The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens featured in a Netflix docuseries now streaming online, zoo officials said today. The zoo, located in Palm Desert, was included in the first episode of “Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything,” in which host Latif Nasser travels the world to discover how everyone is connected through science and nature.
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We’ve been feeling the heat and that’s all we will be feeling throughout this week. Temperatures will continue to climb through the work week then take off in the upward direction by the weekend. An increase in cloud cover and humidity can be expected late Wednesday and Thursday as tropical moisture from the south is
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10 people are without a home after a fire destroyed a group of Palm Desert apartment units. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay met with one of the families who shared their frightening experience of waking up to flames taking over their home. “I remember my brother waking me up and telling me there was a
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Case Changes Today There were new 1,393 coronavirus cases reported new coronavirus cases since Monday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 43,376 The county has been reporting lower than expected case increases since July 29 due to glitch with the state’s CalREDIE system. State health officer Dr. Mark Ghaly
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Musician, actor, and longtime valley resident Trinidad “Trini” Lopez was pronounced dead at the age of 83 on Tuesday due to complications with pneumonia and COVID-19. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole, who just finished shooting a documentary on Lopez with Todd Hughes, confirmed to the Associated Press that Lopez died from complications of COVID-19 at Desert
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President Donald Trump is holding a news conference today at 2:30 p.m. PST. You can watch the news conference live on KESQ.com News Conference at 5:30 P.M. Enjoy!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2020
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St. Jude Dream Home Construction of the Genesis community in Palm Desert is well underway. But there is one particular home being built near Millenia Way that is garnering a lot of new attention. A ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday will kick off the 2021 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Coachella Valley. News Channel 3, Telemundo
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Riverside County is giving away 10 million masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. FIND Food Bank is a part of Riverside County’s ‘Masks are Medicine’ campaign. On Tuesday FIND Food Bank received one million masks. These masks will be distributed to the communities at FIND Food Bank’s over 120 sites throughout the
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ILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. “I have the great honor
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A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook areas around the Salton Sea near Niland and Bombay Beach Monday morning. There were no reports of damage or injuries, but News Channel 3 continues to monitor the area. There have been more than 25 fore- and aftershocks recorded after the initial m4.6 earthquake. This earthquake and the swarm are
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dozens of people rallied in Sacramento Tuesday afternoon as they called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow salons and barbershops to open back up. The owner of Orabella Hair Studio in Oakland and members of California Aesthetic Alliance organized the Pro Beauty Rally. “This industry has been devastated by COVID,” CAA founder,
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A cell phone tower in Sky Valley just completed a technology upgrade to provide more reliable internet access to people living in the area, including 78 families with children enrolled in schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District. “The district’s goal is that every single student have access to distance learning,” said Will Carr,
Continue ReadingThe heat is sticking around for the week, and will warm up further for the weekend. An Excessive Heat Watch is up for Imperial County, Eastern Riverside County, and most of Southern Arizona. We’re tracking Hurricane Elida, which has the potential to push sub-tropical moisture into Southern California by the latter part of the week.
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With the new school year beginning with distance learning from home, more parents are already turning to tutoring to help their kids stay on track. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil breaks down three options for students looking for extra help during the pandemic. Check with your school district or email your child’s teacher directly. All
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Firefighters responded to a fire that broke out in a Palm Desert apartment complex overnight. Crews were called to the 73000 block of Santa Rosa Way near Portola Avenue at 12:52 a.m. Authorities said the flames extended from an attached garage to two out of four apartment units. 10 residents were displaced by the fire.
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Un hombre de Cathedral City estuvo bajo custodia el lunes por la mañana acusado de disparar una escopeta desde su casa en la manzana 68500 de McCallum Way, cerca de la Avenida Maravilla.La policÃa arrestó a Manuel David Dávila, de 44 años, a última hora de la noche del domingo después de que un equipo
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La administración Trump está considerando maneras de restringir la entrada en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México que podrÃan incluir a ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes permanentes legales sobre las preocupaciones de coronavirus, según una fuente familiarizada con el asunto.Es el último intento de la administración de sellar las fronteras de EE.UU., citando el virus.
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Melissa Meléndez, la senadora estatal republicana que representa al Valle de Coachella y a la mayor parte del condado de Riverside, está apuntando a la respuesta del gobernador Newsom a la pandemia de coronavirus.”Recibo correos electrónicos y llamadas todos los dÃas de republicanos, demócratas e independientes, lo que sea. Todos dicen lo mismo, que es
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Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes joined News Channel 3’s Peter Daut on Monday to discuss what’s being done to stop the recent increase in gun violence. Police say within the last year alone — this area has seen: 3 homicide investigations 9 attempted homicides16 arrests5 recovered firearmsan additional 61 reports of shots fired All three
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Cory McIntyre’s job at Red Jeep Tours screeched to a halt in mid-March. “Things were moving along just fine,” he said. “We were getting ready to have one of our busiest months at work, and then the pandemic hit.” Like tens of millions of others, McIntyre has been collecting that $600 per week unemployment benefit.
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