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Its 8 days out from election day. The race has started for the first district election for Indio’s Districts 1 & 5. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero takes a look at the candidates and their key issues. Indio is known as the “City of Festivals” although this year the virus has put a stop to
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This year, The Salvation Army is going to help 500 families in the Coachella Valley and Yucca Valley who need Christmas assistance. They will provide families with food, toys and other gifts. Families can apply for Christmas assistance here: https://saangeltree.org/ Once the 500 families are approved, they’ll receive a date and time to come pick up their
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A husband and wife in their 60s were found dead in their Yucca Valley home Friday morning following an apparent murder-suicide. Deputies were originally called to the home, located on the 1100 block of S. Kickapoo Trail, on Friday at approximately 11:34 a.m. to conduct a welfare check. Deputies found Bert Midlane, 66, and Pamela
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The Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority voted unanimously on a resolution to borrow $15 million dollars for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to cover loss of revenue. According to Greg Purdy, the vice president of Marketing & Public Affairs for the tram, the $15 million will go towards reimbursing current and upcoming capital projects.
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Is the push for more people to get tested working? News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was out at the Indio fairgrounds and spoke with Riverside County Public Health to find out if it’s proving to be successful. “We are urging residents to get tested,” public information officer with Riverside County Department of Public Health Jose
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 261 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 66,993. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 808,700 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 3,966 over the past 24 hours. How to get tested Remember,
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Election Day is just one week away. More than 324,000 mail-in ballots have already been returned to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters as of Tuesday, October 27th. What are the 3 most common mistakes made with mail-in ballots? According to the Registrar, thousands of mail-in ballots are rejected each year because people make three
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With outdoor dining now the only option for customers eating out, a dip in temperature or strong winds take a big toll on restaurants’ business. As winds gusted more than 50 miles per hour through parts of the valley Monday, the strongest Santa Ana wind event of the fire season so far caused a sharp
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WildLights at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert is almost back! Officials announced that tickets for one of the valley’s favorite holiday celebrations will go on sale for members starting Tuesday morning. WildLights is the zoo’s spectacular light display. There are over a million twinkling LED lights and festive activities. The celebration
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“She would just walk into a room and it would just light up,” said friend Letzy Vargas. Several friends are speaking out on the impact 18-year-old Briauna Ramirez had on those who knew her. Ramirez, who was from Bermuda Dunes, died Saturday after a suspected driver entered into wrong-way traffic on the 105 freeway in
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Chances are you’ve seen the ads on TV or online. There are a lot of them promoting Proposition 22. “it’s really important that app-based drivers are able to do what they do best,” said Rancho Mirage voter Alex Dusseljee, who supports the proposition. If approved by voters, Prop 22 would define app-based drivers for rideshare
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Gusty winds in the area wreaked havoc around the area Monday morning. At around 6:30 a.m., winds caused four big rigs to flip over on Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit. The accident triggered a hazardous materials response to clean up 50 gallons of leaked diesel fuel. A News Channel 3 crew at the scene said
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The Living Desert Zoo & Garden announced that Joey, the zoo’s newborn wallaby, was found dead over the weekend. An animal care team found the rock-wallaby dead in its habitat while they were doing their morning rounds on Sunday. “Everyone is just devastated,” said RoxAnna Breitigan, Director of Animal Care at The Living Desert. “The
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Free coronavirus tests will be offered next week at the Palm Springs Convention Center, city officials announced today. The testing event, slated for Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 by appointment only, is being organized by the Riverside University Health System. While testing is free and open to those who lack health insurance, officials urged people
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy of the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg potentially opens
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A convicted felon accused of fatally beating a woman in Indio pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Edward Alvarez, 40, of Indio was arraigned via video conference before Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez at the Banning Justice Center. Heset the defendant’s bail at $1 million and scheduled a felony settlement conference for Nov.
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Update – 7:30 p.m. Family tells News Channel 3 that Dream has been found by her mother ============= Original Post: The family of a 16-year-old teen missing since Friday is asking for the community’s help in locating her. Dream Legarreta, who also goes by Angel, has not been heard from since Friday, her family tells
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 975 new cases since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 66,732. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 804,734 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 27,377 over the past 24 hours. How to get tested Remember,
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Over 83 percent of children across Coachella Valley’s school districts qualify for free and reduced lunch. While students are distance learning, the Desert’s Regional Food Bank, FIND Food Bank is helping children receive the food they need. ”Food insecurity is something our families struggle with every day,” school administrative assistant at Painted Hills Middle School
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District has reopened its administration building nearly two weeks after a coronavirus outbreak among staff. The district offices opened Monday morning for the first time since Oct. 15 following extensive cleaning and sanitization. CVUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera told News Channel 3 that the district is implementing additional protocols, including
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