By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As the Park Fire continues to rapidly grow and threaten thousands more acres of northern California, an evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, a place where people know the horrors of a raging wildfire all too well. In 2018, the deadliest wildfire in state history,
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The City of Indio has announced that there will be some street repaving Monday, July 29 on Avenue 38 between Adams Street and Dune Palms Road. The construction is set to last from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be reduced to one lane going both ways. Stay with News Channel 3 for your
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Update July 27, 2024 3:00 PM Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has identified the victim of this shooting as 31-year-old Adam Ortega from Desert Hot Springs. Ortega passed away at Desert Regional Medical Center and his next of kin have been notified. Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Palm Springs Police Department. Original
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Abi Carter, American Idol season 22 winner, first full concert performance at the Acrisure Arena wowed thousands of fans Saturday night. This was Carter’s first headlining concert titled, “No Amount of Dark,” and was presented by the City of Indio. Carter said she was surprised at the amount of people who attended. “We got here
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It’s been a week since Renova announced a pause in their activities and a furlough of about 300 employees. The announcement coming shortly after their parent company, SunPower defaulted. Since then, several concerns have risen. One of them regarding Renova’s vehicles. People have written into our newsroom saying Renova’s vehicles have disappeared from their main
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The Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West is being remodeled for members of the clubhouse and the professionals for the American Express Tournament, which occurs in January. As the remodel includes improved bunkers and expanded greens, the modifications will impact members and golfers. “They’re going to see dramatic bunkers,” PGA WEST Executive Director Ben
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Cathedral City Police responded to reports of gunfire following a fight during a funeral on Friday afternoon. At approximately 1:40 p.m., officers responded to Desert Memorial Park on Da Vall Drive after a caller shared that shots were fired in the air. Officers were informed that the suspect had left once they arrived on the
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Child exploitation officers and FBI units raided a home in Rancho Mirage Friday morning in relation to an investigation over child sexual abuse material distribution. At around 7:00 a.m., the Riverside County District Attorney’s office and the FBI were pulling people out of this home on the corner of Jasmine and Sunny. News Channel 3
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Palm Springs residents and visitors have strong opinions on the upcoming move of the “Forever Marilyn” statue. On Thursday, the Palm Springs City Council decided to relocate the statue from its perch in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum to an undetermined city park. Councilmembers hope this will settle a long-running lawsuit by the
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One man accused of stealing nearly 500 gallons of diesel fuel from the Mecca Travel Center pleaded guilty to felony charges earlier this week, while another failed to appear in court and has a bench warrant that remained outstanding today. Los Angeles resident Pablo Jose Huertas, 26, and Huntington Park resident Eliseo Laglera, 22, were
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Mosquitoes collected in Indian Wells tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year, prompting increased efforts to reduce transmission, officials said today. The virus-positive samples were collected near the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and El Dorado Drive, according to a statement from the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.
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Plans to restore the Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs are a step closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal to restore the roughly 90-acre site. The land, which is located just off of Farrell Drive and Mesquite, used to house the former Mesquite Country Club. The land was
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More than 60 dogs departed Friday morning to find their forever homes in Utah, Idaho and Oregon. The transport flight followed a period of hoarding cases in which Riverside County Animal Services officers rescued dozens of dogs in three separate incidents in the Coachella Valley. One of these cases is still active in the Sky
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Felony charges were filed against a 59-year-old man wanted in connection with two Palm Desert bank robberies. Anaheim resident Reese Westenberger was charged with one count of robbery, for which he pled not guilty Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Westenberger is only charged with one of the two bank robberies, the
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Eisenhower Health has landed on the 2024 Cal Hospital Compare Opioid Care and Patient Safety Honor Roll list. The Cal Hospital Compare Opioid Care and Patient Safety Honor Roll, a program by the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), recognizes hospitals that have made “significant strides in implementing best practices for opioid prescribing, patient
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The City of La Quinta is set to file a lawsuit that city officials said will protect the long-troubled Talus resort project. The project, originally known as the SilverRock resort, has been in works in the city since 2002. I-Team: Understand costs and other impacts of Talus La Quinta with online Timeline as troubled project
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Update 7/26/24 The person injured in the crash was pronounced dead Thursday night, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. The coroner identified the person as Paul Devine, 56, of Palm Springs. Authorities said Devine was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center. Police said the call started as a three-vehicle crash. Officers learned the
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The Cathedral City City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place a measure on the November ballot that would raise the sales tax by 1/2 cent per dollar. These funds cannot be taken by the state, which according to officials has taken about $30 million from the city in the last five years. According to city
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Marilyn is headed to a move! The city of Palm Springs announced that it has reached an agreement to relocate the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture to the Downtown Park. The move will settle a lawsuit filed by the Committee to Relocate Marilyn in 2021 over Marilyn’s current location on Museum Way. The committee argued its placement
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Thousands of dollars of personal belongings stolen after a valley resident used a service she thought she could trust. “I didn’t think I had to worry about that” News Channel 3 I-Team investigator Peter Daut goes deeper into the ongoing investigation. Watch the special report Theft for Hire, Thursday at 6:00 p.m. on News Channel
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