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During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors Meeting, Dr. Geoffry Leung, Public Health Officer for Riverside County, said that county anticipates to vaccinate 12 to 15 year olds as soon as Friday or early next week. Dr. Leung explained that they are waiting for national approval and the state’s approval to move forward. You can watch it
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May is Skin Cancer Awareness month. Here in the Coachella Valley, there’s no shortage of sunshine or outdoor activities. “Fortunately we are in a place that is yes…sunny most of the year. The important thing is sun protection,” said Dr. Kim Phan, Oncology, Desert Regional Medical Center. Dr. Phan says residents here should wear sunscreen
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Saying “California will roar back from this pandemic,” Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced that the state’s leader would be unveiling details of an economic recovery package this week. Late Monday morning, Newsom tweeted that “2 out of every 3 Californians will now benefit from a stimulus check of at least $600. And families with kids
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The Power is on. The moment you've been waiting for….The Official 2021 Palm Springs Power Schedule! #palmsprings #palmspringspower #palmspringspowerbaseball pic.twitter.com/pteGhnr4VR— Palm Springs Power (@PSPowerBaseball) May 10, 2021 “I get goosebumps just thinking about baseball being back,” said Palm Springs Power’s manager Casey Dill. After missing the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Palm
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UPDATE: The man has been found safe and is back with family, police announced. ——————————— The Indio Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 92-year-old man who went missing Sunday night. Kaiser Frank Norris was last seen at his home on the 46100 block of Willow Lane at about 9:30 p.m.
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Sunshine and warm conditions to kick-off the work week, with highs close to seasonal norms today. A weak trough will keep highs in check today and tomorrow. Winds this afternoon and evening (and again tomorrow) will be a bit gusty along the I-10 corridor, so count on breezy conditions. Highs will be within a few
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California will be sending out another round of stimulus checks in the coming weeks. The financial assistance is for families and individuals who qualify. It’s called the “Golden State Stimulus” payment and it’s essentially a one-time $600 or $1,200 payment per tax return. The stimulus aims to support low-income californians and help those facing a
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Indio Police had announced no immediate suspects in a weekend shooting that left a teenager hospitalized in serious condition. The violence was reported Sunday at 4:00 p.m. on Daisy Street and John Nobles Avenue. Police officers said they found a 15-year-old boy who’d been shot in the head. He was hospitalized in serious condition as
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Intermission is almost over at The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert! The theatre said they will begin selling tickets this Thursday, May 13 at 6 p.m. The McCallum plans to raise the curtain once more on December 3. That’s more than 600 days since its last pre-pandemic performance. You can grab your tickets by phone
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It was a very special Mother’s Day for three momma wallabies and their baby wallabies called joeys. “It’s their first Mother’s Day so we’re really excited to have the yellow-footed rock wallaby mommas here,” animal care curator at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Heather Down told News Channel 3. “We have one that’s still
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Indio-based organization Martha’s Village & Kitchen hosted a donation-based event Saturday dedicated to mothers and the people the organization serves. It started at 12 p.m. and lasted until 4 p.m. inside the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. “Today we are having a celebration of mothers. It’s a way for folks to come on in and
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An injured hiker was able to make it off a trail in Rancho Mirage Saturday without the help of a rescue helicopter, which had been initially deployed. The injury was reported at 1:51 p.m. on a trail west of Highway 111 behind Mollers Garden Center, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The hiker suffered
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The Desert Care Network was set to host a drive-thru vaccine clinic on Saturday. The event was set to run from 9 a.m. to noon at the Las Palmas Center at 555 Tachevah Drive, in Palm Springs. Staff said that no appointments were necessary.
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A new Palm Springs community has secured $21 million from the state to develop what officials say is the first affordable housing complex to be built in the city in more than a decade. The Monarch Apartment Homes is set to be built on a more than 3.5-acre lot on the north end of the
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Focused efforts are continuing to help undocumented workers and latinos access the coronavirus vaccines. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on the new strategic vaccine effort now initiated in the East Valley. The push continues here in the Coachella Valley to get undocumented workers vaccinated. “We know that we have great disparities between the
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Palm Springs, CALIF. – A man who beat the odds after becoming the first person to be cured of HIV was remembered Friday afternoon in Palm Springs. Family, friends, and those closest to Timothy Ray Brown gathered at Desert Healthcare Wellness Park on North Via Miraleste and East Tachevah Drive for a new bench dedicated
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They’re celebrating graduations at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. Seventy-three people are ready to start new lives after living at the mission for months. They received training for new life skills and job skills, and spiritual encouragement. “Jesus Christ is my savior and lord and he has brought me so far and he has brought
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There will be no Fourth of July fireworks this year in Palm Springs after a city council vote Thursday night. The decision is sparking controversy within the community as it did between members of the council. The reason for cancelling the fireworks this year was to avoid causing additional trauma to veterans dealing with post
Continue ReadingWinds are fairly light this afternoon but will intensify in the evening hours as a front drags it’s way across California. The gustiest of winds will be through the San Gorgonio Pass and into Desert Hot Springs and North Palm Springs. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 2 p.m. today through 7 a.m.
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The Comprehensive Cancer Center in Palm Springs is seeing an increase in more progressed cancers, as some people haven’t been to the doctor’s office in over a year. “What we’re finding is that people aren’t coming in…they’re very fearful to come in,” said Dr. Judy Jackson, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center. Even
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