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Twenty-five members of the California National Guard are headed to help regional food bank operations. The men and women will begin a support assignment on Monday morning at FIND Food Bank, according to FIND and Riverside County officials. The National Guardswomen and men will assist as volunteers for FIND. They will work with FIND employees
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CORRECTION: Joan Boiko, Public Information Officer for Palm Springs Unified School District, tells News Channel 3 that PSUSD is not currently on Spring Break. Also, for this week, the district will provide students with “supplemental enrichment learning opportunities”. District officials continue to work on the district’s education continuity plan. “Curriculum-related materials will possibly be available
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A Riverside mother of five, formerly homeless, and on the streets for three years was among those showing up Wednesday morning in Riverside to celebrate the city’s unveiling of 30 new cabins for homeless people. “I wish they had this when I was homeless with my kids, because we slept in the car,” said Kaneesa
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Officials with Riverside University Health System and Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage have confirmed that a patient is being treated for coronavirus at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. The announcement was made via a news release issued late Saturday night. On Monday, Eisenhower Health put out word of a Coronavirus (Covid-19) hotline. They invite community
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If you shop for children at places like Walmart, Kohl’s or Target, the way they display toys, clothing and other items for kids could soon become less gender specific. “Totally mix them together that’s fine with me, mix the toys up,” said parent Elizabeth Leddy. Retail stores with more than 500 employees could soon be
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A CHP Officer motioned for traffic to slow down on southbound Highway 62 at the top of the grade in Morongo Valley, hours after the accident Tuesday morning around 7:30. Gary. who lives outside Pioneer Town says he got caught in the backup as he was trying to get to Palm Springs for an appointment.
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Proposition 13, put on the ballot by the California Assembly, would authorize the state to borrow $15 billion to spend on the state’s public schools. According to the Voter Information Guide, the interest on the bond measure would total $11 billion, for a total taxpayer-funded spending package of $26 billion. The money raised would go
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The first trailers owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency have already been delivered to the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Now, some of the units are on the way to Riverside County. “Every homeless Californian living on a boulevard of broken dreams is a casualty of institutional failures — a person who
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On Ramon Road in Cathedral City last February 14th, and days after, there were major traffic backups because of road closures elsewhere in Palm Springs in the wash areas at Highway 111, Indian Canyon, Gene Autry and Vista Chino. For drivers and city officials it was a mess they hope they don’t see again. The road
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says a 51-year-old San Bernardino man was arrested on drug charges Saturday morning in Cabazon. Deputies say Art Munoz was found passed out in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in the 49-000 block of Seminole Drive in Cabazon. Deputies report also finding inside the vehicle ammunition, approximately 57 grams
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Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was the featured speaker for Mama’s House seventh anniversary fundraising luncheon. Mama’s House, a Palm Desert-based nonprofit, provides shelter for women experiencing crisis pregnancies. Organizers say they were delighted to have Sanders as a featured speaker at this years event. Serving under President Trump, Sanders is the
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Traffic was flowing smoothly on the 10 freeway Wednesday morning. But, slow downs and possibly major backups could be happening over the next two to three years because of the $210 million “I-10 Tune Up” project announced at the CHP office in Beaumont. “With the reduced speed limit and people paying attention and not driving
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March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County is setting up three additional large tents at the base in preparation for the possible arrival of more Americans being evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak. News Channel 3 is told the tents could be used for the arrival of any planes that are
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A billboard on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 in Palm Springs reads “#ThisIsDHS”. Below that appears the URL, “RediscoverDHS.com”. It’s all part of a campaign put together by Melissa Cronin, co-owner and lead consultant at Palm Springs Based Buzz Factory, the firm hired by the City of Desert Hot Springs. “I hope that people
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A Rancho Mirage cosmetic surgeon who pleaded guilty in a multi-million-dollar insurance scheme was extradited from Israel to Santa Ana, California last night, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. David Morrow has been on the run for months after he accepted a plea deal in federal court to charges including fraud. According to federal
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Demonstrators rallied outside the state capitol in Sacramento Wednesday morning in support of Senate Bill 673, before the state senate’s education committee voted down the measure. Backers say the bill would have allowed parents to thoroughly review what their children are being taught about sex education in the state’s public elementary schools. “I’d like to
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The number of flu cases reported across Southern California is spiking, and the “B” strain is also showing up in a number of cases. So far this season, at least 70 deaths are reported across the state. Today, News Channel 3 will talk with local doctors and Riverside County health officials to find out what
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Abel Arreola, owner of A and L Landscaping and Maintenance and his employee John Zazueta used a gas-powered trimmer and mower while working at a client’s property in Palm Desert. But soon the sale of such equipment could be banned in the state. “It saddens me that we have to get to this point where
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New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom taking effect today address topics including minimum wage, hairstyles, taxes on diapers and gun violence. Following are some of the new laws and what they do: Under AB 1482, communities without rent control will now be covered by statewide rent control protections. Rent increases will be limited to
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At City Hall in La Quinta Monday, you could say they were breathing a collective “sigh of relief”. Major traffic ties up during last year’s triathlon for the most part were averted. “Once again i want to give a huge thank you to the community for helping us have a less of an impact from
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