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Friends and family continue to remember Jenny Dillon and Joseph Rajczi, two Palm Springs residents found dead inside their homes earlier this year. Their accused killer is now behind bars. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke on Thursday with community members who knew Joseph Rajczi personally. Rajczi was a local shop owner and survivor of
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A 31-year-old man accused of killing two Palm Springs residents while burglarizing their homes is due to be arraigned next week. Luis Flores Cantor of Palm Springs is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of burglary and one count of assault, with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. Cantor is accused in
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The Rancho Mirage Planning Commission passed a recommendation to the city council to prohibit all short-term vacation rentals activity within the city. The commission passed the ordinance with a 4 to 1 vote, with Commissioner Shari Stewart being the lone no vote. There was about an hour-and-a-half of public comment about this issue, with most
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The Los Angeles board of education has voted to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if they attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district. The board’s vote Thursday makes Los Angeles by far the largest of a very small number of districts with a vaccine requirement. Nearby Culver
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Update 9/9/21 PSUSD spokesperson Joan Boiko has confirmed that in-person classes will resume at Rancho Mirage High School on Friday. Classes were canceled on Thursday after an issue with the air conditioning system. That issue has since been resolved. Original Report – 9/8/21 The Palm Springs Unified School District announced that in-person classes at Rancho
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County has reported 816 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 342,576. Check Out: RivCo health officials discuss threat of new variants and current COVID-19 trends The case rate per 100K has continued to decrease since August 30, going from 27.8 on
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The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa will host another recruitment fair before the end of the month, with on-the-spot offers and sign-on bonuses, as the venue seeks to fill 150 positions. The hiring event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 21, with interviews taking place in the Grand Ballroom.Officials said that
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While school-aged children weren’t born when the deadliest attack on United States soil happened, Sacred Heart School in Palm Desert is making sure the memory of what happened that day lives on. On Friday, the school plans on having a special ceremony that highlights the events that happened on September 11, 2001, and honors the
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Lifestream Blood Bank is calling for people to donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma after hospitals began ordering large quantities of it with the rising of coronavirus hospitalizations. The blood bank is seeking out those who have had coronavirus in the past. It says there is no specific time frame on when you’ve had the virus to
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The Coachella Valley community came together to honor fallen U.S. Marine and Coachella Valley native Cpl. Hunter Lopez, who died in the attack in Afghanistan, as well as Cpl. Salvador Lule, who is now recovering. Hundreds attended an emotional vigil outside Indio City Hall Wednesday night – including members of the Lopez family, who came
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Millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds are on full display at schools across the valley. One of the lawmakers behind the help, Congressman Raul Ruiz, visited Andrew Jackson Elementary in Indio on Wednesday to see firsthand how students and teachers have been able to safely start the school year. “It’s good that our children
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A person is dead after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs. The collision occurred in the area of Langlois Road and Dillon Road at approximately 8:06 p.m. Cal Fire revealed that the pedestrian was pronounced dead before the arrival of fire resources. There is no other information available on
Continue Reading Authorities announced a suspect has been arrested for two murders that took place months apart in Palm Springs. Luis Miguel Flores Cantor, 31, was arrested in connection with the killings of Jennifer Dillon, 59, and Joseph Rajczi, 80. Authorities said both murders took place during burglaries at the victims’ homes. Authorities said Cantor was already
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Acting Palm Springs Police Chief Melissa Desmarais spoke one-on-one with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut about the investigation that led to an arrest in a double murder case. On Wednesday, Desmarais and Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced that Luis Miguel Flores Cantor, 31, was arrested in connection with the murders of Jennifer Dillon,
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The federal pandemic unemployment benefits have expired. Millions of Americans relied on that aid after layoffs from the pandemic caused financial burdens. In recent months, many local businesses News Channel 3 spoke to said they struggled to find enough workers to fill open positions. Many of those businesses said they blamed the federal pandemic unemployment
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On Wednesday, the Palm Springs Police Department and Riverside County District Attorney announced the arrest Luis Flores Cantor for the murders of Jennifer “Jenny” Dillon, 59, and Joseph Rajczi, 80. Authorities said both murders took place during burglaries at the victims’ homes. Athena Kelly has lived with the pain of losing her partner of more
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The community is invited to take part in a candlelight vigil Wednesday night at Indio City Hall in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed during the Kabul airport attack. A candlelight vigil honoring Cpl. Hunter Lopez and the U.S. service members killed in Kabul starts tonight at 7pm in front of Indio City
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A military transport truck overturned on Interstate 215 in Menifee today, rolling down an embankment and into the parking lot of a hardware store, injuring at least two personnel. The crash happened at about 12:40 p.m. on southbound I-215, just south of McCall Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said the vehicle
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9/11 20-year anniversary: Coachella Valley Remembers The attacks of September 11, 2001, took a toll on most Americans who were alive and aware at the time. In Palm Springs, the attacks really hit home at St. Teresa Catholic Church. Mary Arthen’s heart aches when she fondly remembers her friend who died that day. Barbara Keating
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County has reported 1,060 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 341,760. Check Out: RivCo health officials discuss threat of new variants and current COVID-19 trends The case rate per 100K continued to decrease over the holiday weekend as well, going from
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