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Two people, one with serious injuries and one with minor injuries, were taken to a trauma center today following a traffic collision in Thermal. Firefighters responded to the intersection of Tyler Avenue and 66th Avenue at around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a two-vehicle collision, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Officials
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We’ve seen comfortable conditions through the three day weekend, but that’s expected to change Tuesday afternoon as our First Alert Weather Alert Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert Day. Gusty winds are predicted to impact the valley starting Tuesday afternoon, and the entire valley is under a High Wind Warning issued by the
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The Chalk Art Festival is going to be on March 18 and March 19 and is hoping people can sponsor or become vendors for the event. The event this year will happen on Museum Way in Palm Springs. It is hosted every year by the Rotary Clubs of Palm Springs. The two-day event will help
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Southern California Edison (SCE) and the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) reported several power outages overnight that are affecting hundreds of its customers. IID has an outage in La Quinta that is affecting 172 customers. There is no time frame for when power will be restored. There is also an outage in Ocotillo Wells. That outage
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One effort that former President Jimmy Carter is most known for is Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that helps get low and fixed-income families into their own homes. And the Coachella Valley chapter is reflecting on Carter’s legacy. The Carters got involved with Habitat for Humanity nearly 40 years ago. Through the awareness they
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Two teenagers from Cathedral City were arrested in connection with a shooting that left one man in critical condition Tuesday morning in Palm Desert. Deputies first responded to reports of shots fired on the 45300 block of Garden Square at around 2:53 a.m. A man with a gunshot wound was found in the area of
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Strong windy conditions took down a sign that landed on a person Tuesday evening at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio. The person was put on a stretcher and carried into an ambulance. There was no word on the severity of the person’s injuries. News Channel 3’s Tatum Larsen was at
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The Palm Springs City Council voted to end the local emergency for COVID-19 after nearly three years. The action removes the city’s authority to issue emergency orders. It also removes the city’s ability to receive possible state and federal funding to support the City’s emergency efforts would go away. Councilmember Christy Holstege noted during the
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A 44-year-old man who allegedly shot someone during an altercation at a bar in Indio pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder. Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta also denied a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and denied the
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The prosecution rested its case in the penalty phase of the trial against Jose Larin Garcia, the Cathedral City man who was convicted of murdering four people in Palm Springs four years ago. The defense is now making its case on why Larin Garcia’s life should be spared. The jury heard from the mother and
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Two people were arrested on suspicion of stealing jewelry from an 87-year-old woman in La Quinta, authorities said today. Deputies from the Thermal sheriff’s station responded at around 11:40 a.m. Monday to the 79700 block of Highway 111 in La Quinta to a report of the robbery, according to Sgt. David Aldrich of the Riverside
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A 28-year-old man from Coachella was among three people killed in a wrong-way crash in Imperial County, authorities announced. The crash occurred Monday at around 7:30 p.m. on Interstate 8 near Forrester Road, which is just east of El Centro. According to the California Highway Patrol, the Coachella man was driving an Acura that was
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The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking an incoming storm system that is expected to coincide with major events in the valley like the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival and Modernism Week. Representatives of these events say that they are making preparations ahead of the stronger weather conditions. Check Out: Person injured
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A firefighter was recovering Tuesday morning and two people were forced out of their home after a late-night fire in Beaumont. Fire crews were called to a garage fire at 10:53 p.m. Monday along the 1400 block of Midnight Sun Drive. Two cars were burned and the flames also caused damage inside the home, according to CalFire
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Modernism week is in full swing and it continues to attract tens of thousands of visitors to the Coachella Valley. It first started in 2006 as a smart vintage show with about 10,000 people. Event organizers recorded about 160,000 attendees last year, and they’re expecting a larger turnout this year! Palm Springs continues to attract
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After years of delays, the Orchid Tree Resort and Spa project in Palm Springs still has no end in sight. The proposed 74-room hotel, which includes a restaurant, spa, and meeting space, has been in the works since 2014 and is approved to be built on the site of the historic Community Church and bungalows
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Efforts to hire lifeguards at public pools in the Coachella Valley are ongoing amid staffing shortages. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is holding a second hiring event today from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., according to a flier. Staff there held a similar hiring event last Monday in hopes of recruiting both lifeguards and swim
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After two years of social distancing, attendees of the 3rd annual Caravan Through African American History in Palm Springs boarded a bus to take a tour through the lesser-known history of the area. Jarvis Crawford, the President of the Palm Springs Black History Committee, was the group’s guide and pointed out prominent Black historical landmarks
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You likely saw some familiar faces at the Riverside County fair and National Date Festival’s Presidents’ Day parade Monday morning News Channel 3’s Chief Meteorologist Haley Clawson and evening anchor Karen Devin were out there. News Channel 3 photojournalist Christopher Flicker brings us the sights and sounds from the fun. Be the first to know
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14 outstanding high school seniors from across Riverside County were awarded the Date Festival scholarship from Pickering Events LLC, the operators of the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, in recognition of the importance of the Fair to the community. The students participated in a month-long competition that considered their community involvement, scholastic achievement,
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