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The iconic awards of the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala have been placed in the hands of some of the biggest celebrities in the world. The bronze statuette is immediately recognizable for its decades-long history as the symbol of film festival honors. Later on, exquisite glass awards become a part of the tradition.
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Blue Shield of California has plans to help the state administer 3 million vaccines a week by March 1st. A contract was made public on Monday that reveals the company’s agreement to operate as a “Third-Party Administrator” and to “build a statewide vaccine network to ensure the rapid delivery of current supply of the COVID19
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Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection to the 2019 Sandalwood fire in Calimesa, to the west of the Coachella Valley and Beaumont. Antonio Ornelas-Velazquez, 38 In a CalFire statement, investigators said they arrested Antonio Ornelas-Velazquez, 38, Saturday on Santa Rosa Road in Desert Hot Springs. Firefighters said Ornelas-Velazquez was driving a trash truck that
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A car smashed into a fire hydrant early Tuesday morning in Palm Springs at the intersection of East Ramon Road and South Calle El Segundo sending a river of water rushing into nearby curbs and storm drains. The collision resulted in an uncontrolled geyser shooting skyward until the water flow could be shut off at
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A High Wind Warning expired on time at 10 a.m., so the First Alert Weather Alert Day has ended. However, gusty conditions continue into the afternoon. Winds on the valley floor have stayed consistent showing below 40 mph with peak winds impacting residents during the overnight hours, though gusts over 60 MPH are expected for
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Thousands of motorists ended an extended Presidents’ Day weekend Monday snarled in an hours-long traffic jam that backed up for miles along Interstate 10. Strong winds picked up along the I-10 corridor as a high wind warning went into effect for the Coachella Valley at 4 p.m., lasting through Tuesday at 10 a.m. As travelers
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Coachella Valley parents in need of diapers for their little ones stopped by the Palm Springs Convention Center Monday afternoon to pick up a free batch. The city of Palm Springs partnered with Indio-based FIND Food Bank to host the drive-thru event. Diapers were available for pickup from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Indian Wells. Authorities confirmed the shooting happened inside the gates of the Desert Horizons Country Club, located near Rancho Palmeras Drive and Highway 111. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies cordoned off an area near the entrance of the Desert Horizons
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As the distribution of vaccines starts to ramp up, several counties across Southern California are inching closer to the possibility of being able to reopen more schools for in-person learning. Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties all have different challenges and factors to consider, but they all have a similar goal: get kids
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A pair of young children are being praised as neighborhood heroes after raising more than $600 in less than a week to help those in need here in the Coachella Valley. The two young neighborhood heroes, Camia and Gage, wanted to help the valley’s homeless. Camia’s older sister, Porsha, told News Channel 3 that they
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will open to the public for the first time in 2021 starting on Thursday. Officials announced that the Tramway will operate Thursday through Monday with the first car going up at 8:00 a.m. The last car will be up at 4:20 p.m. and the last car comes down at 6:00
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is currently without a superintendent after the Board of Education delayed approving the agreement with their interim replacement. On Feb. 4, the board unanimously voted Dr. Steve Kennedy to serve as CVUSD’s interim superintendent following the resignation of then-Superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera. The board was set to approve the
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Earlier this afternoon, the Wind Advisory was transitioned to a High Wind Warning, this does include the Coachella Valley. The First Alert Weather Team has called for a First Alert Weather Alert Day as a result. Winds on the valley floor have stayed consistent showing below 40 mph with peak winds impacting residents during the
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Over 1,800 Southern California Edison customers in Palm Desert were left without power Monday morning after a power pole fell. SCE reported an outage in the area of Gold Flower Street and Highway 74 shortly after 9 a.m. A spokesperson for Cal Fire said a power pole in the area that was under tension snapped.
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Right now, Riverside County is currently in Phase 1B Tier 1 of their vaccination rollout plan. Although Riverside County Public Health spokesperson, Jose Arballo said to News Channel 3 on Monday they plan to stay in this tier for a while they are currently looking ahead to how the next vaccination tier will look. Phase
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Update 6/10/21 A suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting. There was no update on the victim’s condition, however, the suspect is facing attempted murder charges. Details: Man arrested in connection with shooting in front of Coachella taqueria Original Report 2/15/21 Police are searching for possible suspects after one man was shot overnight
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The official holiday to commemorate love had people out and about in the Coachella Valley despite windy conditions and a pandemic that continues to test the country’s ability to control it. “It’s actually been truthfully the best we’ve ever had,” said Gregory Goodman, co-owner of My Little Flower Shop in Palm Springs. Love was in
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Flowers are a Valentine’s Day tradition and for one local flower shop they saw a bloom in business this year. “This is a year like we’ve never done before,” Mark Weinstein owner of Rancho Mirage Florist told News Channel 3. The flower shop is celebrating 21 years of designing beautiful Valentine’s Day floral arrangements. “Everything
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Blue skies and calm winds made for a pleasant Saturday morning, but by later that afternoon whipping winds wreaked havoc across the Coachella Valley. A high wind warning went into effect for the desert starting at 10 a.m. and lasted until 10 p.m. By about 2:30 Palm Springs police issued a notice to notify drivers
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“It’s nice to know that people still care,” general surgeon and chief of surgery at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Dr. Peter Jamieson told News Channel 3 on Saturday morning. Members of the Southwest Church in Indian Wells assembled 1,600 goodie bags this weekend and dropped them off to show support for local
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