An estimated 10,000 people in the Coachella Valley have Parkinson’s disease. This past year, News Channel 3’s John White has been serving on the board of the “Parkinson’s Resource Organization” and is now the co-chair. He introduces us to Jo Rosen, founder of Parkinson’s Resource Organization and a “Neighborhood Hero” who’s been making a difference
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Courts in Riverside County continue to be clogged with a tremendous backlog of cases, a year after hundreds of criminal cases were dismissed. News Channel 3’s John White sat down with Presiding Judge Hon. Judith Clark for a rare interview. “This is a growing convergence of issues, that sort of all came to a peak
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News Channel 3’s John White is going in-depth on the primaries for U.S. Senate in California. New campaign finance data is out today, revealing how the candidates are prepared for the primaries and the general election, should they be one of the two top finishers in March. You can do your own research here: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/2024/
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News Channel 3’s John White takes a look at the big stories of the year Wednesday night on News Channel 3 at 6:00 p.m., Evening Anchor John White continues our series “2023: The Year in Coachella Valley” taking a look at some of the highs and lows of the year. His look at the big
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We are one year from the next general election and two local races are shaping up to be re-matches from 2022. The 47th Assembly District and the 41st Congressional District races will again be expensive, hard-fought races in 2024 In the 41st congressional district race, Incumbent Republican Ken Calvert will once again face Democratic challenger
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The Coachella Valley will be dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary for a long time. Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District General Manager and Chief Engineer, Jason Uhley, showed News Channel 3’s John White why this storm created so much damage, especially along the Interstate 10 corridor. While rainfall totals in other
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Local school districts are about to start the new year and one of their big challenges is making sure they have enough teachers. There is a teacher shortage nationwide, and especially in California. There will be more than 250 new teachers on the job in the Coachella Valley’s three school districts this fall, after months
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The debate over racial reparations continues to intensify in Palm Springs. It’s centered on one square mile of land known as Section 14 next to downtown Palm Springs which was cleared for new development over 50 years ago. The attorney representing Section 14 families and their descendants pointed out that Palm Springs apologized for its role in the
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This is World Parkinson’s Day, recognized each year on the birthday of James Parkinson who first discovered the condition over 200 years ago. April is also “Parkinson’s Awareness Month.” Most patients are over the age of 65. Tonight, we’re going in-depth on another group diagnosed at a much younger age. Watch the special report tonight at 6:00
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Palm Springs is celebrating a birthday this month. The city was incorporated 85 years ago and the party this Saturday will include an effort to break a world record and portray the city’s history in a way that car enthusiasts will love. The parade starts this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Palm Springs Convention
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The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are set to battle at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The battle for supremacy in the NFL will be played on grass with a connection to the Coachella Valley. A sod farm in Arizona owned and operated by Palm Desert-based West Coast Turf. “This is number
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A local woman still faces a new trial in the death of her husband’s son over 20 years after the child died. This Sunday in a special edition of News Channel 3 after the SuperBowl, John White goes in-depth on the case of Patricia Brown in a special report, “Back in Court.” Brown was freed
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A multi-billion dollar mega-merger in the grocery business may have some big impacts on the Coachella Valley. “It’s a hot mess, John,” said Jo Ann Sherley, who has been in the grocery game for 38 years. Sherley has been through this before with other mergers but now with billions at stake on Wall Street, she’s
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2022 and we’re taking a look back at the big changes this year in local politics. The year began in Palm Springs with the debate over plans to build a homeless navigation center on McCarthy Road on the edge of the Desert Highland Gateway Neighborhood. Many residents protested. “Take it and put it out in your own
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“Yes on 27,” the measure that would allow online and mobile sports wagering, raised nearly $170 million this year before the end of September. A recent UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll found it had just 27 percent support. “Yes on 26, No on 27,” the measure that would have allowed in-person sports wagering on
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One of the races to watch here in the valley is the 41st Congressional District. The newly created district includes a number of west and mid-valley cities — and is being targeted by both parties making it a multi-million dollar race. Both candidates are confident going into the final stretch and both are well funded.
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A battle waged by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz in honor of local veteran Jennifer Kepner, along with many others, has culminated in the signing of the Honoring Our Pact Act. News Channel 3’s John White was in Washington D.C. as President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act on Wednesday. He talked with Ruiz on the
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The “Honoring Our Pact Act” will be signed into law next week by President Biden. The bill will be expanding health care and other benefits for veterans. News Channel 3’s John White spoke with Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz about his fight for this bill in the name of local veteran Jennifer Kepner. Kepner was an
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A growing monkeypox outbreak in Riverside County is raising new concerns about the stigma it may create with the illness hitting mostly gay men. It has some people recalling the beginning of the early days of the fight against HIV and AIDS. News Channel 3 anchor John White is going in-depth, talking with 2 men who see
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We’re less than three weeks away from the June primary and some local races are beginning to take shape. Candidates are stepping up their fundraising games to get their message out ahead of June 7. Visit Our “Your Vote” Section for Election Coverage TV ads are hitting the airwaves, people still working on putting signs up,
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