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Riverside County Board of Supervisors discussed on Tuesday in their meeting the county’s vaccination efforts including options for a mass vaccination site right here in the Coachella Valley. News Channel 3 Dani Romero has more on where we are in our vaccine rollout and what’s next. The Department of Public Health in Riverside County has
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Some changes might be coming to vaccination rollout plans. U.S. health officials say they plan to release second doses of coronavirus vaccines that were being held back for booster shots. They say those vaccines will go to people 65 and older and people with pre-existing health conditions. News Channel 3 is asking if the Trump’s
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Coronavirus testing is being offered at Northgate Community Church in Cathedral City this week. Testing will be available from Monday, January 11 to Friday, January 15, at Northgate Community Church in Cathedral City, 30-010 Date Palm Dr. The site is open from 7:00 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily. Testing is open to anyone. Appointments are
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UPDATE 1/13/21 The Harburs were able to find a home for both dogs! Original Story 1/11/21 A Cathedral City family devastated by coronavirus is now speaking out after losing a loved one in a matter of weeks. “We as a family have been through the ringer already this year, so it was just a perfect
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Riverside County has held vaccine clinics at random sites across the county, including 2 recently at the Indio Fairgrounds. Vaccines were administered at the site on Sunday and Monday, while the location regularly holds COVID-19 testing from Tuesday through Saturday. Those who are qualified to receive the vaccine include doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, laboratory workers,
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Riverside County is hosting a virtual conference on human trafficking this week. The free conference started on Monday and runs through Thursday. You can find more info HERE. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil sat down with one of the main speakers, Dr. Katariina Rosenblatt, a sex trafficking survivor and founder of the anti-trafficking non-profit There
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Small businesses struggling from the COVID-19 shutdowns are getting another round of financial help with the latest spending bill passed by Congress. Of the $900 billion approved for COVID-19 relief, $284 billion is slated for the Paycheck Protection Program, with some changes. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on the details and the impact
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The Palm Springs Police Department confirmed on Monday that a pregnant woman and her unborn baby were killed in a crash last week along Gene Autry Road. The crash occurred Thursday evening on N Gene Autry Trail & Salvia Road, just off the I-10 exit. On Monday, Sgt. Mike Casavan confirmed that a woman, 9-months
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New Cases Over the Weekend Riverside County reported 8,434 new cases since Friday, bringing the total of cases up to 216,275. Riverside County reached 200,000 cases on Tuesday, doubling the number of cases in less than a month as the county reached 100,000 cases on Dec. 8. The Coachella Valley reported 1,159 new cases (37,087
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Assemblymember Chad Mayes (I-Yucca Valley) presented a resolution Monday afternoon calling for President Donald Trump to resign following a riot at the Capitol last week. Five people died during the violence. “…liberty cannot endure without responsibility. Many of us would prefer that the President would take personal responsibility and resign on his volition. Since he fails
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. The park’s executive director, Lisa Peterson, told The Associated Press on Monday that eight gorillas
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Riverside County is working through some challenges they faced during the first day of vaccinations at their drive-up clinic at the Indio Fairgrounds. “Every time someone comes and they’re not in the proper phase or they didn’t make an appointment, they’re making passion pleas to our staff there trying to get in,” Shane Reichardt with
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People are encouraged to take part in a free four-day conference on human trafficking and prevention. The conference is designed to educate people on how traffickers frequently target young, vulnerable kids. According to organizers, Riverside County has the third largest population statewide of human trafficking victims and sexually exploited youth. With more kids online during
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Two men were taken to the hospital after a doublewide mobile home caught fire in Palm Springs Friday night. The fire happened at the Ramon Mobile Home Park near Sunrise Way and Ramon Road just after 8 p.m. Fire officials say that the mobile home was a complete loss. It took firefighters about one hour
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Longtime Palm Desert priest Monsignor Howard Lincoln is stepping down from Sacred Heart Church after decades of service to the parish. Lincoln characterized the change as a retirement of sorts for him. After 20 years there, he hopes to move on to carry out community service here in the valley. “I was going to leave actually
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Riverside County’s online human trafficking conference begins Monday, January 11. This is a free four-day event on human exploitation and prevention. According to Riverside County, we have the third largest population statewide of human trafficking victims and sexually exploited youth. The county says this pandemic is more reason for concern with more kids online for school, youth
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Starting Sunday, a healthcare worker vaccination clinic is opening at the Indio Fairgrounds. Riverside County is currently vaccinating healthcare workers in the state’s phase 1A tiers one through three. Healthcare workers must bring their ID badge or proof of their employment as a healthcare worker in order to be vaccinated. “The staff here is checking
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18 families now have a new place to call home in the east valley. Riverside county received state and federal support to fully build out the Mountain View Estates mobile home park in Thermal. We spoke with some of the families that are moving into their new homes this weekend. “We’re just so happy to
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Twitter has announced it has permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. Full explanation in thread below: As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations
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Saturday is national law enforcement appreciation day. Children across the valley dropped off drawings to honor local law enforcement officers. Art was dropped off at the Palm Desert sheriff’s station. This is the first year the city and this sheriff’s station celebrated the day in this way. We spoke with one officer who shared there
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