CNN By Rhea Mogul, Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. Flights from Australia and New Zealand
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A man accused of break-ins and a shooting was found injured by officers in Palm Springs. The whole incident began Thursday at 12:55 a.m. That’s when police were called to the 1600 block of Via Entrada to respond to reports from a person who said their neighboring condominium was robbed and the suspect had shot
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – New court papers argue Cher has lost her rights to receive royalties from such 1960s Sonny & Cher hits as “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” Mary Bono, the widow of former Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono, makes that argument and is asking a federal judge to dismiss a $1
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Palm Springs Police were on the scene of what they say was a murder committed outside a fast-food restaurant on the 5600 block of East Ramon Road early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the front of Raising Cane’s at 1:21 a.m. A police spokesperson said initial information was very limited. He said there was a male victim who had yet to be
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A man is hospitalized and receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to the leg, according to the Indio Police Department. Officers got a call from a resident about a gunshot wound victim at the 46500 block of Vargas Road just after 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Fire officials responded to the scene and transported the victim
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a crash involving four vehicles in Palm Desert Sunday afternoon. The collision happened just after 2:30 p.m. on El Paseo and Ocotillo Drive. Officials have confirmed the crash was caused by a stolen vehicles being driven by 3 juveniles, whose ages have not yet been released. They were
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Coachella Valley residents can add the annual Dr. George Charity Car Show to a growing list of seasonal events that have been postponed or canceled to due coronavirus concerns. The event was scheduled for February 12 but has been moved to February 11, 2023, according to organizers. The Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association board released a statement blaming the
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Update: According to SCE, power has been restored to these customers. Original coverage: 317 Palm Desert residents are without power following a Southern California Edison outage Sunday morning. The utility confirmed the outage on its website, which started around 11:00 a.m. SCE did not provide a timeline for when power will be fully restored to
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A large police presence unfolded near a Del Taco restaurant on 4th Street in Beaumont early Friday morning. NEWS CHANNEL 3 UPDATE: The Riverside County Sheriffs Department (RSO) said on Thursday night deputies from the Perris Sheriff’s station took a domestic violence call in an unincorporated area of Perris, Woodcrest. When deputies arrived, the male
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With the holidays right around the corner, the Riverside County Public Health lab is working to get Covid-19 test results out fast. It’s where the county’s PCR tests are sent for examination. When the lab receives samples, it’s first stop is through it extraction machine. “This is our platform that extracts the viral RNA from
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With the holidays just right around the corner, millions nationwide are gearing up to travel and to get together with family. Hospitals are bracing for a new wave of covid cases, and health officials are urging people to stay protected and get tested. Several tests that can be taken before heading to your next destination,
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A 14-year-old is recovering after reportedly being shot by his father by accident Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to a home on Peladora Road, near Landau Boulevard, just after 7:00 p.m. NEWS CHANNEL 3 An unidentified man was working with his new gun and accidentally discharged the firearm through a bedroom wall and into his
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Gothic novelist Anne Rice, 80, has died due to complications from a stroke, according to her son Christopher. He announced her death late Saturday on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. Rice lived in Rancho Mirage. She was widely known for her bestselling novel “Interview With the Vampire.” The 1976 book was adapted into
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UPDATE 12/12/21: The pilot of a small plane has died after crashing into a neighborhood in Bermuda Dunes. The coroner’s office identified the pilot as James Wallace, 83, of Palm Desert. He was pronounced dead at approximately 9:34 p.m. at Desert Medical Center in Palm Springs. Original Report 12/11/21: Cal Fire said the incident was
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Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia The Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced the arrest of 36-year-old Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia on Friday. The Coachella resident is accused of physically and/or sexually assaulting 6 women throughout the Coachella Valley from September 2020 to August 2021. Garcia plead not guilty on Friday. Police say Garcia was arrested on
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Travis Scott is no longer performing at Coachella 2022, according to reports from the city of Indio and the Community Services Manager Jim Curtis. This comes as controversies continue to swirl after the deadly Astroworld Festival, and Scott faces numerous lawsuits. Back in November, News Channel 3 reported on an online petition calling on Coachella organizers Goldenvoice
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A shooting at a Palm Desert Chevron gas station left one person hospitalized early Monday morning. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said it received a call at 12:30 a.m. of a shooting that happened on Highway 111 and Plaza Way, across from the mall. Deputies arrived to find evidence of a shooting but no suspects
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Firefighters contained a residential structure fire in Desert Hot Springs on Saturday. CAL FIRE said firefighters responded to a single story home on 11500 Foxdale Drive where a fire was reported at 9:30 in the morning. https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1467191487297294336 The flames were contained less than an hour later, but fire resources stayed at the scene for a
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What is the Omicron variant? According to the World Health Organization, it was first detected in South Africa and has prompted another round of travel restrictions across the world. Jose Arballo Jr., from the Riverside University Health System, said “As everyone knows, we have no cases in Riverside County and none in California. How long that is
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5 people have been transported to the hospital after being involved in a 7 vehicle crash in Indio, according to CAL FIRE. The traffic collision occurred a little after 5:30 p.m. on Clinton Street and Miles Avenue. Map of multi-vehicle crash in Indio Officials said on Twitter that two people suffered serious injuries, one person
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