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The lack of consistent access to clean water is an issue that many people in the east valley deal with daily, but on Thursday, the concerns are getting the attention of a federal official. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small toured several areas
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The 1994 Northridge earthquake killed nearly 60 people and injured more than 9,000. The 6.7 magnitude quake destroyed or severely damaged tens of thousands of homes, apartments, and businesses, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. In addition, eleven hospitals suffered structural damage or became unusable. Not only were those hospitals
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Frank Sinatra has been shut down between Cook Street and Gerald Ford after a shed caught on fire. A spokesperson for CAL FIRE said the shed may have chemicals inside, however, crews have not confirmed this yet. The fire is burning on the 500 block of Desert Falls Drive N. Stay with News Channel 3
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Wednesday night, California lawmakers approved the $3.8 billion state budget plan. Part of the budget includes a new tax on lithium being developed at the Salton Sea. Lithium developer Controlled Thermal Resources said the tax is too high and will instead push people to buy lithium from China. “CTR is confident that an independent study of the
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USC and UCLA announced a major move that will shake the foundation of college sports. The two schools announced that they leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten starting in 2024. On Thursday, ESPN reported that the schools’ applications to join the Big Ten were accepted. Sources: USC and UCLA have been notified that their
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The Walter Clark Legal Group is offering to pay for your ride this Fourth of July weekend to prevent impaired driving on our local roads From Friday, July 1 to Monday, July 4, between the hours of 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., the Walter Clark Legal Group will reimburse drivers who take a taxi, Uber,
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The Riverside County Department of Public Health has launched a new website to share information with the community about monkeypox. You can visit https://rivcoph.org/Monkeypox to get the latest information on the virus here in Riverside County. Last week, the county announced its first probable case of monkeypox, a man in his 60s from eastern Riverside
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said today he wants the California Department of Justice to fully account for why the names, birth dates, addresses, and other personal details of concealed carry gun permit holders were publicly compromised. “The Sheriff’s Department is demanding a detailed and thorough investigation … to determine the cause and reason that
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The city of Palm Springs announced that We Are One United, a local Palm Springs-based nonprofit, recently received a $2.1 million grant this month from the California Board of State and Community Correction’s Violence Intervention grant program. In October 2019 Governor Newsom signed the Break the Cycle of Violence Act with the purpose of improving
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The city of Palm Springs announced today the hiring of a sustainability director to spearhead efforts to combat climate change. Lindsey-Paige McCloy, a program director for the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator’s Pilots project team, is slated to begin her new role in Palm Springs on Aug. 1. “The city has made great strides toward confronting
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Thousands of law enforcement personnel from throughout the region gathered today for a memorial service at Toyota Arena in Ontario for two El Monte police officers fatally shot in the line of duty. The ceremony, which followed a solemn procession that began at El Monte police headquarters, was held to honor the memory of Sgt.
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A vegetation fire grew to less than an acre before being forward progress was stopped Thursday morning in Thermal. Cal Fire said they were first notified of the first at around 8:15 a.m. It was burning out in the area of Avenue 66 and Fillmore Street. Forward progress was stopped in a little under an
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Thursday, June 30th marks the last day for employees at RI International Mental Health Urgent Care in Palm Springs. Peer Support Specialist, Jessica Hurst, has been with the company for almost 4 years. “I felt violated, I felt used, I felt like I didn’t matter. That none of us mattered to this company. That we’re
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Palms Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills recently shared his thoughts on what it means to be a leader in law enforcement, as the fall out continues from the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Chief Mills’ blog post examines the insufficiencies he believes contributed to the botched response at Robb Elementary on
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The Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs is inching closer to its fundraising goal for a multi-million dollar restoration of the 1936 landmark. The project received a $2.5 million allocation in the state’s budget plan that’s awaiting final approval Thursday. After a $5 million contribution from TV producer and Palm Springs resident David Lee, and
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Eisenhower Health confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in Riverside County was treated in the Coachella Valley. Lee Rice, Eisenhower Health spokesperson, said the patient was treated at an Eisenhower facility. Check Out Our Full Interview with Riverside County’s Chief of Disease Control The county’s first probable case of monkeypox was announced by health
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Officials are working to restore air conditioning at a post office in Thermal. This comes after viewers called in to tell us that they had been without for a while. Officials with the post office say that USPS leasing office had been working to finalize a new lease agreement with the landlord of the facility and that had
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Senator Wiener and Assemblymember Haney introduce a bill allowing cities to extend the last call for alcohol to 4 am. Coming from Sacramento, Senator Scott Wiener, and Assemblymember Matt Haney’s legislation is planned to give the option to extend but it is not required to seven pilot cities to extend sales of alcohol at bars,
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Officials have been able to confirm a new species found at Joshua Tree National Park. On Wednesday, officials announced that a park wildlife camera captured a photo of a zone-tailed hawk. It’s the first confirmed sighting of the bird in Joshua Tree. Zone-tailed hawks are typically seen from South America through Central America and into
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The Palm Springs Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a bandit believed to be behind several burglaries in the city over the past two weeks. The suspect was captured on several home surveillance systems. He is described as a white or Hispanic male, 5 feet, 8 inches to 6 feet tall,
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