Month: November 2020

The rise in COVID cases numbers are the last thing small business owners want to see heading into the holiday season. Holiday sales can make or break business during a typical year but in a pandemic the stakes are even higher.  News Channel 3’s Dani Romero reports on how businesses are trying to make it

A total of 1,000 marines received Thanksgiving meals this holiday after the annual Adopt-a-Marine program was canceled due to the pandemic. Normally dozens of marines at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in 29 Palms are paired up to spend the day with families across the Coachella Valley. “With the COVID restrictions for this year–

The family of a 19-year-old woman have put up signs calling for witnesses to come forward around the area where she was struck and killed by a vehicle on Nov. 13 in Mecca. The incident occurred approximately 7 p.m. on the 97700 block of 70th Avenue, just east of Cleveland Street. Police said a man

Cal Fire crews rescued a hiker who suffered an injury while on the Bear Creek Oasis Trail in La Quinta. The report came in at approximately 10:51 a.m. There was no word on what kind of injury the hiker suffered but Cal Fire did confirm that they were about 6.5 miles from the trailhead. Firefighters

It’s Black Friday — shoppers are used to seeing crowded stores and long lines, but due to the pandemic, expect some changes this year.  Many places are foregoing the overnight hours and instead offering extended daytime hours with limited capacity enforced.  The Gardens on El Paseo are opening at 8 a.m. on Black Friday (instead

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department paid a special visit to a seven-year-old boy who is continuing his recovery from a random attack. On July 18, 2020, Gavin Ludwick, 7, suffered major injuries after being attacked while walking back home in Desert Hot Springs. Little Gavin had to be airlifted to Loma Linda University Children’s