This weekend, dozens of Palm Springs businesses will participate in a ‘Shop for the Shelter’ curbside and online shopping event. Customers are encouraged to boost local business by and shopping online or using curbside pickup, and the stores plan to donate 10 percent of the proceeds to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. Click here for
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Pastor Rob Goodwin and his staff Our Savior’s Church in Palm Springs welcomed the letter the Department of Justice sent to Governor Newsom Tuesday, pressuring the Governor to allow houses of worship to reopen while still practicing safety measures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. “We need to get back to worship just like
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As two more casinos are added to the growing list of those re-opening by the end of the week, one valley casino worker says she’s been home long enough. “I’m ready to go back to work and to take all the precautionary measures that they ask me to take,” said the worker, who asked not
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The coronavirus pandemic has financially impacted nearly everyone. including city governments. From police to firefighters, to libraries, museums, parks, landscaping and so much more the pandemic is taking a financial toll on services throughout the Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley, which relies heavily on tourism, has been hit especially hard. Palm Springs is facing a
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News Channel 3 and Telemundo 15 are teaming up with school districts throughout our area to honor the high school graduates who won’t have a traditional ceremony this year. Join us as we celebrate graduates from Desert Sands Unified School District, Palm Springs Unified School District, Coachella Valley Unified School District and other schools in
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The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that for the first time this year, mosquitoes in the valley have tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis (SLEV). The infected mosquito samples were collected from a trap that was located near Orchid Court and Avenue 62 in Thermal, according to the CVMVCD. SLEV can be
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Rancho Mirage and La Quinta High School graduates pick-up caps and gowns Shadow Hills and Indio High School graduates pick up caps and gowns News Channel 3 and Telemundo 15 are teaming up with school districts throughout our area to honor the high school graduates who won’t have a traditional ceremony this year. Join us
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department released body-cam footage of a deadly deputy-involved shooting that occurred on April 1, 2020, in the unincorporated community of Aguanga. A news release by the Sheriff’s Department from that day reveals that deputies attempted to conduct a stop on a suspected stolen truck and trailer in the area of Rancho
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Riverside University Health System – Public Health has released new coronavirus data from the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County coronavirus cases grew by 131 since yesterday, bringing the total number of cases from 6,053 to 6,184. A total of 89,744 patients have been tested. Total number of cases at the start of the
Continue Reading As Morongo, Spotlight 29 and Tortoise Rock casinos gear up to open their doors Friday, they’re setting the new normal with coronavirus precautions. At Casino Morongo, plexiglass partitions will separate slot machines. Some machines will be disabled and some seats have been removed from table games and restaurants for social distancing. Casino officials said employees
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As Palm Springs continues to stare down an estimated $78 million in lost tax revenue through next fiscal year due to COVID-19, the City Council Thursday will consider extending a temporary ban on all vacation rentals and hotel stays not related to the coronavirus response for another month. The ban, which has been in place
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As California begins to re-open, the state is ramping up a massive contact-tracing program to identify people who may have been exposed to coronavirus without knowing it. News Channel 3 looks into how Riverside County is conducting contact tracing and explains what to do if you are called by a contact tracer. “These are simply
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Students have continued their education online with schools closed. One teacher has been working tirelessly from home to keep her students with autism engaged in learning. Pamela Wheeler teaches a class of ten students with Autism at Valle Del Sol Elementary school in Coachella. She is also the school’s special education department chair. She said
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Firefighters were working to contain a fire reported Wednesday morning at the Regent Apartments complex in Palm Desert. CalFire crews were called to the 73300 block of Country Club Drive at 4:30 a.m. where some residents were evacuated from their units. “Firefighters took quick action and rescued the people out of the apartment complex and
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According to the president and CEO of FIND Food Bank Debbie Espinosa, the amount of people served per month by FIND in the Eastern Riverside and Southern San Bernardino county areas has grown by over 100,000 people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2019, FIND served about 90,000 people. Last month, in
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined News Channel 3 live at 5 p.m. to discuss a variety of topics, including the new stimulus bill, the announcements that some of our local casinos will be back open this week, and California relaxing its criteria for counties to move in accelerated Phase 2 reopening.
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The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and Casino Morongo is among three valley casinos that announced plans to reopen on Friday. Spotlight 29 and Toroise Rock Casinos also made the announcement later Tuesday. Officials at Morongo said several safety measures will be implemented, such as limiting guest capacity, temperature screenings, and requiring masks from guests
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