Indio News

The 22nd annual Indio International Tamale Festival is here. The celebration kicked off with a carnival Friday, while food vendors geared up to whip out their best tamale recipes over the weekend.

A hotel/casino could be built next to the Country Club at Soboba Springs if the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians gets approval to add about 535 acres to the reservation.

A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI in a roll-over crash Thursday night in Coachella, a sheriff's sergeant said Friday.

Jonathan's Cleaners is partnering with the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in Indio to bring much needed warmth to the less fortunate.

It may not be the east coast or the Midwest, but Coachella Valley residents are definitely bundling up in order to keep warm amid low, winter-like temperatures.

A coordinated effort is underway in the Coachella Valley to encourage people to take advantage of low-cost health coverage offered by the Covered California exchange.

'Tis the season - for tamales. The 22nd annual International Tamale Festival gets cooking for two days on Saturday in the Old Town area with 165 food vendors, a carnival, retailers and a variety of entertainment and other activities expected to draw more than 100,000 people.

Personnel with the California Highway Patrol based in Indio are seeking donations for their CHiPs for Kids toy drive.

Join News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 News on Monday, December, 9, as we partner with the California Highway Patrol to bring holiday cheer to needy children in the Coachella Valley.

On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 5:41 pm, officers from the Rancho Mirage Police Department responded to a report of a two vehicle traffic collision in the area of Country Club Drive and Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA.

After overcoming an injury and switching opponents, Josesito Lopez will finally make his return to the ring on Friday, December 13th when he takes on Mike Arnaoutis at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA.

Senior State Archeologist Richard Fitzgerald, left, archeologist Robert Fitzgerald and student assistant Amy Holden examine ancient elk antlers presumed to have been used as tools by American Indians about 3,500 years ago, at the California State Parks facility in McClellan Park in North Highlands.

Plant it and we will build was the message the City of Menifee delivered on Wednesday, Dec. 4, with the placement of an 80-year-old California Live Oak at the site of the Town Center development, which officials envision as the city's future downtown.

Ruby Gamboa's younger brother is a senior at Indio High School. Learning another student suffers from Tuberculosis makes her uneasy.

Tribal rangers and volunteers were involved in two separate hiker rescues Monday and Tuesday in the Indian Canyons area, and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians issued a statement Wednesday urging visitors to exercise caution.

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians joins the fight to end drunk driving in the Coachella Valley by participating in the Silent Stand on Highway 111 on December 7th.

Destiny Colocho, project manager at Scientific Resource Surveys Inc., surveys the grounds Tuesday for archaeological artifacts before proposed development at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

An Indio High School student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis and county health officials are working with high school administration and the district office to contact those who might have been exposed to the illness.

The 22nd annual Indio International Tamale festival is coming up this weekend. The festival is ranked as one of the top ten "All American Food Festivals" in the country by The Food Network.

A hiker was rescued Monday night after he injured his ankle and could not walk on his own, police said.