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The Coachella Valley has been feeling the heat, with high temperatures ~5° above normal. Just to our west is a trough of low pressure that is moving in for the close of the workweek. This incoming system will usher in cooler temperatures for the weekend but also bring in gusty conditions. While wind speeds are
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High pressure is continuing to build over the Desert Southwest. As a result, temperatures are rising slightly above the average (104°) for the date. The heat will peak on Thursday with highs near 110° around the Coachella Valley. An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday in response
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The City of Palm Springs will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday one day early with a special family-friendly celebration on Saturday, June 18. Preparation at the Desert Highland Unity Center is underway. “Juneteenth is an important celebration and reminder about how far we have come as a nation,” Jarvis Crawford, manager of the James O. Jessie Desert
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Members from the Acrisure Arena and Coachella Valley Firebirds celebrated the grand opening of a new facility for buzzbox premium cocktails and a new partnership. A ribbon-cutting was held at buzzbox’s new facility in Indio. The facility is located the former Target right off the I-10 and Jackson Street. News Channel 3’s Crystal Jimenez took a closer
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UPDATE: Just before noon on Thursday, the group decided to delay the decision to a meeting in October of 2022. “The Commission ultimately voted unanimously to set further deliberation on listing the species at it October meeting, while also seeking further Tribal consultation on the decision. It’s important to note that among the supporters of
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On Thursday in Brookline, Massachusetts Charlie Reiter will make his first appearance at a major tournament. The 122nd U.S. Open will have the 156 best players in the world tee off for a shot to be cemented into golf history, and the 22-year-old Palm Desert alum finds himself facing the biggest challenge of his young
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection used its latest public hearing on Thursday to focus on the pressure that then-President Donald Trump put on his vice president, Mike Pence, to delay or reject the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory on Jan. 6, 2021. The committee is trying to show how that pressure
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Warm, dry air has sat under a ridge of high pressure focused over Southern California, allowing for temperatures to rise close to 110° for this Thursday. Dry conditions make for effective conditions to operate evaporative or swamp coolers. KESQ Our present area of high pressure will be moving eastward today though, and a trough of
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The homeless encampment in Banning, just off of the Interstate 10, contains dozens of people. And right across the street, progress is being made for a new emergency shelter to temporarily house some of the people there. It will soon become the new “Opportunity Village”. Fencing around the ‘Opportunity Village’ site However, there are safety
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CAL FIRE crews are working to contain a fire in Thermal. The fire was initially reported shortly before 5:00 p.m. on 64th Avenue near Highway 86 Expressway. A CAL FIRE spokesperson initially told News Channel 3 that when crews found a double-wide mobile home engulfed in flames with the fire spreading to nearby vehicles and
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA, is being celebrated by immigrant advocates Wednesday as it marks its tenth anniversary. It’s also facing an unclear future. Many activists are holding a day of action to demand a permanent solution.The federal program provides deportation protections for those brought to the U.S. as children, known
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is negotiating with a California state senator on a bill that would restore public access to encrypted police radio traffic. In recent years, after a Department of Justice mandate, police departments around California have encrypted their radio signals, blocking the public from hearing real time public safety updates. SB 1000,
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Cal fire is using new drone technology to fight wildfires. Giving them a bigger picture of wildfires so they know how to best put them out. It’s already a busy season for firefighters with wildfires sparking up more often. The drones Cal Fire uses give firefighters more resources. “They’re able to give us any type of heat source,
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Palm Springs Lisa Middleton was in attendance for the Pride Month celebration at the White House. . @CityofPS Mayor Lisa Middleton spotted in the crowd of the White House Pride Month celebration today. Middleton is also celebrating her 70th birthday today!You Can Watch the Full Event Here: https://t.co/yQwkxDuXH1 pic.twitter.com/uy5PwBXrU1— KESQ News Channel 3 (@KESQ) June
Continue Reading As high pressure continues to build over the region, temperatures begin to climb. Dry air dominates, for now, allowing for comfortable use of evaporative and swamp coolers. KESQ In response to warming temperatures regionally, areas east and south of the Coachella Valley are under an Excessive Heat Warning. This, issued by the National Weather Service,
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