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California Highway Patrol officers are ramping up enforcement efforts to nab drunken and drug-impaired drivers throughout the Thanksgiving holiday period. The agency has initiated its annual Thanksgiving “maximum enforcement period,” which is when all available officers will deploy to catch DUI suspects, speeders and other traffic violators. The MEP will conclude Sunday night. “As
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The Automobile Club of Southern California predicts that 4.5 million Southern Californians will travel this year during the Thanksgiving holiday. AAA says that is a record for the holiday and a 2.5% increase from last year. AAA adds that Southern California travelers will be paying the highest gas prices ever for this time of year
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A Desert Hot Springs couple said they are feeling powerless and betrayed by the very system they believed was supposed to protect them. Tabitha Davies and Israel Rivera said they were robbed of their dream home by a contractor who sold it to them. The couple said they purchased a manufactured home from a Desert
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Whether traveling by air or car the day before Thanksgiving is projected to be the busiest travel day. The Palm Springs International Airport is expecting to set new records this year. It is expecting 20% more passengers to fly out of the airport overall this holiday compared to last year. The airport is expecting at
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One person is dead after a plane crashed in Banning near Interstate 10 Tuesday night. The crash happened at around 6:40 p.m. south of Interstate 10 near the Banning Scales, close to the Banning Municipal Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration told News Channel 3 that an unidentified aircraft crashed and caught fire. Cal Fire Battalion Chief
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As kids struggle with mental health challenges in school after pandemic distance learning, educators across the nation are reporting an increase in anxiety, bullying, and violence among student populations. For Brianna Garcia, a mother of two elementary school kids in Indio, she’s doing her best to help her girls catch up. And that means tutors, along with a
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At Executive Urgent Care in Indian Wells, a packed lobby led people to wait outside. “Really busy, really hectic a lot going on,” said Jennifer Melchor, a medical assistant at Executive Urgent Care. “It’s been super busy. It’s almost as busy as an emergency room would be or just the smaller setting kind of just
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is set to host its annual Thanksgiving meal service this week, and the community is urged to donate food items that are still needed by the non-profit organization. “We’re looking for pies, dinner rolls, gravy. Just the sides, but really we’re hoping for pies because we want to give everybody
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Drivers throughout the valley share that they’ve seen an increase in speeding and traffic incidents throughout the years. Because of this, traffic officers from several valley police departments and the Sheriff’s Department partner once a month in the Valley Motor Enforcement Team. Every month, about a dozen officers target problems areas within a city. Viktor
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A 26-year-old Cathedral City man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Imperial County over the weekend. The crash happened on Sunday at around 2:30 p.m., south of Brawley, in the area of Dogwood Road and Ralph Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, the Cathedral City man was driving a Kia southbound on Dogwood
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A Coachella man has been charged with the murder of his children’s mother and grandmother during a custody exchange over the weekend in Moreno Valley. Salvador Velasquez, 39, was arrested on Saturday during the service of a search warrant at his home in Coachella. His arrest came a day after deputies found Esmeralda Casillas, 36,
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The Torres Martinez Desert Band of Cahuilla near Thermal will receive a $540,000 state grant to support housing, shelter, and services for members experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the governor’s office announced on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $47 million the state awarded to tribal nations across California to prevent homelessness
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A suspected arsonist is on the run from police in Desert Hot Springs after more than seven fires were ignited in the city early Tuesday morning. Martin Valencia woke up to firefighters at his door. “I heard my daughter screaming,” he said. “The smoke started going in through that window. And all the house was
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By COLLIN BINKLEY and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend the pause on federal student loan payments while the White House fights a legal battle to save his plan to cancel portions of the debt. “It isn’t fair to ask tens of millions of borrowers eligible
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By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, with no noted dissents, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years
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FIND Food Bank said during the holidays it often sees a 10% increase in the need for food in the Coachella Valley and this year it plans to give out over 300 meals for families. “The idea that they’re not going to have enough to feed their families and loved ones during the holiday season
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A woman was sentenced in Los Angeles federal court today to 20 years in federal prison for soliciting over $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex in the Coachella Valley, then spending part of the money on luxury cars, travel and designer clothing. Ruixue “Serena” Shi of Arcadia, in L.A. County, was
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News Channel 3 is following the latest developments in the Colorado Springs shooting that occurred at a gay nightclub Saturday night. Coachella Valley leaders send messages of condolence, outrage in response to deadly shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado Springs In the Arenas District, an increased police presence continues Monday night in direct response to
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Update 7:30 p.m. Christy Holstege has regained the lead over Greg Wallis after Riverside County released its election results update for Monday. Holstege leads by 97 votes. Approximately 2,000 postmarked Vote-by-Mail and 6,000 Provisional ballots still must be processed in Riverside County. The county will release its next update at 6:00 pm on Wednesday 11/23.
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You might call them a tight-knit group. In the wake of tragedy, they grab their needles and yarn and knit together. “Time and time again, it ends up being the LGBT community,” Doug Morris said. “We are coming together with our friends just to be together.” Morris has put together classes and meet-ups that are
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