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The Tour de Palm Springs is this weekend. With thousands of cyclists expected to participate, several roads will be closed between Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs along the 51-mile route. The fun rides start at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on N. Indian Canyon near W. Amado Road. Check out an interactive GPS map of the
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The local student invited to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is back from our nation’s capital. Elizabeth Esteban, a Junior at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, was invited to attend by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz due to her community activism. Click here for more on Elizabeth’s story She caught the
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New technology is reinventing the way residents protect their homes. Over the past couple of years, an evolution of do-it-yourself security systems hit the market. One of the most popular categories is home surveillance cameras. Dale Jag, a Cathedral City resident, has built a fortress over the years. “I have about 32 (cameras) at the
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A second child who developed a fever while quarantined at March Air Reserve Base for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus was taken to Riverside University Medical Center for observation, but health officials today downplayed the likelihood of an infection. “The youth developed a fever, but there were no other symptoms,” Riverside County Department of
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The Palm Springs Fire Department ordered several businesses in the Vineyard area of downtown Palm Springs to evacuate as they conduct an investigation. Authorities have not released any information on the evacuation. Sammy G’s staff told News Channel 3 they smelled something like burning rubber. Power is out for 16 customers, SCE confirmed. An SCE
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A street-sweeper parked on a Thousand Palms street caught fire Thursday afternoon and CAL FIRE crews were able to contain the blaze within an hour. As the vehicle burned, a fuel tank appeared to ignite and explode, according to an eyewitness. “We felt the heat, but we also felt the pressure of the explosion…” said
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CAL FIRE crews are fighting a commercial structure fire in Banning. The blaze has forced area businesses to evacuate but has not affected any schools in the area. The fire was reported shortly after 8:00 a.m. on the 100 block of West Lincoln Street. At the time of this publication, the fire appeared to be
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A fire broke out today in the Santa Ana River bottom near downtown Riverside, burning roughly four acres in less than an hour. but no homes or other structures were immediately threatened. A fire that broke out today in the Santa Ana River bottom near downtown Riverside blackened 68 acres within about three hours, threatening
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More than 200 students from 26 area high schools will take on the roles of prosecutors and defense attorneys today in the first round of the 38th annual Riverside County Mock Trial Competition. The event will begin about 6 p.m. at courthouses in Indio, Murrieta and Riverside. A total of five rounds are planned this
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UPDATE: As of Thursday morning, Fourth street near Cesar Chavez is still closed off as police continue their investigation. The investigation continued overnight in Coachella, where for hours police used heavy duty construction equipment to dig through a yard. One by one, police neatly stacked palettes of cement paving stones on 4th Street, between Palm
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A family of homebuilders whose construction efforts in the 1950s and ’60s doubled the size of Palm Springs and transformed the architectural look of the city will be honored posthumously on Valentine’s Day with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars, organizers announced today. The Alexander family — George and Mildred, their
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Traffic was flowing smoothly on the 10 freeway Wednesday morning. But, slow downs and possibly major backups could be happening over the next two to three years because of the $210 million “I-10 Tune Up” project announced at the CHP office in Beaumont. “With the reduced speed limit and people paying attention and not driving
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Residents in one Palm Springs neighborhood are voicing their concerns after they say drivers zoom through, without even heeding stop signs. The area of concerns is Mesquite Ave. near Nueva Vista Dr. just across the street from Demuth Park. “These people are blowing through these stop signs like there’s no tomorrow,” resident Paul Polubinskas said.
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A heavy law enforcement response forced the closure of a road in Coachella Wednesday. The activity was reported shortly before noon near 4th Street and Cesar Chavez Street. The activity has forced the closure of 4th Street between Palm Avenue and Cesar Chavez Street. As of 6 p.m., heavy machinery and construction vehicles appeared to
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A child who turned feverish while quarantined at March Air Reserve Base with nearly 200 others for possible novel coronavirus exposure is not infected with the virus that originated in China, county health officials confirmed today. According to the Riverside County Department of Public Health, laboratory tests on the unidentified child showed no signs of
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A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled Feb. 18 for a 10,000-seat arena to be built on tribal land in downtown Palm Springs, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced today. The tribe has partnered with the Oak View Group, a venue development company, to construct the $250 million arena on a 16-acre parcel bound ed
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Eisenhower Health is planning to build a new $5 million Memory Care Center in Rancho Mirage. The expanded center will include a larger support group room, a state-of-the-art-kitchen, separate, larger designated areas for activities and dining, and an atrium garden, according to Lee Rice, Media Coordinator and Public Relations Specialist for Eisenhower Health. The health
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Rebecca Modrall, a 33-year-old Rancho Mirage resident and mother of a young daughter, was last seen in La Quinta on February 5, 2019. Although Rebecca’s body was never located, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department considers this missing persons case a homicide. “The not knowing is every parent’s worst nightmare. She’s a mother. She’s a friend,
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THERMAL, Calif. – A unique horse has come to the valley to perform at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal this weekend. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay got the chance to meet “Endo” the horse and shares why he’s so special. Meet Endo. He’s a 20-year-old Appaloosa horse from Oregon. But he’s no ordinary
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Kirk Douglas has died. He was 103. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Anne Buydens, and his three sons, Michael and Joel. Michael Douglas confirmed his father’s passing to People magazine. “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of
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