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Authorities say a man is in custody accused of stealing someone’s purse in La Quinta. They believe he is responsible for other purse thefts in the Coachella Valley. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a robbery at a business in the 79200 block of Highway 111 around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. They identified the suspect as
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Coachella Valley residents are invited to take part in the Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk to raise money and awareness for local patients. Online registration is closed, but people can still register at the event. The Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk aims to highlight men’s health during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The race is part of
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Authorities said today that a crash involving a golf cart sent one person to a hospital with major injuries. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Friday on Shoal Creek Street south of Riviera Street within the PGA West community in La Quinta. The cause of the crash is under
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The high school football season rolls on with week 6, headlined by a full Desert Valley League schedule, while five of six Desert Empire League teams are off ahead of starting league play next week. Six in Week 6. pic.twitter.com/2TAXBN8JzI— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) September 23, 2022 Yucca Valley – 42@Desert Hot Springs – 0FCathedral City
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Indio Police are now calling the death of a man whose body was found early Friday morning a homicide. Investigators say a driver crashed his bullet-riddled truck into a retaining wall. News Channel 3 has learned the body also had gunshot wounds. News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao spoke with Vincent De La Cruz, who
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Friday is Hunger Action Day and FIND Food Bank is joining other Coachella Valley cities to help stop hunger. FIND Food Bank distributes over 20 million pounds of food annually to people across the Coachella Valley. Statistics from the food bank reveal that 99% of people that receive assistance from the food bank have an
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The Dinah officially kicked off its five-day music extravaganza event on Wednesday. This is the 31st year the event is being held. It is at the Margaritaville Hotel in Palm Springs. Mariah Hanson who is the founder of the event said that every year the event helps create a lot of buzz for emerging artists
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Flying Doctors & CV Medical Volunteers will be hosting a free Health Fair for families without insurance. The fair will take place Saturday, Sept. 24 from 8 a.m. PT to 3 p.m. PT. at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. Attendees can get medical, dental, and vision care as well as enrollment for health insurance.
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College of the Desert is trying to build support with community partners while facing a lawsuit from the City of Palm Springs over the school’s West Valley Campus expansion plans. The college is in the drafting phase of their ‘Strategic Master Plan’ that’ll be implemented for the next five years. Students and internal stakeholders also
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A 48-year-old soccer coach suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was free from jail today. Rosario Navarro Gonzalez was taken into custody Thursday at 12:27 a.m. in the 27900 block of Adams Avenue, according to Sgt. Frank Schiavone from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. He posted $35,000 bail the same day and was released
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The General Election is right around the corner on November 8 and here’s what you need to know ahead of the big day. Many state and local seats are going to be on the ballot this year. Related Article: Your vote 2022: Final list of candidates on the November 8 ballot Here are some deadlines
Continue ReadingUnder the blistering sun, on a 117 degree day, it can feel like your skin is burning as you toil without shade. It’s why farmworkers in the East Coachella Valley wear long sleeves, drenched in sweat they can never seem to replenish fast enough. “It start in the lips, don’t speak good,” said Vidal Mendoza Fonseca, a farmworker who
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On June 16, 2022, 9-year-old Kieran Jimenez was diagnosed with stage 2 Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), a rare form of of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She has been seen by multiple doctors. First, for a very swollen lymph node, then for an abscess on her cheek. “Her lymph node was swollen, like back in March, and
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More people will soon be eligible to get a MPX (monkeypox) vaccine in Riverside County. News Channel 3 learned effective Friday, county public health officials are updating vaccine eligibility criteria to include “gay, same gender loving or bi-sexual men or any men, gender diverse or transgender people who have sex including chem sex with men
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A stretch of Avenue 51 in Indio will soon be known as Haagen Way. City councilors approved the renaming at a Wednesday night meeting, in honor and at the request of Alex Haagen IV. The Haagen family owns the Empire Polo Club, home of the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals. The family is credited by
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The city of Indio held its first-ever Emergency Preparedness Expo today at the Indio Emergency Operations Center, next to City Hall. “We’re doing this in celebration of National Preparedness Month, which occurs every September,” said Dennis Day, Emergency Operations Center Manager. Dennis Day, Emergency Operations Center Manager The event featured a mix of businesses from
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Larissa Chavez Chaidez is running for the east valley seat on the College of the Desert Board of Trustees. On Thursday, she filed a complaint with the State Assembly against her incumbent opponent, board chair Ruben Perez, of getting paid illegally for his State Assembly job while working his COD job. Perez holds two positions.
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On Wednesday night, the La Quinta city council unanimously nixed the controversial Coral Mountain Resort project. What has been nearly a two-year battle to get the La Quinta Surf Park approved finally came to an end. Public comments on the plan didn’t wrap up until midnight. Some spoke in favor of the development, but many
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Cathedral City’s new Fire Chief, Michael Contreras, says he is intent on applying his decades of experience serving at Orange County Fire to his new role when he starts in November. Contreras is coming into a city that officials say is growing rapidly. Cathedral City has ongoing construction of hundreds of new housing units and
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