Governor Gavin Newsom announced the opening of a new coronavirus testing laboratory in Valencia Friday morning. “Any time you can increase capacity statewide, it’s a good thing,” said Jose Arballo Jr., Riverside County Department of Public Health’s Public Information Officer on the local impact of this laboratory. According to Governor Newsom and his testing task
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KESQ News Channel 3 is a part of a nationwide media collaboration with ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization, and its Electionland project. The project will track voting problems and election integrity. Voting problems would be things like mail ballot delivery problems, changed voting locations, long lines, registration problems, purged voter rolls, broken machines and
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.– A 40-year-old woman from Cathedral City was killed Thursday night after being hit by a vehicle. It happened in the area of Crossley Road and Sarah Street at 7:45 P.M. Officers found a woman suffering major injuries as a result of the crash. She later died on the scene. The victim was
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The “Save Oswit Canyon” group is set to finalize a deal to purchase Oswit Canyon for perpetual conservation next week. Oswit Canyon is located on S. Palm Canyon adjacent to the Canyon Heights neighborhood and the south trailhead for the S. Lykken Trail. It’s the home to many endangered species, including bighorn sheep, desert fox,
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The Desert Sun building has been right across the street from the Palm Springs Air Museum along North Gene Autry Trail since 1989, but that could be changing soon. The newspaper announced that the building is on the market with a $7.5 million price tag, according to the Desert Sun. This comes just one month
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 498 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases to 68,050. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 827,297 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 5,784 over the past 24 hours. Riverside County will need to
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The Riverside County Department of Animal Services is receiving state assistance in dealing with an equine influenza outbreak that is impacting the county’s burro population. According to officials, equine influenza is a highly contagious virus that spreads rapidly through groups of horses by cough or through fomite transmission. It only affects equids (horses, mules, and
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A new laboratory in California will “dramatically increase CA’s #COVID19 testing capacity & create hundreds of new jobs,” promised Governor Gavin Newsom in a morning tweet Friday. He’s making the announcement live from the lab at 11:00. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: MORE: Riverside County reports
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Saturday is Halloween — several spooky valley traditions have been cancelled or at least modified due to the pandemic this year. The Living Desert is still hosting their annual ‘Howl-O-Ween’ event on Saturday, although zoo visitors can expect a few changes this year. Allen Monroe, the park’s president and CEO, says ‘Howl-O-Ween’ is designed to
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It’s #YourVote2020: Election Day is next Tuesday, November 3rd. This election, the county will not have its traditional 600 polling places due to the pandemic. Instead, there will be 130 ‘Voter Assistance Centers’ countywide where voters can cast their ballot in-person. Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers will be open Saturday October 31st through Election Day,
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The Riverside County Registrar’s office recently upgraded its elections tabulation equipment made by a company called Dominion. In the June primary, problems arose in the state of Georgia where the high tech voting equipment also made by Dominion misfired.I-Team Reporter Karen Devine speaks with the Registrar about concerns regarding accuracy and how they are making sure every vote
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The man accused of attacking a 7-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs was due back in court on Thursday. Daniel Poulsen, 32, was scheduled to appear at a hearing set for 8:30 a.m., which was then pushed back to 1:30 p.m. “Knowing what he did, and the steps he took to do what he did,
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Halloween will be celebrated a bit differently this year. We have a look at what people can expect this holiday amid the coronavirus pandemic. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what kinds events are in the works here in our valley and how they are keeping people safe. There might not be a
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If you’re looking to start a career that let’s you help others, VIP Urgent Care might be just what the doctor ordered. VIP Urgent Care is looking to hire front office staff, medical assistants, and more at their three Coachella Valley locations. Some positions require specific medical training and experience, but Executive Director Blake Tatom
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No, teams are not back to full-on practices. Not yet. But, high schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District have started athletic conditioning this week under strict guidelines. Teams are allowed to hold outdoor conditioning practices for an hour at a time. Players must pass a temperature check and screening prior to taking the
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A convicted felon accused of stealing a wedding ring from a woman who tried to sell it online in Palm Desert, then attempting to sell the ring back to her, must stand trial, a judge ruled today. Yukon Lee Branch, 45, was arrested hours after allegedly stealing the ring from the woman in the 34500
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The Chief Service Officer of California, Josh Fryday, was joined by some local elected officials in a visit to the FIND Food Bank warehouse in Indio to highlight the importance of volunteerism. Fryday was joined by other local elected officials like Supervisor Manuel Perez and Indio Mayor Glenn Miller FIND Food Bank was chosen due
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The race for Palm Springs city council district four has taken yet another heated turn in one of the most contentious races in the valley. Watch: Palm Springs District 4 council candidates report personal attacks, vandalism The latest chapter in the race revolves around two very different TV ads, including one by the Palm Springs
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Nearly 450,000 mail-in ballots have been returned to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office as of today, just over one-third of the total sent out countywide for Tuesday’s general election. A total 1,243,154 mail-in ballots have been distributed, intended for every one of the county’s registered voters. Compared to four years ago, the registration
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Riverside County will need to tests at least 52,500 people a week in order to move out of the state’s most restrictive tier of reopening. County officials say that number of tested will allow health experts to identify hotspots of community spread and isolate those who may or may not have symptoms and are unknowingly
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