Palm Springs Airport recorded a high temperature yesterday, September 5th, of 122°. This shatters the record high temperature for that day of 116° from 1955. Thermal also reached 122°, shattering the record high temperature of 113° from 2008. A ridge of high pressure along with a weak offshore flow remains for Sunday. This will keep
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The California Independent System Operator has declared a “Stage 2” power emergency because of hot weather and surging demand for electricity. The agency is urging Californians to conserve electricity to avoid rolling blackouts across the state. If a large enough number of consumers conserve even in small ways, they can help grid operators avoid more
Continue Reading The record-breaking heat is here! After tying the record high temperature yesterday, Palm Springs shattered it today with a high of 122°. The previous record of 116° was set back in 1955. The average high for Palm Springs on this day would be 104°. The dangerous heat continues throughout the holiday weekend. Temperatures in the
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The office of Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is reporting the death of longtime Palm Springs resident Joseph Beaver. Beaver was a civil rights activist, one of the first African Americans to serve in the Marines in World War II, and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. Beaver was also the founder of the Palm Springs
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Oak Glen, Calif. – A brush fire continues to burn in the San Bernardino County National Forest after it broke out Saturday at around 10:20 a.m. in Oak Glen. Fire burns near Oak Glen As of Saturday night the fire was 5 percent contained and had already burned more than 2,100 acres, according to CalFire.
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Not only is it a holiday weekend in the midst of a pandemic, but also here in the desert it’s dangerously hot outside. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay breaks down what you need to know to have a safe Labor Day weekend. Heat, power and the pandemic; the three key issues you need to be
Continue Reading A reminder that the state has issued a Flex Alert for this Labor Day weekend. People are encouraged to avoid using major appliances between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. The alert will end Monday night. Some tips include: Set air conditioning thermostats to 78 degrees, if health permits.Defer use of major appliances.Turn off unnecessary lights.Unplug
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The new Shadow Rock Church in La Quinta got a head start on celebrating their grand opening by hosting a driving-based scavenger hunt across the city Friday night. Organizers were calling it “the drive-through adventure.” Participants solved clues to score points and then took photos or videos and submitted them through an app. “There’s a
Continue Reading Palm Springs tied the record high temperature of 116° on Friday and we are tracking more record breaking heat on the way through the holiday weekend. A strong ridge of high pressure is building over California and it is bringing record breaking temperatures across the state. This ridge is expected to stick around throughout the
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A convicted felon who engaged in a several-hour standoff with Palm Springs police pleaded guilty to multiple charges today and was immediately sentenced to nearly three years in state prison. Bruce Lombardi of Palm Springs, 37, admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm — a felony — and a misdemeanor resisting arrest
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A 48-year-old man who severely beat his roommate with a metal baseball bat in Cathedral City before robbing him and stealing his car was sentenced today to 23 years to life in state prison. An Indio jury in June found Jason James Allen guilty of attempted murder, torture, aggravated mayhem and other felonies stemming from
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Los agentes de la estación Victor Valley respondieron a un incidente de un tirador activo en un parque de casas móviles de Lucerne Valley el viernes por la mañana. Jodi Miller, oficial de información pública del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de San Bernardino, dijo a News Channel 3 que los oficiales respondieron originalmente a
Continue Reading Deputies from the Victor Valley Station responded to an active shooter incident at a Lucerne Valley mobile home park on Friday morning. Jodi Miller, public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told News Channel 3 that deputies originally responded to reports of shots fired at the Moss Mobile Manor located on the
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El fin de semana feriado comienza en unas cuantas horas pero las altas temperaturas del valle no tiene planes de abandonarnos. . Desde hoy y hasta el lunes por la noche, El Valle de Coachella nuestra queda bajo un aviso de calor excesivo. Se espera que este fin de semana feriado el termómetro supere los
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City officials announced today that Indio’s annual Tamale Festival will not be held this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival, originally scheduled for Dec. 8-9, typically attracts nearly 100,000 people to downtown Indio for a weekend of entertainment, food and games. “The Tamale Festival is an extremely important part of what makes Indio
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As the Labor Day holiday weekend kicks off, a valley hospital official is putting out an urgent warning about another possible surge in coronavirus spread. Hospitalizations spiked at Eisenhower Health after Memorial Day weekend in May. Virus-related hospitalizations at Eisenhower Health, and even countywide, were trending down Friday. There were only about 12 patients receiving
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El Departamento de Salud de California en union al condado de Riverside asi como los funcionarios de la ciudad de Indio tomaron la difÃcil decisión de retrasar el próximo Festival del Tamal hasta 2021. Esto con la finalidad de bajar el nivel de riesgo de COVID-19, El festival anual, originalmente programado para el 8 y
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Restaurantes a lo largo de la calle palm canyon entre tahquitz y baristo se expandieron a partir de anoche realizan sus servicios en exteriores algunos en la calle y otros en la acera, con permisos de la ciudadalgunos restaurantes invirtieron en la remodelación de sus comercios para que mas clientes visiten sus comercios y tengan
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An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for Southern California through Monday evening as another heat wave arrives for the holiday weekend. Palm Springs TIED the record for today’s date while Thermal BROKE the previous record from 2019. The combination of high heat, low humidity, and localized gusty winds is also why a Red Flag
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