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Fans at the American Express golf tournament’s Stevie Nicks concert were met with a “traffic nightmare” as they were leaving the concert. Several viewers reached out to News Channel 3 expressing their frustration on how traffic was handled last night. On Saturday the Marketing Manager for the City of La Quinta, Marcie Graham, said in
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It was the kickoff to many MLK events in the Coachella Valley this weekend, an MLK Town Hall held at First Community Baptist Church in Desert Hot Springs. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was there and brings us more about how people are remembering Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend. The event opened with prayer
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The American Express golf tournament is striking all the right cords with fans. Friday and Saturday night are sell-outs, thanks to concerts from Stevie Nicks followed by Luke Bryan. It was a landslide performance by Nicks, a rock and roll hall of famer, Friday night. “She’s awesome. Oh my gosh, she’s incredible,” said Carmen Romoff.
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News Channel 3 discovered the couple was staying at Martha’s Village in Indio. Indio police detectives said they don’t know where the child was hurt. News Channel 3 spoke with other residents staying at Martha Village’s are heartbroken by the news. “It makes me extremely nauseous because I am a mother myself and my kids
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A Coachella Valley man convicted of stabbing a 57-year-old man to death six years ago was sentenced today to 56 years to life in state prison. David Montoya Sanchez, 49, was one of three people arrested in the days after Felix Candelaria was found stabbed in the driveway of a home in the 84000 block
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A 25-year-old Indio man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge today in the shooting death of a woman found dead in her home. The body was discovered around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday in a home at 38555 Rancho Los Coyotes Drive, said Indio police spokesman Benjamin Guitron. He said the woman, identified by coroner’s officials
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents halted a human smuggling attempt near Calexico on Wednesday. At 5:29 p.m. Wednesday, Border Patrol agents operating the “Remote Video Surveillance System” monitoring a section of the All American Canal seven miles east of the Calexico West Port of Entry noticed a group of individuals running northbound from the
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Ed Luna, a longtime Mecca resident, says he’s struggling to keep illegal dumpers off his property. Much of his property is filled with scattered mulch and pile. Luna says it’s a headache to keep tabs on those who are dumping, at all hours of the day. “People have taken advantage of the remoteness of this
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An injured hiker was airlifted from a trail in Indio Friday, but refused further medical treatment after being evaluated by paramedics at the trailhead. The hiker, whose age and gender was not specified, suffered a medical emergency while hiking around 12:42 p.m. on Pushwalla Trail. CHP’s H60 helicopter responded to the scene and transported the
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A 48-year-old La Quinta man is behind bars on suspicion of committing a home burglary last month in Pinyon Pines, the sheriff’s department reported Thursday. David Scott Taylor, who was arrested Thursday in Indio, is the second suspect arrested this week stemming from an investigation into a Dec. 12 daytime break-in at a residence in
Continue Reading Two parents were arrested Thursday in Indio on suspicion of murdering an infant. Leonardo Daniel Fernandez, 33, and Zue Itzayana Flores Urias, 26, were both arrested by the Indio Police Department on Jackson Street at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, according to county jail records. Both are being held on no bail. On Thursday at 4:28 a.m.,
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UPDATE – 1:45 P.M. – The light is now operating normally, according to an update sent out by the city of Palm Desert. *** Traffic delays were reported Friday morning in Palm Desert at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. According to a release issued by the city of Palm Desert, the
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the woman found dead with gunshot wounds in an Indio home Tuesday afternoon. Authorities found the body of Angela Struzas, 32, of Indio inside a home on the 38500 block of Rancho Los Coyotes. Investigators eventually determined the death was a homicide and were able
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Viewers throughout Coachella Valley will likely see some familiar faces during this year’s Super Bowl on FOX 11 Palm Springs. Amid the football and fanfare, a commercial is set to air locally that features several recognizable people including the valley’s own Rancho Mirage High School football player Israel “Izzy” Ramirez. “It’s just unbelievable to do
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A new east valley music festival debuts as the first public event hosted at the Empire Grand Oasis property in Thermal. From enjoying off-roading to live music, five thousand people are expected for the two-day festival. Attendees can test-drive the 2020 Land Rover Defender on 15 acres built for off-road use. In addition, there will
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The low pressure system sweeping across the Golden State is bringing heavy rain and snowfall to Northern California. The front will move through Riverside County late tonight but will not be providing as much moisture to the Southland. A quick shower overnight is possible for the Coachella Valley but accumulation is not expected. The biggest
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The first round of The American Express is complete with a lot of low scores on Thursday, thanks to perfect weather and prime scoring conditions. There’s a two-way tie for first at 8-under par with Rickie Fowler not far behind, one shot off the lead after a 7-under 67 in his opening round at LQCC.
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The Palm Springs Police Department has released surveillance photos of three suspects wanted in connection with the weekend armed robbery of the Little Caesars Pizza in Palm Springs. News Channel 3 first reported on this incident Tuesday. At 9:45 p.m. on January 12, PSPD officers responded to the Little Caesars Pizza located at 1717 East
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A former Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Sheriff who served in the Coachella Valley was arrested in a prostitution sting operation in Temecula last week. Ron Dye, 72, of Murrieta, was taken into custody on January 9 at 3:38 p.m. near the intersection Jefferson Street and Overland Drive in Temecula. According to county jail
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A Palm Springs man who was fatally struck by a truck on Interstate 10 near Desert Center in December has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau. 42-year-old Michael Charles Place died at 6:32 p.m. on December 16 15 minutes after being struck by a truck near State Route 177. The accident was reported
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