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FIND Food Bank is the desert’s regional food bank. It’s the largest food rescue organization in the Coachella Valley. As the valley’s largest food distributor, it makes sense for them to partner with the local agriculture community who are the largest producers of food in the valley. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay learned more about
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A shooting investigation is underway in Thermal. Deputies responded to the Valley View Trailer Park located at 88041 Airport Boulevard near the intersection Filmore Street after receiving a call of shots fired around 9:30 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies determined that occupants of one vehicle shot at another vehicle. The vehicle that was shot at and
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All the major players involved in bringing a 10,000 seat arena to Palm Springs will be in town Monday to provide an update on the project. In June, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced plans to partner with the Oak View Group to bring a hockey arena to downtown Palm Springs. The Oak
Continue ReadingIn a key step toward construction, the final environmental analysis for the Desert Quartzite Project has been released, the Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday. The $1 billion solar project is slated to sprout up in a stretch of BLM-administered land eight miles to the south of Blythe, 10 miles south of I-10. The site
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Last year, J. Crew and Teavana had shut down for good. But there are new changes coming to that retail area. Eddie V’s will be opening this fall and Gucci has changed their retail spot to a larger location on El Paseo. Shoppers are enjoying more stores on El Paseo. As for store manager of
Continue ReadingThe “Forever Marilyn” statue, which served as a fixture in downtown Palm Springs in 2012 to 2014, will return to the city. Councilmember J.R. Roberts confirmed the news this afternoon. He said the city is still working on a date and location for the 26-foot-high, 34,300-pound painted metal statue. The statue was unveiled in Chicago
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No charges have been filed against a driver who was involved in a crash that killed a paramedic in Palm Springs in March, according to John Hall, public information officer for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. “No charges have been filed based on a lack of sufficient evidence,” Hall wrote in an email to
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Police say a sandstorm that went through the east valley Wednesday afternoon caused a multi-vehicle crash in Thermal. According to the California Highway Patrol, at least 5 to 6 vehicles and two big rigs were involved in the crash. It was reported at around 4:42 p.m. on Sr86, north of Airport Boulevard. A deputy at
Continue ReadingPalm Springs held its annual State of the City address Wednesday night, with city leaders giving an update to projects currently underway and looking ahead at what’s soon to come. One of the biggest headlines out of the night is the return of the iconic ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue to Palm Springs. Councilmember J.R. Roberts broke
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Superheroes converged on Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School in Indio. It was all part of the “Sandy Hook Promise” national campaign against school violence. Dressed in costume, administrators, staff and students were welcoming students for class Wednesday morning showing it “starts with hello”. “You see that person sitting by themselves, or isolated, go talk to
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A man is dead after being shot in Cathedral City at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. The man, a 31-year-old Cathedral City resident died at Desert Regional Medical Center. At 12:34 a.m., CCPD dispatch received reports of gunshots in the area of the 30900 block of San Gabriel
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A Palm Desert man was convicted of murder for a crash that left a 50-year-old dead back in 2016, the Cathedral City Police Department announced Wednesday. Emanuele Trombini, 27, was found guilty of murder for his role in a 2016 crash that resulted in the death of Caryn Clemente, 50, of Palm Springs. According to
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Yesterday, Tuesday, September 24th, Valley View Elementary School was placed on a precautionary lock down when a stray bullet entered the ceiling of a classroom. The reports of gunshots came in at 10:26 a.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s department. Valley Road was shut down between Morgan Avenue and Nelson Avenue for the investigation,
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A 13-year-old boy who was hit in the face and knocked into unconsciousness during a fight at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley last week has been declared “clinically dead,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced today. Sheriff’s officials said the teen, identified only as Diego, was declared dead Tuesday night, but he remains on
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A grand jury has declined to bring charges against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill man during an altercation in a Southern California Costco warehouse. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the grand jury’s decision Wednesday. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Salvador Sanchez opened fire on June 14,
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A local elementary school was placed on lockdown for several hours after a shooting near the school. School officials confirmed that at least one round hit the school, damaging a classroom. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting was reported in the area of Nelson Avenue and Valley Road, near Valley View Elementary
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Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their Business Advocacy Legislative Luncheon featuring former NFL head coach Jim Mora, Senator Jeff Stone, Assemblyman Chad Mayes, Kamala Harris representatives. The event focused on the importance of leadership and teamwork as there are similarities between running a business and leading a team. Palm Desert’s council member had
Continue ReadingThe Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious death at a vacant property on county land near Indio. At around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, deputies received a report that a body had been found on a vacant property on Corregidor Avenue near Van Buren Street. The person who found the body and called 911 was ‘affiliated’
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Retrial proceedings were postponed Tuesday for a Palm Springs man partly responsible for killing an 81-year-old woman in a street racing crash in Rancho Mirage, while a retrial date awaits the convicted felon who caused the wreck. Scott Daniel Bahls, 34, was found guilty in October 2016, along with 37-year-old Wade Wheeler, for the death
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Valley View Elementary School in Coachella was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a stray bullet struck a classroom. The lockdown has since been lifted, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. According to a letter sent out by Valley View Elementary School Principal Zamudio, a stray bullet entered a classroom and hit the ceiling.
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