An issue with the appointment system for coronavirus testing in Riverside County has been resolved, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county’s public health officer, confirmed on Thursday. UPDATE: All technical issues are resolved. Please continue to make #COVID19 testing appointments online or by phone: https://t.co/0tsaeW6VJu. #RivCoNOW #RUHealth— Dr. Cameron Kaiser (@RivCoDoc) October 22, 2020 The issue
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 330 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases to 65,386. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County moves back to the purple tier of reopening, closing several indoor businesses and services once again Riverside County was moved
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The City of Indio is hosting their annual State of the City address and business awards program virtually this year due to the pandemic. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and will be broadcast from Fantasy Springs. Indio city leaders and the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce are encouraging the public to watch
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With less than two weeks until Election Day, the race for the Palm Springs District 4 city council seat is turning nasty. Former Palm Springs councilmember Mike McCulloch and newcomer Dian Torres are challenging incumbent Christy Holstege. They all say they’re experiencing below-the-belt attacks. Holstege is calling out social media comments accusing her of “pretending
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Jennifer and Scott Hanson are two siblings pursuing the same dream to one day be nurses in the Coachella Valley. “Hopefully, we’ll get the same hospital in the future,” Scott told News Channel 3. They both graduated from Palm Desert High School. Now, Jennifer is a junior and Scott is a freshman at Cal State
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Police confirmed an overnight officer-involved shooting took place at an Agua Caliente Casino parking structure in Palm Springs early Wednesday morning. A KESQ News Channel 3 crew reported a heavy police presence was still on scene and the parking garage remained shut down as of 7:30 a.m. According to police, the officer-involved shooting took place
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Your vote 20-20! The race to lead the city of La Quinta is heating up. We take a closer look at the two candidates running for mayor: incumbent Linda Evans and her challenger, Robert Sylk. News channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with both candidates about the issues that matter most to them. La Quinta is
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A job fair is being held Monday to fill more than 300 jobs across three casinos owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in the Coachella Valley. The vacancies span the tribe’s two operating casinos in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, along with the tribe’s latest tribal venture, which is set to open
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“Remember when I said if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready? Well get ready, baby. We have the green light to start athletic conditioning.” Shadow Hills athletic director Michael Walsh had an upbeat message to his student-athletes after Desert Sands Unified approved for voluntary athletic conditioning to start immediately. Student athletes at
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Two robbery suspects were injured early Wednesday morning following an officer-involved shooting inside the Agua Caliente Casino parking structure in Palm Springs. There were a total of 3 separate incidents that police said involved the same suspects. “The first call that we got about the suspects was about 12:45 in the
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Health clubs in Riverside County, for the third time since March are being ordered to stop indoor workouts under the purple tier. The tier is part of the state’s color-coded strategy for responding to Covid-19. “Having to furlough 120 staff members again, it really puts our business and our members and our team members in
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The Catholic community is responding the Pope’s endorsement on same-sex civil unions. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with Catholic leaders and the LGTBQ community on the impact this could have for the catholic teaching. A historic move from Pope Francis as he’s the first Pope to support civil unions for same sex couples. His
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is responsible for emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple states aimed at intimidating the recipients into voting for President Donald Trump, U.S. officials said Wednesday night in calling out both Tehran and Russia for activities meant to interfere in the upcoming presidential election. The activities attributed to Iran mark a
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for residents to avoid the area of Highway 111 and Town Center Way in Palm Desert following a crash. The four-vehicle crash happened just before 2:20 p.m. Photos provided courtesy of the sheriff’s station shows a vehicle on top of another vehicle. According to first responders, there were
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A murder charge was filed today against a convicted felon accused of fatally beating a woman in Indio. Edwardo Alvarez, 40, of Indio was arrested Saturday at a condominium complex in the 47-300 block of Monroe Street. According to Indio Police Department spokesman Ben Guitron, officers were sent to the Summer Breeze complex about 5:30
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 338 new cases since Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases to 65,056. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County moves back to the purple tier of reopening, closing several indoor businesses and services once again Riverside County was moved
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors have named Juan C. Perez as the Interim County Executive Officer. Perez will take over for George Johnson, who will be retiring after nearly 30 years with the county. Johnson’s last day will be December 16. Perez is currently the Assistant County Executive Officer & Transportation Land Management Agency Director,
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One person was killed and multiple people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries Wednesday morning, after a crash in Palm Springs. The crash happened at the intersection of Ramon Road and Kirk Douglas Way. Police say that 3 cars were involved in the collision. Fire officials said they had to use the jaws
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Riverside County is returning to the ‘purple,’ or most restrictive tier, county and state officials confirmed Tuesday. The move comes because the county continues to miss the mark on the adjusted case rate threshold set by the state. Right now, the county is at 9.1 new cases per day per 100,000 people. It needs to
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In La Quinta, three candidates are running to fill two seats on the city council. So what is the message they want voters to hear? News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with each of the candidates and has a closer look at their top priorities. It’s two incumbents versus one newcomer for two spots on
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