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Hospitalizations COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in Riverside County. Over the past 24 hours, the county reported an additional 31 COVID hospitalizations. The county now has a total of 1,109 patients. COVID Hospitalizations in the past month-and-a-half: Jan. 19 – 1,109Jan. 18 – 1,087Jan. 17 – 1,023Jan. 14 – 991Jan. 7 – 791Dec. 30 –
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This morning, we want to take a moment to send our best wishes to Angela Chen. She’s heading out on maternity leave starting on Thursday. Angela will be missed by her News Channel 3 family, but we look forward to her return in a few months. She and her husband are excited to welcome their
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The 33rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners today. The festival, which was scheduled from January 6-17, 2022, was canceled based on the rise of Omicron COVID cases. The festival had planned to screen 127 films from 70 countries. More: Lady Gaga celebrates Palm Springs Film Award recognition At this time Palm
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Pro play at the American Express kicks off tomorrow in La Quinta. We’ve learned this morning that the tournament has committed to remaining in the Coachella Valley through 2028. News Channel 3 confirmed the development with the tournament’s director Pat McCabe. The Desert Classic was previously known as the CareerBuilder and Humana Challenge throughout recent years. The tournament has
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AAP-Food Samaritans (AAPFS) has helped thousands of the greater Palm Springs’ most at-risk members with food assistance during a time they need it the most. Now it’s trying to help those who have children even more. AAPFS’s main mission is to help improve the lives of children and young adults who suffer from HIV/AIDS or
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DAP Health will unveil its Harm Reduction Program that will have two components when it launches in April. First, Overdose prevention and secondly a Syringe Services Program (SSP) that will include health services and behavioral health support to combat the rise in preventable overdoses and the increase in new HIV cases. C.J Tobe, Director of
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On Tuesday, Ron deHarte officially announced his intention to run for city council member in Palm Springs. He is running to represent District 3, which is currently represented by Geoff Kors. Last week, Kors announced he would not seek re-election. deHarte joined News Channel 3’s Peter Daut for an in-depth conversation about his decision to
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The Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians opened a farmers market today. The grand opening ceremony for the market, named Temalpakh Farm Market, was held at 1 Roberta Way. The market is a complement to the Temalpakh Farm — meaning “from the earth” in Cahuilla — located on the Coachella reservation. The roughly 50-acre organic farm
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The Riverside County Coroner’s office released the identity of a man found dead after a golf cart ended up submerged in the Coachella Valley Canal in Indio. Authorities said Christian Capelouto, 22, of Indio was pronounced dead Monday afternoon. Capelouto was driving a caged, maintenance golf cart near the Terra Lago golf club when it
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There was an intense debate in court Tuesday in the trial for Palm Springs quadruple murder suspect Jose Larin Garcia over how he left the hospital following the February 2019 killings. The prosecution says Larin Garcia fled the emergency room running from police, but the defense hopes to convince the jury he was discharged. Prosecutors
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You can now order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. federal government. The site went live Tuesday one day ahead of schedule. This comes well after a pre-holiday testing surge and as demand for COVID testing remains high. To order yours, head to COVIDtests.gov. You will be asked to provide your name, email, and shipping
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The Palm Springs Swim Center will reopen its doors to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 19, the city announced. The center was temporarily shut down on Jan. 10 after an increase in COVID-19 exposures amongst staff that left the facility unable to efficiently operate. Pool hours are 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., seven days a
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Two men arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in Indio a month ago pleaded not guilty today to murder charges. Christian Brooks Andrade of La Quinta, 20, and Adrian Vega of Coachella, 22, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting 24-year-old Alejandro Lupercio of Indio, the Indio Police Department
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Hospitalizations On Monday, Riverside County went over 1,000 COVID hospitalizations for the first time since Jan. 31, 2021. From Friday to Monday, the county reported 32 hospitalizations. Over the past 24 hours, the county reported an additional 55 patients. This brings the total up to 1,087. The trend of increasing hospitalizations has not slown down
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District will temporarily limit free COVID-19 testing to students and staff starting today. The move is due in part to supply constraints, according to CVUSD spokesperson Lissette Santiago. Students and staff will need to show their student or staff ID in order to receive free COVID-19 testing from the school
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Frustrations are mounting as staffing shortages at local pharmacies are causing closures and delays in customers’ prescriptions getting filled. Some pharmacy locations have signs posted of unexpected closures or abrupt schedule changes and delays. “It’s very frustrating and you can tell just visiting any pharmacy in town,” Greg Begin said. “There’s shortages stock delays nationwide
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Interstate 10 traffic was back up to speed Tuesday morning after eastbound lanes were closed following an early morning big rig collision in the San Gorgonio Pass. Eastbound freeway traffic was backed up from the collision for several miles all the way through Banning and Beaumont. Westbound traffic was not impacted. Eastbound freeway traffic was
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After Councilmember Geoff Kors announced he will not be seeking re-election for his seat, Palm Springs Pride President, Ron DeHarte announced his running. In a post on Facebook, Ron Deharte posted he will be formally announcing his run as a candidate for the Palm Springs City Council District 3 seat. On Tuesday, January 18 at
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A person was pronounced dead after a golf cart sunk into a canal near the Terra Lago golf club in Indio. According to CAL FIRE, the incident was first reported at approximately 3:02 p.m. on the 84000 block of Terra Lago Parkway. Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department told News Channel 3 that the
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