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Students can expect to find academic resources, networking opportunities and community at the new Black Students Success Center. Advisor, Dr. Mzilikazi Koné, shares, “Of course, resources are always central and fundamentally important. But beyond that is the creation of community. And that’s what we do, is try to build community for our students, build connections,
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Golf’s first major is also our desert’s final. The 51st playing of the Chevron Championship will be held in Rancho Mirage for one last time before moving to Houston next year. A partnership to further champion women in sports 🏆 Today @LPGA and IMG announced that @Chevron has joined the LPGA family as the title
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Drug makers Pfizer and Moderna are looking to get authorization for another booster shot of their Covid vaccines, but most people haven’t gotten their first booster yet. “Indeed, it may be necessary for some part of the population to have a yet another booster – a fourth shot, in many cases,” said Dr. Alan Williamson
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Authorities have evacuated a Palm Springs neighborhood following a gas leak Friday afternoon. The leak occurred along the 2000 Block Joyce Drive, west of N Sunrise Way. A Palm Springs Firefighter told News Channel 3 crew that they have evacuated the general area of the neighborhood as a precaution. We are working to get the
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A Gardena man recently arrested in connection with the 1994 murder of a Desert Hot Springs woman has pleaded not guilty to his charges. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 48, was arraigned at the Riverside Hall of Justice on Friday on multiple charges including murder. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane scheduled a felony settlement conference
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A recovery in payrolls throughout the regional economy pushed Riverside County’s unemployment rate below 5% last month, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. The jobless rate in February, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 4.9%, compared to 5.6% in January. According to figures, the February rate was nearly four percentage
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Students at Shadow Hills High School & Desert Ridge Academy in Indio were released from class following a natural gas leak on campus. Parents are being notified by the school district. At 11:00 am, students from Desert Ridge Academy and Shadow Hills High School will be released.DRA students will be released to parents or authorized
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Cathedral City LGBT Days kick off today. The festival will feature an array of live entertainment, community engagement and activities. The event, produced by Soundskilz Productions, will adhere to local and state COVID-19 guidelines, according to festival organizers. Friday’s festivities start at 5 p.m. with an opening night party in Town Square Park. The kick-off
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Nothing Bundt Cakes in La Quinta is having its ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, and donating a portion of its proceeds to benefit a local non-profit. After the Nothing Bundt Cakes in Palm Desert proved to be a success, Jeffrey Tropple, the owner said it was time to bring a store to the east Valley. “We had
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California Careforce will be offering free health, dental, and vision care this weekend in Indio. The clinic will be held this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Riverside County Fairgrounds on 46517 Arabia St in Indio. Officials say they have a no questions asked policy, so anyone, regardless of insurance, residency, or immigration status can
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President Biden says the U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. Dozens of Ukrainian nationals and refugees are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Southern California. At the Tijuana checkpoint, they’re seen with suitcases, strollers and Ukrainian passports in hand. Fleeing their war-torn country, they seek safety in the United States. A trip to the
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UPDATE 3/28/22 Police have arrested one person in connection with the shooting. A photo was released of a second suspect seen during the shooting Photo shows suspect in deadly Cathedral City shooting (3/24/22) The victim was identified as Juan Gonzalez, 48. Details: Arrest made in deadly Cathedral City shooting; Police searching for second suspect Original
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A Riverside County lawmaker’s bill that proposes requiring specific urine screening to detect fentanyl in a patient’s system — with the goal of identifying the synthetic drug early for lifesaving treatment — was approved today in a state Senate committee, clearing its first legislative hurdle. “Hospitals need better tools for adequate testing to properly diagnose
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A motorcyclist was killed after crashing following a high-speed pursuit with deputies in Joshua Tree, authorities announced. The pursuit started Tuesday at approximately 1:35 a.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department saw a Yamaha motorcycle traveling at estimated speeds of over 100 MPH on SR-62 west of
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Nadia Popova, now a Palm Desert resident, was born and raised in Ukraine. “My hope is for them to find the strength. I know they won’t get their life back.” Popova grew up in a small and quiet town of Mykolaiv, Ukraine. “That town is a small, small little city. Today, it’s almost empty.” Her
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An investigation is underway into the cause of a garage fire at a home in Indio this morning that displaced three adults. The Riverside County Fire Department said it received a report of the blaze just after 7:00 a.m. in the 81200 block of Helen Avenue. Emergency responders arrived to find that a fire had
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Health experts are closely watching a new Covid variant that’s even more contagious than Omicron. BA.2, a subvariant of Omicron is 30 to 60 percent more transmissible – and wastewater data from Palm Springs shows its on the rise here in the valley. In the past two weeks, testing of the city’s wastewater showed about
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On Wednesday Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced a proposal that would put money in the pockets of Californians with cars and free public transit to help with the rising costs of gas prices. In total, this proposal would cost $11 billion dollars that would be funded by the state’s budget surplus. Registered car owners would
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By Jill Martin, CNN The vibe was much more positive on the court and off following Naomi Osaka’s latest tennis match. After defeating Australian Astra Sharma 6-3, 6-4 in her first-round match at the Miami Open, the four-time grand slam champion told reporters she was feeling better. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say
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The ‘Tourism Recovery Campaign’ was approved on Tuesday, allocating over a million dollars to Visit Greater Palms Springs. Kimberly Wright of the Riverside County office of Economic Development tells News Channel 3 that newly allocated pandemic relief funds will support the Coachella Valley in a number of ways. Wright shared, “It will help by one,
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