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Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at the River in Rancho Mirage has permanently shut down, multiple sources have confirmed with KESQ. Katie Stice, president & CEO of the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the closure, along with help for local businesses in an interview with KESQ’s Peter Daut. The interview will air
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A big rig overturned on I-10 going east, near Cook St in Palm Desert at 11:17 p.m. Tuesday. RIV: EB I-10 in Palm Desert near Cook St. Incident. Lanes #2 and #3 closed. Use caution. Unknown duration. #Caltrans8— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) December 30, 2020 The truck was hauling 25,000 pounds of paper towels. CHP
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Shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines continue to arrive in our state as more and more frontline and healthcare workers get vaccinated every day. Who will get the coronavirus vaccine next in California? News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay breaks it down. Many of the people expected to get the vaccine next are those
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Southern California hospitalization numbers are not improving at all. Now, the stay at home order has been extended indefinitely. Local cities are hoping to help businesses struggling to pay the bills. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on how they hope to help. “Its a little disheartening,” said Chad Gardner. Chad Gardner, owner of
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Indio Councilmember Oscar Ortiz announced on is social media pages that he tested positive for the coronavirus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oscar Ortiz (@oscarforindio) Ortiz wrote on Facebook that he learned he was exposed to someone on Monday, Dec. 21. The person didn’t know they had the virus until several
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The eastbound lanes of Highway 111 have been shut down from Miles Avenue to Eldorado Drive following a multiple vehicle crash with a fire. Viewer video shows the aftermath of the crash, showing a person checking their vehicle as the fire continues to burn in front of the vehicle. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s
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They’re some of the hardest hit by the pandemic, and now, some of the first to receive coronavirus vaccines. Valley nursing homes and long-term care facilities are gearing up to vaccinate residents and staff. Statewide, pharmacies began the distribution process Monday. Floyd Rhoades, owner of Vista Cove at Rancho Mirage, a memory care facility for
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A 25-year-old man accused of inappropriately touching five young girls while employed as a soccer coach at a Thermal middle school must stand trial on several felony charges, a judge ruled today. Juan Manuel Pantoja of Salton City was arrested in March for crimes he allegedly committed while working at Toro Canyon Middle School between
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Case Changes Since Thursday Riverside County reported 2,211 new cases since Monday, bringing the total to 176,688. The Coachella Valle reported 256 of the new cases. The valley has a total of 31,300 cases. Riverside County has the 8th most cases among counties across the United States, according to John Hopkins University. Check out the
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NOTE: Shane Reichardt of Riverside County’s emergency management department issued a correction to the county’s earlier note that there weren’t any National Guard teams in Riverside County. Reichardt said the National Guard team at Riverside Community Hospital was originally only supposed to be there for a 72 hour deployment. The county was not aware that
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DENVER (AP) — The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history, state health officials
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A helpful resource for those who may be struggling during this pandemic. It’s called 2-1-1, designed by United Ways of California to help people get connected and get the answers they need. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay tried it out and explains how it may be able to help you. 2-1-1 is a free and
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Five adults and one child were displaced from a house in Coachella Tuesday morning after an early morning fire ripped through the home. Around 4:20 a.m., firefighters were called to the 52000 block of CalleTecha, near Avenue 52, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Upon arrival, officials said they found smoke coming from the
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The last week of 2020 has marked a grim milestone once again in the coronavirus pandemic, as new records are set in Riverside County hospitalizations and ICU admissions. On Monday hospitalizations slightly dipped to 1,367, down from Sunday, which was highest day of hospitalizations recorded throughout the course of the pandemic. That number came to
Continue ReadingTraffic is flowing again after multiple lanes were blocked for several hours Monday night due to an overturned semi truck near Cabazon. Read about the crash here: SIG Alert issued after big rig overturns, blocking three lanes on eastbound I-10 near Cabazon News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay shared traveling safety tips this morning as roads
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Update 4:20 a.m.: SIG Alert lifted. All lanes open and traffic is now flowing. CHP has issued a SIG ALERT due to an overturned big rig on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 near the Main Street Exit in Cabazon. According to CHP, the big rig is blocking the 1,2, and 3 lanes of the
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A winter storm brought snow to the San Bernardino mountains as many flock to enjoy the storm. Traffic was backed up on the 18 as chain controls were in place Monday afternoon. Snow hits San Bernardino Mountains
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A person was found dead following an apartment fire in Desert Hot Springs Monday afternoon. Cal Fire was initially called to the Casa West Apartments on Cholla Drive at around 1:50 p.m. to respond to an apartment complex. However, a spokesperson later confirmed that the incident turned out to be some kind of medical issue.
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A priest serving at a Catholic church in the east valley has been admitted into the ICU after spending several days hospitalized with coronavirus. Father Francisco Valdovinos of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Meccca has been in the hospital battling coronavirus since at least last week. Last week, we reached out to a
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Snow fell steadily Monday on Highway 243 just outside Idyllwild. Snow quickly accumulated at the U.S. Forest Service station and on the roadway, where plows passed through. A group of people out on the highway were among several who got out of the cars to take in the winter wonderland. Meanwhile, Tamara McFarlane, the manager
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