Just a short drive south of Palm Springs, you’ll find California’s largest lake. The drive along the circumference of the Salton Sea reveals surprising, majestic views unlike anything you’d expect to find in the desert. But for its impressive sights and size, the Salton Sea is not a household name, least of all in the
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It’s a strange phenomenon when the average Californian can tell you more about the breathtaking beauty of Lake Tahoe or the dizzyingly good times at Lake Havasu than that state’s largest lake. And in cases where they have heard of it, you would likely get complaints about the smell or the dead fish. The Salton
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Along the dusty shoreline of the Salton Sea, you could blink and you’d miss it: the Ski Inn, the only bar around the east side of the lake for 40 miles. This neighborhood bar and restaurant in Bombay Beach is a local watering hole that’s been here for decades, an obscure Anthony Bourdain stop, wallpapered
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Update 3/25/23 11:30 a.m.North Indian Canyon through the wash has re-opened. Update 3/24/23 11:30 a.m.Araby Trail at the wash has re-opened.Indian Canyon still has water running across the roadway and will most likely be closed all day Friday. Update: 3/23/23 11:30 a.m. Gene Autry Trail is now open at the wash. East Vista Chino also
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Mosquitoes collected in Indian Wells tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year, prompting increased efforts to reduce transmission, officials said today. The virus-positive samples were collected near the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and El Dorado Drive, according to a statement from the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.
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Cathedral City Police responded to reports of gunfire following a fight during a funeral on Friday afternoon. At approximately 1:40 p.m., officers responded to Desert Memorial Park on Da Vall Drive after a caller shared that shots were fired in the air. Officers were informed that the suspect had left once they arrived on the
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Plans to restore the Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs are a step closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal to restore the roughly 90-acre site. The land, which is located just off of Farrell Drive and Mesquite, used to house the former Mesquite Country Club. The land was
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More than 60 dogs departed Friday morning to find their forever homes in Utah, Idaho and Oregon. The transport flight followed a period of hoarding cases in which Riverside County Animal Services officers rescued dozens of dogs in three separate incidents in the Coachella Valley. One of these cases is still active in the Sky
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Felony charges were filed against a 59-year-old man wanted in connection with two Palm Desert bank robberies. Anaheim resident Reese Westenberger was charged with one count of robbery, for which he pled not guilty Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Westenberger is only charged with one of the two bank robberies, the
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Some local students are being recognized with this month’s “Do the Right Thing Award” which is a partnership between Palm Springs police and News Channel 3. Congratulations to Katherine de Leon Rivera, Gregorio Corona, Juan Gonzalez Santos, and Xander Roman. The students were chosen for their positive attitudes and contributions to the community. If you know
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Child exploitation officers and FBI units were at a home in Rancho Mirage Friday morning in relation to an investigation over child sexual abuse material distribution. At around 7:00 a.m., the Riverside County District Attorney’s office and the FBI were pulling people out of this home on the corner of Jasmine and Sunny. News Channel
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Eisenhower Health has landed on the 2024 Cal Hospital Compare Opioid Care and Patient Safety Honor Roll list. The Cal Hospital Compare Opioid Care and Patient Safety Honor Roll, a program by the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), recognizes hospitals that have made “significant strides in implementing best practices for opioid prescribing, patient
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The City of La Quinta is set to file a lawsuit that city officials said will protect the long-troubled Talus resort project. The project, originally known as the SilverRock resort, has been in works in the city since 2002. I-Team: Understand costs and other impacts of Talus La Quinta with online Timeline as troubled project
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Update 7/26/24 The person injured in the crash was pronounced dead Thursday night, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. The coroner identified the person as Paul Devine, 56, of Palm Springs. Authorities said Devine was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center. Police said the call started as a three-vehicle crash. Officers learned the
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The Cathedral City City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place a measure on the November ballot that would raise the sales tax by 1/2 cent per dollar. These funds cannot be taken by the state, which according to officials has taken about $30 million from the city in the last five years. According to city
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Marilyn is headed to a move! The city of Palm Springs announced that it has reached an agreement to relocate the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture to the Downtown Park. The move will settle a lawsuit filed by the Committee to Relocate Marilyn in 2021 over Marilyn’s current location on Museum Way. The committee argued its placement
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Thousands of dollars of personal belongings stolen after a valley resident used a service she thought she could trust. “I didn’t think I had to worry about that” News Channel 3 I-Team investigator Peter Daut goes deeper into the ongoing investigation. Watch the special report Theft for Hire, Thursday at 6:00 p.m. on News Channel
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Coachella Valley native and tennis player Desirae Krawczyk learned her first-round opponents today in women’s doubles at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. A Palm Desert resident and the current world No. 12 in doubles, Krawczyk is representing Team USA along with doubles partner Danielle Collins. The fourth-seeded duo will face Greece’s Maria Sakkari and
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A 32-year-old Palm Springs man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his role in a 2023 operation that started in Rancho Mirage in which a person was lured into a vehicle, driven away and robbed. Nicholas Tyler Young, accused of being the driver in the robbery, entered the guilty plea on Tuesday to
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A coalition of over 225 businesses, 175 within the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire areas, have joined tribal leaders, advocates and elected officials in pledging support to an initiative urging President Biden to establish a new Chuckwalla National Monument, as of today. Groups in favor of the proposal asserted the proposed protection status as
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