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N Indian Canyon is now back open at the Whitewater Wash off the I-10, the city of Palm Springs announced on Thursday. The road was closed for several days due to flooding from last week’s storm. Get the News Channel 3 app here.
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Riverside County reported four new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 252. Last week, the number of cases in the county was 223, up from 197 the previous week. Fill Out Riverside County’s Monkeypox Vaccine Interest Form Here A total of 121 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases have been
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A Thermal man who allegedly kidnapped, beat and attempted to strangle a 42-year-old woman in Mecca pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Daniel Gamez Zaragoza, 39, was charged with four felony counts — one each of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting corporal injury and threatening to cause death or great bodily
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law on Wednesday that could force some of them into treatment as part of a program he describes as “care” but opponents argue is cruel. Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act on Wednesday.
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As people continue to head back to their homes after evacuating because of the Fairview Fire, for some people this meant reuniting with their animals. Tears of joy filled the walls of the Riverside County Animal Shelter in San Jacinto the last few days as owners met with their pets again. As the Fairview Fire
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The schedule is expected to showcase 12 nights that will highlight a variety of special themes. The promotional schedule for the Firebirds’ inaugural season includes: December Opening NightSunday, December 18 – 6:00 p.m. PTRally towel giveaway, presented by Acrisure Ugly Sweater/Teddy Bear Toss NightFriday, December 23 – 7:00 p.m. PTClear bag and magnet schedule giveaway,
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A child found unresponsive inside a vehicle at a parking lot in Indio has been pronounced dead, police confirmed. Police at the scene later confirmed the child was a girl around three-years-old. Police were called to the 46500 block of Spruce Street in front of Indio Mufflers at around 1:40 p.m., Indio Police spokesperson Ben
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Roads leading up to Oak Glen are still coated with thick mud as crews work to clean up. San Bernardino community leaders are working on assessing the damage of the Oak Glen mudslide that tore the community this week while connecting those impacted to the resources they need Officials say at least 30 homes were
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A 30-year-old Desert Hot Springs man was sentenced to one year in jail and two years probation today for possession of child pornography. Robert Earl Adams III pleaded guilty Aug. 10 to one felony count of possessing matters depicting a minor in a sexual act. He was sentenced Wednesday to two years of formal
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Preparedness is important when it comes to disasters, especially for people who can’t easily help themselves. Bobby Grassi is legally blind usually relying on his walking stick to get around. But if disaster strikes: “I’ll be dependent on people coming to help and if we have to evacuate, getting out of harm’s way,” said Grassi. Disabilities and
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An all-star line-up of musicians and their rockstar friends will take part in a fundraising concert at the historic Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs. Organizers officially announced “the Palm Springs All Stars” concert, which will take place on Friday, November 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets and additional information may be found at savetheplazatheatreps.org. The Palm Springs All-Stars are headed by local residents
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Local and state tribal leaders are joining with Visit California to announce a new cultural initiative that honors Native American tribes. You can watch it in the player below. The ‘epicenter for all cultural heritage tourism’ “This will be the epicenter for all cultural heritage tourism in California,” said Visit California’s President & Ceo, Caroline
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The U.S. has now joined the World Health Organization’s list of countries where polio is circulating. New York recently declared a state of emergency after a case of polio was confirmed and the virus was detected in the wastewater in several of its counties. Now, doctors here in the Coachella Valley say they’re concerned and
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A woman was arrested after Border Patrol agents found nearly $300,000 worth of meth, heroin, and colored fentanyl pills, in her vehicle at the Highway 86 checkpoint. The arrest happened earlier this week. The woman, a 42-year-old lawful permanent resident, approached the checkpoint driving a white 2014 Toyota Corolla. The vehicle was then moved to
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Three people — including two convicted felons — accused of breaking into a house that was evacuated due to a wildfire near Hemet were charged today with felony burglary. John Jason Blackwood, 43, Deven Jessica Hooker, 31, and Michael Edward Serrano, 50 — all of Hemet — were arrested Saturday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s
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Felony charges were filed today against a Coachella man suspected of trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl in Thermal. Christian Daniel Arreola, 19, was charged with three felony counts — one each of assault with intent to commit mayhem, sexual battery, and attempted kidnapping, robbery and/or rape, according to court records. He was scheduled to
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Update 9/19/22 News Channel 3 has learned that the child’s grandmother Hilaria Rangel, 55, and mother Vanessa Rangel, 37, were charged with murder and child endangerment of four more children, ages 6, 9, 11, and 13. Court documents obtained by News Channel 3 show a third woman, identified as Miriam Silva, is also charged with
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Charges were filed today against a Blythe man who allegedly led police on a foot pursuit in Indio where an officer was struck by a car. Job Adante Williams, 26, was charged with one felony count of resisting arrest as to cause serious injury to an officer and a misdemeanor count of willfully resisting arrest,
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Riverside County Supervisors voted Tuesday to place a temporary moratorium on new short-term rental permits. The moratorium applies to unincorporated communities in the Temecula Valley and the mountain communities around Idyllwild. The decision follows a flood of permit applications the county says has resulted in too many rentals in a short period of time. STR properties have generated controversies in
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Residents gathered in the northern part of Palm Springs Tuesday as the Desert Highland Gateway Estates Community Action Association held a community meeting. One of the hot topics, the long-awaited College of the Desert West Valley campus. The college’s Palm Springs campus has been in the works since 2004, however, there is still nothing to
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