After a nearly two month shutdown across the Coachella Valley, restaurant dine-in is back again. For one popular downtown Palm Springs spot, customers came flooding through as soon as doors opened. Morning anchor Angela Chen checked out Bongo Johnny’s to see how the diner fared during the pandemic and to learn about the restaurant’s work
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College of the Desert’s Partnership and Community Education program is offering 10 free self-paced professional development trainings to help residents facing the rapidly changing job market due to the coronavirus pandemic. Free trainings include:• Creating Web Pages• Creating WordPress Websites• Fundamentals of Supervision and Management• Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search• Keys to Effective
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As more businesses begin to reopen and local hospitals have taken on patients from Imperial County, our valley hospitals plan to stay prepared for a potential surge. “We are ready. We have the capacity and we know what we are doing,” said Dr. Andrew Kassinove, Director of Emergency Medicine at JFK Memorial Hospital. Dr. Andrew
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Officers from the Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued a cat that somehow managed to get herself stuck between two brick walls in Cathedral City. Tuesday morning, Officers Matthew Perez was called to the 67100 block of Rando Road after a resident reported hearing the cat meowing. Officer Perez said whenever he tried to
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For the fifth day in a row, triple digit temperatures have been felt across the Coachella Valley. The high in Palm Springs today was 108° — average is 97°. The Excessive Heat Warning remain in effect through tomorrow evening. Finally some relief will be felt this weekend with highs in the low 100s. Confidence in
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The city of Palm Springs hosted a webinar for residents Thursday morning discussing the regulations for the reopening of restaurants, retail and hair salons/barbershops. Palm Springs Mayor Geoff Kors, Police Chief Bryan Reyes and City Attorney Jeffrey Ballinger led the discussion via Zoom. They first reminded residents that Palm Springs still has its own set
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Debido a los requisitos constitucionales, el Tribunal Superior de Riverside volverá a convocar a los jurados para juicios penales a partir de mediados de junio.Los funcionarios de la corte dicen que esperan que un número limitado de juicios comiencen en ese momento. Los casos con plazos constitucionales y estatutarios que se acercan tendrán prioridad.El tribunal
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Riverside University Health System – Public Health released new coronavirus data Thursday from the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for the latest local updates Thursday’s update showed new positive coronavirus cases in Riverside County. That’s an increase of 89 cases since Tuesday. The total number of cases in now 7,341 with 110,358 patients tested. There
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Border Patrol agents located a previously deported convicted murderer who illegally re-entered the United States earlier this week. According to border patrol, a Mexican national, 39, was found in the backseat of a vehicle with another woman who illegally entered the country on Wednesday at approximately 9:15 a.m. in the area of Frink Road and
Continue Reading Due to constitutional requirements, the Riverside Superior Court will return to summoning jurors for criminal trials starting in mid-June. Court officials say they expect a limited number of trials will start at that time. Cases with constitutional and statutory timeframes approaching will have priority. The court will implement various protocols to protect the health and
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Thursday morning Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. and University of California, Riverside held a virtual news conference to announce the expansion of psychiatric residency programs and community partnerships in the Coachella Valley. They announced a new addiction medicine fellowship program that will give 8 doctors-in-training a chance to work with the community. They will provide mental
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Tomorrow would be Opening Day for the Palm Springs Power. Instead, the 2020 season could start later in the summer, or even the fall. “If you can’t be seen and you can’t expose yourself to people to watch you play, there’s not much you can do,” said Sam DiMatteo. The Palm Springs Power is a
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A Coachella Valley tribe, a local food bank, and a food distribution company announced a food box partnership Thursday to help feed families who are in need of food during the pandemic. In a statement, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians said it was proud to partner up with Southern California Sunrise Produce agricultural
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. as we watch temps once again soar to near 110 degrees. Temperatures today will be commensurate with yesterday’s numbers, so the usual precautions against heat stroke and dehydration are still in place. High pressure begins to shrink and move East by tomorrow,
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A former Casino Morongo employee speaking exclusively to News Channel 3 said she quit her job of eight years because she felt she was at risk of becoming infected. “I was afraid to go back … but we were told to either resign or go back to work so i had no choice,” the employee
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An adult with dog bite injuries was airlifted to a trauma center from the 38000 block of Bahrman Road, a few blocks from State Highway 371 in Anza, according to the Cal Fire Riverside. The victim was in stable condition with moderate injuries. Stay with News Channel 3 for any updates.
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Video courtesy of ABC 7 Protesters have smashed the windows of two California HighwayPatrol cruisers on the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles, and at least one protester appears to be injured on the freeway. Video taken by the KABC Helicopter showed the injured protester riding on top of the CHP cruiser as
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“There are only two types of people in the world, Rajahs and those who wish they were,” said Ovidio Machado. Luckily for Ovidio Machado, he was a Rajah for 30 years. “When I started here, this school meant so much to me because they were my people. They were my students, they were my kids
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