Veterans Day is Monday and the Rotary Clubs of Cathedral city are preparing for their 14th annual ‘Healing Field’ event at Patriot Park in Cathedral City. Volunteers are going to gather at 8 a.m. Friday to prepare the field to set up more than 5,000 flags. The flags will be placed on Saturday. They honor
Continue ReadingRocky is looking for a forever home at Animal Samaritans, SPCA in Thousand Palms, CA. Call 760-601-3918.
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A judge ruled Thursday a convicted sex offender with no ties to the high desert won’t be released into Joshua Tree, as previously recommended. For many, the judge’s decision comes as a sigh of relief. “We build our community the way we see, and it’s a tough fight sometimes,” said Joshua Tree resident Kathleen Radnich.
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The St. Jude Dream Home is complete! Live at 5 on News Channel 3, we cut the ribbon marking the official opening of the home that could be yours. News Channel 3 is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Hospital for your chance to win a new home. St. Jude celebrity design ambassador Michael Moloney spent
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is adding a new resource to their arsenal in the daily fight against fentanyl and other deadly opioids here in the valley. With a drug crisis that’s only getting worse in the valley… “We are seeing increasing numbers across the board…there are lots of incidences of overdoses every single day
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A Ventura County Superior Court Judge has denied a placement order which would relocate a violent sex offender to the High Desert. Ross Wollshchlager, 56, of Ventura County, spent nearly 14 years behind bars for raping and molesting a 10-year-old girl as she slept. Wollschlager was originally set to be released in Sacramento County but
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The city has confirmed that the property on Avienda Madero did have a short term rental permit but did not have an event permit, which is required for hosting a party in a rental house. News Channel 3 went back to the scene and saw a memorial that stands in front of the La Quinta
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Today the Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 23rd annual Peace Officer and Safety Awards Luncheon. Police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel from the Coachella Valley were honored. “We’re very happy and proud of them. Happy for what they do for us, for the community,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said. The Department’s
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A lawsuit has been filed against Goldenvoice and AEG, the companies behind the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, stemming from an injury allegedly caused by falling equipment during this year’s festival. The alleged incident occurred inside the Sahara Tent during the “Gucci Gang” set on Weekend 2 of the popular festival in April of 2019.
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Ronald M. Auen, the longtime President and Chairman of the Board for the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, has died, foundation officials confirmed Thursday. He was 87. Auen took the foundation’s helm in 1988 and oversaw the growth of the organization for over three decades. He was asked to accept the leadership position as
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A student was stabbed with a knife during an altercation at West Shores High School, officials confirmed to News Channel 3. Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera wrote in a statement that a student used a knife to assault another student Thursday afternoon at the school, located in Salton City. “It is
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Jury selection continued today in the murder case of a 38-year-old Utah man accused of lighting his mother on fire behind the Indio furniture store in which she worked. Israel Ramirez Guardado is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated mayhem and torture, with a special circumstance allegation of inflicting torture in the commission of a murder.
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The Palm Springs City Council says it will be voting yes in favor of bringing back access to scanner traffic for local media. “The city council has unanimously directed the mayor to vote at the upcoming ERICA meeting to provide limited access to the media, of information that is otherwise provided over the encrypted system.
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A memorial was held Wednesday night at the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash in honor of a bicyclist who was killed last month in Palm Springs. 30-year-old Raymundo “Ray-Ray” Jaime was hit by a car and killed while riding his bike on S. Palm Canyon on Oct. 21. It was dark, and the driver
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The Desert Hot Springs City Council voted to terminate its contract with Quintanilla & Associates, the legal firm that represented the city over the past few years. Steve Quintanilla The council voted 4-1 to terminate the contract during a closed session on Tuesday night. Steve Quintanilla, the firm’s owner, says he was terminated after his
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Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia celebrated two local veterans for their distinguished leadership and work in the community. “Individuals who are not only serving the community but also focusing on veteran needs right here in the Coachella Valley,” Garcia said. Garcia held a recognition ceremony to honor Lauren Skiver and Edward Robles Wednesday at Veteran’s Memorial Park
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A police pursuit of a wanted parolee in Cathedral City ended in a crash on a Palm Springs roadway Wednesday afternoon. Commander Paul Herrera of the Cathedral City Police Department told News Channel 3 that officers spotted Luis Ortiz, 24, of Cathedral City a wanted parolee driving a vehicle on San Antonio Drive in the
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The founder of local nonprofit “Songshine,” 76-year-old Ruthanna Metzgar has returned home from the 42 mile trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay met with Metzgar to hear about her journey and the amount of money she was able to raise for her foundation. “Having just returned from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at
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Chaos is igniting at Popeyes locations throughout the nation over the comeback of their chicken sandwich. “I’m a little hooked and it’s diet day but I might come back for dinner,” Shelley Ford said. But not everyone is dying to try the chicken sandwich due to the extra traffic it brings with it. At the
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – A 15-year-old who was critically injured by vaping, has been in the hospital recovering for over a month. Zane Martin was first introduced to vaping at a Skate Park in Desert Hot Springs. Before being admitted to Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, a different hospital sent the teen home with an
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