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Month: July 2020

Record breaking heat!

Palm Springs broke the high temperature record today, previously set in 1985. The new record is 121°. The reason for this excessive, dangerous heat is a very strong and expansive high pressure system to the east. This upper level system will weaken over the next couple days, but we do still have an Excessive Heat

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How to stay cool during a power outage

A power outage Sunday morning impacted over 4,000 Southern California Edison customers. “It’s the first time this has happened this year so we’re probably going to just head to the pool,” Jason Quattrina, a Palm Desert resident, impacted by the power outage told News Channel 3. Residents in neighborhoods in south Palm Desert were left

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Nearing record heat

Today brought record heat to areas of Southern California and we were close to breaking a record right here in Palm Springs. Today’s high temperature was only 2° off of the record of 121° set back in 1958. Temperatures are only going to get hotter as we head into Sunday. We’re tracking close to record

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News Channel 3 speaks with Lisa Middleton and Christy Holstege on adapting campaign styles to accommodate COVID-19 protocols

Hitting the campaign trail looks very different this year in the midst of a pandemic. News Channel 3 met with two candidates running for a seat on the Palm Springs city council to see how they’re doing it differently this year. “Campaigning this year is completely different,” Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem, Christy Holstege told

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California podría liberar a un 10% de los reclusos en respuesta a la pandemia

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Los funcionarios de California pronto liberarán a otros 3.100 reclusos de las prisiones estatales en respuesta a la pandemia de coronavirus , mientras el gobernador Gavin Newsom responde a la intensificación de la presión de los defensores, legisladores y jueces federales. Se proyecta que pronto liberará a unos 3.100 reclusos mediante

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