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Firefighters were called out to a home on fire in Palm Springs early Tuesday morning. According to Palm Springs Fire officials they were called out to a fire on the 2700 Block of Cardillo Avenue just after 4:00 a.m. Crews discovered a fully involved single-story home on fire and they initiated an aggressive attack to
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It’s that time of the summer when families start preparing their children for the new school year. For some, that means getting back on a normal sleep schedule and stocking up on school supplies. Many Coachella Valley students will be making their return to the classroom this month. Students at Palm Springs Unified School District
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Two people are in custody following a deadly shooting inside the Applebee’s in Cathedral City Sunday night. The shooting was reported at around 11:30 p.m. at the Applebee’s near Date Palm Drive and Ramon Road. Police said the incident started as a fight involving numerous people inside the business. During the altercation, one person pulled
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This week, Acrisure Arena will host a job fair to fill a variety of hospitality positions. The arena needs to hire dozens of part-time positions: everything from cooks to cashiers to bartenders. Applicants would start immediately. The job fair will be held Thursday, Aug. 7 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Come on down, we’ve
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The National Transportation Safety Board continues the investigation into the deadly helicopter crash that killed two firefighters and one pilot in Cabazon on Sunday evening. The NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration are taking over the investigation of the collision. The NTSB tells us their drone teams will be on scene to survey the wreckage on
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Local, state, and national leaders have sent in their condolences following a helicopter crash in Cabazon that claimed the lives of three first responders who were battling a brush fire. Three first responders were killed when two helicopters crashed while combating a fire in Cabazon Sunday evening. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the
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Two helicopters collided while combating a fire in Cabazon, resulting in the loss of three lives. The victims have been identified as Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Fire Captain Tim Rodriguez, and contracted pilot Tony Sousa. CAL FIRE Division Assistant Chief Josh Bischof (Left) and CAL FIRE Captain Tim Rodriguez (Right) Two helicopters collided
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Two men are in custody in connection with the murder of a Cabazon man missing since August 2021. Richard Seevers, 59, of Banning and Frank Mansfield, 48, of Cabazon were arrested for their role in the murder of Dillon Entler, 31. Entler was reported missing on Aug. 26, 2021. Enter’s family told News Channel
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An executive jet that crashed while attempting to land at French Valley Airport, killing all six on board, was descending into a fog bank when it slammed into terrain just short of the airfield, according to federal investigators. The July 8 crash killed the operator of the Cessna Citation C-550, Manuel Alberto Caleb Vargas
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A San Bernardino man was sentenced today to 40 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting a man outside a Cathedral City home in 2019. Christian Isaiah Jimenez, 24, was convicted June 13 of one felony count of murder in the Aug. 19, 2019, shooting of 21-year-old Alberto Rafael Sosa Alvarez. A sentence-enhancing
Continue Reading A San Bernardino man was convicted today of fatally shooting a man outside a Cathedral City home in 2019. Christian Isaiah Jimenez, 24, was convicted of one felony count of murder in the Aug. 19, 2019, shooting of 21-year-old Alberto Rafael Sosa Alvarez. A sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury
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Summer is almost over for students at Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) as they are set to re-enter the classroom on Wednesday. There are some new things coming along with the new school year families may want to know about. With the new school year comes new technology. PSUSD is making communication between parents
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The interim superintendent Toniatiuh Signoret (Tony), says he is honored to host the first in person welcome back staff meeting after three years online. The Palm Springs Unified School Districts Diversity and Racial Equity Coordinator says there were two takeaways from the meeting. “The biggest one for me is that all of our students have
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will close for annual maintenance beginning Monday, August 7, 2023, and hoping to reopen, Friday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m. An excessive heat warning was issued Saturday and is supposed to run until Monday. Folks have their last chance to escape the heat going up the tram before it closes for maintenance.
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Notices have gone up along the Cap Homme and Ralph Adams Park in Palm Desert. The park also leads to the Cross Hike trailhead, where notices are also warning hikers of bees and wasps in the area. They advise people to stay on the trail and keep their dogs on a leash. Despite the triple
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While we are in an excessive heat warning in the Coachella Valley, Residents say you must be strategic when planning your outdoor activities. “What’s the humidity because it’s all about the humidity?” says Mara Melera while she was outdoors shopping in Palm Desert. News Channel 3’s First Alert Weather team says this stretch of hot weather
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Road improvement projects are heading to the East Valley, after the South Coast Air Quality Management District approved $4.57 million to pave dirt roads in Polanco parks, mobile home parks and public roadways in eastern Coachella Valley. It’ll be the first mobile home road paving effort in 10 years, Supervisor Manuel Perez announced. It was
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The James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center has provided school supplies and backpacks to the community for over ten years! Locals that grew up in the neighborhood say they are honored to continue the legacy and resources the center has dedicated to continue all these years. Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Presents Back to
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Once a bustling film set for iconic Western movies as early as the 1940s, Pioneertown now stands as a treasured part of high desert history and a significant tourist attraction. But the charm of this historic gem are under threat as a grassroots group passionately works to protect its unique character. Ben Loescher, the leader
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A 32-year-old man who dragged his girlfriend out of a Banning motel and took her away with him to another location pleaded guilty today to kidnapping and other charges and was immediately sentenced to five years in state prison. Hector Puga Sanchez of Banning admitted the abduction count, as well as a charge of domestic
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