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Cate Blanchett will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Tár when the Palm Springs International Film Awards hosts its annual awards gala in January at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Film Awards announced Blanchett’s honor Monday for the film in which she plays Lydia Tár, the groundbreaking conductor of a major German Orchestra whose life is unraveling. A
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Millions of applicants for the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Relief Program received notices on Saturday saying they were approved for the program, despite the distribution of funds being held up by courts. The program hopes to offer up to $20,000 of debt relief to qualified borrowers. About 26 million people applied for student loan relief
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With the holidays upon us, FIND Food Bank is in need of donations to help feed families throughout the Desert Region. As prices at grocery stores continue to rise with inflation, some families might be experiencing more financial stress this time of year. Thanksgiving dinner to cost more this year due to inflation, tips to
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Leaders across Coachella Valley are reacting to the tragic news many of us woke up to learn: an overnight mass shooting at a gay nightclub has killed at least five and left 18 others hurt in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sunday morning, leaders throughout the desert area are responding on social media. My heart is with
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California Highway Patrol investigators confirmed a pedestrian was hit by a Land Rover Sunday night in Beaumont. The crash happened on I-10 eastbound near Oak Valley Parkway around 6:45 p.m. The identity of the person killed has not been released. Stay with News Channel 3 for the latest developments. Get the News Channel 3 app here.
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The Transgender Health and Wellness Center hosted its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on the Palm Springs City Hall Steps. This day is a recognition of the first transgender day of remembrance, which was held in 1999. “We did this in response to a horrific murder of a transgender woman,” said Palm Springs Mayor Lisa
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An attacker opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday, killing five people and wounding 18, officials said. The club said the suspect was subdued by patrons. Authorities received a report of a shooting at Club Q at 11:57 p.m. and responded within minutes, said Lt. Pamela Castro of the
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, hundreds of families stopped by the Spotlight 29 Casino Saturday morning to pick up a holiday meal. Thanks to the efforts of the Twenty-nine Palms Band of Mission Indians along with Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, 400 families in the Eastern Coachella Valley now have a Thanksgiving meal. Melissa Asmus, spokesperson
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The 10th Annual Props & Hops Craft Beer Fest is at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The museum will again be transformed into a Craft Beer Festival with live music, warbird planes landing and taking off; and luscious, tasty bites for sale to accompany the beer tastings. General Admission tickets are still on sale. The ticket includes eight
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First Baptist Church of Indio introduces VELA Youth Fund’s Black Youth Development Program (BYD) to the community. VELA Youth Fund, a nonprofit charity in Coachella Valley, has designed a program for youth to develop them further spiritually, socially, culturally, and academically. The program is computer-driven, FREE to children in the community, and scheduled to launch
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The Transgender Health and Wellness Center hosted an Equality Garden Party fundraiser Saturday evening to help benefit the center’s LGBTQ+ programs. The event honored the family of Alexis Arquette, a famous transgender actress. Dozens of people from near and far attended to remember Alexis, who died in 2016 from complications of aids. Rosanna, Richmond, Patricia, and David
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Authorities arrested two people in Thermal after a search warrant from a narcotics investigation. The Coachella Community Action Team, with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team, served a search warrant at a home in Thermal During the search warrant, officials found a rifle, about one pound of suspected methamphetamine, and
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Two people were killed when a car crashed with a semi-truck on I-10 westbound in Cabazon Saturday morning. Riverside County Fire Authority reported the crash happened east of Main Street in Cabazon at 1:39 a.m. California Highway Patrol said a Lexus ES 350 was driving within the construction zone and crashed with the rear of
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Update 11/21/22 Police confirmed a man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police revealed that the victim ran out of gas and was parked on the right shoulder of Highway 111. The investigation revealed that the suspect, a 39-year-old Beaumont man, made an unsafe turning movement toward the victim, for reasons that
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A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Cathedral City Friday night. The shooting happened at around 7:40 p.m. in the area of Pauline Avenue and Vega Road. Police said the victim, a 33-year-old man, told officers he was riding his bicycle when a brown sedan stopped, and the vehicle’s passenger leaned
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The Cities of Indio and La Quinta are set to fix the bumpy intersection at Jefferson Street and Highway 111. The intersection is filled with potholes, dips, and bumps. “We always have to be careful, we will always have to slow down,” said Luc Pelletier, an Indio resident. “Because there’s just so much of so
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Your Thanksgiving dinner is going to cost you more this year. Thanksgiving shopper Victoria Hiraoka is hosting her family’s holiday feast this year but plans to keep things simple. “Just stick with the basics like don’t go overboard,” said Hiraoka. “The more over the top you get, the more that price is going to double and triple
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Hundreds of customers are without power in Thousand Palms. As of 5:00 p.m., the outage is affecting 353 customers in the area of Watt Court to Manufacturing Road. We’ve received some reports that some businesses along Varner Road, including In-N-Out Burger. The Coachella Valley Brewing Co. announced they closed for the night due to the
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Indian Wells is hosting a new holiday tradition, Winterfest! The inaugural Indian Wells Winterfest will have entertainment and activities for the whole family, including dazzling lights, festive décor, an outdoor ice-skating rink, and a unique holiday-inspired golf experience — Shots in the Night! All three locations of holiday happenings at Winterfest all within an approximate 5-minute walk from
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month, but only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce the number of unhoused people in the state, his office said Friday.
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