Every Thanksgiving, families in Rancho La Quinta save a seat for local Marines at their Thanksgiving dinner table. They invite Marines stationed nearby to spend the holiday with them, especially if they can’t fly home or don’t have family to spend it with. Every Thanksgiving day, volunteers book a bus that picks up dozens of

What organizers bill as the nation’s largest collection of college basketball multiple-team events begins today at Acrisure Arena with five games. Of the 21 teams participating in the Acrisure Series, 10 qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season. Seven former Pac-12 squads are making the journey to the desert, including both the men’s and women’s

Walter Clark Legal Group and News Channel 3 awarded Ms. Dana Sanchez as November’s One Class at a Time recipient. She often spends her own money to purchase supplies for her classroom and understands the need for teachers across the valley to gain support from the community. “This is a big deal for teachers,” said

By Jeremy Diamond, Christian Edwards, Tamara Qiblawi and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — A ceasefire between Israeli forces and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah took effect Wednesday morning local time, according to a timeline laid out by US President Joe Biden, after Israel and Lebanon agreed a deal to end the more than year-long conflict. Speaking

The lineup for the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival was released on Tuesday. The festival will open on Thursday, January 2 with the Robbie Williams’ biopic, “Better Man” directed by Michael Gracey. The festival will close on Saturday, January 12 with Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Steve Coogan. 158 films from

Update: A person is dead after a crash south of Snow Creek Monday night. Cal Fire said once on scene, firefighters found one vehicle and small vegetation fire. Firefighters contained the fire at 11:45 p.m. and said a single person in the vehicle died at the scene. The crash was turned over to law enforcement

A person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Thermal. The crash was reported just before 2:30 p.m. on the 88000 Block of Avenue 66, according to CAL FIRE. Details on the crash were not immediately available. Stay with News Channel 3 for any updates. Get the News Channel 3 app here.

The City of Coachella donated bicycles and helmets to 26 students at Peter Pendleton Elementary School during a holiday bike drive held on Monday afternoon. Peter Pendleton Elementary School was chosen by the city for this year’s community event. The funding for the bicycles and helmets came from the City of Coachella, along with personal