It’s a whole new season! We’re back with week 1 of the local high school football season. Check out who came out on top to start the season off the right note. WEEK 1 Silverado – 14@Palm Desert – 33FPalm Springs – 28@Yucaipa – 34FXavier Prep – 26@St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy –
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Two people have been rushed to the hospital after a crash between a motorcycle and a vehicle near Plaza La Quinta Friday night. The crash happened south of Highway 111 just before 9:30 p.m. There was no word on what led to the crash. Several lanes have been shut down in the area. We are
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Highway 74 is back open near Vista Point in Palm Desert after a vehicle fire caused a nearly hour-long closure Friday evening. News Channel 3 crew at the scene captured photos of a pick-up truck fully engulfed in flames. No one was injured during the incident. Authorities said the roadway was fully shut down until
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The California gubernatorial recall election is just around the corner. If you’re a registered California voter, you might have received a text this week letting you know that your ballot has been mailed to you. The Registrar of Voters Office says if you haven’t received your ballot in the mail already, it should be arriving
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Riverside County reports no cases of COVID-19 have been recorded following the first weekend of the annual Splash house event. The two-day pool party, which is hosted at the Saguaro, Margaritaville, and Renaissance hotels in Palm Springs, kicked off last Saturday and wrapped up a day later. Today, party goers both from inside and outside
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A mobile home in the community of Thermal was destroyed by a fire Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at approximately 3:40 p.m. 88000 block of 57th Avenue. First arriving crews reported a single-wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames, according to Cal Fire. The fire was contained by 4:42 p.m. Crews were able to
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A 53-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a van this morning in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said. The fatality at Dillon and Worsley roads was reported at 4:48 a.m. The driver of the 2020 Nissan van, a 35-year-old man, remained at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatally injured man’s name
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An adult-education teacher for the Coachella Valley Unified School District was arraigned today on charges of sexually assaulting a child over a four-year period. Luis Alfonso Martinez, 42, was arrested last Thursday in La Quinta and charged with two felony counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration of a child under 10; two felony counts
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If you’re looking for a job that works with children while teaching them different skills, the Indio Teen Center (ITC) is hiring part-time employees. The ITC has been a haven for some teens since it reopened in April. It has given them a place to socialize and meet others during the pandemic. There’s a lot
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Desert Mirage high school students can now head to campus after a second lockdown was lifted Friday morning. Students on school buses say they were told to wait away from the school until the scene was secured just before 7 a.m. A representative from the Coachella Valley Unified School district told News Channel 3 that
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Students with a hospitality training program for people with disabilities celebrated their graduation on Thursday. The ceremony took place at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa. The program allows students to work as paid interns, making it a real-work based learning experience. Their conditions include autism, learning disabilities, and cognitive disorders. Graduates trained in
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Morongo Casino Resort & Spa will hold a job fair to fill 250 positions, the casino announced today. The event will be held on Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Morongo Grand Ballroom. The casino, owned by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, is looking to fill 250 vacancies in multiple
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The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will likely stay in Indio for at least another three decades. With a 3-1 vote on Wednesday, the Indio City Council approved an extension of the development agreement with Goldenvoice through 2050. Indio Mayor Elaine Holmes recused herself from the item, citing a conflict due to property she own
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy died at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage after a battle with COVID-19. Deputy Anthony “TonyTone” Bautista was pronounced dead on Wednesday, the department announced. Bautista was a 14-year veteran with LASD, most recently assigned to the Compton station. “Deputy Bautista was a remarkable partner, father to three kids, a
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After a difficult year of isolation, several social and extracurricular activities are resuming at valley schools. “It’s very important. It’s connectedness to the school. It’s been very long since our students have had that opportunity,” said Deanna Keuilian, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, PSUSD. “It’s being able to get a sense of normalcy and
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Valley theaters, museums and other venues are set to receive millions as part of the American Rescue Plan. Desert Theatreworks in Indio is just one of several valley theaters that was forced to shut down during the pandemic. “We’ve been closed for 14-15 months,” said Ron Phillips, CEO, Desert Theatreworks. The community theater will be
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,161 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 324,739. Check out the cases by zip codeDownload The county’s case and positivity rate did not change over the past 24 hours. The case rate is 32.6 per 100K. The case rate
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Thursday marked Bryan Reyes’ last day as chief of the Palm Springs Police Department. Reyes, 51, is retiring after a 30-year career in law enforcement, 27 of those he spent with PSPD. Before Reyes went off into the sunset to enjoy retirement, dispatch put out the End of Watch call over the police scanner, recapping
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SAN BERNARDINO (AP) — One of two police officers shot while trying to arrest a gunman suspected of wounding a Southern California sheriff’s deputy was released from the hospital on Thursday. The San Bernardino SWAT officers killed the gunman during a shootout Wednesday in neighboring Highland east of Los Angeles, authorities said. The wounded officers
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Riverside County is reminding people that testing is still an important defense against spreading coronavirus. “Maybe twice as many people should be tested every day as we’re testing to really get a good accurate count,” said Michael Osur, the assistant Director at Riverside County Department of Public Health. The slow-stream of cars Thursday afternoon at
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