The pursuit of justice continues over seven years after the disappearance of two friends in the Coachella Valley. Jonathan Reynoso and Audrey Moran disappeared on May 10, 2017. Click here for complete coverage on this case In November, Adilene Castaneda was acquitted of all charges against her. Her co-defendant, Aaron Bernal, was acquitted of murder while
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This year’s 47th Assembly District election is a re-match of 2022 which was decided by just 85 votes. Republican Greg Wallis faces Democratic challenger Christy Holstege. News Channel 3’s John White will profile the race, get the candidates reactions to each other’s ads, and take a deep dive into some of the allegations made during
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Rep. Ken Calvert and Will Rollins face off once again in the race for the 41st Congressional District. The California Elections and Policy Poll shows that the race is a dead heat. 46.1% a piece in a race featuring both sides spending millions of dollars. “Do you have a guess?” News Channel 3 anchor John
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City and business leaders in Blythe are upset as they begin to deal with the consequences of their second largest employer being closed. The state has removed all inmates from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison an is in the process of locking it up for good. The move is already being felt by local businesses and
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Tropical Storm Hilary battered the Coachella Valley one year ago. News Channel 3’s John White is taking a look at flood infrastructure and what’s been done one year later in his special report “Power of Water” in our half hour special, “Hilary Aftermath, One Year Later.” Click here for our first story on “The
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A local congressional race may help determine control of Congress and both candidates are raising millions of dollars. News Channel 3’s John White is taking an I-Team look at “Money in Politics” in the 41st Congressional District. With only 109 days left in the race, we asked Republican Rep. Ken Calvert and his Democratic Challenger Will
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News Channel 3 often reports on house fires. Now, one man is sharing his story about rebuilding his life after losing everything in a fire nearly two years ago in the La Quinta Cove. News Channel 3’s John White brings you the story of Joseph Hern who we first met in August of 2022 when
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The City of Palm Springs is moving forward with what it’s calling “equity efforts” for Section 14. Section 14 is an area of land next to downtown Palm Springs that is part of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The City of Palm Springs participated in clearing Section 14 in the 1960s after the various landowners
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An estimated 10,000 people in the Coachella Valley have Parkinson’s disease. This past year, News Channel 3’s John White has been serving on the board of the “Parkinson’s Resource Organization” and is now the co-chair. He introduces us to Jo Rosen, founder of Parkinson’s Resource Organization and a “Neighborhood Hero” who’s been making a difference
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Courts in Riverside County continue to be clogged with a tremendous backlog of cases, a year after hundreds of criminal cases were dismissed. News Channel 3’s John White sat down with Presiding Judge Hon. Judith Clark for a rare interview. “This is a growing convergence of issues, that sort of all came to a peak
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News Channel 3’s John White is going in-depth on the primaries for U.S. Senate in California. New campaign finance data is out today, revealing how the candidates are prepared for the primaries and the general election, should they be one of the two top finishers in March. You can do your own research here: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/2024/
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News Channel 3’s John White takes a look at the big stories of the year Wednesday night on News Channel 3 at 6:00 p.m., Evening Anchor John White continues our series “2023: The Year in Coachella Valley” taking a look at some of the highs and lows of the year. His look at the big
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We are one year from the next general election and two local races are shaping up to be re-matches from 2022. The 47th Assembly District and the 41st Congressional District races will again be expensive, hard-fought races in 2024 In the 41st congressional district race, Incumbent Republican Ken Calvert will once again face Democratic challenger
Continue Reading The Coachella Valley will be dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary for a long time. Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District General Manager and Chief Engineer, Jason Uhley, showed News Channel 3’s John White why this storm created so much damage, especially along the Interstate 10 corridor. While rainfall totals in other
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Local school districts are about to start the new year and one of their big challenges is making sure they have enough teachers. There is a teacher shortage nationwide, and especially in California. There will be more than 250 new teachers on the job in the Coachella Valley’s three school districts this fall, after months
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The debate over racial reparations continues to intensify in Palm Springs. It’s centered on one square mile of land known as Section 14 next to downtown Palm Springs which was cleared for new development over 50 years ago. The attorney representing Section 14 families and their descendants pointed out that Palm Springs apologized for its role in the
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This is World Parkinson’s Day, recognized each year on the birthday of James Parkinson who first discovered the condition over 200 years ago. April is also “Parkinson’s Awareness Month.” Most patients are over the age of 65. Tonight, we’re going in-depth on another group diagnosed at a much younger age. Watch the special report tonight at 6:00
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Palm Springs is celebrating a birthday this month. The city was incorporated 85 years ago and the party this Saturday will include an effort to break a world record and portray the city’s history in a way that car enthusiasts will love. The parade starts this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Palm Springs Convention
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The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are set to battle at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The battle for supremacy in the NFL will be played on grass with a connection to the Coachella Valley. A sod farm in Arizona owned and operated by Palm Desert-based West Coast Turf. “This is number
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A local woman still faces a new trial in the death of her husband’s son over 20 years after the child died. This Sunday in a special edition of News Channel 3 after the SuperBowl, John White goes in-depth on the case of Patricia Brown in a special report, “Back in Court.” Brown was freed
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