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COACHELLA, Calif – Due to weather, the Coachella Christmas Tree Lighting will be inside the Coachella Library lobby tonight.. The event is Wednesday, December 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the tree lighting is expected to take place around 6:15 p.m. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay and Telemundo’s Mayra Perez will Emcee the event. There
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released more information on what sparked a lengthy standoff at a Palm Desert apartment complex on Tuesday night. Around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, a massive police presence swarmed to Desert Oasis Apartments, located at 77777 Country Club Drive. A barricaded standoff followed until about 11:30 p.m., when Riverside
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Showers began overnight and increased in intensity this morning. They will continue until later this afternoon as an area of low pressure passing through, making area roads slick with precipitation. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for areas adjacent to the Valley to our West all the way to the coast until 6 p.m.
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As you head out or drive around the valley remember to be mindful of wet road conditions. Along with the rain, residents could see some road closures or possible flooded areas. Keep in mind the roads could be slick — drive slower wherever you’re going. If you come across any flooded pockets be sure to
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A barricaded standoff between police and two suspects inside an apartment complex in Palm Desert concluded Tuesday night. For nearly four hours, Riverside County Sheriff’s units surrounded the area of Country Club Drive and Harris Lane. “We seen the car over there so I’m assuming it was a car chase they must have lost control
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The Palm Springs Police Department is investigating a bomb threat made against Raymond Cree Middle School. According to PSPD, at about 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Raymond Cree Middle School staff notified the department of a possible threat at the school. A social media post by a Raymond Cree student “included a bomb threat that was
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A surveillance video shows a crook stealing packages from a front porch. Unfortunately it seems like we’re seeing videos like this almost daily. It’s happening at homes around the desert. “I definitely think about the safety of our communities in making sure people take precautions when they start having packages shipped for the holidays,” said
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More rain is on the way, and could potentially bring unwanted visitors. “They climb up on the trees onto the roof, they go down the pipe vents if there are any openings on the roof,” Mr. Beez Pest Control Owner Barrett Toohey said. Toohey has worked in the business for over a decade. He says
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On Tuesday afternoon, the Cathedral City Police Department issued a warning of a possible law enforcement impersonator lurking in the city. On Monday night, a Cathedral City resident sent CCPD video footage from a Ring doorbell camera of a man who went to the front door of the residence, located on the 68600 block of
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified a man killed in a single-vehicle crash that also took the life of a woman last week in Cathedral City. According to the Cathedral City Police Department, the crash was reported last Monday at approximately 12:07 a.m. on Dinah Shore Drive, about 130 feet east of Cathedral Canyon
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A 38-year-old Utah man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for fatally burning his mother in Indio last year. Israel Ramirez Guardado, who acted as his own attorney, offered his summation this afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. The jury deliberated for about an hour before reaching their verdict. #GUARDADOTRIAL #Verdict has
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau has released the identity of a homicide victim whose body was found in a La Quinta trash can on November 21. 87-year-old Ronald Clarke’s body was found at 11:50 a.m. outside of a residence on the 43000 block of Parkway Esplanade East in La Quinta. A felony complaint acquired News
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A section of road has buckled, exposing a ruptured water main in Cathedral City. The damage is on Dinah Shore Drive near Corregidor Avenue. The roadway is shut down in both directions from Corregidor Avenue to Plumley Road. The incident was reported shortly after 1:15 p.m. Cathedral City Fire Department crews and Coachella Valley Water
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The city of Palm Springs will be holding a Special City Council meeting this week to gather public input on the planned downtown arena project. Palm Springs City Communications Director Amy Blaisdell issued a news release Monday on the planned event. The meeting is slated for Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention
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California Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out of the Presidential race, according to CBS News. Harris announced her campaign for the land’s highest office in January 2019. Harris served as California’s attorney general from 2011-2017 and became senator in 2018. Prior to that, she was the district attorney for the city and county of San
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Police and firefighters were on the scene of a head-on collision at the I-10 Highway 62 interchange Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol says the wreck happened at 6:52 a.m. Wreckage from a truck and a sedan were blocking the Interstate 10 eastbound to Highway 62 northbound lanes toward the high desert. The CHP said
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Antonio Banderas will be honored at the 31st Palm Springs International Film Festival with the International Star Award. Banderas joins past recipients including Helen Mirren, Saoirse Ronan, Gary Oldman, Nicole Kidman, and Javier Bardem. The actor will receive the honor for his performance in Pain and Glory, which premiered in Spain in March, and was
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Palm Springs Police confirmed Tuesday morning that they were investigating a student who posted a non-specific threat against schools on social media Monday, but that the student stated he never intended to shoot anyone. In an update sent out at 9:30 a.m., PSPD announced that they, in conjunction with CCPD, arrested the juvenile connected to
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be over, but now it’s officially #GivingTuesday: a day to give back to the community and consider donating to your favorite charity. FIND Food Bank distributes more than 12 million pounds of food annually to an average of 90,000 individuals, including thousands right here in the Coachella Valley. Donating
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There was a heavy police presence in a neighborhood near Highway 111 and Deep Canyon in Palm Desert on Monday evening. Callers into the News Channel 3 newsroom reported hearing shots fired in that area at approximately 7:30 p.m. Deputies said they found no evidence of any shooting or a victim, but they did find
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