Eight people, none of them children, were injured today when a car crashed into a building at a Mead Valley school. The crash was reported at about 1:15 p.m. at Tomas Rivera Middle School in the 21600 block of Martin Street, near Clark Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Multiple engine crews and
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FIND Food Bank, a hunger-relief nonprofit organization, received a $125,000 donation from members of the Hideaway Golf Club in La Quinta, it was announced today. Individual residents of the club came together to raise funds for the food bank, with the donation equaling approximately 562,500 meals, according to FIND spokeswoman Kayleen Sullivan. The donation comes
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A 49-year-old was killed in a suspected DUI rollover crash Monday night in Joshua Tree. The crash happened at approximately 8:40 p.m. near Center Avenue and Shifting Sands. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old man from Joshua Tree, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tracker northbound. Kevin Spruell Sr., 49, from Joshua Tree, was
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Coachella Valley History Museum officials today began auctioning off VIP passes to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The Light the Date Grove Silent Auction will be held virtually starting Wednesday and running until March 31, with proceeds going toward the museum’s project to install landscape lighting at the
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Briana DeAztlan is a local woman tasked with making sure Tennis Paradise lives up to its name. One of four flower walls on site at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. A graduate of La Quinta high school and the esteemed Parsons School of Design in New York, she’s a successful business woman in charge of bringing
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Southern Caifornia native Taylor Fritz is feeling right at home. The 24-year-old American standout is advancing at this year’s BNP Paribas Open after a gutsy performance over Jaume Munar on Tuesday inside Stadium 2. Taylor Fritz moves on 6-4 2-6 7-6(2) huge ace on match point 💪🏼 🇺🇸 local ties! Fritz heatin up 🔥 #TennisParadise
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Republican State Senator Melissa Melendez will not be running for Congress. On Tuesday, News Channel 3 learned that Melendez missed the filing deadline to run in the newly drawn 41st congressional district. The new district includes most of the Coachella Valley and is currently held by longtime Republican Congressman Ken Calvert. The 41st district is shaping up to be
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One person is undergoing surgery at a local hospital after being shot. Witnesses told investigators they saw the victim at the parking lot of Best Buy in La Quinta, however, the location where the shooting occurred remains in question. The incident was first reported at 5:31 p.m. Sgt. Soto, public information officer for the Riverside
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UPDATE: Police confirmed the two boys were found and their mother, suspected of illegally abducting them, was taken into custody. The CHP announced Tuesday night that the boys had been found safe, and Garcia had been taken into custody. No further details were released. Photos: CHP RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside Police are searching for two
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When the news broke last month The Walt Disney Company was developing a master-planned residential community in Rancho Mirage, many were excited about the magic of Disney popping up right in our own backyard. But for others, it exacerbated existing concerns about affordable housing and where people who work at such luxury resorts can live.
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A house fire ignited Monday night in Cathedral City displacing a single mother and her younger five kids. Her two older kids already moved out. “I’m still in a lot of shock,” Elizabeth Barron told News Channel 3’s Marian Bouchot. Firefighters were called to the home fully engulfed in flames at the 67300 block of
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By Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the chamber by unanimous consent. The bill would still need to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law. If the measure clears
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to request authorization this week for an additional COVID-19 booster dose for seniors, according to a person familiar with the matter. It would add a fourth dose to the regimen, which currently consists of a primary series of two shots, followed months later by a booster dose, in
Continue Reading An 81-year-old woman was pronounced dead after a head-on crash Monday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash happened at approximately 3:29 p.m. in unincorporated County land on Thousand Palms Canyon Road, about 2 miles south of Dillon Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, Gail Bronson, 81, of Indio was driving a Toyota southbound on Thousand Palms
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A Riverside County lawmaker’s attempt to end the COVID-based state of emergency declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom two years ago was defeated today in a party-line state Senate committee vote. Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, endeavored on previous occasions to secure hearings regarding the governor’s ongoing use of emergency powers. She said Senate President Pro
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A Desert Hot Springs woman was facing several felony counts of fraud, accused of filing false documents to obtain then sell two properties in Palm Springs and a vehicle in Rancho Mirage. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest Monday of Nova-Stargate De Consuelo, 62, also known as Nadine Perez Jimenez who refers
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“Jurassic Wonders”, a free dinosaur exhibit was completed in Cathedral City and opened to the public on Tuesday. The exhibit is located on the corner of E. Palm Canyon Drive and West Buddy Rogers Avenue in Downtown Cathedral City. It features 11 metal dinosaurs that are equal in scale to their actual size when alive.
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An investigation was underway into a house fire that ignited in Cathedral City Monday night. Yosemy Estrada Firefighters were called to the home fully engulfed on the 67300 block of Mission Ct. at 7:23 p.m. All residents were able to evacuate and were accounted for, according to the Cathedral City Fire Department. Yosemy Estrada The
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MONFILS UPENDS MEDVEDEV Daniil Medvedev is done in the desert. The top seed and World No. 1 was upset in the Round of 32 on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open, losing to Gael Monfils in three sets. 🇫🇷 Magnifique Monfils 🇫🇷@Gael_Monfils defeats a World No.1 for the second time in his career (Nadal 2009),
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