A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in the city of Indio Monday night. The crash It happened around 9:00 p.m. near the area of Shadow Palm Avenue, west of Monroe Street. Police said the pedestrian, later identified as Domingo Cordova, 57, was found dead in the roadway. Officers originally told News Channel
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A work van caught fire late Tuesday morning in Desert Hot Springs, and spread to a nearby mobile home, according to Cal Fire. Officials say they got the call just before 11:30 am that the van was on fire in the area of Aurora Road and Corkill Road in Desert Hot Springs. When crews arrived
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Authorities and family confirmed Tuesday morning that Jose ‘JJ’ Escobedo was located safely in Desert Hot Springs. The 11-year-old boy had gone missing last Tuesday after running away from a foster care home in San Jacinto. Neighborhood ring video showed the boy running down the street just after midnight. Family spoke with News Channel 3
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As much as most people can’t deal with the scorching desert temperatures, they are here to stay– at least for the next few months. So how do you keep cool and stay safe when it’s 115 degrees outside? The City of Indio recently added a fourth cooling center at the Indio Public Library at 200
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Extreme heat can be especially hard on those without homes here in the valley. Well in the Desert is the only organization providing services for homeless people in the west Coachella Valley. Last week, Palm Springs city council decided to end its relationship with the Well. There are new efforts underway to bring Martha’s Village
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials in Los Angeles County now strongly recommend that people wear masks indoors in public places — regardless of their vaccination status — to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus. The move comes two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom reopened California and lifted the statewide
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Updated Article 06/29/21: Authorities and family confirmed that Jose ‘JJ’ Escobedo was located safely in Desert Hot Springs According to family, Escobedo traveled from San Jacinto to Desert Hot Springs by himself and is expected to be okay. Story: Missing 11-year-old boy with valley ties found safe in Desert Hot Springs Original Report 06/28/21: Authorities
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The Palm Springs Convention Center is set to welcome back its first convention since closing during the start of the pandemic. The convention center was heavily impacted by the closure. As we reported in February 2021, 52 events were cancelled during the closure, equating to $7 million in lost revenue for the facility alone. The center
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans accused Democrats of acting unfairly Monday as the state Assembly passed a bill aimed at moving up Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall date. “The conclusion is inescapable that Gavin Newsom is cheating in the recall and this Legislature is his willing accomplice,” said Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, who is
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The California state assembly passed a bill that would extend eviction protections for those affected by the pandemic. The race is on to get the bill on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk before the protections expire on Thursday, July 1. The assembly passed the bill with a 58 aye to 9 nay vote. The bill will
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The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Palm Springs Convention Center will shut down on Wednesday, June 30, the county announced. Check Out: Palm Springs Convention Center hosting its first convention since March 2020 County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. wrote that the team operating this clinic will be converted into a mobile unit that will serve
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Sentencing was rescheduled today to Aug. 20 for an admitted gang member who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the drug-related robbery and killing of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016. Alejandro Zendejas, 27, of Indio was arrested along with 24-year-olds Anthony Garcia of Indio and Roger Rodriguez of La Quinta in the
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The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own. Deputy Anthony Redondo, 25, was killed in a car crash Saturday evening near the city of Imperial. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident started at around 7:30 p.m. when Redondo was driving a marked patrol vehicle westbound on Aten
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A big congratulations goes out to the winners of this year’s Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. The festival featured more than 300 films from around the world. Here’s the full list of winners from the festival: Greater Palm Springs CVB “Best of the Festival Award” ● Winner: Unforgivable (El Salvador), Directed by Marlén
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At least one person was injured in a rollover accident on Dillon Road Sunday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the scene after crash happened around mid-afternoon. Crews were seen loading one injured person onto a gurney. The pickup truck involved was left upside down along the side of the road. There is no information yet
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The 15th of June couldn’t come sooner for Californians who were tired of pandemic-related restrictions. Most were lifted mid-month and just in time for the Fourth of July. “We’re going to be up in the mountains, the San Bernardino mountains. We just bought a house up there,” Palm Springs resident, David Otto said. Visitors in
Continue Reading One man is in jail in connection to a deadly shooting early Saturday morning in Cathedral City. It happened in the 31800 block of Neuma Drive just after 2:30 am. The man who died is identified as 27-year-old Rancho Mirage resident Isaac Valles. Investigators say the crime is related to a domestic dispute. Valles had
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UPDATE: By Friday morning the USPS corporate office provided a statement to News Channel 3 regarding the issue: The Postal Service values our customers and sincerely apologizes for temporary service disruptions experienced this week in Desert Hot Springs. The office experienced a higher than normal amount of parcels and it will ensure available mail and
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As summer temperatures set in, so does the need to beat the heat. The Westfield Mall in Palm Desert gave residents that very opportunity on Saturday as they hosted a “Hello Sunshine” event. It went from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. inside the mall “We are celebrating summer and celebrating indoors and being cool with
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Ahead of the Fourth of July, just more than a week away, valley fire officials are warning about illegal fireworks, which have destroyed several homes locally. Back in April, flames tore apart a family’s house in the Dream Homes neighborhood of Cathedral City. “I was just coming down from the store and I heard a
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