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A 63-year-old Canadian man convicted in the 1990 murder of a Palm Springs woman has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life. Anton Kubica, 63, was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for the 1990 murder of 78-year-old Marie Darling of Palm Springs. The case went cold but reopened in 2014. He was convicted of
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 188 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases to 57,883. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Next Tier of Reopening Riverside County officially moved to the red tier of reopening on Tuesday. This means
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The pandemic has put things on hold for Guide Dogs of the Desert, an organization dedicated to raising and training dogs for the disabled and visually impaired. As News Channel 3’s Madison Weil reports, now that the county is in the ‘red tier’ of reopening, they hope to start providing dogs again for those in
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With just over one week to go before the 2020 Census deadline, the city of Indio is ramping up efforts to encourage participation. Volunteers are hosting a series of “Final Countdown” events across the city. Residents can stop by any of the following locations and fill out a short census questionnaire. Participants will receive a
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Police were investigating a reported shooting in Palm Springs early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the 1500 block of East San Rafael Drive at 12:44 a.m. for reports of shots fired, according to a department spokesman, William Hutchinson. Officers located shell casings and took a report. Hutchinson said residents thought the shots came from
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Police Wednesday night continued their hours-long search for a Palm Springs man who they say kidnapped his girlfriend at gunpoint. Manuel Valadez, 33, was still on the run into the night after the alleged kidnapping ended in a crash on Dinah Shore Drive in Palm Desert. Police said Valadez is considered “armed and dangerous.” Manuel
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For the first time since 1997, there will be a Congressional Hearing regarding the Salton Sea. You can watch the virtual hearing live below starting at 9 a.m. on Thurday. The hearing, entitled “Federal and State Efforts to Restore the Salton Sea,” will be hosted by the House Natural Resources Committee’s Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has identified a man killed while in-custody at a county prison earlier this month. The department says that Rosendo Echevarria, 29, of Cathedral City, was pronounced dead on Sept. 8 after an attack by other inmates at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. According to county court records,
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A Palm Springs gym owner who was slapped with a hefty fine for operating indoors before it was allowed is speaking out. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with the local business owner on why he’s seeking answers. At Cruz 2 Fitness in Palm Springs, its their first full day back since the gym restrictions
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – Gavin Ludwick, 7, is making a strong comeback after he was the victim of a violent ‘unprovoked’ attack in Desert Hot Springs on the night of July 18. “He’s a little miracle. [Doctors] told me at the beginning they wouldn’t give me any kind of prediction on how he was
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Southern California Edison has turned over a section of an overhead conductor from its transmission facility in the area where the Bobcat Fire started more than two weeks ago, company spokesman David Song said Wednesday. Federal investigators are looking into whether the fire burning in the Angeles National Forest was sparked by SCE utility equipment.
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The Riverside County Registrar of Voters office released the final list of Voter Assistance Center Locations ahead of the Nov. 3, 2020 elections. The locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Oct. 31 to November 2. On election day, November 3, the centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8
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9/23/20, 2:00 p.m. Officials announced that they expect full containment of the Snow Fire to come by October 1. The fire has currently burned 6,254 acres and is currently 67% contained. All evacuation orders were originally lifted on Sunday. 9/21/20, 4:45 p.m. Containment remained at 6,013 acres tonight, however, there was a big increase in
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 213 new cases since Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases to 57,695. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Next Tier of Reopening Riverside County officially moved to the red tier of reopening on Tuesday. This means
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Riverside County has been approved by the state of California to move into the next phase of reopening, health officials confirmed Tuesday morning. “We have received confirmation from the state, we will be entering the red tier today,” Dr. Cameron Kaiser said in the Board of Supervisors meeting this morning, “and once official announcement is
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Palm Springs Unified School District students are in their seventh week of at-home instruction. As parents cope with the challenges of distance education, they are also now learning kids may not return to the classroom until 2021. “I want my kids back in the classroom,” Jessica Lundquist, a PSUSD parent told News Channel 3. A
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California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a big change to transportation in the state. In a video news conference Wednesday, saying the state will be “phasing out the internal combustion engine. By 2035 every new car sold in CA will be an emission-free vehicle.” You can watch the announcement in the player below: Earlier Wednesday, Governor
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Update: High desert mother Aja Collins is back home in 29 Palms after nearly dying from coronavirus. Collins was released Tuesday from a rehabilitation facility in Rancho Mirage. Aja’s mother, Kathy Cole, tells News Channel 3 that Aja’s prospects for long term recovery are promising. Today, News Channel 3 will speak with Aja to learn
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Police were on the scene of a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian early Wednesday along Avenue 44 between Oasis Avenue and King Street. A woman was injured shortly after 3:00 a.m. when she was struck by a driver, according to police. That woman was hospitalized in serious condition at a local hospital. KESQ
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Riverside County is in the next tier of reopening. The county hit the state’s benchmarks for a second straight week, allowing it to move from the “widespread” or purple tier, into the “substantial” or red tier. That allows a number of businesses and places of worship to reopen indoor operations – including indoor dining at
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