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For students looking to attend college in the fall, the deadline to apply for financial aid is fast approaching. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is due on March 2nd. To increase awareness about the process, our local school districts have been taking part in a competition — students were encouraged to make
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It’s been a 75-year-long tradition, the Queen Scheherazade pageant. For the first time this year due to the pandemic leading to the cancelation of the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, there will be no queen or princesses crowned. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with last year’s pageant winners who shared how this
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible shooting after a vehicle was struck by bullets while driving on Ramon Road and Desert Moon. A witness in the area told News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia her car was shot at from the desert behind the Circle K. Other witnesses also told News Channel 3
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The Palm Springs Convention Center is normally hopping and packed with events, including the International Film Festival Red Carpet Gala. But now the place is mostly empty, the schedule is blank, and the foyer is strangely quiet. “It’s been very sad. That’s the only word that comes to mind for me. It’s very sad,” said
Continue ReadingRiverside County is working to clear up confusion when it comes to booking appointments for the vaccine. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero got answers to some of those concerns. Alicia Cruz shared with us her struggle to book her first vaccine appointment. “It would do different things and when I got to the end it
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The Palm Springs Air Museum is staying in touch with the community virtually. The museum has been publishing Warbird Wednesday videos every week since March 2020. Each video features Vice Chairman of the Board Fred Bell highlighting a warbird from the Palm Springs Air Museum. The videos go into the history of the aircraft, including
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A Palm Springs man accused of raping a child during a two-year span was arrested, along with a possible accessory who served as a caretaker. Jesus Rivera, 45, was arrested following an investigation into an accusation of a sexual assault of a child. The investigation began on January 27, 2021. That’s when deputies were called
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A child has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a golf cart overturned in Indio Friday afternoon. The single-vehicle collision happened at around 2:49 p.m. at Patton Park on the 83000 block of Avenue 43. We reached out to the Indio Police Department for more information, however, officers are working to figure
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District reached an agreement on a settlement with former superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera. Gandera resigned as CVUSD’s superintendent on February 4 after nearly a year and a half on the job. In a statement, Gandera wrote that she is resigning to focus on family. CVUSD’s board of education approved a
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Riverside County reported 334 new cases since Thursday, bringing the total of cases up to 287,534. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County reschedules 600 vaccine appointments as Moderna shipments impacted by winter storm County officials said they did receive the Pfizer vaccine shipments. Full Details: Stalled
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The family of Erika Lloyd has set-up a memorial near the area where her remains were found in the High Desert. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Friday that Lloyd’s remains were found in a desert field near the 52000 block of Danby Road in Wonder Valley on the morning of Jan. 31,
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A driver crashes into a Palm Desert bank Friday morning causing damage to the building. According to the Riverside County Sheriff Department, just after 11 am, deputies from the Palm Desert Station were dispatched to a traffic collision in which a vehicle collided into a building in the area of Highway 111 and Monterey Avenue
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Public and private sector employers will conduct interviews and possibly make tentative job offers during a virtual job fair for veterans next week. Organized by the Riverside County Department of Housing, Homelessness and Workforce Solutions, the job fair will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon with video-conferencing software. More than 17 employers were
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The Cabot’s Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs is set to reopen Friday after closing for the pandemic nearly a year ago. “We’re really excited. I miss seeing people around the grounds,” said Irene Rodriguez, the museum’s executive director. “Should be great. There’s enough space; it’s about a 5-acre space, and there’s different nooks and crannies you can
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The family of a Walnut Creek woman who went missing 8 months ago announced that her remains were found in the High Desert and have been positively identified. Erika Lloyd, 38, was last seen leaving her home in the Walnut Creek area on June 14. Lloyd was heading to Joshua Tree National Park to camp.
Continue ReadingHistoric storms across the country are now impacting us here in Riverside County. Moderna vaccine shipments that were supposed arrive this week they are now delayed because of the weather. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what these shipping delays mean for those who have upcoming appointments. “The county has let us know
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Governor Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a $9.6 billion spending deal to help those affected most by the coronavirus pandemic. It’s no secret, small businesses have been hurting throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but hope is on the horizon. “The rules that California has put in place have done an incredible
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We brought back our panel of local health experts to answer more of your coronavirus vaccine questions for a half-hour special. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut was joined by: Riverside County Public Health Director Kim SaruwatariCongressman Dr. Raul RuizDr. Alan Williamson, Eisenhower Health’s chief medical officerTim Perlick, director of pharmacy services for Desert Regional Medical
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Deputies arrested two men who were reportedly in possession of explosive devices in Joshua Tree. The first arrest happened on February 15. Deputies from the Morongo Basin Station contacted a man who they discovered was in possession of an explosive device. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Bombs and Arson Division was called and confirmed
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Riverside County has opened several vaccination clinics for residents 65 years and older only. Sign-up here: https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine-with-registration Seniors who need assistance signing up can call 2-1-1.
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