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Riverside County Health officials are keeping a close eye on the county’s high positivity-rate. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest local coronavirus data and updates. The app is available on the Apple Store and Google Play. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari said the positivity rate in Riverside County
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Hospitals in the Coachella Valley are at surge capacity, but it’s not just the beds. “Probably the biggest challenge we are all facing is staffing,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung with Riverside University Health System told News Channel 3. A federal medical team is expected to report to duty Thursday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, as
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A shooting in Desert Hot Springs near the intersection of West Drive and Santa Cruz Road drew police and investigators to the scene. The gunfire, happening during a recent period in which crime rates have generally gone down around the valley. Representatives at valley police departments tell us when it comes to things like burglary,
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Rite Aid has opened several coronavirus testing sites around and near the Coachella Valley. Residents are now able to get free coronavirus testing at Rite Aid stores in the cities of Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Banning, and Beaumont. The testing sites will utilize self-swab nasal tests and will be overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists. The tests will be operated between 10
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The Coral Mountain Foundation is celebrating a major milestone of serving more than 10,000 meals to east valley residents. The organization held a volunteer appreciation and meal preparation celebration on Wednesday. The foundation teamed up with the galilee center to provide valley residents with free meals three days a week. Organizers say they provide food
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A man who was fatally shot by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responding to an alarm call at a gun store in Palm Desert was publicly identified today as a 33-year-old resident of the city. Aaron Solorio Granados died at the scene of the shooting reported in the 41-000 block of Boardwalk on June 23, according
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CASES IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY On Wednesday, the county reported 890 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total up to 27,371. Over 297,000 tests have been conducted so far. 10,113 people have recovered from coronavirus, an increase of 220 recoveries since Tuesday. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest
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Home prices in Riverside County have shown little impact from the coronavirus pandemic and are poised to tick up in the coming months, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Zillow Group’s analysis found that the county’s median sale price in May was $383,068, 3.8% higher than the same month a year ago. A
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Desert Hot Springs police shut down the area of Santa Cruz Road and West Dr. for hours due to an active crime scene early Wednesday morning. The road has since reopened. Police arrived on scene just after midnight, after reports of gunfire. When police arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds inside a car.
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A Desert Hot Springs road was closed to all traffic Wednesday morning following a deadly traffic collision near the Mission Lakes Country Club. Police say it happened just before 1 a.m. on Mission Lakes Boulevard between Little Morongo Road and Rolling Hills Drive. Officers say the car rolled trapping at least one person inside. They
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The county has teamed up with a few local non-profits, creating a program to help those who cannot pay their rent due to the impacts of COVID-19. The rental assistance program is called United Lift — they’re giving away $33 million dollars in rental assistance to those right here in Riverside County. “There’s not a
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A federal team of active military medical personnel has been called in to support Eisenhower Health with its influx of coronavirus patients. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest local coronavirus data and updates. The app is available on the Apple Store and Google Play. “The hospital is nearing capacity in our ICU and on
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Hospitalizations are up, ICU capacity is close to maxed out, and now a team of military doctors and nurses is headed to Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. Wednesday, about 20 Air Force medics are set to step in and help as the hospital’s staff is pushed to its limits. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alan Williamson
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At the Palm Desert campus of Cal State San Bernardino, banners feature photos of students of color. Now, the California Faculty Association wants more students of color on the campus, and the 22 other campuses in the Cal State System. “We need a radical change to address a systemic ill that is structured into our
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Life during the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the mental health of many, but on Tuesday, the Ken Seeley Group celebrated the grand opening of a new facility designed to help. The Mental Wellness Palm Springs Residential Treatment Center is the first residential facility in Palm Springs with a primary focus on mental health. The virtual
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Dolores Iniguez, 38, from Desert Hot Springs died of coronavirus complications on July 4. Iniguez was a mother of four and now her oldest son, Luis Nayotl, will have to take care of his three younger siblings. Nayotl said his mom started feeling discomfort in her stomach and chest in June. He says the family
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A man and woman accused in the murder of an 18-year-old Victorville resident who was dumped on a Coachella roadside, allegedly to keep her from testifying in a criminal case, entered not guilty pleas today to a slate of charges for which they must now stand trial. Alexis Daniel Rosas of San Diego and Maury
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On Tuesday afternoon the Coachella Valley Unified School District hosted a public forum via Zoom. Superintendent Maria Gandera was joined by other district officials in discussing the latest information on reopening plans ahead of the new school year, which begins August 13. Last Tuesday the Board of Education reviewed a proposal brought forth by a
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Riverside County health officials released the latest update on the coronavirus pandemic showing changes over the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, the county reported 733 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total up to 26,481. Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari noted that the county’s positivity rate is currently 20%, nearly three times the state’s threshold of
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Riverside County could receive up to 500 of the 8,000 inmates due to be released early from state prisons under the governor’s penal system coronavirus mitigation plan, and the “surge” of additional parolees will be difficult to handle, the county’s chief probation officer told the Board of Supervisors today. “We’ve got things to work on
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