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The emergency homeless shelter will be making new changes to its rules for its participants. On Thursday, City Manager Doug Shculze, Faith in Action staff and Temporary Shelter Coordinator Jeff Platt, met with Opportunity Village Shelter participants to talk about the new changes that will be implemented. The new rules that will be implemented are residents will
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Murder charges have been filed against an Arizona woman accused of providing drugs that led to an overdose death in Yucca Valley in March 2021. Alicia Hegarty, 47, was arrested in Sierra Vista, Arizona on Thursday. The charges stem from the drug overdose death of Marshall Luppke, 22, of Yucca Valley on March 14, 2021.
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It technically snowed in Palm Springs! There was snow at the base station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for the first time in several years. The base station is the area where people park to go on the tramway to head up to the mountain. “I mean, it was unbelievable. Never seen that before
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A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in Indio. The crash happened at around 6:47 p.m. near the intersection of John Nobles Avenue and Daisy Street. Ben Guitron, spokesperson for the Indio Police Department, said the preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was struck as the vehicle
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Residents in Yucca Valley welcomed a fresh blanket of snow Thursday with conditions expected to get worse for Friday. Pamela Fields has been living in Yucca Valley for nearly two decades, yet rarely sees heavy snowfall. “I think we’re gonna stay inside. For sure not go out on the roads,” said Fields. “This is really
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Friday marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s made a big impact on millions of people worldwide, and even here in the Coachella Valley. News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao caught up with two local Ukrainian business owners who have been directly impacted by the war. Elena Vitkovskaya has owned Marmelad Beauty House for 3 years. Every day,
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A man who sped away from Cathedral City police during a 2018 traffic stop, dragging an officer, pleaded guilty to two felony charges. Steven Flores, 36, of Cathedral City, faced five felony counts, one each of attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and resisting
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Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that a civil rights investigation is being opened into Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RSO). The investigation will determine if the agency engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing. “All Californians deserve fairness and respect from the institutions that serve them,” Bonta said. “When some communities don’t see or feel they
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Imperial Irrigation District crews continue to work to restore power to over 1,000 customers still affected by an outage caused by Tuesday’s strong winds. Tuesday’s winds knocked down 76 power poles around the area, leading to classes being canceled at two Coachella Valley Unified School District schools. A Salton City Resident was frustrated for many
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A mother and daughter were arrested after border patrol agents said they found them in possession of nearly 700 pounds of meth during a traffic stop on the I-10 near Indio. The arrest happened Tuesday at around 6:00 a.m. Border Patrol agents were conducting anti-smuggling operations on Interstate 10. Agents stopped two separate vehicle stops
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A pair of young men suspected of assaulting two people in Palm Desert, one of whom suffered a gunshot wound to his face, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder today. In addition to the attempted murder charge, Cathedral City residents Jorge Arturo Morales, 18, and Jaden Xavier Garcia, 19, were each charged with one felony
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Police have arrested a man wanted for allegedly setting his partner on fire in Beaumont earlier this month. Nicholas Norman, 38, was arrested on the 600 block of Palo Alto Avenue on Thursday afternoon, Beaumont police announced. Police said he was taken to San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital for an evaluation for booking and transported to
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The defense brought its final witnesses before a jury then rested its case in the penalty phase of the murder trial for convicted quadruple killer Jose Larin Garcia. He could face the death sentence after a jury found him guilty of murdering four people in Palm Springs in February 2019. During the final testimony of
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According to the city of Palm Springs, The Black History Parade and Town Fair has been moved to Sunday, Feb. 26th to avoid anticipated rainstorm on Saturday. According to a notice sent out Thursday morning, the Palm Springs Black History Committee will not let it rain on their parade! With support from the City of
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The Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament is back in town this week with several events that will help raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The events run from Thursday, February 23 to Sunday, February 26. Many of the events are indoors so organizers said weather won’t be a factor. However, on Saturday and Sunday,
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Classes were canceled at two Coachella Valley Unified Schools on Wednesday and Thursday after high winds knocked down power poles around the area. Salton City resident Carla Sanchez told News Channel 3 her sister was one of the students impacted. “Unortunately, she had to come back home. But I know a lot of people that
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Strong winds hit the Coachella Valley Tuesday evening, causing widespread damage, particularly in the eastern section of the region. Check out our gallery of some of the damage below and add your own photos. Many struggled to fall asleep during Tuesday night’s heavy winds and then woke up to the aftermath in their front yards. Hydee Lindsey and her
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Ongoing contract negotiations between the Coachella Valley Teachers Union and Coachella Valley Unified School District are now having a negative impact in local classrooms. We’re taking a closer look at the claims made by the teacher’s union and district officials. Amid ongoing contract negotiations in Coachella Valley Unified School District some teachers are now “Working-to-Rule.”
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Gusty winds ripped a sign off of a vendor’s roof at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival on Tuesday night and injured one person. According to fair representatives, the heavy sign caused an injury to their thigh which is not said to be serious. Paramedics carried the person into an ambulance and transported
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Originally Published: 22 FEB 23 18:30 ET Updated: 22 FEB 23 19:41 ET By Amy Simonson (CNN) — An Orlando television news employee was shot dead and another wounded Wednesday while covering an earlier shooting incident in Florida, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said. Mina told a news conference that the employees worked for Spectrum
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