A teenager accused of breaking into a Mecca business and burglarizing the place before setting it ablaze was in custody today on $50,000 bond. Juan Julian Serrano, 19, was arrested Sunday morning on Gota Lane in Thermal on suspicion of burglary and malicious arson and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, according to
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CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department confirmed that at least one person is dead after a vehicle drove off the roadway on Highway 74 near Pinyon Pines. CAL FIRE confirmed the crash happened at around 10 a.m. on near Milepost 74-85. The California Highway Patrol announced an 80-year-old Palm Desert man driving a 1957 Ford was
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Doctors are urging cancer patients not to let the coronavirus pandemic stop them from receiving life-saving treatment. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay met with a cancer doctor from Desert Regional Medical Center on the topic of treating cancer patients during this time. “Cancer has to be our priority because that’s the thing we know is
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The state of California and Riverside County continue to see an upward trend of Coronavirus cases surging throughout. On Friday, Intensive Care Unit hospital beds reached capacity in Riverside County, and there are no signs of slowing down. On July 4, Governor Newsom spoke on adapting to different sets of expectations and behaviors. He went
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While we deal with a heat wave and a pandemic, two main signs of heat-related illnesses are also possible symptoms of coronavirus. Another day of the sun beating down in our valley. “ugh, its so hot,” said Lakresha Miller. Many trying to stay cool as we try to beat the heat. “I just bought them
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that counties on the state’s monitoring list, which includes Riverside County, will have to shut down more indoor operations. The list of sectors affected includes fitness centers, worship services, personal care services, hair salons and barbershops, malls, and offices for non-critical sectors. The order affects all 30 counties on
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California’s state budget includes $47 million to help the Salton Sea. The new budget was signed by Governor Newsom last month. The ongoing crisis at the Salton Sea has created environmental and human health concerns that have been discussed for decades. “Already we have the largest rate of pediatric asthma hospitalization in the entire state,”
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The valley nonprofit Angel View operates more than 20 thrift stores, including locations in Palm Desert, generating revenue to help provide support services to children and adults with disabilities throughout the Coachella Valley. The stores reopened mid-May. “The funding issue has been a major issue for us having to close our stores for 7 to
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This past weekend was the hottest of the year, so far. Sunday, in Palm Springs, the record high temperature was broken! Palm Springs reached 121° which breaks the old record of 120° from 1985. The good news, temperatures will be getting back to seasonal this week. This ridge of high pressure that was farther west
Continue Reading 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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84-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident Terrazas Cruz is reported missing. Cruz is Hispanic, and is 5′-6″ tall with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black and silver striped polo shirt, navy blue shorts, and a black baseball cap. He was last seen at 11:00 Sunday morning on the 66-600 block of 2nd Street
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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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As our valley near record heat temperatures on Sunday, there are some health risks you really need to watch out for. With excessive heat warning in effect until Monday night, locals are feeling it. “It’s very hot,” said Moe Maiava, a hiker. “Feels like an oven like 300 to 200 degrees.” One hiker was not
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Firefighters are investigating the cause of a brush fire that has been burning for at least 9 hours in Banning as of 6 a.m. Sunday morning, July 12. It started just after 8 p.m. on Old Banning Idyllwild road near Wolf-skill Truck trail. The last report from CAL Fire has the fire at five acres
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On Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 119°. This is very hot, considering the record high temperature for July 11 is 121° from 1958. Dangerous heat will continue Sunday. A ridge of high pressure does remain in control, though it will be weakening today. Temperatures are still expected to remain well above average
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A line of cars outside Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca. Drivers waited their turn to pick up free masks. “This helps them to be healthy,” said Hortencia Ramos, wife to a farmworker. “To protect ourselves in the work so we are more protective and so we can be more confident working,” said Marisela Hernandez,
Continue Reading 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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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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Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 111°. Temperatures will continue to heat up through the weekend. A ridge of high pressure to the east will bring the heat west. The average for Saturday is 107° with 108° by Sunday. Temperatures will warm up to the point of being close to record breaking heat.
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