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Case Changes Riverside County reported 412 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 84,824. The Coachella Valley reported 52 cases over the past 24 hours. There are a total of 18,592 cases in the valley since the start of the pandemic. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue
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The Palm Springs Art Muesum told News Channel 3 they have full confidence the museum will still be here once the pandemic is over despite having to undergo a major budget cut and layoff almost half of their employees. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with the executive director of the museum to find out
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The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert announced Tuesday it was in the process of laying off its remaining staff and discontinuing all museum programming. A statement signed by its board blamed the state’s pandemic restrictions for its tight finances and being unable to open to families. “A modified reopening plan was developed using an
Continue ReadingIt’s Giving Tuesday — a day set aside to focus on giving back in our community. Many of our local non-profits are struggling this year due to the pandemic, and could use a helping hand preparing for the holidays. Debbie Espinosa, President & CEO of FIND Food Bank, says their organization, like many, has been
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The La Quinta City Council unanimously passed an resolution making changes to its Short-Term Vacation Rentals ordinance. In an I-Team report last week, we showed you how some La Quinta residents compared their neighborhood with 8 short-term vacation rentals in it to living on a fraternity row and a “living hell” due to the regular
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Case Changes Since Friday Riverside County reported 2,126 new cases since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 84,412. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) California issues stricter mask mandate, implements 10 p.m. curfew Governor Gavin Newsom said in his update on Monday, Nov 30 that
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Cyklali Garcia The family of a 19-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle took the time to speak about her as they continue their fight for justice. Cyklali Garcia (identified as Cyklali Alaniz by the coroner’s office), 19, of Mecca, was killed on the evening of November 12 on the 97700 block
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Monsignor Howard Lincoln at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert talked about the possibility of having parishioners celebrating mass back indoors once again. “We’d love to get back inside the church. We’ve been outside now for two months,” said Lincoln. Lincoln reacted Monday to last week’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that temporarily bars the state
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Coronavirus testing has become a high demand here in the valley. Rancho mirage is adding a new kind of COVID-19 test. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on how the city and county are ramping up their testing. A free COVID-19 drive through testing site is setting up in Rancho Mirage. “We had really
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A 24-year-old felon who shot and killed a Palm Desert man at a gas station nearly six years ago was convicted today of second-degree murder. Following three days of deliberations, a Murrieta jury found Kurtis Knigge of La Quinta guilty of one count each of murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle, along with several
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Next year’s Modernism Week has been postponed to April in order to provide the best experience possible. The popular Palm Springs event was originally scheduled to be held in February but the decision was made to push it back in order to give the state and county more time to improve its health status and
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Gerald Ford Elementary’s classrooms were severely and vandalized following a break-in over the weekend, officials announced on social media. Photos shared out on the school’s Facebook page show paint splattered over several school computers, walls, boards, and screens as well as a broken window, projector and vent, damage to the ceiling and a TV, and
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Palm Springs’ newest restaurant, 1501 Uptown Gastropub, is looking to hire and is hosting a job fair for prospective employees on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1501 Uptown Gastropub is located at 1501 N Palm Canyon Drive, near the Arrive hotel. The restaurant is looking
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Riverside University Health System’s weekly coronavirus provided an insight into the local coronavirus surge. Watch the full update below: Riverside County reported over 2,000 new cases since Friday. The county also surpassed its highest amount of coronavirus-related hospitalizations since the pandemic started. Full Details: Riverside County reaches record-high in coronavirus hospitalizations
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Riverside County said there are still Registrar of Voters employees in quarantine after dozens tested positive for the coronavirus last week. See article: Riverside County Registrar of Voters staff test positive for COVID, dozens quarantined This news came just a week before the deadline to certify election results. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay has an
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Areas across the state are tightening restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to surge across California. “If they end up not allowing us to have outside dining, I’m afraid we’ll have to close just because the to-go orders are not enough to keep up-keep on everyone working here,” said manager of Louis’s Pantry, Jared Perry. Riverside
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After 36 years in business, the owners of the J Russel! The Salon in Palm Desert have announced they are closing their doors permanently on December 31st, 2020. The salon opened in 1984 and moved to its current location at the corner of Highway 111 and Monterey in 2010. According to a press release issued
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Millions of Americans are heading home after traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday despite appeals from health officials to stay put. “Just getting gas to head home,” Jeff Roberts told News Channel 3 before heading home. “We came down here to Palm Springs to visit an old friend of ours,” Douglas Chapman said also before heading
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Santa Clause will make an appearance in Rancho Mirage on Tuesday, December 1 to get a coronavirus test. Free testing will be offered at the city’s new drive-through testing station starting on Tuesday. The new site is in the parking lot at the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory at 71100 Hwy 111 in Rancho Mirage.
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The streets of downtown Palm Springs and El Paseo were packed with shoppers. And whether they knew it or not, many people were contributing to Small Business Saturday. The day is dedicated to promoting shopping at small businesses. This year, however, was different than years passed. Many Coachella Valley businesses are relying on people shopping
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