As the holiday travel season inches closer, drivers opting to take rental cars to their dream destinations should take precautions to ensure they arrive safely and on-time. The American Automobile Association, or AAA, projects that nearly 72 million Americans will be traveling by car this year, which includes those traveling in rental cars. In the
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A 36-year-old Thermal man who repeatedly sexually molested a young girl over a period of years was convicted today of nearly a dozen felony charges. A Riverside jury deliberated just over a day before finding Alfonso Gonzalez Meraz guilty of four counts each of forcible lewd acts on a child and sexual assault of
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Organizers of the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival today confirmed that Malcolm Washington and Coralie Fargeat would be among those honored at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards. The filmmakers will be officially recognized on Jan. 4 at the Parker Palm Springs as part of the publication’s “10 Directors to Watch” series. Names from past
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As deportation concerns rise following President elect Donald Trump’s renewed promises to crack down on undocumented immigrants, News Channel 3 is breaking down what this means for sanctuary cities. A sanctuary city is a municipality that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, often prioritizing local public safety over immigration status. Palm Springs, Coachella and
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A Thermal man convicted of multiple charges after molesting a young girl several times and then trying to intimidate her and her mother into changing their stories to spare him from prosecution was sentenced to 10 years in prison today. Elit Barroso Miranda, 41, was previously found guilty of two counts of lewd acts on
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Post Malone revealed he will headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2025, sharing a tour poster across his social media accounts on Tuesday. Malone will close out the festival, performing on April 13 and April 20, both Sundays. The festival will take place April 11-13 and April 18-20. View this post on
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A person was found with gunshot wounds Tuesday morning in Indio, police confirmed. The person was spotted at around 10:45 a.m. on the 44400 block of Palm Street near Valencia Avenue, according to Ben Guitron, spokesperson for the Indio Police Department. The victim was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Guitron said they remain
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Opening statements were completed and testimony got underway today for a woman, her parolee father and a third defendant accused of murdering a 29-year-old man in a Cathedral City park four years ago. Rena Lizette Alaniz, 25, of Thousand Palms, Carlos Antonio Ruiz, 45, of La Quinta, and Andres Moreno, 23, of Cathedral City are
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Update 4:50 p.m. All lanes are back open, according to Caltrans. Original Report: 3:36 p.m. A crash has shut down two lanes on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported at approximately 2:20 p.m. on the I-10 west of Main Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Details were limited
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after the body of a man was found in a Coachella ranch Tuesday afternoon. The body was first reported to deputies at around 12:30 p.m. on the 83000 block of 51st Avenue. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the man had trauma and “obvious signs of death.”
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One person was taken to a hospital today following a two-vehicle collision in Palm Springs. The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 37, according to California Highway Patrol records. A Ford truck collided with another vehicle, with the Ford’s momentum taking it off the right shoulder and
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A 45-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle was involved in a rear-end crash Sunday morning in Thermal. The crash was reported in the area of State Route 86, south of 76th Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, a Nissan pick-up was driving in the #2 lane when a Harley Davidson rear-ended it. The rider
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A unique hotel in Palm Springs is celebrating 100 years. Korakia Pensione near downtown was first built in 1924, by Scottish painter Gordon Coutts. ‘Korakia’ means crow in Greek, which had a heavy influence on the vision of the hotel. The hotel also has a rich, artistic history steeped into its walls. The Villa has
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Local food banks are feeling the strain of declining donations as the need continues to rise in the Coachella Valley. Some citing economic pressures for lower supply and low quantity of donations. “Over the last couple of years it has grown exponentially. Even now we’re seeing it with the donations that we receive.”Kristen Crawford, CVRM
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By Christian Edwards, Kostyantyn Gak and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine hit a Russian weapons arsenal with US-made ATACMS missiles that it fired across the border for the first time, according to two US officials, in a major escalation on the 1,000th day of war. The attack comes just two days after the Biden
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The City of Big Bear is still recovering after an intense fire season, which forced resident evacuations and a halt in business. Officials with the city say they are thankful for the hardworking fire crews who helped to protect the city. In a statement sent to News Channel Three, the city said the following: “We
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A bicyclist is suffering non life threatening injuries after a collision with a car just before 7:30 Monday night. The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital and the driver of the car was uninjured. The collision happened on Indio Boulevard near 44th Avenue. Indio police say there is no immediate indication of what may
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Two people are injured after a two car collision on Fred Waring at Washington Street just before 8:30 Monday night. Deputies arriving at the scene found the driver of one vehicle had non-life-threatening but serious injuries, and a passenger of the second vehicle also had non-life-threatening injuries. Both were transported to the hospital. A juvenile
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Following last week’s train stoppage in Cabazon that frustrated drivers, local public officials are taking new steps to prevent a train stoppage in the future from happening. It was just last week, a train stoppage in Cabazon left drivers frustrated for several hours in attempting to get home. Dr. Yxtian Gutierrez is the County of
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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, conservative groups in the Coachella Valley are making preparations. Republicans in the valley are ecstatic, including Joy Miedecke, president of the East Valley Republican Women Patriots group. “You know, we won almost all our races. California is waking up and Riverside is red,” Miedecke said before Jose
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