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Several Palm Springs restaurants have been broken into the past few months. It’s unclear if all these crimes are connected but business owners are now taking action. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Willie Rhine, who owns the restaurants 1501 Gastro Pub and Willie’s Modern Fare, which were both targeted. Check out our recent
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People are being moved out of a homeless encampment we’ve been reporting on for a few months off of Interstate 10 in Banning. On Tuesday, city officials began the eviction process for people living in the area, located near Hargrave Street. Eviction notice given to residents City officials say some people are now being moved
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We’re hearing for the first time from the mother of one of the teenagers killed in a shooting in Coachella last week. Nereyda Ruiz is the mother of Brandon Anguiano, 16. Anguiano was killed last Wednesday night during a shooting that also claimed the life of Jestine Carillo, 17. Ruiz says that her son was one
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After two years of COVID-19 disruptions, many parents will have a more “normal” back-to-school shopping approach for their kids returning to in-person learning. However, rising costs due to inflation will likely make shopping for school supplies more expensive. Erika Bailey teaches at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca. Anything her students can’t buy, she tends to
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Mesquite Golf Club in Palm Springs has been purchased by Oswit Land Trust to be transformed into a nature preserve. When the property went up for sale, Oswit Land Trust founder and executive director Jane Garrison saw an opportunity to make history. “A piece of land is not safe until it’s safe,” Garrison said. The
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The number of probable/confirmed cases of Monkeypox in Riverside County has increased to 18. Public Health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr announced the new cases Tuesday evening. Arballo said four patients are eastern Riverside County residents while one is from. western Riverside County. This marks the first patients in western Riverside County. All are men between
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Border Patrol agents arrested two people after discovering 84 pounds of meth during a traffic stop in Indio Tuesday morning. The stop happened at 8:45 a.m. on Interstate 10, about half a mile east of Dillon Road. Agents conducting anti-smuggling operations on Interstate 10 performed a vehicle stop on a grey 2009 Nissan Maxima. A
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An SUV carrying seven passengers rolled over on Highway 111 near Gateway Drive in Palm Springs Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at 3:42 p.m. right by the memorial sign for Palm Springs Police Officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny. Police told News Channel 3 that a tire on the vehicle blew out, causing the
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A man injured in a shooting last week in Desert Hot Springs has died from his injuries, police announced. The shooting happened in the overnight hours on Monday, July 18 in the 66000 block of Buena Vista Avenue, near Palm Drive. Police said they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was
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Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage was ranked as the second best hospital in the Inland Empire for 2022-23 and the 21st best in all of California by U.S. News & World Report, it was announced today. Eisenhower Health was the only hospital from the Coachella Valley to be recognized in the magazine’s ranking system.
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A serial bank robber from Palm Springs who federal prosecutors say took great joy in his crimes, yelling “John Dillinger lives!” and “Bikers rule, baby!” during his heists, was sentenced to 19 1/2 years behind bars today in Los Angeles. Todd Cannady, 61, pleaded guilty last year to charges of armed bank robbery and using
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A mother accused of driving drunk with three children in her vehicle, leading to a Temecula crash that killed her 8-year-old daughter, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and other counts, California Highway Patrol officials said today. The collision happened at 6:20 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of state Route 79 and Anza Road,
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News Channel 3 continues to report break-ins throughout the Palm Springs area. The owner of AIM Mail Center off East Palm Canyon Drive also experienced a theft similar to the ones we recently reported. You can see surveillance video of the other break ins throughout the area here. When AIM Mail Center owner Matt Sater,
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Police arrested a man accused of throwing a rock through the window of the Starbucks in downtown Palm Springs Monday morning. The vandalism was reported at approximately 7:05 AM, at the Starbucks Reserve at 111 N Palm Canyon Drive. Police said a caller reported that a man threw a rock through the front window of
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More local health advocates are also pushing for more monkeypox vaccines in the Coachella Valley. They’re also in agreement with Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton in making the case that the region is unique as a tourism area with a large LGBTQ population and that’s why it’s important to be proactive. Mayor Middleton Letter to CDC, CDPH
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11 migrants from Nicaragua were rescued after becoming lost in a mountain area in Imperial County over the weekend. The rescue happened shortly after midnight on Saturday in the Jacumba Wilderness region, west of Calexico. The rescue came about after an individual from the group called 911 and stated the group was lost and needed
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The city of Palm Springs is calling on the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the California Department of Public Health to quickly shift their strategy in the acquisition and distribution of the Monkeypox vaccine in order to better meet demand. Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton sent a letter to CDPH director Thomas Aragon
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Authorities have issued an evacuation warning in place for the El Dorado burn scar area due to the potential for mud and debris flow from an approaching storm. The communities of Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Northeast Yucaipa, east of Bryant Street and North of Date Ave, Highway 38 from Bryant to Angelus
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a crash involving at least one vehicle Sunday night. It happened just before 7:00 p.m. on Dinah Shore and Leilani Way in Palm Desert. At least one occupant suffered life threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. A dog in the car was killed in the crash. Police
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said two people were shot and injured in Coachella early Sunday morning. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station were in the area of Las Lunas Avenue and Mesa Court just before 2:00 a.m. when they heard gunshots and were contacted by two victims that were struck by gunfire. A woman
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