A Los Angeles man accused of attacking and holding his girlfriend against her will in Palm Springs in 2019 was sued by the woman. The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought Thursday against William Lakoff. The allegations include sexual battery, gender violence, false imprisonment, civil rights
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Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The national holiday honoring the civil rights activist that was officially declared in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. Coachella Valley residents will gather in Desert Hot Springs for a march at 2 p.m. starting the Desert Hot Springs police department. The march will end at the First Community
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Yesterday in Palm Springs was a warm day. The high temperature reached 76° where the normal was 70°. Today will be a cooler day. The ridge of high pressure keeping us warm is moving east and a trough of low pressure is moving in. This trough of low pressure is spreading high level moisture to
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The city of Palm Springs hosted their 34th annual special tribute on Sunday afternoon in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. News Channel 3 attended the event and spoke to attendees and speakers about the significance of Dr. King in light of our nation’s political climate. “Speeches that he has made about all of
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At the 1st Tee final round Abraham Ancer on the 1st Tee Ryan Moore getting ready to tee off at the first tee Huge crowds gathered to follow their favorite players The 1st Tee as Fowler, Scheffler and Landry begin to arrive Andrew Landry about to start the day on 1 Rickie Fowler, Scottie Scheffler
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Andrew Landry is the new tournament champion but it wasn’t without some final round fireworks. Landry had a comfortable lead on Sunday but let it slip away with three straight bogeys on 13, 14 and 15. That allowed Abraham Ancer to tie him at 24-under par. But Landry locked in after that. The 32-year-old made
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Andrew Landry had back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 to win by two shots. Landry shot 26-under on the tournament sealing his second career victory on the PGA TOUR. Landry came close to victory back in 2018, but ended up losing to Jon Rahm in a playoff. Despite three straight bogeys on the back nine,
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THERMAL, Calif. – In the heart of the Coachella Valley, a new music festival adventure took over this weekend. The “4XFar” festival was held at the Empire Grand Oasis. “For the first year, I think the turnout is great,” Mindia Luo, a festival goer said. “It’s really fun,” Kate Bergin said. “This is one of
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Soroptimist of Palm Springs is hosting its annual Luna Fest on Jan. 25. It is a morning of short films by, for and about women, and proceeds benefit the Soroptimist charities including the House of Hope for chemically dependent women, Ophelia Project mentoring project for at-risk girls and Live Your Dream awards to female heads
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Scottie Scheffler on 18Stadium Tournament Course Scottie Scheffler on 17 greenStadium Tournament Course Andrew Landry walking to 3Nicklaus Tournament Course Andrew Landry on 2nd holeNicklaus Tournament Course Luke Bryan performs to sold out crowd Luke Bryan Luke Bryan Luke Bryan
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Yesterday was a warmer than normal day, reaching a high temperature in Palm Springs of 73°. Today, the average is 70° and we will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday. A ridge of high pressure expands over the region, keeping conditions warm and dry. Winds will be offshore, contributing to the warming trend. The
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Some of the biggest issues that impact the community of Thermal were formally discussed on Saturday. The County of Riverside held their first “Community Plan for Thermal Meeting” at Toro Canyon Middle School. Residents, staff and community organizers gathered in the school’s multi-purpose room discussing their vision for the Thermal and Oasis communities. Major issues
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Thousands marched around the country Saturday morning participating in the fourth annual Women’s March — including some here in the Coachella Valley. A local march was held at Veteran’s Park in Coachella. Hundreds crowded around the stage and cheered on speakers talking about issues they say women face today. Many brought homemade signs commenting on
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17 Tee Nicklaus Tournament CourseCrowd gathers for Rickie Fowler Rickie Fowler on 17 GreenNicklaus Tournament Course Rickie Fowler Teeing off on 18Nicklaus Tournament Cousre Rickie Fowler headed to the 18th green.Nice shot there to the pin Scottie Scheffler on 18 in the bunkerNicklaus Tournament Course Scottie Scheffler on 18 greenNicklaus Tournament Course Phil Mickelson walking
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Fans at the American Express golf tournament’s Stevie Nicks concert were met with a “traffic nightmare” as they were leaving the concert. Several viewers reached out to News Channel 3 expressing their frustration on how traffic was handled last night. On Saturday the Marketing Manager for the City of La Quinta, Marcie Graham, said in
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It was the kickoff to many MLK events in the Coachella Valley this weekend, an MLK Town Hall held at First Community Baptist Church in Desert Hot Springs. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was there and brings us more about how people are remembering Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend. The event opened with prayer
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UPDATE: Police have now confirmed that a woman who was walking in the street was killed after being hit by a car in Desert Hot Springs Friday night. Chief of Police, Jim Henson, tells News Channel 3 the accident happened on Palm Drive near 20th Avenue just before 11 o’clock at night. Drugs and alcohol
Continue Reading A ridge of high pressure builds Saturday through Sunday keeping temperatures warm and keeping conditions dry. Some areas of gusty easterly winds will be possible through local mountains and passes. Winds offshore 15-30 mph. Overall, warmer temperatures through the coming week are expected as well. An area of low pressure Monday through Wednesday will bring
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The American Express golf tournament is striking all the right cords with fans. Friday and Saturday night are sell-outs, thanks to concerts from Stevie Nicks followed by Luke Bryan. It was a landslide performance by Nicks, a rock and roll hall of famer, Friday night. “She’s awesome. Oh my gosh, she’s incredible,” said Carmen Romoff.
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The low scoring continued on Friday as players took advantage of the perfect weather and prime course conditions in La Quinta. Rickie Fowler fired a 8-under 64 at PGA WEST Nicklaus Tournament Course while Scottie Scheffler matched Fowler with the same effort. The two players are tied at 15-under after 36 holes. Not far behind
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