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Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire and the City of La Quinta granted the wish of Liberty, an 18-year-old diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome who needs a new swing at her favorite park. The City of La Quinta installed a brand-new accessible swing at La Quinta Park located on the corner of Blackhawk Way and
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they are off the clock. State lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would stop companies from punishing workers who fail a certain type of drug test that detects not whether
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Patti Grundhofer, one of the Coachella Valley’s most prominent philanthropists who donated to dozens of local nonprofits, died Sunday at 54. Grundhofer passed away in her sleep at her Montana home. The cause of death has not been released. The Indian Wells resident and her husband Jack, who died in 2021, made contributions to 25
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The Board of Supervisors today unanimously directed the Riverside County Executive Office to proceed with establishing new workforce retention strategies based on concerns that county government is losing too many employees each year to other public sector entities. County CEO Jeff Van Wagenen and his staff, in collaboration with the Department of Human Resources, introduced
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A 36-year-old man suspected of carrying out multiple residential burglaries in Palm Desert since June was charged today with two counts of burglary and other offenses. In addition to the burglary counts, Adan Abel Holguin was charged with receiving stolen property, possessing ammunition and having contraband in jail, according to court records. He’s scheduled to
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The Board of Supervisors today approved the Riverside County Office of Agriculture’s request to remain under contract with the state to enforce regulations aimed at combating citrus greening disease. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo’s proposed renewal of a one-year contract with the California Department of
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Out of a string of burglaries in the Palm Desert Country Club area, two women share their experiences with News Channel 3. Amy Howard and her husband were on their way out of town in August when their home was broken into, and items were stolen. Kristin and her husband experienced a burglary while on
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Riverside County health officials are urging residents to take precautions as triple-digit temperatures are expected to hit the region all week. As our News Channel 3 First Alert Weather team have reported, an Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Tuesday at 10 a.m. until Sunday at 8 p.m. for much of Southern California.
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During a busy fire season, fire departments from different cities are called to help assist in times of need. Cal Fire crews responded to a fire on Tyler Street in Coachella on Monday, with some help from the Palm Springs Fire Department. “We sent out one engine and I believe they were requesting you know,
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The Coachella Valley Association of Governments Transportation Committee has taken another step toward keeping flood-prone and sand-drifted roads open in the Western Coachella Valley. The panel agreed on Monday to proceed to negotiate a contract with Michael Baker International to do the work, which prioritizes building some short bridges and culverts through the Whitewater Wash
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers’ costs. The bill would create a new 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers’ delegates and
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Employees at a La Quinta Starbucks became the first in the Coachella Valley to organize a labor union. Ande Hernandez has served coffee at the Starbucks store on the corner of Highway 111 and Jefferson Street in La Quinta for the last seven years. Her location voted 5-4 in June to unionize after a months-long
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The Riverside County Department is increasing its marketing for its Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) program. This program will allow residents to understand how to utilize the awareness of their environment to help prevent crimes. This program should help reduce the fear and incidence of crime and improve the quality of life. “I start
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination in other states under a bill that advanced Monday, much as it is positioning itself as a sanctuary for those seeking abortions. The Assembly approved the measure without debate, 48-16, sending it to the Senate for a final vote
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Update – 8:00 p.m. Authorities confirmed that ZImmertrimble has been located. The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station has put a call out to the community to help in the search for a woman last seen Monday morning. Theresa Zimmertrimble, 60, was last seen leaving the Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms on Monday at approximately 11:30
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A fire has broken out off of the I-10 freeway on Tyler Street in Coachella. The fire is at the Corona Yacht Club Compound, where palm trees and vegetation are fueling the blaze. Riverside County Sheriff’s have closed off access to Tyler Street at Vista Del Sur and near Avenue 47. CalFire is on scene
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Riverside County reported six new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 171. Jose Arballo, a spokesman for the Riverside University Health System, provided the updated numbers, which can be found at www.rivcoph.org/mpx/Data — a monkeypox dashboard that shares a breakdown of cases in the county with city-by-city data and
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Many of us have a cabinet full of free COVID-19 tests, but if you haven’t ordered yours yet through the federal government, you only have a few days left to do it. The Biden administration is ending the free at-home test program Friday, Sept. 2. The free at-home testing program started back in January when Congress made sure
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Within 12 years, California wants to phase out the sales of new gas cars, which would end up forcing car buyers to make the switch to zero-emission vehicles. This regulation is the first of its kind in the world to end the sale of traditional gas cars. Other states have set voluntary regulations. California Air
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DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Officials hope to fully reopen the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix by early next week after a flash flood washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert. Officials say that the I-10 bridge near desert center is now back to two open lanes. Crews were
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