No animals at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have shown any symptoms of coronavirus, or COVID-19. However, a spokesperson confirms to News Channel 3 that their staff is taking additional precautions. News Channel 3 asked the Living Desert’s Public Relations Manager Erin Scott about what’s changed at the Palm Desert zoo after news broke
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COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the US economy in recent weeks. Despite it also affecting the health of thousands of people, several businesses have had to deal with major losses after being forced to shut their doors. “It’s a little overwhelming. Very emotional sometimes– I’ve been keeping very busy on the business side which I’m
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Mother and teacher with Palm Desert Middle School, Wende Hamann, and her daughter Karley, a student at La Quinta High School, are making facemasks for Desert Sands Unified School District staff on the front lines. These staff members are making and distributing thousands of meals. Wende said, “So we thought, hey we have the time.
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Through world wars and economic downturns, it’s an event that has taken place every year for the past 102 years at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains at the O’donnell Golf Club in Palm Springs. Because of coronavirus, worshippers will not be gathering for the sunrise service this year. “The change and the difference
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The Flash Flood Watch posted will be in effect through 7 p.m. tomorrow, with the heaviest of rain for the Valley slated for later today into the overnight hours, despite very little rain here yesterday. While the Valley picked up only trace amounts of rain, elsewhere to our West, the rain (and snow) was significant.
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Sheriff Bianco posted a video reaching out to the citizens of Riverside County to comply with new County orders voluntarily. The county order prohibits any gatherings of any size and the wearing of masks in public. The Sheriff stated that these are valid orders and are enforceable by fine and/or imprisonment but that this by
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Cathedral City detectives say they have found the man responsible for the Saturday night shooting that left a 17-year-old dead. Police officials say Juan Garcia Landeros, 21, of Cathedral City, was taken into custody Monday night in the 33300 Block of Shifting Sands Trail. Landeros is accused of killing the teenager at about 7:45 Saturday
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With hours cut and jobs lost, many valley renters are uneasy. Palm Springs city council voted unanimously on a moratorium aimed at providing relief for an extended period of time. The city says residential and commercial tenants unable to pay rent because of COVID-19 are now provided relief until after the crisis is over. The
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la policia de la ciudad de Cathedral trata de esclarecer un violento crimen un hombre murió después de haber sufrido varios impactos de bala antes de chocar. Sucedió alrededor de las 7:30 del sábado en la noche en el área de Mccallum way y la avenida Alvera El sujeto fue pronunciado muerto en la escena
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With the coronavirus pandemic causing many workers to lose hours and jobs, its important to see what are your financial options. “I have no job and I am running errands just to get enough money to buy food and I have four people at home and none of us are working.” said Jose Valdez. Jose
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A record-breaking number of Californians are filing for unemployment, and the state is being flooded with those claims. The Employment Development Department (EDD) said they’ve processed more claims this month than all of last year. During the week of March 28, they were hit with more than 878,000 claims. That’s nearly three times as many
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Desert Christian Academy seniors Kaia Johnson and Troy Collins inked their college commitments despite missing their final season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson, a two-sport standout at DCA, is headed to play softball at Cal State Bakersfield. Meanwhile, Collins is going to play baseball at Arizona Christian. The DCA duo were both honor roll
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The widespread impacts of COVID-19 have extended out to couples planning on getting married. The Coachella Valley has seen cancellations and postponements across the board during one of the busiest wedding seasons of the year. “Ninety to ninety-five percent of our weddings are destination weddings. These are people coming to Palm Springs from all over
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El congresista local Rasul Ruiz, respondio en vivo preguntas sobre la ayuda del gobierno para attender los millones de desempleados, el proceso cuando se detecta un caso de coronavirus ademas de denuncias sobre desalojos en el Condado
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A 19-year-old man pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and other charges stemming from a shooting in Cathedral City that police say involved some of the same suspected gang members accused in another shooting hours before that left a man dead and his 11-year-old daughter wounded. Ethan Bravo, of Cathedral City, is scheduled to
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Los conductores de autobuses de la Agencia de Tránsito de SunLine han comenzado a negar la entrada de pasajeros que no llevan cubiertas faciales con el fin de frenar la propagación del coronavirus. Las cubiertas faciales pueden ser pañuelos, bufandas, polainas del cuello u otra ropa que no tenga agujeros visibles. La agencia de tránsito
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