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Construction workers building the Acrisure Arena are feeling this extreme heat, as they face a tight deadline to get it all done. The future home of the Coachella Valley Firebirds will soon be hosting games, concerts and much more. The arena will seat about 10,000 spectators. But, it couldn’t all be done without the countless
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Police have arrested a woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a grandfather of seven last week in Desert Hot Springs. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street on Palm Drive near Cahuilla Avenue. Paul Nava A week-long
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is trying to cope with an ongoing shortage of bus drivers. The challenge stems from the broader staffing concerns all three school districts in the Coachella Valley have been grappling with for months. Naomi Moreno, a resident of North Shore, shared her concerns about the ripple effect this is
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced the signing of the team’s third player, defenseman Matt Tennyson. Tennyson, 32, joins the Firebirds after spending the last season with the NHL’s Nashville Predators. A message from Matt himself! We’re so #FiredUp to have you on the team!🔥 #IgniteTheSeason #Hockey #BuildingAnOasis #CVFirebirds #CoachellaValley #AHL pic.twitter.com/MJqI0gp8Dj— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds)
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Walter Clark Legal Group is the target of three new lawsuits filed by current and former employees, all of them women who claim they were illegally discriminated against based on their pregnancies and gender. The suits, which were first obtained and reported by News Channel 3, describe individual work experiences the women said support their
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Riverside County has launched a dashboard breaking down data on monkeypox vaccinations across the county, including the Coachella Valley. The dashboard is available at rivcoph.org/mpx/Data. Check Out the interactive dashboard below: According to the data, as of Sept. 1, 6,474 vaccines have been allocated to Riverside County, They have also received 6,474 doses. A total
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD A panel of U.S. health advisers voted to recommend Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 boosters that target the newest omicron strains for people 12 and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to adopt the recommendation, the last step before shots can begin. The panel also voted to recommend Moderna’s version
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An unregistered sex offender wanted in two states was arrested in the High Desert on Wednesday. The incident that led to the arrest started at around 2:00 p.m. Deputies conducted a traffic stop in downtown Joshua Tree. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. revealed that from that traffic stop, deputies developed leads that revealed a
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An arrest has been made in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old Coachella Valley resident earlier this year. On January 1, 2022, Travis O’Brien, 22, was found dead in the 69000 block of Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Overdose Death Investigations and Narcotics Unit (ODIN) determined that O’Brien was
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Authorities put a call out for the community’s help in finding a Yucca Valley man last seen in the Fontana area on August 9, 2022. Robert Frank Lewis, Jr., 43, was released from the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on August 9. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, following his release, Lewis
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During times of High Heat, the Palm Springs School District has a plan for all staff and students when creating outdoor physical activity. Activities like recess, physical education classes, field trips, fine outdoor art, and athletic practices and competitions are all considered when creating instruction when heat warnings are implemented. “Drinking water will be easily
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect, along with an Ozone Advisory, and there’s Flex Alert this evening as well as the heat will put stress on the state’s power grid. Humidity is steadily increasing into the weekend, and with that comes a small chance of mountain thunderstorms as well. Highs over the next several
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A local family is remembering Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last week. It happened just after 8 p.m. last Wednesday. Police say Nava was crossing the street, on Palm Drive and Cahuilla Avenue, when he was stuck by car. Police say the car immediately fled, and
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The One Class At A Time award for the month of August has been presented to Kristen Bossi, who teaches a Career Technical Education Film and Digital Production class at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Indio. News Channel 3 and attorney Walter Clark surprised Ms. Bossi with the $500 award, which she nominated herself for
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A Cathedral City woman was treated at a local hospital after possibly being bitten by a bat, the Department of Animal Services reported on Wednesday. The woman told Animal Services she woke up and the bat landed on her shoulder. She thought it was her dog and shooed her pet away twice. That’s when she
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A boat inside a home in Cathedral City caught on fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire was initially reported at around 3:30 p.m. on Raposa Road, near Panorama Road. John Rizya, a witness, told News Channel 3 crew that he saw the fire break out in the home’s garage as he was driving by after picking
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If he signs it, California would become the eighth state to do this for vasectomies — joining Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Illinois,
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On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency to try and increase energy production and reduce demand. This comes amid a heat wave bearing down across California. The governor’s office added that the emergency proclamation will allow power plants to generate additional electricity. It also permits use of backup generators to reduce the amount
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A gang member who shot and seriously wounded a Cathedral City bar patron without provocation, as well as wounded another man accidentally, was sentenced today to 52 years to life in state prison. A Murrieta jury in May convicted 40-year-old Tomas Lucio Zaragoza of Desert Hot Springs of attempted murder, firearm assault and multiple sentence-enhancing
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A woman died Tuesday after authorities said she assaulted a man who was legally armed with a gun at a home in the Tri-Palm Estates & Country Club neighborhood. The shooting happened in the area of San Miguelito and Westchester Drive shortly before 2:30 p.m. “Deputies learned an adult male was assaulted by an adult
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