2024 has been a busy year from the Coachella Valley to the North Pole and this holiday season, News Channel 3 is pitching in to help Santa deliver gifts to deserving kids and families. We partnered with “General Air Conditioning and Plumbing” to help make 20 Coachella Valley families’ wishes come true this holiday season.
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Christmas trees can be recycled, so rather than dumping them into the trash, Riverside County officials today encouraged residents to leave them on the curb or take them to designated drop-offs to be turned into mulch. According to the Department of Waste Resources, county residents can ensure trees are reused for environmental programs by participating
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — While public anxieties have loomed over the Northeast amid possible drone sightings, one sighting will soon bring holiday cheer across the country: Santa Claus. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is once again prepared to track Santa and his reindeer around the world. NORAD, which is responsible for protecting
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The City of Desert Hot Springs handed out gifts at the Senior Center on Monday, as part of their “Adopt a Senior” event for the holidays. As we previously reported, the Senior Center had a “Wish Tree” decorated with ornaments that had Christmas wishes from Senior Center members who may be in need or without
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To the delight of many families, Snowtopia kicked off on Friday night at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The Museum is calling it a Winter Wonderland for the entire family. There’s a real snow playground, with Frosty the Snowman, bounce houses, activities for kids, a holiday train, and Santa Claus himself. All of this can
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With the holidays approaching, downtown Palm Springs businesses are gauging whether they’ll meet their sales goals for the season. National forecasts predict steady growth in retail shopping for the 2024 holiday season. Total holiday sales are expected to increase between 2.5% and 3.5% compared to 2023, reaching $979.5 billion to $989 billion according to the
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The Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus is helping to make sure kids in the Coachella Valley have presents this Christmas. Hundreds of toys and gifts were collected by Chorus members and dropped off by the carload Wednesday to Martha’s Village and Kitchen in Indio. It’s all a part of the “Chorus Cares” program, with a
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The annual tree lighting ceremony took place at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Sunday evening. Towering over 8,000 feet above the Coachella Valley — the Christmas tree was brought to life as many residents got into the holiday spirit The big event drew crowds who were excited to see the featured guest,
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The Christmas season is now underway in the city of Coachella, as the tree at City Hall is now shining brightly. The tree lighting ceremony was kicked off by performances by the Coachella Valley High School Choir, followed by the acknowledgment of the city’s hometown heroes. Dozens of people encircled the tree to witness it
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Holiday cheer continues around the Coachella Valley as we look forward to more tree lighting ceremonies and events happening in the coming days. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be busy making visits to hear holiday wishes, and the sounds of the season will be ringing around the valley along with the offerings of many holiday
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WildLights has returned to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. The holiday light display features over 3 million lights, and is open on select nights until December 30th. Folks are welcomed to come enjoy the light displays, see nocturnal desert animals, enjoy food and drinks, and meet Santa! For ticket information go to this website.
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More than 2,600 runners and walkers took part in the annual Martha’s Village and Kitchen Thanksgiving Day 5K on El Paseo. It was the 18th year of the event, which raises money to help end hunger and homelessness in our valley. News Channel 3 anchor Peter Daut served as host and our Photojournalist Christopher Flicker
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More people are traveling this Thanksgiving than ever. American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates 79.9 million travelers will go 50 miles or more from home over the holiday travel period. A record 71.7 million people will travel by car over Thanksgiving – an additional 1.3 million travelers compared to 2023 according to AAA. The average price
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Families in the Eastern Coachella Valley received a helping hand this holiday season. The Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) hosted a Thanksgiving donation drive-through event on November 18. The distribution, went from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the CVUSD District Office Parking Lot. Organizers said it provided 600 turkeys donated by the Agua
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“American Idol” season 22 winner and Coachella Valley native Abi Carter will illuminate a 45-foot holiday tree with over 4,000 LED lights at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s tree-lighting ceremony, officials announced today. Carter will be joined at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 by News Channel Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans, who is hosting the
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The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert is hosting a Halloween party tomorrow night from 3PM-5PM. The museum hours will be adjusted to 10AM-2PM, and the party will be outside. The party will be completely free for the first 500 kids. The celebration will provide children and parents a safe space to celebrate Halloween. There
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On Friday, News Channel 3 partnered with General Air Conditioning and Plumbing to send gifts to students with special needs at Cathedral City High School. Students wrote ‘letters to Santa’ on December 6th, hoping that their holiday wishes would come true. Mike Limon, who is the instructor of special education at CHHS, says “It really
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With the holiday season in full swing, there’s no shortage of activities throughout the nine valley cities. We have a closer look at tree lighting ceremonies from the East to the West ends of the valley. Here’s the coveted Christmas list: Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage Tree Lighting Ceremony, November 28 Coachella Christmas Tree Lighting, City Hall
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Coachella formally kicked off the holiday season Wednesday with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting event in front of City Hall. The tree right is the main attraction. The hundreds of colorful lights adorning it were lit brightening up downtown Coachella. Dozens of community members showed up to the annual holiday tradition. The Coachella Valley High
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Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season rolls on! All the way from the North Pole, Santa Claus made his grand arrival to the Shops at Palm Desert on Friday. He was met by the sounds of the Youtheatre players showcasing their talent with a recital. Santa and his helpers welcomed families into the shopping
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