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UPDATE 10/22/19: The Palm Springs Police Department issued a statement in regard to an error made in an interview with News Channel 3 on Monday. On Saturday, 10/19/2019, the Palm Springs Police Department started an investigation into a hate crime allegation that occurred at 1021 S. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Investigators learned that
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Palm Springs Unified School District has become the Valley’s first “Arts Equity District.” It means art will be accessible to students in all grade levels. One of the art programs PSUSD offers is the Boys Arts Mentoring program also known as BAM. Bam was started last year as a way to give sixth grade boys
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California is the latest state to allow people to take home and eat animals they accidentally hit on the road, including deer, elk, pronghorn antelopes and wild pigs. Senate Bill 395 was among a handful of other bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last week. The bill, brought forth by Sen. Bob Archuleta, authorizes
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A teenager was arrested over the weekend at the In-N-Out in La Quinta for alleged public intoxication and resisting arrest. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Friday at around 10:11 p.m., La Quinta deputies responded to reports of a disturbance between a “large number of subjects” at the In-N-Out on 78611 Highway 111.
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Man killed in Palm Springs hit-and-run, police seek suspect vehicle *** Roads have reopened in Palm Springs following a deadly collision overnight. The Palm Springs Police Department announced S Palm Canyon between E Mesquite Road & E Morongo Road was shut down due to the crash, reported at approximately 9:37 p.m. The roads were
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Coachella Valley Unified School District classes are cancelled for a third day now, after a district meeting Monday night. Smoke from the ongoing fire in Thermal remains a continued health concern for students and faculty. People across the Coachella Valley are experiencing smokey conditions, as winds have not provided much help in moving smoke out
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A violent sexual predator could soon be calling the High Desert home, causing outrage among the people who live there. Ross Wollshchlager, 56, of Ventura County, spent nearly 14 years behind bars for raping and molesting a 10-year-old girl as she slept. Wollshalger was originally set to be released in Sacramento County but a judge
Continue ReadingAll Coachella Valley Unified School District campuses and offices will remain closed Tuesday. “As the fire and smoke continue, the District will remain closed for Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Our understanding is that the fire will shortly be fully contained, and we look forward to returning to school,” read a post from the CVUSD Facebook
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department conducted an investigation at a Panda Express in Yucca Valley after something shattered a window Monday evening. The incident happened at the Panda Express on 58493 Highway 62 just before 7:45 p.m. News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia was inside the restaurant when it happened. Glass was shattered all over
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Cathedral City firefighters were able to quickly contain a fire right outside Target Monday evening. Viewers called News Channel 3 just after 6:50 p.m. to report smoke coming from the Target on 67750 E Palm Canyon Drive. Cathedral City Fire Department Chief Paul Wilson told News Channel 3 the fire was burning in an exterior
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Members of a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department task force took two suspected gang members into custody on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert over the weekend. According to county jail records, Indio residents David Bustos, 20, and Christopher Mendez, 21 were taken into custody early Saturday morning on eastbound I-10 near Bob Hope Drive. At 12:00
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Students at Madison Elementary in Indio are relocating to a new campus starting Monday morning following last week’s closure due to structural corrosion found on campus. The closure came after an engineer found damage to columns that posed a possible danger to students and faculty. As of Monday morning, students will be resuming classes Adams
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Saturday afternoon a family member received a call saying that their daughter was kidnaped. The caller even had a female screaming in the background. They also were saying specific threats to make this person believe that it was their daughter. The caller was asking for ransom money. When the Palm Springs Police Department got the
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, an active shooter drill took place at the Westfield mall in Palm Desert. Emergency responders were put to the test as they practiced as if it were a real life situation. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was there to catch the action. The Major Hostile MCI drill brought together crew members from CAL
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District canceled school Monday due to a mulch fire burning in Thermal that has caused air quality concerns. ”Our understanding is that the fire will shortly be fully contained and we look forward to returning to school. We will update everyone on Monday afternoon,” district officials said in a social
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Two people were killed in a traffic collision Sunday night in Twentynine Palms. The roadway remained closed to all traffic Monday morning between Copper Mountain Road and Lee Road. The collision happened at approximately 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Peterson Road. At least two air ambulances were called in to
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A decision on whether the grand jury report will be released in the case of a former Palm Springs mayor and two developers will be postponed until January 17. At the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Friday, Judge Harold Hopp expressed that more time was needed to determine if there is any evidence that
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, in Palm Springs, it was the first annual Teen Influencer Summit. The summit was put on by the group “Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Southern California” and was hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs. Young adults and parents attending the event were joined by the Palm Springs Police and
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One person is dead after a vehicle went off Highway 74, down an embankment and caught fire. It happened near Vista Point, south of Palm Desert. The CHP received the initial report at 7:39, Saturday night. The CHP says one person was left trapped inside the burning vehicle. Cal Fire says one person was take
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A 24-year-old Yucca Valley man is dead after a car accident involving a San Bernardino County Sheriffs’ patrol vehicle. The crash happened at 6:33 Saturday morning, on Twentynine Palms Highway near Indio Avenue. Investigators say 22-year-old Yucca Valley resident Thomas Geiger Jr. was driving a Honda Civic eastbound on Twentynine Palms Highway, and attempted to
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