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Indian Canyon Drive has reopened at the wash in Palm Springs. The closure went into effect Thursday afternoon at 2:41 p.m. The Palm Springs Police Department announced that the closure had been lifted as of 9:23 a.m. The closure was due to heavy rains which made the roadway impassable. To the southeast, Cathedral Canyon Drive
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UPDATE: Driver: Mud in tires to blame for crash that injured 8 during funeral service Multiple people are injured after a vehicle crashed in a tribal building during a funeral service Thursday evening. According to a Cal Fire spokesperson, reports of the crash first came in at approximately 5:09 p.m. The building is located on
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A business owner on El Paseo is asking for the community’s help in identifying a person who attempted to break into his office on Christmas Day. The thief wasn’t able to get into the office but was able to steal the battery out of the Ring security device outside of his building. The suspect looks
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2019 was a year marked by a surge in violent deaths around the desert. 32 people were killed this year, up double from last year’s total and a decade high. The previous high was back in 2014 with 31. There were six homicides this year in Palm Springs, One in Indio, Seven in Cathedral City,
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Parts of the high desert are blanketed with snow. The areas, including Yucca Valley, were hit after a storm rolled through over Christmas. “This is the heaviest snow we have ever seen,” said Judy Dahl, a Yucca Valley resident. “And we open up our blinds so that we can see all the snow coming down.”
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This year, five babies were born at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. One of the five babies born was Stella Maria Rodriguez, pictured below. According to Todd Burke, California Communications Director for Tenet Healthcare, Stella was born at 4:12 a.m. on Christmas morning, weighing seven pounds and eight ounces and measuring 20.5 inches
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UPDATE: The Roadway has reopened. *** Rain has been falling across the valley since early Thursday morning. Most roads remain open, but in Cathedral City you will need to steer clear of Cathedral Canyon at the wash. Cathedral City closed the roadway just before 1:00 pm due to flooding. According to the Cathedral City Police
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Indian Canyon Drive has been closed at the wash in Palm Springs due to flooding. The news was shared out by the Palm Springs Police Department at 2:41 p.m. No timeline has been released about the length of the closure. This is the second major closure of a road at the wash in the valley;
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There’s snow in the High Desert, and residents have plenty of dusted views to share. From Clyde Short Jr. in Yucca Valley: From Wanda Gemson in Yucca Valley: From Cheryl Robles in Yucca Valley:
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Power has been knocked out for nearly 6,000 Imperial Irrigation District customers Thursday morning. The outage, which was officially reported by IID via Twitter at 11:16 a.m., is affecting 5,944 customers. There currently is no estimated restoration timeline. A News Channel 3 viewer living in Sun City Shadow Hills said that the outage was affecting
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Villagefest has been canceled tonight due to heavy rains. The announcement came courtesy of the city of Palm Springs’ twitter account on Thursday morning. “VILLAGEFEST CANCELLED TONIGHT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS VillageFest, the City’s weekly street fair held every Thursday night along Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado Roads, will be cancelled tonight, Dec.
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Over the last 6 hours, as of 4:30 this morning, Palm Springs has picked up on one-tenth of an inch of rainfall. Continuous showers are expected through the day with the potential of moderate to heavy rainfall. By the late afternoon and evening, showers will begin to become less widespread. The heaviest rain will remain
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Jamie Foxx will be the next recipient of the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Spotlight Award, Actor, for his performance in Just Mercy. The announcement comes just a week before the festival’s annual Film Awards Gala. “In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder,
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Rain is expected to arrive in the Coachella Valley early Thursday morning, causing many preparing for what’s expected to be a busy day on the roads to re-arrange their plans. Storm #2 of the week is making its move into the Coachella Valley NOW!Rain sticks with us throughout Thursday with 1"+ expected for the valley
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The year 2019 will forever be a year the Ramirez family will never forget. Beloved Rancho Mirage High School football player, Israel Ramirez suffered a sudden and very serious, non-football related brain injury in September, which led to numerous emergency surgeries. News Channel 3 got to catch up with Izzy on Christmas to see how
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After being impressed by their thoughtful nature at a previous event, a Sheriff’s Deputy surprised a couple of girls with Christmas gifts. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, it all started at a recent “Shop with a Cop” event. During “Shop with a Cop,” law enforcement personnel volunteer to spend the morning with a
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California Highway Patrol officers in the Inland Empire are out in strength for the agency’s annual Christmastime crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired drivers. The Christmas holiday “maximum enforcement period” got underway at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve continue until late Wednesday night. All available officers will deploy during the MEP to catch DUI suspects, speeders
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Cathedral City Police and volunteers served warm meals at the Cathedral City Senior Apartments this Christmas Eve. “Santa for Seniors” was held at 7 a.m. Officers and volunteers worked for two hours to prepare the meals. “We have a number of different senior communities here in Cathedral City that they’re low income or they live
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Several families received a big surprise from the California Highway Patrol — the department distributed hundreds of toys on Christmas Eve to families in need. “Heartwarming I’m so glad that I came. I missed it in the past. Just to see the faces on the kids and the love that they feel…it’s absolutely fabulous,” said
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A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested on Monday for allegedly installing a hidden camera in the bathroom of a Cathedral City supermarket, as well as several the bathrooms of several other unnamed area businesses, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. On Monday, CCPD officers responded to the Stater Bros. located at 69255 Ramon
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