At Palm Springs International Airport, change is literally in the air. “It’s good for Palm Springs. It’s good for the airport. Because this is a wonderful airport. It’s absolutely beautiful,” said Cathy Conran-Smith, a traveler. Despite the pandemic, PSP is one of the few places in the nation where right now air-service is growing. It’s
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News Channel 3’s I-Team is uncovering the latest details in the investigation of a prominent Palm Springs doctor who was arrested on Wednesday at his office. Agents from the CA Department of Consumer Affairs were on site of the office of Dr. Derakhsh Fozouni on East Tachevah Drive until late Wednesday afternoon. Fozouni, an obstetrician-gynecologist,
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Five years after the attack on San Bernardino left 14 people dead and 22 seriously injured, the former chief of police now calls the Coachella Valley his part-time home. Jarrod Burguan retired in 2019 after nearly 30 years in law enforcement. He talked with News Channel 3’s John White about the terror attack at the
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The death this year of George Floyd in Minnesota at the hands of police and other high profile cases are calling attention to police shootings all over the country and here at home. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department this week released video of a deadly deputy involved shooting that happened in July of 2019 outside
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Short-term vacation rentals have been a growing cause of contention throughout the Coachella Valley, and the city of La Quinta is no exception. They give tourists a place to stay, create income for owners, and create related service jobs. Cities also enjoy their tax revenues. “It can’t just be a money grab,” said a resident
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You may have never dined at Evzin in Palm Springs and Palm Desert,grabbed a drink at ‘Sip Coffee House and Juice Bar’ in Indio, or skated at “Desert Ice Castle” in Cathedral City but these are just a few of the dozens of businesses throughout the valley that permanently shut down during the pandemic, taking
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The city of Palm Springs will rehire more than a dozen positions that had been eliminated from its budget during the pandemic, including several police officers and firefighters. The city council agreed Thursday evening to fill 7 firefighter positions and 6 positions within the city’s police department. The police jobs include 2 police sergeant positions,
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No matter where you vote in the Coachella Valley, your ballot will end up more than 60 miles away inside an 18,000-square-foot warehouse in Riverside. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office processes roughly 80,000 ballots a day which, by the time the election is over, should total more than 1.2 million ballots. “We hope
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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 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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Some Snowbirds will stay home this winter and skip their annual winter migration south to the Coachella Valley for our sunshine and warm temperatures. How many won’t come? Nobody knows quite yet, but fewer travelers from the north will cost local businesses money. And pandemic concerns and uncertainty can be blamed for the decisions to
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Several nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center make a number of claims against the hospital, which they allege is not doing enough to protect them from coronavirus. But the hospital maintains that is not true. The three nurses did not want to show their faces. “Management tends to retaliate against the people that do speak
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All registered voters in California will be getting a vote-by-mail ballot for this November’s election. President Trump has repeatedly claimed that sending ballots to everyone, even those who don’t request them, will lead to wide-spread fraud. But, millions of people were already voting by mail in California. “Riverside County is already at 75 percent vote-by-mail
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Face coverings, outdoor-only operations, and social-distancing are all part of Palm Springs’ new order to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The city made sure the message is hard to miss with banners, electronic message board and poster, in both English and Spanish, can be seen all over the city. And who makes sure the
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In the race to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Riverside County has hired more than 360 contact tracers to help identify and contact people who have been exposed. This has not been without difficulties for a county of its size and diversity. In this I-Team exclusive Karen Devine speaks with health officials about the
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UPDATE – 8/7/20: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Friday that Jade Kemerer and Venessa Vlasek have been found safe. DETAILS: Two of the six missing people last seen near Idyllwild area found safe Original Report – 8/5/20 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Wednesday night that over the past five months, six people
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If you take a stroll through downtown Palm Springs, you might encounter a police officer reminding people to put on a mask. There are also electronic warning signs encouraging people to cover their faces. The city has made masks and social-distancing mandatory in many public settings and specifically in and around businesses. We looked at
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The ripple effects of coronavirus may be felt for years to come in the Coachella Valley. Delays in large developments could make for difficult days ahead. In Palm Springs, multiple projects are on hold including plans for a sports and entertainment venue downtown. Construction fencing around the site has been removed and the Agua Caliente
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Your grocery store produce aisle may look different this fall and winter when our Coachella Valley summer crops are harvested. The fields are being planted right now. But local farmers, like the rest of us, are having to make major changes to their operations just to stay in business. Jeff Percy of Ocean Mist Farms
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The push to remove the statue of Palm Springs’ first elected mayor, Frank Bogert from the entrance of City Hall, has gotten the attention of another former mayor. Ron Oden, elected in 2003 was the first openly gay, black mayor in Palm Springs. He’s speaking out to News Channel 3’s Karen Devine about the “State
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