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The Oasis Music Festival has been moved from January to May, officials announced on Friday. The festival was set to be held on January 26th through the 30th at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs. An email went out to ticket holders on Friday that the festival will now be held on May 11
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Hospitalizations Riverside County is nearly at 1,000 total COVID hospitalizations. Since the county’s last report on Wednesday, there have been an additional 15 patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. This brings the county’s total up to 991 hospitalizations. Exactly one month ago, hospitalizations were at 320. Hospitalizations have not surpassed 1,000 since Jan. 31, 2021. On
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A 41-year-old felon was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison today for killing his father’s girlfriend in Thermal, a Riverside County Superior Court Judge ruled today. Raul Alcantar Sanchez Jr. was found legally sane and convicted of murder in October for killing 34-year-old Carolina Vargas in November 2012. Sanchez appeared for
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Sunnylands Center & Gardens is expected to reopen to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 2, officials announced. Sunnylands was closed on Dec. 23 as a precaution against increasing COVID-19 cases. Officials said the center will reopen Feb. 2 if coronavirus transmission levels decline as expected over the next few weeks. “Like other organizations in the
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A 500-megawatt solar project near Desert Center was approved by the Bureau of Land Management, it was announced Thursday. The Oberon Solar Project will be approximately 2,600 acres large on BLM-managed land and will have the capacity to generate 500 megawatts of energy and store 200 megawatts into batteries, according to BLM. The approval
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday to officially begin construction on the new Juvenile and Family Courthouse that will be located in Indio. The courthouse is expected to be finished by the Spring of 2024. It will have five courtrooms and in all be 53,255 square feet. It is replacing the former juvenile courthouse
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, but over the weekend there will be events you can participate in to honor the late social rights activist. The day holds a special significance, according to Jarvis Crawford who is the chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee. “It shows the struggles that we have
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The number of Covid viral copies found in Palm Springs’ wastewater has jumped by millions per liter in the past couple of weeks. The latest wastewater report was presented during Thursday’s city council meeting. It revealed that the amount of measured copies of Covid has more than surpassed one million, even shooting up to nearly
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This school year has certainly been anything but certain. KESQ has shown the public the alarming fights breaking out at Desert Hot Springs High School during the first semester. Now, we’re looking into the fights at Coachella Valley High School. There have been reports of broken noses, and kids being carried off by ambulance. In
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It is said that some dream of great achievements, but others fight tirelessly to obtain them. This is the case of Jocelyn Camarillo. A 17-year-old girl from the city of Indio. “They say boxing is something for men, but I did it,” Jocelyn said. Her discipline, dedication, and perseverance helped her triumph in one of
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Geoff Kors will not seek a third term on the Palm Springs City Council in November. He made the announcement during Thursday’s city council meeting. “I wanted to make sure folks know that, I’ve had some people reach out who are interested in running,” Kors said. Kors represents District 3 of the city council, which
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Experts are warning that with Covid self-testing on the rise, the number of cases reported, which has skyrocketed due to the pandemic, could be even higher than we think. Despite the convenience of rapid self tests, some Covid cases detected at home are not be making it into official counts. Even with some underreporting, there’s
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Ongoing staff shortages at schools throughout the Coachella Valley are being magnified by the latest surge of COVID-19 cases. Officials with all 3 districts spoke with News Channel 3 about the extent of staff shortages each is experiencing, along with the impacts, and steps being taken to address the situation. Dr. Joe Hyde, Assistant Superintendent
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A man accused of break-ins and a shooting was found injured by officers in Palm Springs. The whole incident began Thursday at 12:55 a.m. That’s when police were called to the 1600 block of Via Entrada to respond to reports from a person who said their neighboring condominium was robbed and the suspect had shot
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Hospitalizations Since the county’s last report on Wednesday, there have been an additional 33 patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. This brings the county’s total up to 976 hospitalizations. Tuesday marked the first time since Feb. 3, 2021, that the county has more than 900 COVID hospitalizations. A report by the county during Tuesday’s Board of
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Leo Phillip Huerta, 40, of Yucca Valley was arrested after authorities said he attempted to meet a minor for lewd purposes. The investigation that led to Huerta’s arrest dates back to Dec. 15, 2021. CC Unit, an organization that works to catch online predators, told News Channel 3 that they confronted Huerta after learning that
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By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a
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Riverside County health officials announced that an infant has died after contracting COVID-19. The infant was less than one year of age, becoming the youngest person in the county to die from the virus since the start of the pandemic, officials said. Officials said the death happened earlier this week at a local hospital where
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Keeping your health in check is more important now than ever because of the pandemic, and one woman at a Palm Springs yoga studio is helping people reach their health goals. Over at My Yoga Place Palm Springs, owner Cathy Cassetta is bringing the art of yoga to local residents. “The work we’re doing here
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – New court papers argue Cher has lost her rights to receive royalties from such 1960s Sonny & Cher hits as “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” Mary Bono, the widow of former Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono, makes that argument and is asking a federal judge to dismiss a $1
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