Senior Airman Talamantes of Cathedral City, CA tragically passed away in a traffic accident on July 18th, 2022, while reporting for duty at Luke Air Force Base, AZ. A public vigil will be held for Senior Airman Lee Talamantes on July 29th at the Palm Springs Air Museum beginning at 7 pm. He joined the United
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There was a community town hall to discuss the local response to growing cases of Monkeypox, as well as vaccine efforts. The “HIV and Aging Research Project Palm Springs” hosted the town hall. It comes as Riverside County reported an additional 5 probable and/or cases of monkeypox, bringing the total to 18 countywide. Several participants expressed
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Several Palm Springs restaurants have been broken into the past few months. It’s unclear if all these crimes are connected but business owners are now taking action. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Willie Rhine, who owns the restaurants 1501 Gastro Pub and Willie’s Modern Fare, which were both targeted. Check out our recent
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People are being moved out of a homeless encampment we’ve been reporting on for a few months off of Interstate 10 in Banning. On Tuesday, city officials began the eviction process for people living in the area, located near Hargrave Street. Eviction notice given to residents City officials say some people are now being moved
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We’re hearing for the first time from the mother of one of the teenagers killed in a shooting in Coachella last week. Nereyda Ruiz is the mother of Brandon Anguiano, 16. Anguiano was killed last Wednesday night during a shooting that also claimed the life of Jestine Carillo, 17. Ruiz says that her son was one
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After two years of COVID-19 disruptions, many parents will have a more “normal” back-to-school shopping approach for their kids returning to in-person learning. However, rising costs due to inflation will likely make shopping for school supplies more expensive. Erika Bailey teaches at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca. Anything her students can’t buy, she tends to
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The conservation team at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens works year-round to protect the local ecosystem. In a recent blog post by the Living Desert’s Director of Conservation, Dr. James Danoff-Burg, the daily routine of a conservationist is detailed along with what they’re able to do when temperatures exceed workable conditions. Dr. Danoff-Burg calls
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Mesquite Golf Club in Palm Springs has been purchased by Oswit Land Trust to be transformed into a nature preserve. When the property went up for sale, Oswit Land Trust founder and executive director Jane Garrison saw an opportunity to make history. “A piece of land is not safe until it’s safe,” Garrison said. The
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The number of probable/confirmed cases of Monkeypox in Riverside County has increased to 18. Public Health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr announced the new cases Tuesday evening. Arballo said four patients are eastern Riverside County residents while one is from. western Riverside County. This marks the first patients in western Riverside County. All are men between
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Border Patrol agents arrested two people after discovering 84 pounds of meth during a traffic stop in Indio Tuesday morning. The stop happened at 8:45 a.m. on Interstate 10, about half a mile east of Dillon Road. Agents conducting anti-smuggling operations on Interstate 10 performed a vehicle stop on a grey 2009 Nissan Maxima. A
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An SUV carrying seven passengers rolled over on Highway 111 near Gateway Drive in Palm Springs Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at 3:42 p.m. right by the memorial sign for Palm Springs Police Officers Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny. Police told News Channel 3 that a tire on the vehicle blew out, causing the
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A man injured in a shooting last week in Desert Hot Springs has died from his injuries, police announced. The shooting happened in the overnight hours on Monday, July 18 in the 66000 block of Buena Vista Avenue, near Palm Drive. Police said they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was
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Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage was ranked as the second best hospital in the Inland Empire for 2022-23 and the 21st best in all of California by U.S. News & World Report, it was announced today. Eisenhower Health was the only hospital from the Coachella Valley to be recognized in the magazine’s ranking system.
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A serial bank robber from Palm Springs who federal prosecutors say took great joy in his crimes, yelling “John Dillinger lives!” and “Bikers rule, baby!” during his heists, was sentenced to 19 1/2 years behind bars today in Los Angeles. Todd Cannady, 61, pleaded guilty last year to charges of armed bank robbery and using
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Experts in the firearm industry and Law Enforcement encourage individuals to create a Home Defense Plan. Your home defense plan does not have to incorporate a firearm; there are ways you can protect your home with or without a firearm. Become more aware of your surroundings and know all of the entry and exit points
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A mother accused of driving drunk with three children in her vehicle, leading to a Temecula crash that killed her 8-year-old daughter, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and other counts, California Highway Patrol officials said today. The collision happened at 6:20 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of state Route 79 and Anza Road,
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News Channel 3 continues to report break-ins throughout the Palm Springs area. The owner of AIM Mail Center off East Palm Canyon Drive also experienced a theft similar to the ones we recently reported. You can see surveillance video of the other break ins throughout the area here. When AIM Mail Center owner Matt Sater,
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A majority of us keep active during the summer by going to gym, maybe a 6 or 7 am early tee time. Anywhere we can get indoors. But what do you do if you are 5,6, 9 or 10 years old? Well, those that live here in Indio come to the Indio Community Center. Where they play…BASKETBALL!
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Police arrested a man accused of throwing a rock through the window of the Starbucks in downtown Palm Springs Monday morning. The vandalism was reported at approximately 7:05 AM, at the Starbucks Reserve at 111 N Palm Canyon Drive. Police said a caller reported that a man threw a rock through the front window of
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There are now 13 probable or confirmed cases of Monkeypox in Eastern Riverside County, a spokesperson reports. The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in RiversideCounty rose to three, while probable cases rose to 10, under updated numbers released today. Jose Arballo, the spokesperson for Riverside University Health System, said all of the cases are in
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