is not overwhelming as was feared. Local nonprofit Galilee Center has been helping migrants as they arrive. As CFO and co-founder of the center, Claudia Castorena has helped migrants with their paperwork. “We were expecting and preparing
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