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For the first time in a year, some Desert Sands Unified students in Pre-K through 5th grade will be back in the classroom Monday. DSUSD was the first valley district to get its Covid-19 safety plans approved by the county and state. “To prepare bringing students back, it has been a logistical endeavor,” said Kirsten
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A lot of Coachella Valley students are failing or barely getting by in their classes during these times of distance learning. And when it comes to D’s and F’s in school, there’s a very good chance your kid might be getting them. Report cards are giving educators a concrete indicator of just how much learning
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Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, a democrat, is praising tonight’s presidential address. News Channel 3’s John White zoomed with the congressman shortly after the address. He said he thought President Joe Biden struck the right chord, balancing empathy for the lives lost to coronavirus over the last year with a positive message for the future
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A mobile vaccine clinic was held Thursday at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal as part of continued efforts increase commitment to provide COVID vaccine to the valley’s low-income communities. “We want to deliver vaccines to the most vulnerable, most valued communities that most need this,” said said Dr. Conrado Barzaga, CEO of the Desert
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The building and the parking lot on Date Palm Drive have been empty for a long time. But the biggest name in online retailing, Amazon, is about to take over. “You know I’m really looking forward to Amazon moving in, bringing their culture and bringing their hard workers,” said Richard Eaton, the owner of The
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The St. Jude Dream Home in Palm Desert officially has a new owner tonight. Congratulations to Mitch Blumberg who won the St. Jude Dream Home giveaway on Tuesday night! News Channel 3 was there as Blumberg walked into the front door of his new home for the very first time this morning! Mitch has lived
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Big changes are headed our way in the coming days that includes expanding the vaccine eligibility list for those with underlying conditions to the tier loosening. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero explains. “It’s a nervous excitement,” said Sef Clarke. “The sooner, the better.” Sef Clarke is anxiously waiting his turn to get the coronavirus vaccine.
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Continuing efforts to slowly loosen COVID-19 business restrictions, state health officials today issued rules allowing breweries and wineries that do not serve meals to reopen outdoors, while also setting a path for the reopening of bars. According to the updated rules, beginning this Saturday, breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals will be
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A Palm Desert man who tossed a Molotov cocktail into a Republican group’s office in the Coachella Valley is slated to plead guilty in federal court on Monday to a felony charge in which he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Carlos Espriu, 23, entered into a plea agreement with the
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President Joe Biden is delivering a somber but optimistic message on the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking from a lectern in a flag-draped backdrop in the East Room of the White House, Biden is reflecting on the worst public health crisis in more than a century. It has killed nearly 530,000 Americans, sickened
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope
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The campaign behind the petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom announced that they have surpassed their 2 million signature goal. Organizers announced on Wednesday that the petition now has a total of 2,060,000 signatures with just a week to go before the deadline. The campaign needs 1,495,709 million of those signatures to be verified in
Continue ReadingA mobile vaccine clinic is being held on Thursday at Coachella Valley High School. The COVID-19 vaccination event will go from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public. While you don’t need an appointment, you will be asked to provide proof of eligibility under current county vaccine guidelines. The event is
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Assuming the State of California meets projected vaccination goals, Riverside County could meet case rate levels that would put us into the Red Tier as soon as Friday. However, it’s still unclear if the state will change those measurement thresholds, and if so, how soon after that we’d see restrictions lifted in Riverside County. “This
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It’s been a bitter back and forth between Riverside County’s Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Spencer, and District Attorney Mike Hestrin. Spencer has accused Hestrin, of interfering with the 2020 election but Hestrin says the claims are unfounded. Hestrin spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke to hear what he calls “a misunderstanding.” Peter: “First
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Many valley residents got in line for the new Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Carl May Community Center in Desert Hot Springs. The single shot is expected to make distribution a little easier. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero explains how the new addition of the vaccine will impact you making your appointment. “You got
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On Wednesday Palm Springs Unified School District held its first vaccine clinic for employees to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccines. It was one the first events in the Coachella Valley where Johnson & Johnson vaccines were administered. The vaccines were distributed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the District Service Center in Palm Springs.
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An empty lot along Landau Boulevard in Cathedral City will soon become the “Veterans Village”. It’s affordable housing for veterans. The place will feature 60 one and two bedroom units, along with several amenities. Vets now living at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission are excited about the prospect of having a new home. “I can’t
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News Channel 3 was on-hand for First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s visit to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on Wednesday, March 10. Palm Springs saw a bit of rain while Biden was at the airport, but her plane took off shortly at around 2:30 p.m. Rain has hit the valley as
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Two young men who caused a collision that killed a bicyclist in Rancho Mirage pleaded guilty today to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and were immediately sentenced to two years probation in lieu of jail time. Luis Armando Castaneda, 23, and Alex Isidro Quiroz, 24, were arrested almost a year after 32-year-old Cathedral City resident
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