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WHAT’S NEXT: Quarterfinal games are on Wednesday, May 19. Desert Hot Springs is on the road at Arroyo Valley, Rancho Mirage Hosts Mountain View and Palm Springs hosts Baldwin Park.
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A sig alert was issued Saturday night letting drivers know that the I-10 freeway is temporarily shut down westbound from Haugen Lehman and eastbound from Main St. According to the sig alert, the area is shut down due to police activity. Several viewers reached out to News Channel 3 to share that the traffic backup
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Saturday is the finale of the ‘Desert X Art Exhibition.’ News Channel 3 covered one of the final presentations to close out this art experience. “On the bottom, I used watercolors,” Damayla Hernandez, a local student shared her artwork. Hernandez is one of 1,000 students in the Coachella Valley participating this final day of Desert
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“Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. If you are fully vaccinated you can start doing things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.” On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky announced the
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Another busy day of sports around the valley as the spring sports season continues. Watch for a recap of Friday’s action.
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Breaking news Saturday morning, CAL Fire firefighters were at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Whitewater. This was near eastbound Interstate 10, near the Whitewater Rest Area. Firefighters said one person was trapped inside the vehicle. No word yet on the extent of the injuries. Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing coverage.
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The Palm Springs Police Department said North Gene Autry between east Via Escuela and Salvia road is closed. This is after a major traffic collision there. No word yet on if anyone was injured or how many cars were involved. We have reached out to the department for more information. Stay with us as we
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Three people are out of their home Saturday morning after a fire tore through the attic. Firefighters said they responded just after midnight to the home on Sondgroth court near the Cahuilla Hills neighborhood off of Highway 74. Firefighters said they found the attic of the single-family home on fire there. No injuries were reported.
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Work crews sprayed a high tech, heat-resistant coating over the playground at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. It’s an infrared reflective ceramic surface, similar to what was used on the Space Shuttle to reflect heat and keep things cool. “The kids can stay out here for a longer amount of time before they
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Omar Bahena of Desert Hot Springs High School is one of just 30 high school seniors to be named a 2021 Edison Scholar. He’s now the recipient of a $40,000 scholarship to pursue science, technology, engineering of math (STEM) studies. Bahena sat down with News Channel 3’s Madison Weil and shared more about the challenging circumstances
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It’s a devastating reality; the number of deaths related to fentanyl in Riverside County are growing at an alarming rate. That’s according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. In an exclusive interview, News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin and sat one-on-one with a grieving mother who lost
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A crash on the 86 expressway near Coachella Thursday morning has left two people dead and 2 other patients are being transported to local hospitals. According to Cal Fire, they received a call just before 11 am Thursday morning of the two vehicle crash on the 86 Expressway near Coachella. The Riverside County Sheriff Department
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One local man says he had sentimental property stolen from a rented unit at an Extra Space Storage facility in La Quinta. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with the man, David DeCastro, who he says he’s now offering a reward in hopes of getting back those items he says he can’t replace. “Personal items…a
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Some residents are calling the drop-off and pick-up of students at an elementary school in Bermuda Dunes a traffic nightmare. Anthony Armenta lives just around the corner from James Monroe Elementary School. He said people in his neighborhood are desperate for help with the gridlock traffic that the beginning and end of each school day
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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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A hardworking east valley teacher got the quite the surprise Wednesday on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Virginia Mora has been a teacher at Mecca Elementary School for 18 years. Like for so many teachers and students, this past year has been a challenging time. Many students in the east valley have no internet access, a
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On Wednesday an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally adopted a recommendation for kids ages 12-15 to receive the Pfizer vaccine. The decision was made just 48 hours after the Food and Drug Administration expanded Pfizer’s emergency use authorization, allowing the age group to be vaccinated. “Right now we’re just
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John Cox is a businessman and entrepreneur and he is running to be the new governor of California. This amid recall efforts for current Governor Gavin Newsom. Cox was in the Coachella Valley on Wednesday at Castelli’s restaurant in Palm Desert as part of his “Meet the Beast” tour. On other legs of the tour
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Indoor recreational facilities in the city of Palm Springs are set to reopen Wednesday morning after being shut down due to the pandemic. Hours of operation will be Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the following facilities: Palm Springs Leisure Center, 401 S. Pavilion Way Demuth Community Center, 3601 E. Mesquite RoadJames
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The man who investigators said was posing as a bail agent when he shot and killed a Palm Springs man last month appeared in court Tuesday. He’s facing a murder charge that could put him in prison for the rest of his life. Fabian Herrera is charged in the deadly shooting of David Spann, 33,
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