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The Coachella Valley’s hockey team will officially be known as the Firebirds. 🔥 Did you see that flame soaring across the sky? The Firebirds are landing in the Coachella Valley.Get all the details at https://t.co/qm2mwCho7U pic.twitter.com/FC5nczRbxd— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 5, 2021 The team name was unveiled during a news conference Friday morning at
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Andrew Mills, former Chief of Police for the City of Santa Cruz, starts his new position as the Palm Springs Police Department’s chief Monday. Mills has been Chief of Police twice before, serving four years in Santa Cruz and before that, four years as Chief of the Eureka Police Department. He has a long history
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Cathedral City Police have located 72-year-old Ruben Ayala, after he went missing Saturday morning. Authorities issued a press release that stated Ayala was found in the68700 block of Ramon Road in Cathedral City. He was in need of medical assistance and was taken to an area hospital as a precaution, before he was reunited with
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Everyone was invited to watch the colorful Palm Springs Pride Parade after pride festivities. “It was amazing. I mean, look at it, it there’s thousands of people here and I couldn’t be more proud to be gay and have everybody out here,” said visitor Kendall Madsen. “Love is love and you feel it with everybody
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds, the first professional sports team to call the Coachella Valley home, was unveiled at a private event in Thousand Palms Friday morning. Pictured: Coachella Valley Firebirds logo Among the crowd of attendees and speakers with a vested interest in the $300 million privately funded arena were young local athletes who are
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is hosting a vaccine clinic offering 100 Pfizer shots for children ages 5 to 11. Vaccines are also available to CVUSD staff, parents, older students, and the rest of the public. It is on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The clinic will be at CVUSD’s
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The first round of high school football playoffs featured eight local teams, with seven of them in action on Friday night. Unfortunately, our local squads finished with a losing record in the first round, going 2-5 overall. The only winning teams were Rancho Mirage and Twentynine Palms. The Rattlers and Wildcats are on to the
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A local 3-year-old boy, Nathan Johnson, is fighting for his life after being diagnosed with brain cancer. A GoFundMe has been started to help cover the boy’s unexpected medical expenses. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with the boy’s mother, Mandy Johnson, about his prognosis. Johnson shares that Nathan’s first symptoms began in May. “Well
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The past 11 winners of the Play of the Week throughout the regular season are back, help us crown the Play of the Year! Voting closes at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, you can vote one time a day. The winner will be announced Monday at 6 p.m. on News Channel 3. Whoever wins
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Kristen Stewart will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress for her role in the film Spencer at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival. The Palm Springs International Film Festival is returning for the 33rd year in 2022. Friday morning, organizers made the first announcement of the award winners. Stewart is being honored for her performance
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Three new restaurants/eateries will be opening up at the River shopping center in Rancho Mirage in early 2022. On Friday, officials announced the opening of Bobby Botina’s Mexican & American Grille, Chakaa Tea Shoppe, and Sushi Kawa. Bobby Botina’s Mexican & American Grille offers (as it’s name suggests) both Mexican and American cuisine along with
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A person has been rushed to the hospital after a vehicle fire Friday morning in Palm Desert. Cal Fire confirmed the fire was reported at around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Washington Street and Varner Road. California Highway Patrol officers told News Channel 3 at the scene that the vehicle. also went off the
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Police have released the identity of the woman killed in a shooting last week in Palm Springs. The shooting happened Monday, Oct. 25 at approximately 12:01 a.m. Police said a security guard found Dayana Hernandez, 38, of Desert Hot Springs with an apparent gunshot wound while seated inside white Fiat. The vehicle was parked on
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It’s National Philanthropy Day in the Desert! The Association of Fundraising Professionals present National Philanthropy Day in the Desert. It’s a special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy – and those people active in the philanthropic community – have made to our lives, our communities and our
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Traffic was at a crawl on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Friday morning after a 3-vehicle wreck involving a Jeep, a truck towing a trailer, and a white sedan, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported at 8:18 a.m. on the freeway’s westbound lanes just east of Cook Street. The trailer and
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Palm Springs Pride is hosting several events over the weekend to celebrate the LGBTQ community on Pride week. The 7-week long event is coming to an end this weekend with a busy weekend ahead as many people come in from out of town to celebrate. Palm Springs Pride was canceled last year because of the
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A Palm Springs cannabis owner is defending herself after the city revoked all three of her licenses amid allegations that she was illegally cultivating in a space she was not licensed to. Joy Meredith is a familiar name for many in Palm Springs. In an exclusive interview with News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia, she said
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The Palm Springs City Council continued discussions Thursday evening on a number of agenda items, including the possible location of a new homeless navigation center. There are several industrial buildings under consideration to begin construction on the facility, with the two main contenders located on McCarthy Road and E. Ramon Road. 3589 McCarthy Road 4775
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A dog has been rescued from the American Canal in the North Shore area. Wednesday afternoon, CAL Fire/Riverside County Fire Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the operation. The sides of the canals are mossy, slippery and steep and officers have been called from time to time about pets getting stuck in
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Every year Judy and Micael Sullivan create hand-crafted wooden toys to give to children in need during the holiday season. The toys vary from different vehicles, puzzles, keepsake boxes, and trinkets. The Sullivans spend several days in the year in their wood workshop designing, cutting, and painting each toy. Judy also goes through each toy
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