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A police vehicle parked near the Palm Springs International Airport was covered in graffiti early in the morning. PSPD officials told News Channel 3 that this happened at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. The Palm Springs Police Department shared the photos of the vandalized vehicle on social media letting the suspect know that they have
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The holidays are right around the corner and as tough as it may be health experts are still encouraging people to avoid large gatherings to stop the spread of the coronavirus. For those not planning to follow that guidance and visit people outside their household, News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay shares some practical ways to
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The Joslyn Center hosted a drive-through birthday celebration for John Curran, a World War II veteran, who turned 105-years-old on Veterans Day. The community knows him as Uncle John. His nephew JD Lewis and members of the Joslyn Center, where Uncle John spends much of his time, organized the event and the surprise parade was
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Every year for past decades people have honored the men and women who served our country on November 11th but due to pandemic many events across the valley have either been postponed or gone virtual. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what we can expect this Veterans Day. The Palm Springs Veterans Day
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The Palm Springs Unified School District’s four-month timeline to bring students back into the classroom has gone as planned so far, but it could be affected by Riverside County’s tier status. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Mike Swize provided an update on the district’s hybrid implementation timeline is going on Tuesday during Board of Education. Swize said
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Don’t miss out on a chance to win your dream home! News Channel 3 is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to give away another beautiful home that could be yours. St. Jude Dream Home Crews continue to make progress inside Genesis on Millennia Way near Portola Drive and Gerald Ford in Palm Desert.
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Coachella Valley Unified School District is asking parents to choose between keeping their kids at home through the rest of the school year, and sending them back to the classroom once it’s permitted. There’s no set date right now for “hybrid learning,” or a combination of in-person and virtual teaching, to begin. But CVUSD says
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved caps on campaign contributions to local candidates in any Riverside County election, generally limiting individual offerings to $20,000 per election. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board gave its initial nod to Ordinance No. 963, following revisions that were applied by the Office of County Counsel following
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A woman was arrested over the weekend after police said she was driving under the influence, causing a crash that injured her young son who was in the vehicle. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, deputies were called to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Saturday at approximately 8:19 p.m. at the intersection of Sunrise
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Many across the nation were glued to the election results coming in last week, watching as both presidential candidates won major victories in battleground states. Both candidates also picked up some of our most populous states: President Trump picked up Florida — worth 29 electoral votes. And Texas — worth 38. Former Vice President Joe
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 721 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 72,341. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) This week’s Riverside County Tier Update Riverside County continued to move farther away from the metrics needed to be able to reopen
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Riverside County remains in the purple, most restrictive tier. Our current positivity rate is 6.7 and our adjusted case rate is 14 per 100,000 people. According to the Riverside County Public Health Department at the Riverside County board of supervisor’s meeting today, the group with the most infections in our county are those between 15
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The company that provides the vote counting machines and software being used in Riverside County is making headlines around the country. Dominion Voting Systems technology is also being in a number of other states, including Michigan and Georgia, where incidents described as “glitches” are raising questions about the accuracy of vote counting. “We are looking
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At UC Riverside and UCR Health, some students staff and faculty are trying out a new tool designed to slow the spread of Covid-19. Developed by Google and Apple, the app notifies a user when they’ve had contact with another user who has indicated they’ve tested positive for the virus. “The technology allows the notification
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Fantasy springs is looking to hire 19 Security and Public Safety Officers at a job fair on Tuesday, November 10th, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Special Events Center. Masks were required and applicants were temperature screened. Stations maintained strict social distancingstandards. The employees would be in charge of the safety of all
Continue Reading Coachella Valley Unified School District is urging parents to attend a virtual forum they’re hosting Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. The district says they’re hosting the bilingual parent forum via Zoom to present their hybrid learning model. Superintendent Dr. Gandera and Assistant Superintendents will explain what the hybrid model will look for students and how
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A valley hospital is warning of an “alarming” shift in coronavirus metics – the number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus at Eisenhower Health doubled over the weekend. Hospital officials said the number of infected people there has climbed steadily over the last week to 29. 20 new patients were admitted with coronavirus since Nov. 1.
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Widespread in-person events here in the desert might not be happening due to the pandemic, but cities and organizations have set-up events to honor thse who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces Take a look at the events happening around the Coachella Valley on Wednesday. City of Palm Springs Veterans
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Several industries across the Coachella Valley are encouraging workers to get tested for COVID-19. “The more we test and have negative tests the sooner businesses can open back up,” said owner of Jada Bug’s Kids Boutique in La Quinta, Heidi McArthur. The goal is to drive county numbers down so Riverside County can move away
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Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined News Channel 3 at 5 p.m. to discuss the continued valley & national pandemic response and the possibility of being selected to replace Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. As the Biden-Harris administration plans its move to the White House in January, several prominent Democrats are set to
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