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A Riverside County jail inmate and two associates not in custody allegedly conspired to steal $18,000 in unemployment insurance benefits by filing a series of fraudulent claims submitted when the state began distributing relief funds stemming from the public health lockdowns, authorities said today. Brian Jay Davidson, 58, Blake Fallon, 51, and Jessica Kaye, 44,
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A Coachella Valley family is seeking damages against the Palm Springs Unified School District and the busing company it contracts with to drive students to and from its campuses. The action follows a bus driver molesting a special needs student aboard a school bus. The criminal case has already gone to court and the driver,
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A mother and her five-year-old child was injured following a hit-and-run crash in Indio Thursday evening. The two-vehicle crash happened on Fred Waring Drive and Indio Boulevard at around 4:30 p.m. There was no word on a possible cause of what led to the crash. According to Cal Fire, a child was airlifted with serious
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Governor Newsom spoke about reopening schools for in person learning Wednesday in Oakland while opening a new mass vaccination site. “We can safely reopen schools as we progress through a prioritization to our teachers of vaccinations,” said Newsom. Newsom’s stance on the topic of teacher vaccinations is being met by resistance from teacher’s unions around
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Eisenhower Health today announced its new president and CEO will be promoted from within the organization. Martin J. Massiello, who currently serves as executive vice president and the chief operating officer, will replace G. Aubrey Serfling. Massiello is slated to begin work leading the nonprofit Rancho Mirage medical organization starting March 1. “Marty Massiello has
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An investigator with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office was among 67 people arrested in a multi-agency anti-human trafficking operation. Bryan Gaboury, 45, was arrested at 11:40 a.m. on January 26 along Casino Drive in Lake Elsinore, county jail records show. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Gaboury is accused of solicitation of prostitution.
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Riverside County reported 1,465 cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 279,189. The Coachella Valley reported 183 new cases today (47,190 total). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or
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Riverside County residents 80 and older are now able to schedule appointments for 31 COVID vaccine clinics in various cities. Registration is now open. You can register at https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine. Seniors who need assistance can dial 2-1-1. Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or vaccine clinics are
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Firefighters and first responders responded to a car into a building in Cathedral City Thursday afternoon. Our crew at the scene sent pictures of a pick-up truck that crashed through the garage of a four-plex located on Monte Vista Road between Corral Road and 33rd Avenue. According to Captain Chris Duensing of the Cathedral City
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a Yucca Valley man with ties to a daycare center accused of distributing child pornography. Jonathan Marriott, 34, was arrested on Wednesday. Authorities said Marriott’s arrest came about after an Electronic Service Provider (ESP) reported a tip that various videos of child pornography were being distributed online.
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The security director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for alleged solicitation of prostitution. “These are our kids our babies, who go to school there and for them to have someone like that in power especially in the district in schools around kids we don’t
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It’s Black History Month — many of our local schools are taking time to discuss issues around race and discrimination. As News Channel 3’s Madison Weil reports, it’s a discussion some educators plan to continue throughout the school year with the help of an outside organization. “This is a great time to set a base
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Lifestream Blood Bank is once again putting out an urgent request for blood donations here in the valley. Because of the pandemic, the blood supply is down to approximately ‘one day’s supply.’ Dan Ballister, Director of Community Development with LifeStream, showed News Channel 3 the current alarming blood shortage Thursday morning. He says at this
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Indio Police are on the scene of a deadly traffic accident that has left one man dead. According to Indio Police Spokesperson Ben Guitron, the Indio Police Department was alerted around 4:40 Thursday morning that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle, in the area of Monroe Street and Avenue 42. Cal Fire discovered
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The family of an Indio man who died in police custody two weeks ago is demanding answers after video surfaced online of the arrest. During a vigil Wednesday night at the park across the street from Indio City Hall, family members and friends mourned the loss of Jose Albert Lizarraga Garcia, a brother, father and
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Hispanic people, who make up about half the population here in Riverside County, have received about 18 percent of the doses administered so far, according to county data. According to the county’s health records, white people are the most likely to have been vaccinated so far, receiving nearly 45 percent of doses already given. But
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PS Resorts has issued a tentative date for when the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture will return to Palm Springs. PS Resorts Chairman Aftab Dada confirmed to News Channel 3 that the organization has finished the $1 million deal to purchase “Forever Marilyn” and bring the sculpture back to Palm Springs. The deal also includes installation fees.
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A team in body suits sprayed a disinfectant on the walls Wednesday at Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals in Desert Hot Springs. “I think we need to make sure we are wearing our masks and keeping a distance of 6 feet. What we are providing is keeping the surfaces clean,” said Mark Gould, President and Founder of
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The Coachella Valley’s annual Regional College Fair is happening differently this year due to the pandemic. In lieu of the traditional in-person college fair, there will be a series of virtual events planned to help students with the process. “We have a group of partners in the Coachella Valley who have come together to make
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Update: The teen has died from his injuries. He was identified as James Bernard, 17, of Twentynine Palms. Original Story: As of Wednesday evening a teenager was in critical condition following an early morning stabbing in downtown Palm Springs. Palm Springs police were called out to the 300 block of South Palm Canyon Drive near
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