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EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — One of the 13 people killed when the SUV smuggling them into California hit a tractor-trailer was a 23-year-old woman who was fleeing violence in Guatemala for the hope of a better life, family members said. Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona had told her father she wanted to follow in his
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. – Organizers of the ‘Let Them Play’ announced a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the County of San Diego, The State Department of Health and Governor Gavin Newsom. The lawsuit was spearheaded by Scripps Ranch High School football coach Marlon Gardinera on behalf of his son. “Today, for
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A judge today denied bail for a 19-year-old man accused of gunning down the proprietor of a Cathedral City convenience store during a robbery. Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont and his alleged accomplice, 19-year- old Joel Ortiz-Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested Monday in connection with the Feb. 21. killing of of 61-year-old Cathedral
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey lifted capacity restrictions at gyms, restaurants and other businesses Friday, citing lower COVID-19 cases and increased vaccination as he eases up on the pandemic restrictions that have upended life for nearly a year. His order does not change mask mandates imposed by cities and counties, which remain in effect across
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Riverside County reported 160 new cases since Thursday. The county has a total of 290,904 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 3 new cases (48,971 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains
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Local Uber drivers say they’re frustrated and have been unable to work due to background check delays with the company. Uber says those delays have been caused by COVID-19’s impact on local courts. Ross Tubbs, a valley Uber driver, has been driving with the company for about a year. When he started the job in
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The Indio Police Department will be out on Friday, March 5, looking for violations made by drivers and pedestrians that are illegal or dangerous. The Indio Police Department says they will be conducting a traffic enforcement operation in an effort to educate drivers and pedestrians on traffic laws meant to keep them safe on the
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Police were investigating an attempted armed robbery in Palm Springs early Friday morning but reported no immediate arrests or suspect information. A clerk at a 7-Eleven store on the 2400 block of North Palm Canyon Drive says he was held up by a man with a pellet gun. Surveillance video, obtained by KESQ News Channel
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The pandemic has been abysmal for the business travel industry, including group meetings and conventions here in the valley. Thursday, frustrated tourism officials and business leaders from across California banded together to urge Gov. Newsom to issue guidelines for the safe re-opening of business meetings, events and conventions. “We’ve lost 241 conventions so far to
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A clash between riverside county’s top elections official and the county district attorney over the security of ballots. In emails and letters uncovered by the I-Team, the Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer accuses District Attorney Mike Hestrin of voter suppression during the recent election. Spencer wrote in an email to the board of supervisors in
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Some big changes are expected for California’s pandemic response. Governor Newsom’s administration said that a portion of vaccine doses will be dedicated to the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on which communities would be prioritized and how that will work. Juan Rodriguez is relieved to finally be getting his
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Deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station are asking for the public’s help in finding a puppy thief in Joshua Tree. Authorities said on Dec. 29, a 14-year-old was home alone in Joshua Tree when they saw an unknown man wearing a solid black hoodie, enter his property and grab their puppy. The teen ran
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The city of Indio and Indio Water Authority is partnering with United Way of the Desert for a new program to help customers suffering financially because of the pandemic. The Help 2 Others COVID-19 Water Bill Assistance Program provides grants to eligible residents who have fallen behind on their water bills. The grants are available
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Two of the four patients being treated at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs following a mass casualty crash near El Centro have now been discharged, a spokesperson for the hospital told News Channel 3’s Madison Weil. Just learned that 2 out of the 4 El Centro crash victims transferred to Desert Regional Medical
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Riverside County reported 246 new cases since Wednesday. The county has a total of 290,744 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 43 new cases (48,968 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains
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INDIO (CNS) – One of two 19-year-olds accused in an armed robbery-turned-shooting that killed the co-owner of a Cathedral City convenience store pleaded not guilty today to murder and other offenses. The accused shooter, Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont, and his alleged accomplice, Joel Ortiz-Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested Monday in connection with
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One person was seriously injured today in a solo vehicle crash north of Indio. The crash was reported just before 11 a.m. in the area of Dillon and Fargo Canyon roads, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. A motorist was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries described as moderate to serious,
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill does not order school districts to resume in-person instruction and it does not say parents must send their kids back to the
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California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Governor Newsom’s administration announced this Wednesday and explained it’s a new initiative to prioritize vaccinating those most at risk and as a result, hopefully meet the metrics to reopen more of California’s economy. Officials further explained that these doses
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Loved ones of a woman who was found dead in her Palm Springs home last month are trying to keep the investigation alive. Police haven’t yet caught a suspect in the homicide of Jenny Dillon, 58, and said they haven’t been able to determine who to look for. “My heart is being ripped out of
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