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The jury reached a verdict Monday in the case of a parolee charged with the beating death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old baby nearly a decade ago. Esteban Alamo, 33, was found guilty in the murder of 1-year-old Serik Nieto. Alamo was arrested for causing the injuries to Nieto that led to his death Oct. 9,
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is joining Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) in calling for the Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to take action and help students forced to ride in school without A/C during extreme heat temperatures. Ruiz cited accounts of children overheating on school buses and extreme heat in the county.
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Dr. Henry Tsai is currently treating three male breast cancer patients at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. While men make up less than one percent of all breast cancer cases, he says the number is on the upswing. The father of Beyonce Knowles is one of the highest profile patients recently diagnosed. “Oftentimes male breast
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It’s the 15th anniversary of the AMVETS Express, a volunteer-based van service that gives veterans a ride to Loma Linda VA hospital free of charge. “Without this service I would have been stuck having to bum rides from people…having to take public transportation six hours to get to the hospital or to get the appointments
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopened at 10 a.m. Monday morning. The reopening comes after the tram was shut down for annual maintenance. Last weekend, tram officials announced the tramway’s reopening was being delayed one week because a new part in the tram operating system was faulty and had to be replaced before operation could
Continue ReadingThe 7th annual Sammy’s International Meatball Festival took place on Sunday. This year it was held at the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City. The festival included plenty of meatball tasting of course, a live band, raffles and access to Sammy’s beer & wine garden. Several local businesses as well as some Cathedral City
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for two armed-robbery suspects who were involved in a Coachella store hold-up late Sunday. It happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. along the 45800 block of Dillon Road. Sheriffs Deputies say two men, who were possibly in their early 20s, came into the store and held up an employee at
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Two people are recovering after a serious car accident in Rancho Mirage on Saturday night. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says one person was ejected from a car with serious injuries and another person suffered moderate injuries. This happened on Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra Drive around 10:15 p.m. Deputies say both people were taken
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Palm Springs police and firefighters went to bat for the third annual Lesley Zerebny memorial softball game. The game itself is played at Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City this Sunday, October 6th at 6 p.m. On October 8, 2016, Zerebny and veteran officer Jose “Gil” Vega were shot and killed while responding
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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Thermal. The Coachella Valley Gang Task Force arrested 19-year-old Thermal resident Juan “Chucky” Linares Friday afternoon. Detectives say he was arrested near the 83-000 block of Pinot Noir. LInares was charged with two counts of Attempted Homicide and booked at the Indio Jail. The
Continue ReadingSaturday marked the 2nd annual “Soaring for STEM” walk/run at the Bermuda Dunes Airport. 169 runners or walkers participated in the 5k. Ann Goodwyn, the Bermuda Dunes Airport Manager tells us about the event. “This is a spectacular event at a spectacular airport. There’s nothing better than waking up, having the sunrise and coming and
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, Cal Fire, and the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a rollover crash in Rancho Mirage. It happened just after 2:00 Saturday afternoon on westbound Dinah Shore Drive near Bob Hope Drive. Deputies told News Channel 3 that a driver in a black Dodge Charger somehow lost control of
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According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday they received a call about a possible armed robbery at a local business at the 48000 block of Grapefruit boulevard in Coachella. Mike Vasquez, Public Information Officer with RSO tells us an adult male, possibly Hispanic entered a business with a handgun
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A freshman from Palm Desert High School is dancing her way into the National Teen Miss World America competition. She’ll be representing the state of California and also advocating for a cause very close to her heart. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay met with Sabrina Safron to learn about how she is preparing for
Continue ReadingThe valley’s high school sports community is rallying around a Rancho Mirage football player, Israel “Izzy” Ramirez, who suffered a brain aneurysm last week. Ramirez was rushed to the hospital last Friday after two of his teammates realized something was wrong. He’s undergone at least 3 brain surgeries since. “We saw Izzy come out of
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Week 7 is just about wrapped up, but it ain’t over until we have a player of the week. Vote for your favorite below and watch News Channel 3 at 6 p.m. to find out who won! Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click here to upgrade
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Nadine Greenberg is now speaking out after she was forced to wait months for benefits following the death of her husband, David, in February. He served in the Army and Air Force. “When my husband was in the hospital, there was a lovely gentleman from the VA who looks into see how you’re doing. And
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A death sentence was imposed today on a convicted felon who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death along Interstate 10 in Whitewater and, four months later, strangled his 82-year-old cellmate at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. In July, a Riverside jury unanimously recommended capital punishment for 43-year-old Rigoberto Villanueva of Fontana for the 2016 killings
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A local conference helping male survivors of childhood sexual abuse was held at the ABC Recovery Center in Indio on Friday. Nearly 200 showed up for the 11th annual “It Happens to Boys” conference. “It’s a problem that never gets talked about. It’s shrouded in silence and secrecy and stigma,” said Jerry Moe, National Director
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Who would’ve known the endless possibilities for a roll of toilet paper. One man from Palm Springs is making the most out of a roll by turning it into a couture wedding gown. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay met the man behind the masterpiece. “Anything is possible even with one sheet of toilet paper,”
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