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It’s been a challenging school year for some families in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. News channel 3/Telemundo 15’s Marco Revuelta sat down with the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Luis Valentino, who shared his vision for the next school year. Valentino says that creating a safety plan that helps families feel at peace is a top priority.
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The Palm Springs Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America held its annual Awards Ceremony today at the Elks Lodge in Indio. Herman and Alicia Lopez, the parents of fallen Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez, were present to award “The Cpl. Hunter Lopez Scholarship” in the amount of $2,500. Several other awards and scholarships were
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For Davette Robinson, it began with an innocent accusation. “He said, I wasn’t his wife, and I shouldn’t touch anything that she had,” Davette said. “It got to the point where if I go sit at my computer, he would come over. He said, ‘Don’t touch anything here.’ So I couldn’t use my computer while he was
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Update 8/27/24 Michael Garcia was arrested at the US-Mexico border in Calexico. He remains in custody on $75,000 Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates. Original Report 5/17/23 Authorities are searching for a Desert Hot Springs man wanted for allegedly supplying the fentanyl that led to the death of a 17-year-old girl in 2022.
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Two North Palm Springs men were arrested in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this week in a property in an unincorporated area near Desert Hot Springs. The shooting was reported Tuesday at around 5:00 a.m. on the 64000 block of 16th Avenue. The area is located along N. Indian Canyon Drive approximately two miles north
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Report by Nicole Comstock, KCBS Deputies arrest a man for allegedly running a house of horrors – keeping two women against their will and torturing them. Detectives fear there may be more victims “I grew up with him you know, I love him. It’s crazy to see him like this,” said Mark Glasser referring to
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The fate of Miguel Bustamante, a man previously convicted in the murder of a Palm Springs retiree, now rests in the hands of the jury as they deliberate in his retrial. The case is centered on a financially motivated scheme that from more than a decade ago. After hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and
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A 33-year-old Indio man who prostituted minors throughout the Coachella Valley pleaded guilty today to multiple felony charges. Dewayne Deanthony Williams was charged with three counts of inducing minors to work in sex-for-hire operations and one count each of human trafficking, lewd acts on a child and procuring a person for the purpose of prostitution,
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A suspect was detained following a two-hour standoff in a Palm Desert home Thursday afternoon. Several Riverside County Sheriff’s units surrounded a home at Palmilla Circle, near Primrose Drive, just north of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. There are no details on this incident. We have reached out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for information
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The presence of MPox, previously known as monkeypox, has been detected in the wastewater of Palm Springs for the first months, county health officials announced on Thursday. The latest wastewater data, taken on May 8, shows the highest concentration of MPox detected since December. The city started tracking the data in August. County health spokesperson
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death at the canal in Coachella, authorities confirmed. The death was reported at around 12:18 p.m. in the area of Avenue 52 and Canal. Details remain limited as of Thursday afternoon. Deputies are currently on scene. Stay with News Channel 3 for updates. Be the first to
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A Desert Hot Springs woman who made a viral video at a local Costco accusing a mixed-race family of neglecting and sexually assaulting a young Black female family member was granted a misdemeanor diversion program of six months for false information charges. Angelica Marie Mendez, 25, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of providing
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A 31-year-old man who forced a motorist at gunpoint to lead sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in Mecca in 2020 was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to felony charges. Gutberto Antonio Rodriguez was charged with one felony count each of to kidnapping, kidnapping during the commission of a carjacking, assault
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FIND Food Bank is inviting Coachella Valley residents to its Indio location to receive on-the-spot help with food, non-food, and household necessities, as well as apply for other benefits to help with numerous expenses. What: The CalFresh Resource Event at FIND Food Bank Where: parking lot at the FIND Food Bank warehouse and administrative building
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are heading to a winner-take-all game 5 between the Coachella Valley Firebirds and the Calgary Wranglers Friday at Acrisure Arena. The Wranglers won a critical game 4 with a 1-0 score Wednesday night. pic.twitter.com/ZmvfAm8pvE— x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) May 18, 2023 Game 4 was a battle of the goalies.
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The victim of a violent sexual assault is speaking out, after police arrested the suspect on Wednesday. The victim, Rand Snell of St. Petersburg, Florida, was sexually assaulted during a dating app hookup in January. Snell first spoke with News Channel 3 in April about this incident. Months after the assault, Snell tells News Channel
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The waitlist is now open for the Monarch Apartments, an affordable housing development in Palm Springs. To join the waitlist, visit: https://www.chochousing.org/communities-monarch-apartment-homes The Monarch Apartment Homes is a proposed 60-unit affordable housing development located at the Southeast corner of N. Indian Canyon and San Rafael Drive. The Community Housing Opportunities Corporation apartment with the city
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Some of the families who have lost a loved one due to fentanyl poisoning in Riverside County are healing thanks to the power of art. A “Tree of Life” mural is set up at the Riverside County District Attorney’s office in Indio with the artwork of more than 20 families. The exhibit also has written testimonies from victims
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Democrat Will Rollins is speaking in-depth with News Channel 3 about why he again plans to run for Congress against Republican incumbent Ken Calvert. Rollins held a campaign event today with Democrats of the Desert. The former federal prosecutor lost to Calvert in last year’s election by roughly 11,000 votes. Rollins’ formal entry into the
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Palm Springs based writer and director, Ron Oliver is one of the thousands of writers fueling the billion dollar streaming industry. Courtesy of ‘WGA on Strike’ He’s worked on countless projects from the ‘Goosebumps’ film series to Netflix’s ‘Falling for Christmas.’ “It is pens down and nobody works,” says Oliver. Those pens have been traded
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