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The search continues for a Cathedral City woman who has been missing since Oct. 3. Sherrion Stephens, 64, was last seen on Oct. 2 following a welfare check to the Cathedral City Police Department, authorities told News Channel 3. Her son believes she went missing the next day. Stephens is 5 feet 11 inches tall,
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An investigation was continuing today into a fatal solo rollover crash in Joshua Tree that left a 44-year-old man dead and a female passenger with major injuries. The crash occurred around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday when a man was driving northbound on Border Avenue by Sonora Road at a high rate of speed and lost control
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News Channel 3 is teaming up with the Coachella Valley Firebirds for a big announcement: we’re working together to bring the excitement of the AHL team right into your homes. As Broadcast Partner of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, News Channel 3’s station group will be televising a series of ten select home games live as the
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The Palm Springs City Council released a staff report regarding a possible short-term rental ordinance which will be decided upon next Monday, Oct. 17. The interim urgency ordinance will establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of vacation rental permits within the City of Palm Springs. According to the staff report, California’s Zoning and Planning
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Modernism Week – October kicks off on Thursday with four days for people to experience mid-century architecture, culture, and design. The annual festival takes place throughout homes in Palm Springs from October 13 to October 16. It’s a smaller version of the 11-day festival held annually in February. There are more than 50 different events
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The mother of the man facing a re-trial in a quadruple murder case took the stand Wednesday. Jose Larin Garcia is accused of murdering four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended earlier this year with a deadlocked jury. Speaking in Spanish through a translator, Larin Garcia’s mother grew emotional, sitting just feet
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College of the Desert is making a renewed push to highlight resources available to undocumented students, following a recent appeals court ruling that put the DACA Program in limbo once again. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling deeming the program illegal. The program shields roughly
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Election day is just weeks away on November 8th. One of the big races for State Assembly includes the newly drawn 47th district. It will include much of the Coachella Valley, except for Indio and Coachella. It will include Yucca Valley, Banning, Beaumont and Yucaipa. Riverside County makes up 76% of the district, while the
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Reports of a shooting outside of a local middle school led to a short lockdown at Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella. A teacher heard gunshots around the area and called 911, to Lissette Santiago, public information officer for the Coachella Valley Unified School District. The shooting was reported around the 85300 block of Cairo
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Walt Disney’s plane, affectionately called “The Mouse” was recently restored and on display at this year’s D-23 Expo. The historical plane will soon be on display at the Palm Springs Air Museum close to the Smoke Tree Ranch, where Disney and his family had a home. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the museum’s
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Fire Station #79 is undergoing a rehabilitation and expansion project that will be kicked off during a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. The project is going to make some major improvements to the fire station that was built in 1978. The current building is said to be too small and outdated to serve the needs of
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The city of Coachella has officially launched its program that will provide $400 monthly to 140 low-income immigrant families for two years. The Coachella Immigrant Families Recovery Program launched on Wednesday. It’s a partnership between the city and the Northern California-based Mission Asset Fund (MAF). The program provides financial assistance to low-income immigrant families excluded from federal
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A Los Angeles man suspected of causing a fatal Palm Springs crash in July while under the influence pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges today. Kevin Atteberry, 57, was charged with three felony counts, one each of murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing great bodily injury and DUI of alcohol with
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A juvenile was arrested and several illegal firearms were seized after detectives conducted a follow-up investigation into Tuesday evening’s shooting in Desert Hot Springs. Ghost guns seized during the investigation (Courtesy DHSPD) The shooting happened at around 5:00 p.m. in the area of Agua Dulce and Cactus Drive, south of Two Bunch Trails. Police said a boy
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California again pushed back its decision on whether to list the western Joshua tree as threatened after a unanimous vote Wednesday by the Fish and Game Commission. The decision to move back the vote until at least February comes months after the commission deadlocked on whether the native desert plant should be protected
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Police continue to investigate a drive-by shooting that occurred Tuesday night in downtown Palm Springs. The shooting was reported just after 9:30 p.m. in the area of N Indian Canyon Drive and E El Alameda. Police said the alleged victim, who had just left work, told officers that he was driving northbound on Indian Canyon
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Authorities today identified a 22-year-old man who was killed in a collision between a sedan and tractor-trailer on Interstate 10 in Cabazon. The fatality occurred about 12:54 p.m. on westbound I-10, just east of Morongo Trail, according to Cal Fire. According to the CHP, the driver of the sedan was speeding just before it and
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The 8th annual Palm Springs Modernism Fall Show, held during October Modernism Week, will open on Friday, October 14. The weekend will feature many dealers new to the show and returning dealers participating in previous exhibitions. The Fall Show is set to have 50 premier national exhibitors offering vintage furniture and decorative and fine art
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As of Wednesday morning, the total number of monkeypox cases in Riverside County has reached 300. That’s according to Riverside County Health officials. As of October 12, Palm Springs has 142 cases. Cathedral City has 37 cases. 16 cases are recorded in Desert Hot Springs. There are 6 cases in Indio and 6 in Rancho
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A custodian from Central Elementary School in Banning is being praised for his quick thinking after saving a student from choking during lunch. Jack Sanchez has worked at the school for 16 years as a custodian. While his job has many duties, one he didn’t expect was to play a part in helping a student
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