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New Year’s Day will mark the advent of new laws impacting Inland Empire motorists, as well as those statewide, with provisions intended to deter speed contests and “sideshows,” improve electric bicycle safety and ensure autonomous vehicles maintain uninterrupted monitoring systems. As of Jan. 1, if a person is arrested for conspiring to orchestrate a street
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An outage cut power to nearly 200 Imperial Irrigation District customers for a few hours in Coachella today. The utility published a statement alerting the public at 7:45 a.m. Friday that an outage caused by “vehicle contact” was affecting the area. As of the initial statement, 169 customers had their power back, leaving 26 without
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League play for the boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons is almost here. This year, the common theme for boys’ basketball here in the valley is continuing the championship culture as Indio and Palm Springs High School both look to claim another league title. “Everyone’s going to try and knock us out like everyone wants what
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Post-holiday travel means increased traffic and travel. Approximately 119.3 million people were expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the holidays, with about 107 million choosing to drive, according to AAA. Now that Christmas has passed, many are beginning their journeys back home. How will this increase business for gas stations around the valley?
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Whether you’re welcoming the new year with your Christmas tree or preparing to take it down soon, thousands across the Coachella Valley will have to dispose of their real trees in the coming weeks. According to the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, nearly 3 tons of trees will reach landfills this year. Burrtec, the
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We’re taking a look back at 2024. News Channel 3 evening anchor Karen Devine takes a look at some of the top crime stories to make headlines in the Coachella Valley and what kept local law enforcement busy this year. 2024 ended on a positive note with fewer homicides across the Coachella Valley than last
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Riverside Sheriff’s and District Attorney investigators are looking into how a 24-year-old inmate died at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on Wednesday. The Riverside Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that the inmate, James Hirt of Norco, was involved in a fight with another inmate in a cell. Deputies sprayed pepper spray into
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An inmate at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside died in custody on Sunday. The Riverside Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that 39-year-old Anthony Wayne Brooks of Riverside was found unresponsive in his cell. Life saving measures were performed by jail medical personnel until paramedics arrived, but Brooks was later pronounced dead. Riverside
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Returns after Christmas are inevitable, whether the clothes don’t fit correctly or you may have the item already. Holiday shoppers are expected to return nearly $900 billion worth of gifts this year, a 17% increase from last year, according to the National Retail Federation. According to a survey, 40% of people are expected to return
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A 42-year-old Palm Springs man was sentenced to probation and a suspended prison term today after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges stemming from a 2022 stabbing and threats at a convenience store. Christopher William Freitas also entered guilty pleas on Dec. 9 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to two felony
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DAP Health, along with its subsidiary Borrego Health, reported a possible data privacy breach first detected earlier this year. The possible breach event dates back to July 22, 2024. Officials said on that day, DAP Health detected suspicious activity in its email environment. DAP Health officials said after the detection, they engaged with a specialized
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Xochitl Peña from the Desert Water Agency (DWA) joined News Channel 3 to talk about upcoming projects starting this Winter in the Coachella Valley, resident will start noticing soon. There’s two projects DWA crews are currently preparing the areas for so the contractor can start. 1st Project will begin second week of January in in the
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A sweeping new law designed to save lives and prevent accidents by boosting visibility at intersections will take effect in Riverside County and across California on Jan. 1. The new “daylighting” law, AB 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk to improve safety by increasing visibility at intersections. The law
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Palm Springs Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead over the Christmas holiday. According to Lt. Gustavo Araiza, they received a call just after 2:00 Christmas Day of a rollover crash near the intersection of Ramon Road and Landau Boulevard. Araiza says “that a gray SUV was reportedly traveling southbound on Landau
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Palm Desert station will conduct a DUI checkpoint later this week at an undisclosed location, authorities said. The checkpoint will be held from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday at a location based on “data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes,” according to the department. Drivers charged with
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A car collision in La Quinta halted traffic early Thursday morning. The crash was reported at around 5:35 a.m. in the area of Avenue 52 and Jefferson Street. According to Cal Fire, firefighters responded to a vehicle into a tree that caught on fire. Two patients were discovered in the vehicle, one with minor injuries
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PALM DESERT, Calif. — A hiker is recovering after being rescued on the Art Smith Trail. It happened Wednesday afternoon. Rescuers found an elderly person who had run out of energy. They are in stable condition, and firefighters were able to bring them down safely.
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — The Cathedral City Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Avenida Juarez and 30th Avenue on Christmas night. Smoke was visible from the building, and multiple engines were on the scene. The battalion chief confirmed it was a chimney fire. The fire department requested assistance from Palm Springs Fire and Cal
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Some churches held Christmas Day services today across the Coachella Valley. One of those churches: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert. Churchgoers say they were happy to be a part of a larger community celebrating Christmas Day, including Andrew Battaglino, from New Jersey, and his mother, Stephanie Battaglino. “It’s always amazing to have the
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2024 has been a busy year from the Coachella Valley to the North Pole and this holiday season, News Channel 3 is pitching in to help Santa deliver gifts to deserving kids and families. We partnered with “General Air Conditioning and Plumbing” to help make 20 Coachella Valley families’ wishes come true this holiday season.
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