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The AstraZeneca vaccine is showing to be 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic coronavirus infections and 100 percent effective against severe disease. That’s according to a press release from AstraZeneca published Monday. Read the full release here: https://bit.ly/3rd6lc1 They tested their vaccine on 32,449 participants in the U.S. This vaccine is now heading to the

Wednesday became the official day that restaurants and businesses shifted to less strict regulations after Riverside County transitioned into the less restrictive red tier. Aside from a stay-at-home order that was enacted in December, the county lingered in the most restrictive purple tier for months before seeing a change. This past week all 3 metrics

“We at the museum are tremendously disappointed that Louis is leaving because he’s a rockstar of a director. He really put the museum on very solid footing,” Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, the interim chairman of the board at the Palm Springs Art Museum told News Channel 3 on Sunday morning. Following the news of CEO and director

On Saturday the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation hosted an in-person sign-up event for vaccination appointments. Until this point, we haven’t seen too much in-person help other than people being asked to sign up for an appointment online. Dozens of people showed up to the event at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, which was

Esther Rosenfeld showed News Channel 3 around the all-local vendors outdoor market in the parking lot of the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. “These are vendors who are creating things by hand,” Rosenfeld said. “You won’t find any of these people in the stores and it’s nice for the customer to be able to see

Police have shut down Palm Drive between Buena Vista and Cahuilla in Desert Hot Springs after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Desert Hot Springs Police Chief Jim Henson said the pedestrian was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs for treatment. There was no word on the severity of injuries. Henson

WATCH THE LIVE EAGLE NEST CAM BELOW: Sad update from the Friends of Big Bear Valley. The chick in the egg that starting the hatching process on Thursday has stopped moving. The egg had started making chirping noises Thursday night. “We do not know and cannot know what might have happened, no matter how much

Local 2881, a union that represents hundreds of Cal Fire firefighters up and down the state, has filed a workplace complaint with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA. The complaint alleges that firefighters in Riverside County have become overworked, and as a result, have experienced exhaustion that has extended beyond

Nellie Gossling and her son Christopher visited the site on Yerxa Road in Desert Hot Springs, where Gossling’s other son, 27-year-old Nathan Kolander died in a motorcycle crash. “I love him so much. You know he was my baby boy. I just miss him. I wish I could have him.  But I know I’ll see

The city of Indio issued a proclamation celebrating the 40th anniversary of El Mexicali Café. The iconic downtown Indio restaurant first was opened by Carmen Murguia in 1981. El Mexicali Café in the 1980s Since then, her daughter, Monica, has taken over, continuing the family legacy. “Those who have dined at El Mexicali Café’s iconic

The city of Palm Springs is taking legal action against the owners of four stalled hotel projects that have turned into eyesores. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has reaction from local businesses on the legal pressure being applied in an effort to get the projects moving. “People see it from a far that it is

Graduating medical school students matched up with residency programs at hospitals across the country today, including Eisenhower Health. It happened virtually and through the national residency matching program. Eisenhower Health officials said their program matched 100-percent today. Usually hospitals would offer in-person tours to possible candidates beforehand but because of the pandemic, Eisenhower Health had

On March 19, 2011, Cathedral City Police Officer Jermain Gibson Sr. was pronounced dead after his patrol vehicle crashed into a palm tree during a high-speed pursuit of a wanted parolee. Gibson was 28 years old at the time of his passing. He served with CCPD for 18 months in his three-year law enforcement career.