Some new road closures are expected to start Monday in Palm Desert. A portion of San Pablo is temporarily becoming a one-way street. The northbound lane on San Pablo is closed between Highway 111 and Royal Palm Drive. The east side of the San Pablo/San Gorgonio intersection will also be closed. The closures will be
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The high temperature in Palm Springs Saturday was 82°. The normal is 71°. Temperatures will be similar today, though a few degrees cooler as a trough of low pressure moves into the region. This trough will also bring gusty winds and light precipitation chances to areas west of the mountains. A High Wind Warning has
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A man was found dead inside a vehicle late Saturday night in a quiet neighborhood in Coachella along the 84000 block of Calle Cathron street. News Channel 3 spoke to residents on that street that said they heard fiery shots around 11 pm on Saturday night. “All I heard was shots fired. I don’t know
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March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County is setting up three additional large tents at the base in preparation for the possible arrival of more Americans being evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak. News Channel 3 is told the tents could be used for the arrival of any planes that are
Continue ReadingHere’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. You give us five minutes, and we give you five things you must know for your weekday, plus a Sunday edition to get your week started smart. Sign up
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CV Link is one step closer to completion. This now that the project has received $29 million from California Transportation Commission funds. News Channel 3 spoke with a council member for the city of Palm Desert to hear how the timeline for the project will now shape up. “It would be great to have a
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A man was found dead inside a vehicle late Saturday night in Coachella along the 84000 block of Cll Cathron. This is in a neighborhood just north of Bagdouma Park. Authorities did not immediately release the dead man’s name. There was no immediate word on the circumstances of his death. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies did
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UPDATE: The sheriff’s department tells News Channel 3 the person who died is a 22 year old woman. Her name has not yet been released. The driver of the minivan is a 41-year-old woman who was questioned and released. INITIAL REPORT: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday night in Indian Wells.
Continue ReadingAs winter weather continues across the country, people are getting creative. Cut to these Baby Yoda snow sculptures, a huge upgrade from the basic snowman with a carrot nose. Let Twitter user Karen show you how it’s done. “Kudos to my Tosa neighbors who built a six foot tall Baby Yoda snowman!!” she wrote. Others
Continue ReadingThree kittens were in serious peril until Kendall Diwisch’s quick-thinking — and a cup of coffee — saved their lives. Diwisch was at the right place at the right time. He was driving down a back road near one of his wells in Alberta, Canada, when he noticed a trio of kittens in the middle
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Riverside County law enforcement agencies found military ordnance items and suspected explosives at a house in the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. According to RSO, Thursday at around 5:30 p.m., the Riverside County Gang Impact Team was serving a search warrant at a residence in the 78700 block of Darrell Drive. While this operation was underway,
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Kobe Bryant fans gathered at the Indio Grand Marketplace on Friday night to pay tribute to fallen NBA superstar. Fans lit candles and placed them in front a wreath honoring Kobe and his daughter Gigi. Fans spoke about their favorite Kobe memories and highlights of his life were shown on a projector. Indio Councilmember Waymond
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On Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the 7th Coronavirus case in the U.S. Health officials say an adult male tested positive in Santa Clara County. The CDC describes the virus as a major component of a common cold. They say it’s a respiratory virus, spread through things like respiratory droplets. “I
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THERMAL, Calif. – Did you know we grow Super Bowl turf right here in our valley? With Super Bowl 54 on Sunday, News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay brings you a look at some of the game-winning greens grown right here in our own backyard by West Coast Turf. A little piece of home was at
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A hiker was rescued Friday afternoon after sustaining minor injuries during a fall during a hike in the Coachella Valley Preserve. The incident was reported off Thousand Palms Canyon Road in Thousand Palms, according to CAL FIRE. The call of a hiker in distress went in at 1:45 p.m. The hiker sustained an injury after
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The CV Link is one step closer to its next phase. On Friday, Erica Felci, the Coachella Valley Association of Governments governmental projects manager, issued a news release on the release of $29.447 million in California Transportation Commission funds for the next phase of construction for the CV Link. “The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has
Continue ReadingElizabeth Warren has been busy trying to snatch up last-minute endorsements in Iowa with the caucuses just around the corner. But rather than making that outreach in person in the Hawkeye State, Warren has been doing it over the phone from Washington, DC, where she and her colleagues in the Senate have been serving as
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Border Patrol agents found approximately $164,500 worth of methamphetamine Thursday night at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. According to El Centro Sector Border Patrol, a 24-year-old woman driving a black Nissan Altima arrived at the checkpoint at approximately 9:20 p.m. The vehicle was sent to secondary inspection for further investigation. While at secondary inspection, a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Whittier, CA (KTLA) — Three days after 12-year-old Shar-Pei Reina ran away from her home in Whittier, her heartbroken owner learned that the animal had already been picked up by animal control officials and euthanized. The dog, which was deaf and half-blind, was taken to a veterinary office
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