Whether you are rooting for the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, or the Usher Concert for the halftime show, there is a place to celebrate on game day in the valley. Residents in La Quinta, we spoke to say get to any bar early if you want a seat. Some expressed their love
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By ADAM BEAM and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on
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Super Bowl 58 kicks off on Sunday in Las Vegas. One Palm Springs High School football alumni, Tayler Hawkins, will be in attendance. He was a part of the PSHS CIF Champion team in 2014, and went on to play at San Diego State University. After graduating, he was signed to the San Francisco 49ers.
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There are some concerns about ballots in Riverside County, some viewers have contacted our newsroom saying they’re difficult to read and consider them a “poor ballot design” ahead of the March primary. One of the biggest concerns of the ballots pertains to the fill-in bubble where voters would mark their choice. Many people say the border of
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Jose Larin Garcia, the man convicted of killing four people in Palm Springs, was sentenced to death Friday morning in Indio. Nearly a year ago to the day, Larin Garcia, 24, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder. A jury recommended a death sentence. He was originally set to be sentenced in May
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Tour De Palm Springs starts on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. on Palm Canyon Drive. The charity bike ride hosts thousands of cyclists, walkers and spectators. “We are expecting between 6,000 and 7,000 cyclists, which is several thousand more than last year,” said Founder Tim Esser. “The majority of these cyclists are the 50 and 100-mile
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Thousands of cyclists are gearing up for the annual Tour de Palm Springs that kicks off Friday, February 9. The anticipation for this year’s event continues, but the event will go forward with some changes due to weather related closures. Joel Lozano owns the Bike Shop CV and is helping some cyclists with last minute
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News Channel 3 is helping you get ready to vote ahead of California’s March 5 Presidential Primary Election. This year’s electoral process will be lead by Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco. Tinoco permanently took on the position last December, following the resignation of Rebecca Spencer. However, his time with the office spans more than 22
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Courts in Riverside County continue to be clogged with a tremendous backlog of cases, a year after hundreds of criminal cases were dismissed. News Channel 3’s John White sat down with Presiding Judge Hon. Judith Clark for a rare interview. “This is a growing convergence of issues, that sort of all came to a peak
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If you drive down Tyler Street, you might notice one home decked out to the nines. Donned in red and gold flags, the home is where a family of devoted San Francisco 49ers fans live. Abel Rojas is a Coachella native. He has 49ers decorations everywhere: on his house, on his car, even his cat
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Laker legend Kobe Bryant joined a roster of greats memorialized outside Crypto.com Arena today with the unveiling of a statue designed to forever celebrate his impact on the team, the sport of basketball and the city. But while one statue was unveiled Thursday, Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, said there will actually be three monuments to Kobe
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Teachers at College of the Desert are being asked to help identify artificial intelligence “bots” who may be enrolled in classes and boot them out of the system, as these “bots” have already cost the school tens of thousands of dollars, according to an email obtained by News Channel 3. In that email, school officials
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A 38-year-old convicted felon who fatally shot his helper at an illegal marijuana grow in Anza after the man accidentally caused a vehicle to roll over and kill a puppy was found guilty today of murder. After two days of deliberations, a Murrieta jury convicted Benjamin Franklin Winkle of killing 37-year-old Michael M. Mendoza in
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has made significant progress in a recent crime spree involving the theft of a large community mailbox in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood on January 28th. Thanks to a vigilant community member who captured the whole event on video, detectives were able to identify the suspect and place him under
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The Tour de Palm Springs returns to the Coachella Valley this weekend. Drivers are advised to be aware of road closures in areas where thousands of cyclists will run by. This year’s event kicks off with an Expo on Friday, Feb. 9 from noon – 8 p.m. with bike ride and walking tours on Saturday,
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Students from nine Coachella Valley high schools took part in the 19th annual Academic WorldQuest competition this past Thursday at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus. The Academic WorldQuest event, sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Desert, is a team competition in which students are challenged on their knowledge of world affairs. The topics
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A Coachella man was sentenced to up to 900 years in prison for sexually abusing children. Daniel Ochoa Perez, 68, was arrested in May 2019 in the area of Vermouth Drive on reports of possible sexual abuse. The extent of Perez’s crimes has not been disclosed by authorities. In December, Perez was found guilty of
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Indio area Border Patrol agents arrested five Chinese nationals during a checkpoint inspection, USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino announced on Thursday. Bovino wrote on social media that agents discovered thousands of gift cards, merchandise & 23 fake Pennsylvania driver’s licenses. He added that three of the five Chinese nationals arrested were Asylum Seekers
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A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a light pole Thursday afternoon in Yucca Valley. The crash was first reported to authorities at around 12:45 p.m. on the 55400 block of 29 Palms Hwy, near Kickapoo Trail. Details on the crash remain limited, but a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. confirmed the
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Originally Published: 08 FEB 24 11:57 ET Updated: 08 FEB 24 15:06 ET By Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur released a searing report Thursday that concluded President Joe Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security information but
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