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Memorial Day weekend is here and many Southern Californians are planning to travel for the holiday. AAA expects 2.9 million people across SoCal to take a road trip of 50 miles or more away from home. Between increased vaccines, decreased COVID numbers, and just the general pent up demand to travel, they expect a significant
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Bird scooters were unveiled Thursday in Coachella, now the first city in the valley to approve the app-based rental transportation. Monserrat Gomez said she plans to use the bird scooters to better explore the city. “I’m just happy that they have this here because everyone can come out, enjoy it, come together and have a good fun day,”
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At Rancho Mirage High School, one student we spoke with says she’s fortunate she won’t need to take summer classes but knows other who do. “It’s been pretty difficult for most kids but I mean summer school is gonna help a lot of us because distance learning is hard for some of us,” said 10th
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Watch the Full Video Here (Viewer Discretion Advised): The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released the body cam footage and dispatcher call for a deadly deputy-involved shooting on Interstate 10 near Whitewater on April 9, 2021. The shooting shows a man armed with a crowbar approaching a deputy on the side of Interstate 10 near
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UPDATE 5/27/21: The Coroner’s office has positively identified the person found dead at Joshua Tree National Park as 20-year-old Joseph John Alvarez Espinosa. Espinosa had been reported missing around the area on May 16. Original Report 5/26/21: The body of an unidentified man was found Wednesday morning in Joshua Tree National Park. The San Bernardino
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One person has died and another has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash involving three vehicles on Avenue 42 and Jackson street. A small car was driving on the wrong side of the street on Avenue 42nd around 7 a.m. when they crashed into a pick-up truck. The crash caused the pick-up truck
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Do you know the signs and symptoms of a stroke? May is ‘National Stroke Awareness Month.’ News Channel 3’s Madison Weil sat down Dr. Kevin Attenhofer, Stroke Medical Director at Desert Regional Medical Center, to learn how to identify and best prevent one from happening. “Really it’s anything sudden. We always tell people face, arm,
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An in-person job fair is being held at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs on Thursday, May 27th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. According to the hotel, those hired at the job fair will receive a $500 signing bonus. Positions available include server, bartender, room service attendant, host, busser/runner, housekeeping room
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Westbound Interstate 10 traffic was brought to a crawl in Palm Desert just west of Washington Street following a multi-vehicle collision, according to the California Highway Patrol. It was reported at 6:28 a.m. when up to four vehicles collided in the westbound lanes. At least one was also then struck by a truck. There was
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Palm Springs Police reopened Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater Wash at 8:32 a.m. Thursday after a brief early morning closure of the roadway due to blowing sand and low visibility. Motorists were being detoured away from the major traffic artery as of 1:26 a.m. The conditions along the roadway had improved during the morning
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Palm Springs cannabis business owners are pushing back on a new plan from the city of Palm Springs to rake in more money. In its proposed budget, the city is eyeing a potential licensing fee increase of nearly $10,000. “I just feel that the city needs to back off and wait a little bit longer,”
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The Oak View Group and Berger Foundation will officially break ground on the Coachella Valley Arena near Palm Desert on June 2. Construction on the $300 million, 11,000 seat arena is expected to be open by Fall 2022. It will be built on 43-acres of unincorporated land near Palm Desert just north of the I-10
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Some valley residents were up early trying to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse and ‘flower supermoon’ — a phenomenon which hasn’t happened since January of 2019. The total eclipse happened just after 4 a.m. and lasted about 15 minutes. Unfortunately for us here in the desert, the clouds created a challenge making it
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LifeStream blood bank continues to experience a blood shortage due to the pandemic. A few local Boy Scout troops are looking to help by hosting a series of blood drives this week. “As a scout we like to help people. And the valley is going through a blood crisis,” said Michael Flicker, Troop 1701, Scouts
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Two of the four passengers involved in a rollover crash last Friday night have been identified. 16-year-old Jazmen Thomas and 17-year-old Dennis Savard from Banning were killed in the accident. The news comes one day after a third person died at the hospital. We are still awaiting identification of that person. The crash happened near
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Tuesday, Riverside County officials announced will remain in the orange tier as metrics do not meet moving forward into the yellow tier. This means, the Coachella Valley will need to wait until June 15 for a move back to normal. California is expecting to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on June 15. “California continues to have
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Firefighters across the state right now are gearing up for another devastating year of wildfires. Last year was California’s most destructive on record with more than 4 million acres burned. “We’re paying the price for years and years of drought and let’s be honest, fire seasons are getting longer, hotter and drier,” said Jon Heggie,
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Four high school students from the 36th Congressional District were selected by the White House to participate in a virtual graduation ceremony with Vice President Kamala Harris. Congressman Raul Ruiz nominated Elizabeth Esteban from Desert Mirage High School, Omar Bahena-Salgado from Desert Hot Springs High School, Emma Hernandez from Beaumont High School, and Ariana Castañeda-Gutierrez from
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Local senior Cesia Siordia will be graduating from La Familia High School in Thermal next month. She has plans to become the first in her family to attend college after overcoming incredible challenges in her young life. She sat down with News Channel 3’s Madison Weil at her current home near Salton City. “When I
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Monday, Desert Healthcare District, Desert Care Network, and Palm Springs Unified School District will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to thousands of students. Starting Monday and continuing through Wednesday, vaccination clinics will be held on different campuses throughout the Coachella Valley. The Pfizer vaccine will be the shot available since the Food and Drug Administration approved
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