UPDATE April 6, 2024 All wash roads in Palm Springs are now open including Gene Autry Trail, Indian Canyon Drive and Vista Chino at the wash. Friday’s First Alert Weather Alert Day has since expired, and conditions are much more clear this weekend. You can watch our latest forecast HERE. UPDATE April 5, 2024 In
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News Channel 3 is working to identify what looks like a large plume of smoke in the East Valley. The Bureau of Land Management and fire crews from the California Desert Interagency Fire Program say that they are working on a prescribed fire in the Dos Palmas Preserve in central Riverside County. Officials with BLM
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a shooting at Rancho Las Flores Park on Van Buren Street in Coachella Wednesday just before 9 p.m. Deputies said that they got reports of a man firing multiple rounds into the air and ground during a fight at the soccer fields. The suspect drove away before the
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Update 1/16/24 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the relationship between the suspect and the victim in Sunday’s deadly stabbing at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella. Investigators learned that the suspect was the daughter of the victim. The victim was identified on Monday as Elba Estrada, 53, of San Bernardino. Investigators said the suspect,
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UPDATE [5:17 a.m.] : The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says that there are no additional details on this ongoing investigation at this time. Stay with News Channel 3 for further updates. A homicide investigation was underway near the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella on Ave 48 and Jackson Street Sunday night. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies
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Update 12:15 p.m. N Gene Autry is back open at the Whitewater Wash. UPDATE: Vista Chino has been re-opened as of 11 am Thursday. The Palm Springs Police Department closed Gene Autry Trail south of I-10 to Via Escuela and E. Vista Chino between Clubhouse View Dr. and the city’s limits Thursday morning. Officials said
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Update from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department: At 11:28 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 47000 block of Dune Palms Road regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, deputies searched the area but were unable to locate any evidence of a shooting. After a review of video surveillance, deputies determined there was not a
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UPDATE: Gene Autry Trail is now open through the Whitewater Wash. The road was reopened shortly after 8:30 a.m. Friday. The Palm Springs Police Department closed Gene Autry Trail between E Via Escuela and Salvia Road through the Whitewater wash Friday morning. Officials say that there is poor visibility on the road there. As of
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Palm Springs Fire crews were able to quickly contain a fire on the roof of the Carl’s Jr. restaurant at Sunrise and Ramon Road Thursday morning. The fire was reported at around 7:40 a.m. Crews were able to contain the fire to the roof of the building. No injuries were reported. Fire officials originally said
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Indio Police said that they responded to a shooting around 9:50 a.m. Monday in the area of North Jackson Park near Crest Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Paramedics were on scene as of 10:15 a.m. Monday treating the victim. Nearby Andrew Jackson Elementary School on
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The Palm Springs Fire Department will soon have a new Fire Chief. City Manager Scott Stiles announced that Paul Alvarado, the Assistant Fire Chief in Long Beach, California, will be the next Palm Springs Fire Chief. Alvarado is expected to start in early May. The city says that he has served as Assistant Fire Chief
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Two people were taken to the hospital early Sunday morning, after a single vehicle crash. CalFire officials said that the crash happened just after midnight Sunday morning, on Portola Ave. and Mesa View Drive, near the Ironwood Country Club. Firefighters said that one car was on its side against a gate when they arrived on
Continue ReadingManny Marrujo from the Desert Recreation District joins News Channel 3 to discuss new programming for Seniors at the Indio Teen Center.
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Update: Firefighters remain on the scene of a mulch fire off of Palm Drive and 20th Avenue in Desert Hot Springs. All roads in the area remain open. No evacuations were ordered for nearby residents. Parts of the mulch fire continue to burn. Firefighters are monitoring the flames. Update: 30 homes are now being threatened
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Fire crews with the Cal Fire Riverside Department worked to put out flames west of Whitewater. The fire engulfed an RV burning it to the ground and spreading flames to nearby vegetation. The fire burned about a quarter acre of the surrounding area. Chief Battalion Cody Wright said crews responded to a call around 2:06
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The DMV announced that they will have extended hours from June through September at 64 offices across California. Palm Springs, Palm Dessert, and Banning will be open during those hours. They are set to open at 7 a.m. every weekday except Wednesdays, when they will be open at 9 a.m. https://twitter.com/CA_DMV/status/1529885148086513666?s=20&t=JZjHR6C3ufpkemBF8-ZBwg The DMV said that
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When the McCallum Theatre reopens in the fall for its 2022-2023 season, seven Broadway shows and 24 acts who have never performed there before will be lighting up the stage. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke in-depth with President and Artistic Director, Mitch Gershenfeld.
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Police in Desert Hot Springs were investigating a shooting on Tuesday night. Investigators were called to the scene on Cahuilla Ave. near Ocotillo Rd. and Palm Dr. around 8 p.m. Tuesday. They said that one man was shot in the torso and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not have information on
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Friday night, firefighters responded to a house fire on Via Corto, just off of Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. 4 adults were displaced and the Red Cross was called in to help. CalFire said the home was fully involved in fire when they arrived around 9 p.m. Friday night. The damage was estimated at $300,000. There
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Friday night, Palm Springs Police were on the scene of a homicide investigation. Police closed Rosa Parks Road between El Dorado Blvd and Eastgate Road, as well as Granada between Rosa Parks Road and Sunview Ave. Captain Mike Kovaleff with the Palm Springs Police Department said that they responded around 6:30 p.m. Friday night. Kovaleff
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