Elaine Bordessa Newbrough has owned a Reversible Golf and Resortwear apparel company in the Coachella Valley for eleven years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Newbrough has started using her facility, along with many volunteers, to distribute masks throughout the Coachella Valley. She is distributing bags of masks to various doctor’s offices and hospice centers to
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Some gusty winds around the valley thanks to an area of low pressure to our North which is bringing rain to the central coast, and winds elsewhere… Expect winds today to be between 15 mph and 25 mph, particularly closer to the freeway in the wind-prone areas of the valley. Highs will be near seasonal
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Coachella Valley Sexual Assault Services in cooperation with the Palm Desert Sheriff’s station organized an event to show appreciation for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. First responders from all around the valley formed a procession to thank local healthcare workers, with lights and sirens blaring as a way to show their
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Temperatures are slowly starting to warm up near seasonal average. That warming trend will continue this week, as high pressure moves in. Monday will be similar to today, with breezy conditions sticking around and temperatures remaining slightly below normal. Gusty conditions will continue through Tuesday morning. But, that high pressure is going to be strengthening
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The Palm Springs Police Department announced the closure of the number two southbound lane of Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater wash Sunday evening due to flooding. The lane is closed because of water on the road. One other southbound lane remained open and the department was urging drivers to use extra caution when traveling
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“Its very heart wrenching right now because this is the first clinic that I have worked for,” said Dr. Clayton Barbour. “When I came to Borrego Health nine years ago.” Dr. Clayton Barbour calls Borrego Health home. After hearing the news about the Saturday night fire at the Desert Hot Springs medical facility he serves,
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“The Pom Squad may be down right now because of COVID-19, but we’re not out!” said Terri Koepenick in an email to News Channel 3. Koepenick is President of The Pom Squad, described as “California’s only Senior (55+) Cheerleading Squad.” Before the stay-at-home order, the group was planning to perform for residents at nursing homes and assisted
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President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force are holding a briefing detailing the latest updates on the federal response to the outbreak. It is expected to start at 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time. Watch it live here: Complete coverage: Coronavirus in Coachella Valley
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There have now been 2,638 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Riverside County, health officials confirmed to News Channel 3 on Sunday afternoon. That total includes 75 deaths and 642 recoveries countywide. There have been 32,779 people tested. Seventy-one people are in the ICU with COVID-19. There are 223 people currently hospitalized for coronavirus in Riverside
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A group of local businesses and the Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce came together to support healthcare workers on the frontlines in the fight against coronavirus. At JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio Sunday, volunteers unloaded hundreds of breakfast burritos, salads and drinks. “I felt it important to give back. I’ve been hearing a lot of
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Yesterday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 78°. The average for this time of the year was 85°. Today, the average sits at 86°. Temperatures will be warmer today but still below the seasonal average. Several disturbances will provide weak troughing over California Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures in the desert will remain in the
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A two-alarm fire burned through a commercial building on Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs on Saturday night. News Channel 3 crews on scene saw numerous Cal Fire fire apparatus from Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs outside the multi-unit strip mall. Businesses were not open at the time and no one was hurt. “Something
Continue Reading It was a breezy Saturday in the Coachella Valley and those winds will be sticking around into Sunday as a trough of low pressure is replaced by high pressure building. The winds will weaken throughout the day Sunday. Temperatures were below seasonal average today, and that will continue for the next couple of days as
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Lifestream Blood Bank in La Quinta collected their first “convalescent plasma” donation on Saturday from a recovered coronavirus patient, who wants to help other patients recover from coronavirus. “A little nervous because its something I haven’t done before,” said Angie Hoyt. “Of course I have given regular blood but I have never done plasma.” Angie
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Riverside County updated coronavirus numbers Saturday afternoon bringing the total number of cases to 2,602. There have been 32,779 people tested in the County with 610 people having recovered from the virus. 74 patients have died from the coronavirus with 215 patients currently hospitalized. 69 of those patients are in the ICU. City of Desert
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San Bernardino County updated coronavirus numbers Saturday afternoon for a total of 1,219 cases and 57 deaths. The County has tested 12,472 patients with 9.8% testing positive. The County has broken cases down by gender: The County has broken down cases by age:
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking from a Motel 6 in Santa Clara County, addressed the state’s efforts to curb coronavirus among the homeless population. Newsom said California has the largest homeless crisis per capita in the country, even before coronavirus. He said there are at least 108,000 people unsheltered on any given day in the state.
Continue Reading The normal high temperature for Palm Springs today is 85°. Temperatures for Saturday afternoon will remain in the upper 70s. The reason is because of a weak trough of low pressure. This weak trough of low pressure will being a deep marine layer and showers for areas along and west of the mountains today. For
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Las familias del valle ayudan a quienes han sido afectados por la pandemia de coronavirus Con bolsas llenas de productos esenciales, las personas se alinearon frente al centro comercial Westfield en Palm Desert para entregar donaciones para ayudar a Martha’s Village and Kitchen. “Para eso estamos aquí para ayudarnos mutuamente”, dijo Gwen Hagerman de Indio.
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