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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 326 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total amount of cases up to 48,359. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Additional Data 474,861 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 3,850 tests conducted since Wednesday. Deaths and Recoveries The
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A helicopter pilot killed in a crash while fighting one of the hundreds of California wildfires was identified as an employee of an aviation company contracted by the state fire agency who leaves behind a wife and two daughters. Mike Fournier, 52, was identified by his grief-stricken family in Rancho Cucamonga,
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“I basically took everything and threw it out the window,” said Neil Johnson, a physical education teacher at Rancho Mirage Elementary School. Johnson has been a P.E. teacher for 20 years, but this year looks a little different. However, the goal remains the same. “It’s always the goal of a P.E. teacher to instill healthy
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A collision involving a big rig semi and another truck was blocking all four eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Banning Thursday morning. The crash was reported at 7:14 a.m. just west of 8th Street involving a gray Toyota Tundra and a semi police said jack-knifed and was leaking fuel. Caltrans crews hoped to reopen
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Have you tried boba (or bubble tea) before? It’s one of the most popular drinks across Asia and in big U.S. cities, but there aren’t too many boba tea spots in the Coachella Valley. In our Open 4 Biz spotlight, morning anchor Angela Chen introduces us to the creative concoctions at Tea Be Honest, a
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Uber and Lyft officials have threatened to shut down their ride-hailing services in California at midnight Thursday night in response to a court ruling requiring drivers to be classified as employees instead of independent contractors. The companies have been fighting the change, which comes as a result of the passage of Assembly Bill 5 that took effect Jan.
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Desert Sands Unified School District started the new school year on Wednesday, August 19 at a distance. Some technical connection issues were reported by the district. A message to students reported problems with StudentVue and restricted access to documents and assignments. StudentVue links for Zoom meetings were also having issues. The school district’s technology department
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The suspect got out of a dark colored Nissan sedan, and for no apparent reason, walked up to a homeless man and kicked and beat the man. The victim, Tim Richardson, talked to KESQ News Channel 3 about the attack. We asked him why he thought the man attacked him. “I have no idea,” said
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A heavy Sheriff’s Department presence was in the residential area near Avenue 51 and Suncrest Street in Coachella Wednesday night searching for a wanted suspect. Police couldn’t confirm what the suspect was for. A helicopter was circling overhead and several streets were blocked off as deputies established a perimeter. They were announcing over a loudspeaker
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Palm Springs Unified School District kicked off the new school year on Wednesday, August 8. The school has had to improvise as it offers a full virtual platform. While some courses translate easier online than others, offering virtual electives come with challenges as many require a “hands-on” learning approach. Classes such
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The owners of My Thai in La Quinta are still picking up the pieces after their restaurant was broken into and burglarized last week. Video footage shows a person shattering the glass door, partially cutting off power, tearing through a cash register and attempting to wreck the DVR system. “I was very upset because we’re
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Former Shadow Hills baseball standout Tyson Miller made his major league debut on Monday, starting in the second game of a doubleheader for the Chicago Cubs against the rival St. Louis Cardinals. Miller’s final line was two innings, 42 pitches, two earned runs off one hit and three walks. Miller gets to keep the ball
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The Riverside County Registrar of Voters released details on the new election model for the upcoming November elections. According to the Registrar’s office, there will be 80 secure Ballot Drop-Offlocations across the county that will be available starting on Oct. 5. There will also be nearly 120 Voter Assistance Centers throughout RiversideCounty. Residents will be
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The old Kmart building on Palm Drive is undergoing a transformation, with Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals moving to the site from their offices in San Diego. “A Thousand new jobs in the area. I think that is the key to this whole thing. That is our company helping change the foot print of Desert Hot Springs,”
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This morning, over 250 customers in Indio were without power. Power has now been restored. Details to that outage can be found here. Officials with IID said it was due to equipment failure in the energy structure and can be common when the system is under stress. We haven’t seen any blackouts take place in
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An inmate sentenced to death for strangling a 9-year-old girl in San Bernardino has died of unknown causes while awaiting trial for a second killing, officials said Wednesday. Dean E. Dunlap, 61, died July 29 at an outside hospital in San Bernardino County and autopsy results were pending, authorities said. Dunlap
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported new cases since Tuesday. This brings the total amount of cases up to 48,700. The county is caught up on the backlog of cases caused by a glitch with the state’s CalREDIE system last month. The issue did not impact the county’s hospitalization and death count. Check out the
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It was the first day of school for Desert Sands Unified School District families. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil got an exclusive look at how one teacher welcomed her class back virtually from inside her home. “Good morning fifth graders! Can you guys hear me…can I get a thumbs up if you can hear me?”
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The Desert Sands Unified School District kicked off its first day of the new school year on Wednesday, August 19. Some students and parents were met with some technological issues as they attempted to log in. <!–[if lte IE 10]> Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click
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An email that was sent out this week to nursing students notifying them that College of the Desert will not be offering advanced clinical classes: N2, N3, N4 this fall semester. A spokesperson for the college tells us during the Spring, they were able to make some sort of exemptions through the help of the
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