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Rafael Nadal, the world’s 6th-ranked men’s tennis professional, has pulled out of the upcoming March BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Tournament Director Tommy Haas issued the following statement Tuesday morning. “Three-time BNP Paribas Open winner and 22-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to injury. “We wish
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First responders were on the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Tuesday morning that was slowing westbound traffic between Cook Street and Washington Street. The collision was reported at 8:04 a.m. and involved a gold Toyota sedan and a Red SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision shut
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Skies will be partly cloudy with cool conditions today as a storm approaches. The mountains of Riverside and San Bernardino counties are already seeing some snow. In advance of that storm, a High Wind Warning goes in place tomorrow at 6 a.m. lasting until 10 p.m. for powerful winds in and around the Valley. A
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A nonprofit called Health Assessment and Research for Communities (HARC) is releasing data Tuesday, that provides a comprehensive assessment of the Coachella Valley following the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Early data released from HARC showed: 10% of local adults are not vaccinated for COVID-19 and have no intention of getting vaccinatedFood insecurity among both
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Hundreds of students at Coachella Valley High School walked out of class Monday morning in protest of a lack of safety measures. “Every single day I wake up and I don’t know if that’s the last time I’m going to tell my mom I love her,” said Abigail Alvarez Aguilar, a senior at CVHS. “Honestly,
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A man who sold fentanyl pills that killed a 20-year-old college student in Temecula, prompting her father to initiate a nationwide campaign calling for action to break the fentanyl supply chain and bust the dealers, was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison. Brandon Michael McDowell, 24, pleaded guilty in August to possession with
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San Bernardino County declared a local emergency on Monday as it seeks state and federal assistance following snowstorms over the weekend. Residents in the county’s mountain communities are trapped at home or unable to get back home due to several feet of snow that fell during the storm over the weekend, county officials said. Updated
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St. Margaret Episcopal Church in Palm Desert members plan to continue the conversation of hate and discrimination with faith-based organizations at an Interfaith Antisemitism conference. The founder of the Mensch International Foundation says that the Jewish community is not antisemitic towards themselves, so conversations need to be had while antisemitism is on the rise. “As people
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Watch the Live Nest Camera Below (Courtesy of the Friends of Big Bear Valley): BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Two bald eagle eggs laid last month in a Southern California nest watched by a web cam are unlikely to hatch, experts said Monday. Mother eagle Jackie delivered the first egg Jan. 11 and the
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A United States citizen was arrested after border patrol agents found more than $746,000 inside their vehicle at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. The incident happened on Feb 17 at around 7:40 p.m. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agent noticed the driver’s erratic behavior when her SUV was at the checkpoint. The
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A 23-year-old man suspected of using a gun to steal a cellphone from a 17-year-old boy in Coachella was charged today with robbery. Miguel Martinez Navarro of Coachella also faces sentence-enhancing allegations of using a firearm and of committing the crime while on bail, according to court records. He was set to be arraigned Monday
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Some students from Coachella Valley High School (CVHS) are planning to walk out of school on Monday to protest school safety and teacher salaries. News Channel 3 has received multiple reports that students will leave their classrooms at 8:00 a.m. and walk to the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD). Emails show that some students
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Two CVUSD schools will reopen Monday after winds knocked down dozens of power poles last week. Classes were canceled at two Coachella Valley Unified Schools on Wednesday through Friday after high winds knocked down power poles in the area. Sea View Elementary and West Shores High School were affected. A CVUSD spokesperson said in part,
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A Riverside tax preparer pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, such as fake medical expenses and bogus mortgage interest, and which caused more than $3 million in losses to the IRS. Andrew Hansack, 39, entered his plea in Los Angeles federal court to two
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A man is behind bars following a stabbing in Cabazon. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said it happened after 10:30 p.m. Saturday off Seminole Drive. Someone heard a woman screaming, and when deputies arrived, they found the victim with several stab wounds. Investigators identified the suspect and said he had already left the scene. He was later found
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Update 2/27/23 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. confirmed that this was a suicide. Original Report 2/26/23 There was a deadly shooting in Oasis Sunday evening. Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators said deputies responded to the area of Avenue 76 and Highway 86 before 5 p.m. Sunday regarding a suspicious circumstance. That’s where deputies discovered a person dead
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An Amber Alert was issued for two children allegedly abducted by their father out of Riverside County on Sunday morning. It has since been called off. California Highway Patrol said Lilianna,6, and Elias Acosta,2, were taken by their father in Riverside. They were believed to be in a silver 2014 BMW 335i with California license
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The rain did not stop this weekend’s Black History Month Parade in Palm Springs. However, it was postponed by one day. Music, dancing, and community, all in celebration of black culture at the 36th Annual Black History Month Parade. News channel 3’s Miyoshi Price served as the grand marshall this year. Many locals like Carolyn and
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is back open following its closure on Saturday due to the snowstorm. Saturday’s snowstorm brought more than two feet of fresh snow to the Mountain Station. There is at least five feet of snow at the Long Valley station. The tram had a two-hour delayed opening at 10 a.m. Sunday
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A fire destroyed a three-story home in Lake Arrowhead Friday night. According to San Bernardino County Fire, crews responded just after 11:00 p.m. in challenging road conditions. Deep snow, steep terrain, and slippery conditions complicated fire suppression efforts on the ground. Crews had to locate and dig out the fire hydrant from the snow. A
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