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A clash between riverside county’s top elections official and the county district attorney over the security of ballots. In emails and letters uncovered by the I-Team, the Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer accuses District Attorney Mike Hestrin of voter suppression during the recent election. Spencer wrote in an email to the board of supervisors in
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Some big changes are expected for California’s pandemic response. Governor Newsom’s administration said that a portion of vaccine doses will be dedicated to the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on which communities would be prioritized and how that will work. Juan Rodriguez is relieved to finally be getting his
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Deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station are asking for the public’s help in finding a puppy thief in Joshua Tree. Authorities said on Dec. 29, a 14-year-old was home alone in Joshua Tree when they saw an unknown man wearing a solid black hoodie, enter his property and grab their puppy. The teen ran
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The city of Indio and Indio Water Authority is partnering with United Way of the Desert for a new program to help customers suffering financially because of the pandemic. The Help 2 Others COVID-19 Water Bill Assistance Program provides grants to eligible residents who have fallen behind on their water bills. The grants are available
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Two of the four patients being treated at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs following a mass casualty crash near El Centro have now been discharged, a spokesperson for the hospital told News Channel 3’s Madison Weil. Just learned that 2 out of the 4 El Centro crash victims transferred to Desert Regional Medical
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Riverside County reported 246 new cases since Wednesday. The county has a total of 290,744 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 43 new cases (48,968 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains
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INDIO (CNS) – One of two 19-year-olds accused in an armed robbery-turned-shooting that killed the co-owner of a Cathedral City convenience store pleaded not guilty today to murder and other offenses. The accused shooter, Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont, and his alleged accomplice, Joel Ortiz-Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested Monday in connection with
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One person was seriously injured today in a solo vehicle crash north of Indio. The crash was reported just before 11 a.m. in the area of Dillon and Fargo Canyon roads, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. A motorist was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries described as moderate to serious,
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Governor Gavin Newsom is in San Joaquin County to talk about the state’s focus on addressing health inequities in the pandemic response. You can watch it in the player below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgxqRtRsdb8&t=2s Today the state is also updating its recommendations about the most effective use of masks and when to consider double masking. “With more vaccines online and
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill does not order school districts to resume in-person instruction and it does not say parents must send their kids back to the
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California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Governor Newsom’s administration announced this Wednesday and explained it’s a new initiative to prioritize vaccinating those most at risk and as a result, hopefully meet the metrics to reopen more of California’s economy. Officials further explained that these doses
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Loved ones of a woman who was found dead in her Palm Springs home last month are trying to keep the investigation alive. Police haven’t yet caught a suspect in the homicide of Jenny Dillon, 58, and said they haven’t been able to determine who to look for. “My heart is being ripped out of
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First responders are on scene of a multi-vehicle crash near Hacienda and Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Two vehicle were being towed when crews got on scene. It also appears that a tree fell on a park vehicle. There is no word on injuries or road closures at this time. Crews are blocking the
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A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, in Wednesday’s SuperLotto Plus drawing was sold at a convenience store in Desert Hot Springs and is worth $18,452, the California Lottery announced. The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on 66500 Eighth St. in Desert Hot Springs. Another ticket with five numbers, but
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The driver of a vehicle that flipped over told News Channel 3 that he is okay following a hit-and-run crash on Ramon Road. The crash happened at around 8:30 p.m. E Ramon Road & El Placer Road. The victim said he was driving along Ramon Road when another vehicle crashed into them, causing their vehicle
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The state agency that pays out unemployment-insurance to millions of Californians has admitted that losses during the pandemic could climb into the tens of billion dollars. The i-team has heard from dozens of viewers outraged with how the unemployment department, or EDD, has left them hanging with confusing applications, jammed phone-lines and payments that never
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All eight Desert Valley League teams are going to play football this season. The question is: how many games for each team? Following Tuesday’s news that high school football can return to play, DVL athletic directors and coaches met Wednesday to discuss the course of action for their league, deciding that they will go forward
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New information continues to be released about a crash that involved an SUV and a semi-truck that killed 13 people and injured various others in Imperial County on Tuesday morning. The Mexican consulate in Calexico confirmed that 10 of the 13 people killed were Mexican citizens. As of Wednesday morning the Mexican government was working
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There’s an old saying that goes “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Restaurant owners in Palm Springs say one diner is costing them big time. The owner and employees at Oscar’s in Palm Springs told us they are pretty good when it comes to customer service. However, the owner filed a police report
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Surveillance video from the patio of Bill’s Pizza in Palm Desert captured a crash between an SUV and a Sunbus Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened along Highway 111 near Monterey Avenue at approximately 12:52 p.m. Video shows the SUV waiting at the stop sign just outside the restaurant on San Marcos Avenue. A few vehicles
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