People throughout our community are changing lives every day and News Channel 3 is celebrating Neighborhood Heroes! This time we’re highlighting Monique Moreria, who runs an assisted-living and memory-care facility in Palm Desert. News Channel 3’s Allie Anthony visited with Moreria and her team to hear about the impact she’s having on the lives of
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Las temperaturas siguen alcanzando los tres dígitos en el Valle de Coachella a pesar de la ola de calor en el sur de California, la gente sigue trabajando. Con temperaturas superando los 115 grados días pasados y con alerta de calor hasta esta noche los que más están sufriendo con el agobiante calor son los
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We’re onto week 3 of the local football season. Friday, September 6 Eisenhower – 14@Palm Springs – 35FEldorado – 12@Coachella Valley – 48FCitrus Hill – 12@Desert Hot Springs – 22FDesert Christian Academy – 14@Desert Mirage – 21FSerrano – 52@Yucca Valley – 28FRancho Mirage – 16@Tahquitz – 13FIndio – 0@Barstow – 35FShadow Hills – 17@Yucaipa –
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Friday marked National Food Bank Day, a day to honor the volunteers and food bank workers helping to end food insecurity. Food banks are a critical resource in our desert cities. According to Find Food Bank about 1 in 6 people experience food insecurity here in the Coachella Valley. People are encouraged to participate in National Food Bank
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A judge today confirmed an upcoming trial date for one of two men accused of killing a 24-year-old man in Cathedral City in 2020. Johnny Ramirez, 31, of Escondido in San Diego County, was charged with a count of murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon during a felony, according to court
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The historic Riviera Resort brand is expected to soon make its return to Palm Springs. The Margaritaville Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs is expected to rebrand as The Riviera Hotel in late September. Management Changes Steven Grant, Margaritaville Resort Director of Sales and Marketing, said Apollo currently owns the hotel. “They’re the real estate
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Excessive Heat Warnings remain in place across a wide swath of the Southwest, including right here in the Coachella Valley. For us, the Excessive Heat Warning will expire at 8:00 PM this evening. This is because monsoonal moisture will move in this weekend, helping lower our temperatures. However, many other areas to our west will
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An upcoming trial date was finalized today for a 32-year-old man accused of stabbing another man in Indio in December 2021. Juan Felipe Hernandez Jr. of Indio was arrested Jan. 3, 2022 for allegedly killing Montel Robinson at Miles Avenue Park one month prior, according to a statement from the Indio Police Department. The defendant
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A man in a father-son duo was sentenced to two years probation today for his role in running an illegal marijuana extraction operation inside their Indio home, sparking a fire that led to an explosion that injured several firefighters. Javriel Rodriguez Ochoa, 64, and Alexander Samuel Ochoa, 37, entered guilty pleas in January at
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The Cathedral City Police Department has recently introduced a new and updated crime scene investigation unit. The van helps investigators gather evidence from the scene, and it works as a mobile lab. Angie Gudino, who is an evidence technician, is in charge of the mobile unit. “I have everything I need in this unit like
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A punto de que llegue otra oportunidad para personas que están en busca de empleo, los candidatos a diferentes posiciones, recibieron ayuda personalizada de vestimenta profesional para elevar su confianza. “Es una oportunidad que no es todo el tiempo y aparte de eso quiero ser ejemplo para mi hijos, quiero progresar y quiero que mis
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 17-year-old from Cathedral City accused of a school violence threat posted online. The investigation began Wednesday evening. Deputies received a report a report of school violence threats posted online against Rancho Mirage High School, the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. RSO investigators worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
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A brush fire that started north of Idyllwild-Pine Cove in the San Bernardino National Forest today consumed five acres before Cal Fire aircraft slowed it down. The non-injury “Cove Fire” was reported at 2:20 p.m. Friday east of Highway 243 near the mountain communities, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said that
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Coachella Valley High School following a report of a gun on campus. The report came in Friday at 12:32 p.m. According to CVUSD Superintendent Dr. Frances Esparza, a student reported that another student on campus had a gun. When deputies arrived, they placed the location on lockdown while a
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Highs topped out at 121 yesterday missing the record by just one degree! Today will be only modestly cooler. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning through 8 p.m. High pressure is in place today, but will begin to break down overnight, allowing more humidity to move into the region. Increasing humidity and dew points
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The intense heat Thursday canceled or delayed some outdoor high school sports throughout the desert cities. Palm Springs and Indio High School tennis were delayed. While a golf match between Palm Springs and Redlands High Schools was cancelled. Junior Varsity High School football was impacted at both Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs High Schools
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Things are moving fast in Lithium Valley, near the Salton Sea. If you drive along Highway 111 all the way down to the southern end of the Salton Sea, you’ll see your usual puffs of white steam, chugging up from the geothermal plants. But below those clouds, underneath these plants, some ground-breaking developments in the
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Sensei Tamara Canedo Lifschutz has operated her nonprofit called Seiden-Juku in La Quinta for the past four years. Her students are taught self-defense, anti-bullying, weapons, and diversity in the art of karate-do and para-karate. “I was born into the sport. My father was actually my Shihan, which is superior to Sensei. It was never a choice. The
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With temperatures soaring, Coachella Valley workers at outdoor chain restaurants face extreme heat as they serve customers. In fact, a News Channel 3 viewer contacted KESQ with concerns about workers at popular drive-thru chains. Dutch Brothers employees say while working in high temperatures — they wear cooling vests and take many breaks. At Chick-fil-A Megan
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Highs around the Coachella Valley are more than 10-15° above average this afternoon. The relentless ridge of high pressure will continue to bring above-normal temperatures through the close of the workweek. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for most of Southern California and will remain in place through Friday. However, for communities west of the mountains,
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