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Nearly a dozen felony charges were filed today against a felon accused of taking part in a violent armed robbery inside the gated community that houses the Arnold Palmer PGA West golf course in La Quinta. Luis Jose Leyva Jr., 32, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested last Friday on suspicion of joining three other
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Riverside County reported 287 new cases since Monday, bringing the total up to 293,436. The Coachella Valley reported 42 of the new cases in the county. The valley has a total of 48,389 cases. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Metrics Update Riverside County moved into
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Desert Care Network is bringing a mobile vaccine clinic to Ajalon Baptist Church in Palm Springs on Tuesday. The clinic is designed to serve residents of the North Palm Springs area, including Desert Highland Gateway Estates, Coyote Run and San Rafael Trailer park. On Tuesday, March 23rd, residents can make an appointment and get vaccinated
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In the wake of a shooting that killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket, President Joe Biden called on Congress Tuesday to tighten gun laws. “Not gun control, we want gun safety,” said Dori Smith, an advocate with the local chapter of Moms Demand Action. She wants tighter federal regulations on guns. “The man who
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On Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting, Dr. Geoffrey Leung with Riverside University Health System said we currently have more vaccine supply than demand. “We seem to be shifting a little bit in that previously we had an undersupply of vaccine compared to the demand,” Dr. Leung said. “Presently we actually have more appointment slots for
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The Morongo Unified School District has temporarily suspended the Yucca Valley High School football program following positive tests within the team. The suspension includes all practices and events for the team. A member of the coaching staff tested positive, as did a player tested positive before the team’s first scrimmage on Friday, March 19, according
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Police confirmed that 10 people, including a Boulder Police officer, were killed in a shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado Monday afternoon. The officer was identified as Eric Talley, 51. He had been with the Boulder Police Department since 2010. Rest In peace Officer Eric Talley. Your service will never be forgotten #BoulderShooting
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We’re getting a clearer picture of the damage done to the Coachella Valley’s economy, one year after the beginning of multiple shutdowns. Tonight Karen Devine goes indepth in her I-Team report “One Year in Lockdown” to show you how billions of dollars have been lost in tourism revenue, a shrinking workforce and the uncertainty of
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The 2021 NCAA March Madness tournament continued Monday – and local sports pubs are reaping the benefits. Basketball fans at The Beer Hunter in La Quinta said the atmosphere is something they’ve missed. “Being able to come inside and see all the screens – when you’re with a group of people it;s so much better
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigation the death of a man found near the canal in Thermal. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called the area of Airport Boulevard and Buchanan Road in Thermal at approximately 4:26 responding to reports of a body found. Deputies confirmed there was indeed a body
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School districts within the Coachella Valley have varied reopening plans. While some students at Desert Sands Unified School District are already in school, other students at Palm Springs Unified School District will be heading back to the classroom on April 12. Coachella Valley Unified School District submitted its reopening plans to Riverside County last week
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A man was arrested Monday afternoon after deputies said he started a fire outside of the JCPenney at the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. Authorities were called to the mall at around 1:20 p.m. Viewer video shows a brush outside the JCPenny one fire. Firefighters were quickly able to put out the fire. Deputies searched
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Riverside County reported 186 new cases since Friday, bringing the total up to 293,149. The Coachella Valley reported 16 of the new cases in the county. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County moves to the Red Tier Riverside County moved into the red tier on Tuesday,
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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a school bus in front of a Martin Van Buren Elementary School. The crash happened around 1:10 p.m. near Van Buren Street and Corregidor Avenue. The area is right on the county/Indio border. There is no word on any injuries or if there were any children
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The AstraZeneca vaccine is showing to be 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic coronavirus infections and 100 percent effective against severe disease. That’s according to a press release from AstraZeneca published Monday. Read the full release here: https://bit.ly/3rd6lc1 They tested their vaccine on 32,449 participants in the U.S. This vaccine is now heading to the
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The California Highway Patrol reopened all westbound traffic lanes at 5:30 a.m. Monday morning after issuing a Sig Alert for the same lanes of Interstate 10 in Cabazon earlier just east of Morongo Trail interchange. They spent several hours cleaning up after a big rig crash. Authorities said two big rig semi trucks collided at
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Wednesday became the official day that restaurants and businesses shifted to less strict regulations after Riverside County transitioned into the less restrictive red tier. Aside from a stay-at-home order that was enacted in December, the county lingered in the most restrictive purple tier for months before seeing a change. This past week all 3 metrics
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“We at the museum are tremendously disappointed that Louis is leaving because he’s a rockstar of a director. He really put the museum on very solid footing,” Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, the interim chairman of the board at the Palm Springs Art Museum told News Channel 3 on Sunday morning. Following the news of CEO and director
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On Saturday the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation hosted an in-person sign-up event for vaccination appointments. Until this point, we haven’t seen too much in-person help other than people being asked to sign up for an appointment online. Dozens of people showed up to the event at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, which was
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Esther Rosenfeld showed News Channel 3 around the all-local vendors outdoor market in the parking lot of the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. “These are vendors who are creating things by hand,” Rosenfeld said. “You won’t find any of these people in the stores and it’s nice for the customer to be able to see
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