Inflation has been on the rise since 2021, raising food prices nearly 25% since the COVID-19 pandemic. And Coachella Valley shoppers are feeling the weight, with many cutting back on holiday spending due to high sticker prices. Robert Vasquez is retired in Palm Desert and says inflation has limited him and his wife’s ability to
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Several election offices across Southern California were forced to evacuate after bomb threats were received in the days following Election Day. News Channel Three reported that the Riverside County Registrar of Voters was evacuated last Friday. Orange County’s election offices faced similar threats, too. The Riverside County Registrar wrote in a statement following the scare:
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Officials with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services said they are nearing their goal of saving 5,000 more cats in its care. To achieve its goal, the department said it’s decreasing humane euthanasia of cats and increasing transfers to rescue partner organizations. The efforts are tied to the 5,000 Cat Challenge, an initiative that
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Deputies were able to locate a suspect in an armed robbery in Palm Desert on Wednesday. The robbery was reported at around 1:00 p.m. in the area of Country Club Drive and Cook Street. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the victims said they were walking in the area when a suspect approached them,
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After a Moreno Valley Unified School District history teacher was placed on administrative leave after discussing former President Donald Trump in a strongly worded rant in the classroom, News Channel 3 is taking a closer look at how political discussions are handled in Coachella Valley classrooms. Dr. David Gustafson, Ed.D. senior director of secondary curriculum
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Recent antisemitic attacks have shaken the Jewish community worldwide, including here in the Coachella Valley. In Amsterdam, there has been a second wave of violence following an Israeli soccer match. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Steven Geiger, director of the Mensch International Foundation, who says the attacks echo dark moments in history when
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A gas leak in Beaumont prompted evacuation and shelter-in-place orders that lasted for several hours on Wednesday. The gas leak was first reported at around 9:40 a.m. in the area of E 8th Street and Cherry Avenue. The leak was mitigated by 1:30 p.m., with all evacuation and shelter-in-place orders lifted, CAL FIRE confirmed. Stay
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Superintendent Dr. Tonatiuh ‘Tony’ Signoret will be staying with the Palm Springs Unified School District for several more years. On Tuesday, the PSUSD Board of Education extended Signoret’s contract through June 30, 2027. Signoret was first appointed as Interim superintendent in July 2023. He was permanently appointed to the position on Jan. 1, 2024. “Throughout
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FIND Food Bank is expanding! They are currently building a new 40,000 square foot warehouse that will double the capacity of their food storage. The expansion will also provide services such as workforce development, financial literacy courses, healthcare program outreach, and continuing education scholarships. FIND Food Bank serves over 125,000 people every single month. Their
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The “Let’s Get Psyched” event at CSUSB Palm Desert Campus is taking place today. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. and runs through 2:00 p.m. The school will bring between 150 to 200 high school and community college students to campus to learn more about mental health and the various career opportunities students can pursue.
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Some undocumented immigrants might be experiencing anxiety from President-elect Trump’s policies. “It’s normal to experience a variety of emotions after any big event, including presidential elections,” Dr. Evita Limon-Rocha, psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente said. The election results that gave Donald Trump victory as President-elect of the United States continue to generate different reactions on the
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La Quinta residents are concerned about mountain lions in their backyards after one was spotted late last week. The sighting happened in the early hours of Friday morning in the La Quinta Fairways neighborhood, roughly a mile away from the foothills. Traci Coleman, who shared the surveillance video with News Channel 3, says she noticed
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For the first time ever, ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ packed up and filmed its talkshow in ‘greater Palm Springs’. The taping took place at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage on Sunday and Monday. The set, nestled right in the middle of the golf course, was built right on
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Democrat challenger Lisa Middleton has conceded the race for the State Senate to Republican incumbent Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh. Middleton made the announcement on her X account Tuesday evening. Thank you to all the friends, volunteers, supporters & donors who worked tirelessly to build our movement for #SD19.This evening, I spoke with Senator @RosilicieBogh to congratulate
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Marconi Calindas, a local artist, was devastated after hearing the mural he had designed for a Palm Springs neighborhood was destroyed. The mural was painted along the crosswalks at the intersection of Tramview Drive and Granada Avenue. The artwork was planned and approved by the Palm Springs Arts Commission, and was several years in the
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The valley’s Republican candidates are in front in those remaining races, which has disappointed Democrats who had hoped to turn a couple of seats blue but are running second right now. In continuing your vote 2024 coverage, –we spoke with residents about what these results may mean. Democrats had hoped for
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Residents in Desert Trace in Indio are voicing concerns about neighborhood safety after an attempted car burglary video is circulating on social media. Samer Sharqawi shared the video with News Channel 3. “I was trying to alert my neighbors. This is the time of the year they’re coming back again. I’m on high alert right
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One person was hospitalized after a shooting during a house party over the weekend in Indio. The shooting was reported on Saturday at around 10:25 p.m. during a house party on the 82200 block of Garden Street, the Indio Police Department confirmed. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found a man with a
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A 2025 trial date was set for a registered sex offender accused of fatally slashing his year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff along Highway 74 south of Palm Desert, as well as attacking the child’s mother and a good Samaritan. Adam Slater, 53, is charged with felony counts of murder, attempted murder, assault
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A man who killed an 18-year-old woman, a witness to his attempted murder of her boyfriend, was sentenced to death today. Alexis Daniel Rosas of Indio, 29, was previously convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder, along with the two special circumstance allegations and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations for the 2019
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