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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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Riverside County health officials are urging everyone to get a flu shot as soon as possible. The county has planned a free drive-up flu shot clinic at the fairgrounds in Indio on Monday. Those interested can show up to the fairgrounds’ entrance right off of Dr. Carreon Blvd. between Arabia St. and Oasis St. in
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As the holiday season approaches California Highway Patrol is reminding people not to get behind the wheel while under the influence. “I just want people to know that driving under the influence is very dangerous, it can hurt you, it can hurt others and it also can land you in jail which can ruin your
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Demonstrators took part in a parade today, from one side of the valley to the other. They showed support for President Trump, and pushed for the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The parade started at 12pm Sunday in Palm Springs and ended around 4pm in La Quinta near Jefferson st. and Hwy. 111. Organizers tell
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There are two candidates in the race for mayor for the city of Coachella. The first, is the current mayor, Steven Hernandez. Hernandez expressed wanting to aim for three things: Infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. He was born and raised in Coachella and has been mayor for six years. He got his university degree
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There are four candidates running in the race for city council in Coachella. Two, Emmanuel Martinez and Philip Bautista, are currently serving. Emmanuel Martinez is the mayor pro-tem for Coachella. He has been on city council since 2008. He expressed his deep roots in the community being born and raised in Coachella, attending schools in
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An 18-year-old from Bermuda Dunes was killed by a suspected drunk wrong-way driver Saturday morning on the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles. The crash involved three vehicles and injured five other people. According to the California Highway Patrol, the wrong-way vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle near Long Beach Boulevard just after 3 a.m. The
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A big rig caught fire around 7:00 Saturday night in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near Bob Hope Drive in Thousand Palms. All lanes on the westbound side of the ten were closed while fire crews put out the blaze. At 10:30 Saturday night, lane one was open on the westbound side and lanes
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Several residents of the high desert brought expired and unused drugs to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station on Saturday as part of ‘Drug Take Back Day.’ Reach Out, an organization dedicated to working through different sectors of the community, and the Drug Enforcement Administration organized the local high desert site, giving residents a chance to
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