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California Highway Patrol officers investigated a pile up on eastbound Interstate 10 near the Banning scales. The crash was reported just after 8:00 Saturday night. Six cars were involved, with at least one car rolling. No word on any injuries and there is no word yet on the crash happened. Stay with News Channel 3
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The third edition of the Desert X exhibition opens to the public Friday. It runs through May 16 in the Coachella Valley. Desert X is an outdoor experience free and open to the public. The art exhibition spans across 40 miles of desert. The exhibition was originally scheduled to run from February 6 until April
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Indio is hosting its first sustainability event of the year Saturday. You can drop off old tires, used oil and oil filters, or your e-waste. City officials will also be providing paper shredding and a compost exchange. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Indio Corporate Yard and Indio Water Authority on
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You can get tested for coronavirus for free Saturday at the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert. It’s part of a collaboration between the Desert Healthcare Foundation and Coachella Valley Equity Collaborative. The event runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m on Catalina Way in Palm Desert. Organizers said you don’t need an appointment. Test recipients
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A grocery clerk at the Stater Brother’s in Palm Springs carried a spray bottle while rounding up shopping carts. It’s just one change happening at stores while Covid-19 remains a concern. One shopper we spoke with is among those supporting the extra pay for that employee and others. Workers at the larger, national chain stores
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Nursing homes are making changes now to reopen to visitors. New guidelines from the state’s public health department explains fully vaccinated residents can now receive both indoor and in-room guests. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what you need to know before visiting your loved one. After more than a year of the coronavirus
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A young woman seriously injured when a vehicle she was a passenger in crashed into a power pole earlier this week in Indio has been pronounced dead. Ben Guitron, public information officer for Indio Police, confirmed that the woman, identified as an 18-year-old from Cathedral City, was pronounced dead on Friday morning. The woman riding
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Riverside County reported 191 new cases since Wednesday. The county has a total of 291,866 coronavirus cases. There were no cases reported on Thursday due to issues with the state’s CalREDIE system. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County to move to the Red Tier on Tuesday
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California on Friday announced it has administered more than 2 million vaccine doses to people in vulnerable, low-income ZIP codes. This will allow counties to more quickly reopen activities such as indoor dining and indoor gyms at reduced capacity. The Department of Public Health confirmed that Riverside County will be among
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The Palm Springs International Dance Festival kicks off this week. It runs Thursday through Sunday. The festival is happening differently this year with COVID restrictions in place. In a typical year, founder and artistic director Michael Nickerson-Rossi says more than 400 dancers travel from all over the world to take four days of classes and
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Education further outline the plan to bring students PreK through 6th grade back into classroom. The board reviewed the district’s reopening plan, which officials hope to send to the county’s public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser for review by Monday. Officials said the county’s review process takes
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For the first time in a year, some Desert Sands Unified students in Pre-K through 5th grade will be back in the classroom Monday. DSUSD was the first valley district to get its Covid-19 safety plans approved by the county and state. “To prepare bringing students back, it has been a logistical endeavor,” said Kirsten
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A lot of Coachella Valley students are failing or barely getting by in their classes during these times of distance learning. And when it comes to D’s and F’s in school, there’s a very good chance your kid might be getting them. Report cards are giving educators a concrete indicator of just how much learning
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Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, a democrat, is praising tonight’s presidential address. News Channel 3’s John White zoomed with the congressman shortly after the address. He said he thought President Joe Biden struck the right chord, balancing empathy for the lives lost to coronavirus over the last year with a positive message for the future
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A mobile vaccine clinic was held Thursday at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal as part of continued efforts increase commitment to provide COVID vaccine to the valley’s low-income communities. “We want to deliver vaccines to the most vulnerable, most valued communities that most need this,” said said Dr. Conrado Barzaga, CEO of the Desert
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The building and the parking lot on Date Palm Drive have been empty for a long time. But the biggest name in online retailing, Amazon, is about to take over. “You know I’m really looking forward to Amazon moving in, bringing their culture and bringing their hard workers,” said Richard Eaton, the owner of The
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The St. Jude Dream Home in Palm Desert officially has a new owner tonight. Congratulations to Mitch Blumberg who won the St. Jude Dream Home giveaway on Tuesday night! News Channel 3 was there as Blumberg walked into the front door of his new home for the very first time this morning! Mitch has lived
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Big changes are headed our way in the coming days that includes expanding the vaccine eligibility list for those with underlying conditions to the tier loosening. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero explains. “It’s a nervous excitement,” said Sef Clarke. “The sooner, the better.” Sef Clarke is anxiously waiting his turn to get the coronavirus vaccine.
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Continuing efforts to slowly loosen COVID-19 business restrictions, state health officials today issued rules allowing breweries and wineries that do not serve meals to reopen outdoors, while also setting a path for the reopening of bars. According to the updated rules, beginning this Saturday, breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals will be
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A Palm Desert man who tossed a Molotov cocktail into a Republican group’s office in the Coachella Valley is slated to plead guilty in federal court on Monday to a felony charge in which he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Carlos Espriu, 23, entered into a plea agreement with the
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