Month: September 2019

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s annual Snow Guessing Contest begins tomorrow, pitting locals against one another in a playful contest to guess when the first inch of snowfall will grace the tram’s Mountain Station. The first 10 entries received with the correct date will be good for four Tram admissions plus “a special Tram gift

One person is recovering in the hospital after being attacked by bees. It happened just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon at the 7 hundred block of East Indian School Lane in Banning. Cal Fire says one person was stung more than one hundred times before they were taken by ambulance to the hospital. Another person was

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is holding its annual Thunder and Lightning Powwow, a three-day event honoring Native American culture. This is the 29th annual Powwow, hosted at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 27 as Native American Day across the state of California.

One man is dead and another injured after a single car crash in Perris, California on Saturday. 25-year-old, Robert Flores of Cathedral City was pronounced dead at a local hospital about an hour after Riverside County Fire Department responded to the crash. This all according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. Riverside County Fire Department

The Flying Doctors are back in the Coachella Valley to provide essential care to hundreds of families in need. They’ll be gathering at Desert Mirage High School today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a day of dental checks, medical exams and much more. The clinic provides uninsured and underinsured families with a number

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children partnered with Old Navy Saturday afternoon hosting this year’s “Child Safety Fair” in Palm Desert. The event took place at several Old Navy stores across the country. Locally, parents and children were able to interact with representatives from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and learn more about

Palm Springs Women in Film and Television hosted a “Filmmaker Brunch” Saturday morning at Acqua California Bistro at the River in Rancho Mirage. Organizers say about 75 people attended the event. Students from the afterschool program in Rancho Mirage called “The Musical Theatre University” performed Broadway songs for guests, followed by a series of speakers

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is holding its annual Thunder and Lightning Powwow, a three-day event honoring Native American culture. This is the 29th annual Powwow, hosted at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 27 as Native American Day across the state of California.

We’re learning more about this week’s controversy over a $10 million dollar grant from Desert Healthcare District to help fund CV Link, the proposed biking path through most of the valley. The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the Desert Healthcare District have been in talks over the grant for years. There has been

Customers had to walk around concrete debris after exiting a McDonald’s in Indio after part of the exterior of the building collapsed. This happened at the McDonald’s off Clinton Street an Highway 111 shortly after 2 p.m., viewer Eugelio Arreola told News Channel 3. Concrete debris surrounded one of the exits. Thankfully, no one was

Robolights, a whimsical and wacky holiday display in Palm Springs, is moving to Desert Hot Springs, as confirmed by artist Kenny Irwin’s director of business development and sales, and niece, Brittany Sorrentino. Sorrentino told News Channel 3 a 10-acre plot was purchased for $350,000 and will eventually house Irwin’s new, commercial display. “We’re thinking it

FIND Food Bank is the desert’s regional food bank. It’s the largest food rescue organization in the Coachella Valley. As the valley’s largest food distributor, it makes sense for them to partner with the local agriculture community who are the largest producers of food in the valley. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay learned more about