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Cases Changes Today There were new coronavirus cases reported 490 new coronavirus cases since Wednesday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 39,741. The Coachella Valley reported 189 cases and 7 deaths today. See below for more details. Riverside County public information officer Brooke Federico confirmed that technical difficulties in
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A local nurse is need of a lung transplant as he continues to fight for his life months after contracting coronavirus. Nurse Cesar Millan spent 85 days at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Ana battling coronavirus. He says he got the virus from one of his patients while working in Palm Springs. Millan
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New guidelines issued by state health officials now allow youth sports to return for some limited participation. Advisory-Letter-re-State-Guidelines-on-Youth-Sports_8.5.20-1Download Youth sports are now allowed to take place when the following two criteria are met: Physical distancing of at least six feet between participants.Stable cohort, such as a class or team when the participants remain the same, that
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UPDATE – 8/7/20: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Friday that Jade Kemerer and Venessa Vlasek have been found safe. DETAILS: Two of the six missing people last seen near Idyllwild area found safe Original Report – 8/5/20 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Wednesday night that over the past five months, six people
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A private valley religious school is gearing up to bring its students back into the classroom in a few weeks, defying state and county guidance. Desert Christian Academy in Bermuda Dunes plans to teach its hundreds of students in person starting Sept. 2. School leaders said being in the classroom is always a matter of
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District and Coachella Valley Teachers Association reached an agreement late Wednesday night on its virtual distance program. Negotiations between the two sides were heating up as the first day of school approached. The big disagreement between both sides was whether it should be mandatory for teachers to be in a
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Nurses with the California Nurses Association (CNA) held a to rally in Palm Springs Wednesday night demanding more personal protective equipment. The rally started at 6 p.m. on the corner of Tachevah and Indian Canyon drive near Desert Regional Medical Center. National Nurses United, a labor union of registered nurses with nearly185,000 members nationwide are
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Yucca Valley. According to Cindy Bachman, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, the deputy-involved shooting happened along the 1400 block of Avalon Avenue. Bachman confirmed that a female suspect was injured and is expected to survive. The Sheriff’s Deparment released more information on
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Fire crews are working in shifts as they battle the “Apple Fire” burning in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest. Shifts ranging anywhere from 12 hours up to 16 hours, and their efforts are paying off. The fire is 30 percent contained, and covers nearly 28,000 acres. “Everybody is out there working toward
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The Riviera Resort in Palm Springs’s historic Uptown Design District will be turned into a Margaritaville Resort. The new “Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs” will be located just a few minutes from downtown Palm Springs in the corner of N Indian Canyon and W Vista Chino. “Palm Springs is an energetic city with its own distinct style,
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Courtesy of the Palm Springs Air Museum The Palm Springs Air Museum is the new home of a P-51 Mustang Man O’War airplane. The plane was built in Inglewood, CA in February of 1945. It was first shipped to England during World War II, but it did not see combat and was returned to the
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Wednesday was the first day of the new school year for Palm Springs Unified School District families. The school year began with distance learning from home. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil visited Landau Elementary and spoke with Christina, Alaniz, a fifth grade teacher, who explained her plan for virtual learning. By 8:30 a.m., her classroom
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A woman who fatally stabbed her 83-year-old husband at their Rancho Mirage home more than 10 years ago is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 18 after striking a plea deal that averts a second trial in the case, prosecutors announced today. In 2012, an Indio jury found Marsha Kay Esswein, now 74, guilty of first-degree
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Cases Changes Today There were new coronavirus cases reported 490 new coronavirus cases since Tuesday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 38,977. The Coachella Valley reported 71 cases and 5 deaths today. Riverside County public information officer Brooke Federico confirmed that technical difficulties in the reporting of cases since
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Flags flown by the cities of Corona and Riverside were lowered to half-staff today, and will be lowered again tomorrow, in honor of Marines from each municipality who died during a sea-going exercise near San Clemente Island. “Our cities and our residents are mourning these two young men, so lowering the flags is absolutely appropriate,”
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Indio City Manager Mark Scott announced his intention to retire effective August 15. Scott, 70, has served in the Indio City Manager position since December 2017. He has 40+ years of experience in the management profession. 30 of those years have been in the role of City Manager in numerous cities including Beverly Hills, Culver
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Palm Springs Unified School District students and teachers began their first day of instruction on Wednesday. Teachers are instructing virtually through a computer screen, as kids stay at home and take classes online. Within the past few weeks, many teachers throughout the district have utilized training opportunities to learn more about how to effectively teach
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The Apple Fire continued to rage today in the mountains within the San Bernardino National Forest as firefighters worked to increase containment of the blaze, which has blackened 32,412 acres, destroyed 12 structures and was 40% contained. Fire officials are estimating the blaze could be fully contained as soon as Aug. 17, according to Kate
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With schools starting distance learning, many parents are increasingly concerned about the negative impacts of social isolation.News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with a child psychologist and a local family about these fears. “We’ve had concerns just with the isolation and the impact that it has on their mental health,” Mark Barons told News Channel
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A Whitewater ranch owner is preparing for the worst and hoping the destructive Apple Fire changes course as it moves within a few miles. Linda Rivkin hopes to protect her property, filled with animal habitats and historic relics, at all costs. She’s seen ominous smoke plumes nearby billowing into the sky over the last few
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