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The desert is taking part in celebrating Earth Day this weekend. The city of Indio hosted a sustainability event on Saturday and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is encouraging the community to take a pledge. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay tells us more about these events. “We’re doing an Earth Day event where we’re
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A 36-year-old bail agent has been arrested and booked for murder after allegedly shooting and killing another man while trying to apprehend him during a fugitive recovery incident at a home in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Sheriff. On Saturday authorities released new details on the case, stating that the agent was not
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Update 4/24: According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a 36-year-old bail agent has been arrested and booked for murder after allegedly shooting a suspected fugitive while trying to take him into custody at his home. It was learned that the bail agent was not properly licensed, and due to his criminal history, was prohibited
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A group of Desert Sands Unified parents and students rallied Friday night urging the district to revisit the proposal to bring all students back to campus four days per week instead of two for the last month of school. More than 50 people, both parents and students, brought signs and chanted on the corner of
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The Living Desert shared out the sad news that Teluk, a New Guinea singing dog and beloved animal ambassador of the Living Desert, passed away on Thursday. “Devastated and heartbroken only begin to express how deeply saddened we are. We have lost a friend, an ambassador, and icon of The Living Desert,” said RoxAnna Breitigan,
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A 24-year-old probationer accused of attempting to abduct two children from an elementary school in Desert Hot Springs pleaded not guilty today to multiple felony charges. Yessica Chavez Mercado, who was arrested at Bella Vista Elementary on Tuesday after being detained by school staff, was charged with kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, along with a misdemeanor
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A tiny home was set up in Palm Springs Friday afternoon for the public to “tour”. The President for Well in the Desert believes the homes could be part of the solution for addressing homelessness in the city. “They go up very fast, they’re sturdy, they provide a bed to sleep on, an air conditioner
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Two of the nation’s largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on University of California and California State University campuses this fall. The new policy would impact millions of CSU and UC employees and students across 33 campuses. “It’s just one more vaccine that we need
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Border Patrol released video Friday afternoon showing smugglers using a rope to lower a mother and her two young children down the 30-foot Calexico-Mexicali border wall. The incident occurred Thursday at approximately 3:15 a.m. about three miles west of the Calexico West Port of Entry, according to Border Patrol officials. Camera operators saw three smugglers
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U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot. The government uncovered 15 vaccine recipients who developed a highly unusual kind of blood clot, out of nearly 8 million people given the J&J
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A man wanted in connection with a 2020 Cathedral City murder has been arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced on Friday. Joel Sanchez Casas, 19, was arrested by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team in Tijuana. The DA’s office revealed that the GIT worked with Cathedral City Police detectives to
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Riverside County will no longer require appointments to be able to get the COVID vaccine at any of its clinics. The county’s vaccine website reads, “Registration encouraged but not required.” Click here to check out all the COVID vaccine clinics in Riverside County A spokesperson for Curative, which operates the vaccine clinic at the Palm
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Felony charges were filed today against a Palm Desert man accused of arranging to meet up with a 13-year-old girl over the Internet for sex. Marino Aaron Lopez, 30, was arrested Tuesday in Palm Desert at the conclusion of an undercover operation orchestrated by the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Lopez is charged with
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian and reality TV star, announced Friday she plans to run to replace California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in an expected recall election later this year. “I’m in! California is worth fighting for,” she tweeted Friday morning. Jenner, a longtime Republican, filed paperwork in Los Angeles County and announced her intent
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Indian Canyon and Gene Autry are back open. Earlier Thursday morning, city officials had announced that both Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry reopened to traffic, but have since clarified the information. Officials say there is still sand accumulating on Indian Canyon so it will remain closed past noon as crews work to reopen lanes.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will halt all new fracking permits in California starting in 2024, using his executive authority to take on the state’s powerful oil and gas industry in a year he will likely face voters in a recall election. Fracking — short for hydraulic fracturing, the process
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New training is being deployed at Palm Springs Police Department, using virtual reality simulations to prepare officers to make momentary but vitally important decisions. News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia got an exclusive inside look at the new technology that demonstrates the immense pressure police can be put under. Officer Jose Arellano, a motor officer and
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Some Coachella Valley water users are raising questions and concerns after California Governor Gavin Newsom declared drought emergencies Wednesday for 2 counties in Northern California. The declaration is targeted to Mendocino and Sonoma counties, where drought conditions are especially bad, rather than statewide. But Newsom said a broader drought declaration could come as conditions change.
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The California State University and University of California systems jointly announced today that they will both require all students and staff returning for on-campus classes and activities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The requirement, however, will not take effect until one or more of the COVID vaccines receives full approval from the U.S. Food
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A vigil was held Wednesday night remembering George Floyd one day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on 3 counts of murder in Floyd’s death last May. Dozens gathered at the George Floyd mural in downtown Palm Springs, invited by the Palm Springs Black History Committee and United Methodist Church. “Just wanted
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