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Three local high school students are planning to kayak across the Salton Sea this weekend to help raise awareness of the area’s environmental issues. Layton Jones, a Palm Desert High School senior, Evalyn Garcia, Desert Mirage High School senior, and Clayton Jones, Palm Desert High School junior, hope that their venture makes federal, state, and

Multiple viewers have called in to the newsroom reporting a large plum of smoke on the east side of the Coachella Valley. Firefighters are working to quickly contain a vegetation fire at the intersection of Highway 86 and Avenue 50. According to Cal Fire, the fire is around 3 to 5 acres large, burning in

The pandemic has put things on hold for Guide Dogs of the Desert, an organization dedicated to raising and training dogs for the disabled and visually impaired. As News Channel 3’s Madison Weil reports, now that the county is in the ‘red tier’ of reopening, they hope to start providing dogs again for those in

With just over one week to go before the 2020 Census deadline, the city of Indio is ramping up efforts to encourage participation.  Volunteers are hosting a series of “Final Countdown” events across the city. Residents can stop by any of the following locations and fill out a short census questionnaire. Participants will receive a

For the first time since 1997, there will be a Congressional Hearing regarding the Salton Sea. You can watch the virtual hearing live below starting at 9 a.m. on Thurday. The hearing, entitled “Federal and State Efforts to Restore the Salton Sea,” will be hosted by the House Natural Resources Committee’s Water, Oceans, and Wildlife

A Palm Springs gym owner who was slapped with a hefty fine for operating indoors before it was allowed is speaking out. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with the local business owner on why he’s seeking answers.  At Cruz 2 Fitness in Palm Springs, its their first full day back since the gym restrictions

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – Gavin Ludwick, 7, is making a strong comeback after he was the victim of a violent ‘unprovoked’ attack in Desert Hot Springs on the night of July 18. “He’s a little miracle. [Doctors] told me at the beginning they wouldn’t give me any kind of prediction on how he was

Southern California Edison has turned over a section of an overhead conductor from its transmission facility in the area where the Bobcat Fire started more than two weeks ago, company spokesman David Song said Wednesday. Federal investigators are looking into whether the fire burning in the Angeles National Forest was sparked by SCE utility equipment.

9/23/20, 2:00 p.m. Officials announced that they expect full containment of the Snow Fire to come by October 1. The fire has currently burned 6,254 acres and is currently 67% contained. All evacuation orders were originally lifted on Sunday. 9/21/20, 4:45 p.m. Containment remained at 6,013 acres tonight, however, there was a big increase in