CASES IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY On Thursday, the county reported 806 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total up to 28,177. Over 300,972 tests have been conducted so far. 10,271 people have recovered from coronavirus, an increase of 158 recoveries since Tuesday. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest
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A mobile home caught fire in North Palm Springs today, spurring a multi-agency response. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KESQ News Channel 3 (@kesq_news_channel_3) on Jul 16, 2020 at 1:51pm PDT The non-injury blaze was reported at 11:51 a.m. in the 19800 block of King Road, in unincorporated Riverside County, according
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It was May of 2019 when Laura Fisher was given the news her kidneys were failing. She says she joined the wait list for a donor, with no luck. “Different family members…everyone started coming forward. And of course, Sarah as my daughter, was one of the first ones,” said Fisher, an assistant superintendent at Desert
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A new lawsuit obtained exclusively by News Channel 3 has been filed against Sunbrook Residential Care, an elderly assisted living facility in La Quinta where a Korean War veteran was brutally murdered last November. On November 21 last year, Cristina Canimo, 32, of Palm Desert, was arrested and is now charged with torturing and murdering
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Riverside County Health officials are keeping a close eye on the county’s high positivity-rate. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest local coronavirus data and updates. The app is available on the Apple Store and Google Play. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari said the positivity rate in Riverside County
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Hospitals in the Coachella Valley are at surge capacity, but it’s not just the beds. “Probably the biggest challenge we are all facing is staffing,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung with Riverside University Health System told News Channel 3. A federal medical team is expected to report to duty Thursday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, as
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A shooting in Desert Hot Springs near the intersection of West Drive and Santa Cruz Road drew police and investigators to the scene. The gunfire, happening during a recent period in which crime rates have generally gone down around the valley. Representatives at valley police departments tell us when it comes to things like burglary,
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Rite Aid has opened several coronavirus testing sites around and near the Coachella Valley. Residents are now able to get free coronavirus testing at Rite Aid stores in the cities of Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Banning, and Beaumont. The testing sites will utilize self-swab nasal tests and will be overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists. The tests will be operated between 10
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The Coral Mountain Foundation is celebrating a major milestone of serving more than 10,000 meals to east valley residents. The organization held a volunteer appreciation and meal preparation celebration on Wednesday. The foundation teamed up with the galilee center to provide valley residents with free meals three days a week. Organizers say they provide food
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A man who was fatally shot by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responding to an alarm call at a gun store in Palm Desert was publicly identified today as a 33-year-old resident of the city. Aaron Solorio Granados died at the scene of the shooting reported in the 41-000 block of Boardwalk on June 23, according
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CASES IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY On Wednesday, the county reported 890 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total up to 27,371. Over 297,000 tests have been conducted so far. 10,113 people have recovered from coronavirus, an increase of 220 recoveries since Tuesday. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest
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Home prices in Riverside County have shown little impact from the coronavirus pandemic and are poised to tick up in the coming months, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Zillow Group’s analysis found that the county’s median sale price in May was $383,068, 3.8% higher than the same month a year ago. A
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Desert Hot Springs police shut down the area of Santa Cruz Road and West Dr. for hours due to an active crime scene early Wednesday morning. The road has since reopened. Police arrived on scene just after midnight, after reports of gunfire. When police arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds inside a car.
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A Desert Hot Springs road was closed to all traffic Wednesday morning following a deadly traffic collision near the Mission Lakes Country Club. Police say it happened just before 1 a.m. on Mission Lakes Boulevard between Little Morongo Road and Rolling Hills Drive. Officers say the car rolled trapping at least one person inside. They
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The county has teamed up with a few local non-profits, creating a program to help those who cannot pay their rent due to the impacts of COVID-19. The rental assistance program is called United Lift — they’re giving away $33 million dollars in rental assistance to those right here in Riverside County. “There’s not a
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A federal team of active military medical personnel has been called in to support Eisenhower Health with its influx of coronavirus patients. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest local coronavirus data and updates. The app is available on the Apple Store and Google Play. “The hospital is nearing capacity in our ICU and on
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Hospitalizations are up, ICU capacity is close to maxed out, and now a team of military doctors and nurses is headed to Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. Wednesday, about 20 Air Force medics are set to step in and help as the hospital’s staff is pushed to its limits. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alan Williamson
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At the Palm Desert campus of Cal State San Bernardino, banners feature photos of students of color. Now, the California Faculty Association wants more students of color on the campus, and the 22 other campuses in the Cal State System. “We need a radical change to address a systemic ill that is structured into our
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