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Nine people are safe after a military cargo plane clipped a fighter plane mid-air above Thermal Tuesday afternoon. The cargo plane made an emergency landing in a farm field there, while the jet crashed in the desert near Salton City. UPDATE: Military officials confirm a fighter crashed near Salton City during air-to-air refueling, causing another
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Governor Newsom signed two new farmworker relief bills this week designed to provide protections for agricultural workers during the pandemic. The two bills, AB 2043 and AB 2165, were authored by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) alongside Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister). These measures, passing the legislature with bipartisan support, represent the nation’s first legislative package of
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Officers are investigating the shooting of a juvenile at a skate park in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday afternoon. The shooting was reported shortly before 1:52 p.m. at Guy J Tedesco Park on 12800 W Arroyo Drive. The victim, only identified as a male juvenile, sustained non-life-threatening wounds, DHSPD Chief Jim Henson told News Channel 3.
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Its playtime! After being off-limits for months, playgrounds are now reopening across California. the state issued new guidance on Monday. If you have been around a park in the last few months I sure you have seen signs and caution tape around the playground. At La Quinta Park, it’s all gone. The orange caution tape
Continue ReadingYou can watch the first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden live below. The debate is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
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A large crowd turned out Tuesday morning for a ribbon cutting for the new venture for Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals. The company moved its entire operations, including 12 employees, from San Diego. The company is slated to become the first federally licensed cannabis research, cultivation and manufacturing firm. They have plans to produce drugs using THC
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The move to the ‘red tier’ in Riverside County brought signals and hope that many aspects of everyday life are evolving into a new normal. Restrictions are being lifted. We can now — with modifications — go to see a movie and dine indoors. We can go to indoor gyms and go inside places of
Continue ReadingIt’s a historic night; the first 2020 presidential debate is Tuesday, September 29. You can watch it streaming live in the player below: “We’re really excited about having a great party tonight celebrating, no malice,” president of the East Valley Republican Women’s club, Joy Miedecke told News Channel 3. “We’re happy that they’re debating and
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 241 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 59,173. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) What’s Open In Riverside County? Restaurants indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)All retail indoors (max 50% capacity)Shopping centers
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an assault that left a woman hospitalized in a residential area of Coachella Tuesday afternoon. The incident was first reported at approximately 12:59 p.m. in the 52000 block of Las Palmas Street, east of Avenue 52 and Cesar Chavez Street. Sgt. Deonna Pecoraro, public information officer for the Sheriff’s
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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly will host a video conference to provide an update on COVID-19 in California. The state releases updated statistics every Tuesday on which counties have satisfied the required metric to move into the next tier of California’s COVID-19 monitoring system. You can watch the livestream below starting
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A 45-year-old man accused of spray-painting racist and anti-LGBTQ graffiti and causing other property damage on a community center in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today to felony and misdemeanor charges. Charinda Godakanda of Palm Springs remains out of custody on $10,000 bail stemming from his arrest on July 7 outside the vandalized James O.
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Governor Gavin Newsom and health officials said Monday that California is showing signs of a potential new surge in coronavirus cases, adding that a surge could lead to a third shutdown. Even though hospitalizations statewide have fallen more than 20% and the positivity rate has been low over the past few weeks, officials said they’re
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A Cathedral City resident is sending aid to the Berry Creek community after the North Complex West Zone fire ripped through the town just a few miles from Paradise. The fire has been burning since last month scorching over 84 thousand acres of land with only 88 percent containment. News Channel’s Dani Romero has more
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The general election is weeks away and local candidates are revving up their efforts to appeal to voters. California’s 42nd district state assembly seat is up for grabs. Current Assemblyman Chad Mayes is running for reelection after having served 6 consecutive years in the state legislature. San Jacinto Mayor Andrew Kotyuk is running against Mayes,
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that a body was found in the Whitewater River off of Highway 111 on Sunday. According to Sgt. Pecoraro, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, deputies were first alerted to a call of a possible body in the water at approximately 5:12 p.m. The Palm Springs Fire Department
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The mat in front of her apartment door reads “home sweet home”, but for Karen Robinson the place where she has lived for three years has been anything but. Just outside her door, in the stairwell, a vomit stain is left behind weeks after someone got sick. The original spill was captured on her camera.
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A YouTube channel has been made by Judith Schliessmann, aka Gramma Books. Schliessmann has been a volunteer in schools from Indio to Palm Springs for 32 years. She said, “Many of the students are learning English and I have found that they learn faster with my humorous approach.” So her YouTube channel, Gramma Books, does just
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigated a possible assault that left a woman hospitalized in the unincorporated community of Oasis Monday morning. Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, told News Channel 3 that deputies were called to the 91000 block of Avenue 81 for an assault investigation. The investigation began at
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UPDATE: 9/28/20: Authorities announced that deputies are asking for information regarding a Subaru seen near Hwy 18 and Delta Ave on Sep 20. Deputies believe Carlos Baltazar may have been picked up near his vehicle by someone driving a Subaru. Deputies are asking anyone who was in the area of Hwy 18 and Delta Ave
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