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It’s your vote 2020. This weekend Representative Raul Ruiz was the moderator for a national panel on the topic of COVID-19’s impact on the Latin community. The panel featured Jill Biden, former second lady and wife of the democratic presidential presumptive nominee, Joe Biden. “This pandemic has been devastating and that’s especially true of black
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Shooting Investigation in Coachella Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting investigation on Meadows Lane, near Avenue 49 in Coachella around 5:30 am Sunday morning. When they arrived, officers say they learned that multiple shots had been fired in the area. The shots damaged a vehicle and a residence. No one was injured during the accident.
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Friday marks the first day of school for the Coachella Valley Unified School District. What is typically an exciting day for students, parents, and teachers looked a lot different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. CVUSD schools will continue to conduct distance learning until Riverside County is off the state’s monitoring list. Despite all
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With more moisture in place yesterday, temperatures were able to dampen a little bit. Palm Springs reached a high of 114°. This is still above our average of 106° for this time of year. A ridge of high pressure remains in control Sunday. This ridge is keeping temperatures hot and above average. This ridge is
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As extreme temperatures stick around for the weekend and heading into next week, power companies are expecting a surge as people crank up their air conditioning and spend more time indoors. Even though Friday’s power emergency issued by the California Independent System Operator (ISO) ended, people are still urged to conserve electricity. News Channel 3’s
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Update: Benny Herrera released on $50,000 bail. On Friday, August 14, the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force arrested and seized multiple firearms and weapons in a Coachella home. At 3:40 p.m. the Gang Task Force checked in on a convicted felon living on Paseo Madrid near Van Buren Street and Avenue 50 in
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California is no longer under a Flex Alert as of Saturday morning, however, people are still urged to conserve electricity. On Friday, August 14 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert. This is a call for people to voluntarily conserve electricity due to excessively high
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Palm Springs broke the record high temperature on Friday by reaching 120°. The previous record was set just last year at 117°. We will continue to be close to record breaking temperatures through much of next week. A ridge of high pressure over the southwest is bringing the heat. Not only is it bringing heat,
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As the new school year takes off virtually, challenges have arisen for children being forced to sit in front of a computer screen for extended periods of time. Children with special needs have been hit particularly hard. Many are provided extra support during a normal school year, but because of online learning, some parents say
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As News Channel 3 has previously reported, a $33 million fund has been created to help Riverside County residents struggling to pay rent due to the pandemic. The next application window opens on Saturday, August 15th, and will remain open until the end of November. “If people are behind on rent and they have lost
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Heat, coupled with some Monsoon Moisture, is the weather story over the weekend and into next week. The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today at noon and covers a wide swath of the Desert Southwest. “Well its extremely hot and I really don’t like it outside because when you try to play around or
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A DA’s Bureau of Investigation-led task force arrested a 30-year-old Beaumont man after receiving a tip from FBI agents in Lousiana regarding the production and distribution of child pornography, the DA’s office announced on Friday. Devynn Michael Perez, 30, was arrested approximately two hours after the tip came in on Wednesday at his place of
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The six suspects charged in connection with the killing of a Coachella Valley couple who went missing more than three years ago were back in court Friday morning for a felony settlement conference. Manuel Rios, Eric Rios, Jesus Ruiz Jr., Abraham Fregoso Jr., Aaron Fernando Bernal and Adilene Ines Castaneda all previously pleaded not guilty
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Case Changes Today There were 983 new coronavirus cases reported new coronavirus cases since Thursday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 45,662. The county has been reporting lower than expected case increases since July 29 due to glitch with the state’s CalREDIE system. State health officer Dr. Mark Ghaly
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding Enrique Donis. Enrique Donis Deputies first received the missing person call Thursday evening on the 47000 block of Dune Palms Road in La Quinta, where he was last seen. Donis is a Hispanic male, he is 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the right to bear firearms. “Even well-intentioned laws must pass constitutional muster,” appellate Judge Kenneth Lee wrote for the panel’s majority.
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Heat and humidity will both be issues in the forecast through the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Noon tomorrow until 9 p.m. Monday. “Its a little uncomfortable,” said Tammara Dalugdug, from La Quinta. “but definitely worth it,” said Kevin Griffin. “I think its pretty comfortable especially with the mist outside
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Cathedral City is extending its ban on residential evictions through September 30. Read the Full Ordinance HereDownload The ban has been in place since late March and protects tenants facing eviction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tenants have to prove they received a notice of eviction for failure to pay rent and that this is
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Coronavirus testing was made available to an underserved area of the east valley on Thursday thanks to the Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine (CVVIM). The group, alongside Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, provided 25 COVID-19 tests inside the Mountain View Estates in Thermal Thursday afternoon It’s part of a new push to continue improving testing in
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A wildfire that erupted on a mountainside in the Cleveland National Forest just south of Corona has burned 51 acres and was 40% contained Friday morning. The non-injury Skyline Fire” was reported about 4:40 p.m. Thursday along the Skyline Trail, less than a mile west of Foothill Parkway, well inside the forest, according to the
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