A 4.5 magnitude earthquake (preliminary M4.6) was recorded at 11:38 p.m. near South El Monte, CA. This is approximately 9.6 miles east of Los Angeles and 45.4 west of San Bernardino. This earthquake had a depth of 10.93 miles.
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Continuing coverage on the Snow Fire burning northwest of Palm Springs in the Snow Creek Canyon area. The fire is now 4,200 acres with 5 percent containment on Friday night. An evacuation order remains in place for Snow Creek along with an evacuation warning for nearby communities including Windy Point. As News Channel 3’s Dani Romero
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A woman was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison for fatally stabbing her 83-year-old husband as he slept at their Rancho Mirage home more than 10 years ago. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Harold Hopp, who handed down the sentence at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, gave Marsha Kay Esswein,
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Los tres distritos escolares locales están pidiendo a los padres que completen una encuesta que indique si quieren o no que sus hijos regresen a la escuela una vez que se reanude el aprendizaje en persona. A partir de ahora, los tres distritos escolares locales continúan aprendiendo a distancia desde casa. Pero están empezando a
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Hay un fondo de $33 millones que existe localmente para ayudar a los residentes del Condado de Riverside afectados por la pandemia y que estaban en problemas por pagar el alquiler. Lift to Rise, una organización involucrada ahora está organizando eventos pop-up móviles para ayudar a los residentes a través del proceso de solicitud. “Nos
Continue Reading As of Saturday the 6,013-acre Snow Fire burning in Palm Springs has already forced the evacuation of the Snow Creek Village community since it first sparked Thursday at around 2:30 p.m. As of Saturday evening firefighters were able to get 15% containment. Click here for continuing updates on the Snow Fire According the California Highway
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at her home in Washington, the court says. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court says. TRUMP'S FIRST REMARKS:"She just died? Wow. I didn't know that. She led an amazing life. What else can you say? she was
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The U.S. Forest Service says a firefighter has died battling the El Dorado wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest west of Palm Springs. Crews and residents lined up on the streets to salute the firefighter as their procession drove by on the way to the coroner’s office Friday afternoon. The San Bernardino National Forest
Continue Reading As News Channel 3 has previously reported, there is a $33 million fund that exists locally to help Riverside County residents struggling to pay rent due to the pandemic. Lift to Rise, one organization involved is now hosting mobile pop-up events to help residents through the application process. “It’s helped us a great deal because
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All three of our local school districts are asking parents to fill out a survey indicating whether or not they want their children to return to school once in-person learning resumes. As of now, all three of our local school districts are continuing distance learning from home. But they are beginning to make preparations for
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The Coachella Valley will soon be able to call a professional sports team their own. The American Hockey League (AHL) is coming to the desert, scheduled to drop the puck for its inaugural season in 2022-2023. This team, which does not have a name yet, will be the affiliate to NHL’s Seattle Kraken. The Kraken,
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A Smoke Advisory remains in effect by South Coast Air Quality Management District as multiple wildfires continue to produce large amounts of smoke. Read the details about the active advisories here. Air quality Friday afternoon is in the ‘moderate’ category. as of 3:00 p.m. Smoke from the El Dorado fire will affect more of the
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The Indio Police Department arrested two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of a woman last month. Jesse “Trigger” Hernandez, 18, and a juvenile were arrested on Thursday. The two were wanted for their alleged role in a shooting of a bystander who was parked at the K & A Market on Avenue 44
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A 21-year-old is in police custody after allegedly stealing a SunBus from a bus stop in Desert Hot Springs, leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash Friday afternoon. Multiple viewers reported seeing the end of a crash between a SunBus and a fire hydrant on Bob Hope Drive and Varner Road in
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 307 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases to 56,681. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 600,554 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 8,482 tests conducted reported over the past 24 hours. Riverside County
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Firefighters continue to battle the flames Friday in the Snow Fire. It’s been burning at high elevations. As of noon on Friday, it had reached 2,500 acres with 0% containment. The challenges of the Snow Fire CalFire officials say their main challenges fighting the flames on Friday are the triple digit temperatures, low humidity, and
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In a time when many restaurants have had to close their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, one is opening up in Palm Desert. Hula’s, a taste of Hawaii, opened this week at The Village at University Park, on Cook Street in Palm Desert. Opening a restaurant during a pandemic is not ideal, but for
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We continue under a Smoke Advisory again today as the Snow Creek and El Dorado fires burn just West of the Valley, and winds are likely to kick up this afternoon bringing more smoke in. As winds strengthen this afternoon and evening, we’re likely to see a increase in smoke and a decrease in air
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