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PRESS RELEASE – SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced today that the Board of Governors has unanimously approved the Coachella Valley Firebirds as hosts of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. The event will be held at Acrisure Arena, a world-class sports and entertainment venue in Palm Desert, Calif., which
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival hosted another eventful night drawing film fanatics from across the globe. Our crews stopped by the Opening Night Screening at Palm Springs High School, featuring the U.S. premier of Wicked Little Letters. That screening was then followed by the Retro Revival Opening Night Party at the Palm Springs Air
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News Channel 3’s coverage of the 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival continues Friday night with opening night, featuring the U.S. premiere screening of “Wicked Little Letters.” Directed by Thea Sharrock, the film is based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, the film centers around the story of neighbors Edith Swan and
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Variety today hosted its 10 Directors to Watch as well as its Creative Impact Awards Brunch as part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. At the brunch, which was held Friday at Parker Palm Springs, Variety honored Penelope Cruz with the Creative Impact in Acting Award, Yorgos Lanthimos with the Creative Impact in Directing
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians hosted members of the Osage nation and the cast of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ at the new Agua Caliente cultural plaza in Palm Springs. The event was a cultural exchange between the two groups. Chairman Reid Milanovich of Agua Caliente and Chief Standing Bear of the Osage
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Residents in some Indio and La Quinta areas woke up without video, internet, and phone service on Friday. Spectrum is blaming “a damaged fiber optic cable caused by vandalism.” Indio Police are investigating. Site of the outage Dennis Johnson, Senior Director West Region Communications for Spectrum, tells News Channel 3 that at least half of
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A mother who allegedly bought a gun for her unlicensed bounty hunter son accused of fatally shooting a knife-wielding fugitive in front of Palm Springs police officers must stand trial on murder, a judge ruled today. Lisa Roberta Vargas, 55, and her son Fabian Hector Herrera, 38, were arrested in 2021 for the shooting death
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The Desert Healthcare District Board approved what they call its high-priority strategic plan and goals for the next two years. They shared that community initiatives strengthening the Coachella Valley’s environment will be one of three priorities for the District and Foundation’s grantmaking process in the future. “As I think we can all understand environmental health
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are back at Acrisure Arena as excitement builds for the first home games of 2024. They are coming back to the ‘bird barn with a pair of high-scoring wins as they head into back-to-back battles on Saturday and Sunday against the Abbotsford Canucks. News Channel 3 caught up with the players
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A felon who joined two others in breaking into a house that had been evacuated due to threats from a large wildfire near Hemet was on probation today after admitting misdemeanor charges. John Jason Blackwood, 45, of Hemet on Thursday admitted a trespassing count, along with a charge of entering an area closed due to
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It was a night to see the A-list movie stars in Palm Springs. They were all in town for the 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Awards. Our crews were at the Palm Springs Convention Center where fans greeted their favorite stars before they took the red carpet. Mark Ruffalo attended this year’s awards on
Continue Reading It’s here! The 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival started Thursday with the Awards Gala. You can watch the complete awards gala and red carpet arrivals, as well as some highlights from both below: Awardees and presenters gathered at the Palm Springs Convention Center. News Channel 3’s Angela Chen and Patrick Evans were live on
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3-year-old Amelie Paredes Sotelo was left quadriplegic last December, after she choked on a gummy candy in front of her family inside their La Quinta home. Her parents are now warning others against consuming Candy Land Gummy Dot candies produced by the Philadelphia-based company and toy company Hasbro. “I would not want this to happen
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Locals are gathering near the Palm Springs Film Festival for a protest to gain visibility for Palestinian people as the Israeli-Hamas War continues. They are protesting for a permanent cease-fire. “We’re choosing to protest this event because of the global visibility”, says local activist Joshua Dunn. “Being politically active in the Coachella Valley is extremely
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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducts monthly snow surveys from January through April. The first of these surveys was conducted on January 2nd at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevadas. The survey reported a 30% snowpack compared to the previous year’s 177%. California’s Sierra Nevada mountains serve as a natural snowbank. During the
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The real-time “I dos” for ABC’s “Golden Bachelor” Gerry Turner and his fiancée Theresa Nist will be heard live across the nation as the network broadcasts the reality show’s climactic wedding. It also sounds like they’ll be heard here in the Coachella Valley. Current social media posts of cast members and neighborhood reports from residents
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A Riverside County lawmaker introduced legislation today that would bar undocumented state residents from accessing taxpayer-funded health insurance amid the yawning state budget deficit. Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Norco, said that the goal of Assembly Bill 1783 is to end universal health insurance for all undocumented foreign nationals, which became the law on Jan. 1 under
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10 directors will be celebrated at Variety’s annual brunch following Thursday’s Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala. Check Out: Live Coverage: 2024 Palm Springs International Film Awards Gala Variety awards “10 Directors to Watch” who have made notable contributions to the world of film every year. This year’s honorees include: Blitz Bazawule, The Color Purple
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If you couldn’t snag a ticket to the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, not to worry. You can watch it all on the livestream. But what audiences don’t get to see is the fabulous afterparty, which has taken place at the Parker Palm Springs for nearly 20 years now. The charmingly bold and
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Lift to Rise has launched a new billboard campaign that features residents from the Coachella Valley who have partnered with the non-profit organization to help find solutions to a number of challenges, including the affordable housing crisis. “It’s really intended to tell the story of community residents and what community residents need in order to
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