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This election, Riverside County does not have its traditional 600 polling places due to the pandemic. Instead, there are 130 ‘Voter Assistance Centers’ countywide where voters can cast their ballot in-person. Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers will be open Saturday October 31st through Election Day, November 3rd. “An individual is not assigned to a specific
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Richard James Heckmann, the former CEO of United States Filter and a prominent valley philanthropist, has died from complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Heckman was 76, a resident of Bermuda Dunes, and an owner of the NBA Phoenix Suns basketball team. Susan Estay, a family friend, confirmed Heckman’s death with News Channel 3. Heckman died at home
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Day one of Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers being open showed some technical issues due to a high volume of voters. “I think with the first-day opening and then right at opening every one and their uncle was trying to process from the beginning and I think that’s what just overwhelmed the server,” Edward Holzhauer,
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Saturday was the first day of in-person voting as 130 Voter Assistance Centers opened throughout Riverside County, but the process of voting experienced several delays. “We did see some significant volume in our voter registration look-up system and that has experienced some intermittent delays,” said Riverside County spokesperson, Brooke Federico. State Senator Melissa Melendez tweeted
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A hazardous device investigation has shut down part of Highway 111 between Peterson and Country Club in the the City of Rancho Mirage. Anyone with information please contact HDT Unit at 951-955-6644 or Dispatch at 800-955-2444. Hazardous device investigation in the city of Rancho Mirage. Highway 111 currently closed between Peterson & Country Club. Anyone
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On Halloween, Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert hosted a FREE Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat event for kids and families. This event was their 6th anniversary of “Boo!seum at the Museum extravaganza.” The event was held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the museums parking lot. The first 200 cars got an activity bucket and each kid got a
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Riverside County Animal Services is looking to give furry friends a treat this Halloween. The department is hosting its monthly pet food pantry Saturday. It’s a drive-thru event and aims to help those struggling to feed their four-legged family members during the coronavirus. Registration was required for the event but all of the appointments are
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Valley families are finding new ways to celebrate Halloween this year – with tricks and treats, and coronavirus precautions. Trick or treating is discouraged this year by county public health officials due to the pandemic, but thanks to drive-thru “trunk-or-treat” events, there are safe ways this year to enjoy the holiday. “It’s Halloween! It’s a night that
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Assistant US attorney Mack Jenkins joined Peter Daut during our 6:30 p.m. newscast on Fox and CBS to discuss how the Department of Justice is working to make sure there’s no voter fraud or crimes committed at the polls. Jenkins mentioned in the interview that there will be a federal task force and command post
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy in an unmarked vehicle was injured in a hit-and-run crash Friday morning in Coachella. The crash happened at approximately 11:23 a.m. in the area of 51st Avenue and Mecca Street. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the suspect crashed with a vehicle, that vehicle then crashed into the Sheriff’s vehicle. The
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As the countdown to election continues, local political parties prepare to make their final push ahead of the November 3rd election. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on the group’s efforts to get their messages out. With less than a week to go, Both Republican and Democratic groups alike are doing everything they can
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced the opening of a new coronavirus testing laboratory in Valencia Friday morning. “Any time you can increase capacity statewide, it’s a good thing,” said Jose Arballo Jr., Riverside County Department of Public Health’s Public Information Officer on the local impact of this laboratory. According to Governor Newsom and his testing task
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KESQ News Channel 3 is a part of a nationwide media collaboration with ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization, and its Electionland project. The project will track voting problems and election integrity. Voting problems would be things like mail ballot delivery problems, changed voting locations, long lines, registration problems, purged voter rolls, broken machines and
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.– A 40-year-old woman from Cathedral City was killed Thursday night after being hit by a vehicle. It happened in the area of Crossley Road and Sarah Street at 7:45 P.M. Officers found a woman suffering major injuries as a result of the crash. She later died on the scene. The victim was
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The “Save Oswit Canyon” group is set to finalize a deal to purchase Oswit Canyon for perpetual conservation next week. Oswit Canyon is located on S. Palm Canyon adjacent to the Canyon Heights neighborhood and the south trailhead for the S. Lykken Trail. It’s the home to many endangered species, including bighorn sheep, desert fox,
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The Desert Sun building has been right across the street from the Palm Springs Air Museum along North Gene Autry Trail since 1989, but that could be changing soon. The newspaper announced that the building is on the market with a $7.5 million price tag, according to the Desert Sun. This comes just one month
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 498 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases to 68,050. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 827,297 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 5,784 over the past 24 hours. Riverside County will need to
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The Riverside County Department of Animal Services is receiving state assistance in dealing with an equine influenza outbreak that is impacting the county’s burro population. According to officials, equine influenza is a highly contagious virus that spreads rapidly through groups of horses by cough or through fomite transmission. It only affects equids (horses, mules, and
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A new laboratory in California will “dramatically increase CA’s #COVID19 testing capacity & create hundreds of new jobs,” promised Governor Gavin Newsom in a morning tweet Friday. He’s making the announcement live from the lab at 11:00. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: MORE: Riverside County reports
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Saturday is Halloween — several spooky valley traditions have been cancelled or at least modified due to the pandemic this year. The Living Desert is still hosting their annual ‘Howl-O-Ween’ event on Saturday, although zoo visitors can expect a few changes this year. Allen Monroe, the park’s president and CEO, says ‘Howl-O-Ween’ is designed to
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