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Fill the Bus Food Drive benefitting local families in need
News Channel 3 and SunLine Transit Agency are partnering up ahead of Thanksgiving to Fill the Bus! This year, Food Now and Coachella Valley Rescue Mission will benefit from the food donation drive. SunLine buses are parked at the Walmart on Monterey in Palm Desert and at the Ralph’s at Smoketree Village in Palm Springs
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Mild conditions prevail here as bomb cyclone pounds Pacific Northwest
Our weather continues on a warming trend today, with highs pushing into the upper 70s. Lower 80s expected by tomorrow. High pressure remains in place across Southern California. Up North, the massive bomb cyclone continues to bring rain, snow and damaging winds to the region. The last wave of this storm system will move through
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Mild & Dry with a Return to the 80s Late Week
Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley will enjoy and dry conditions through Friday, with clear skies and cool nights. Highs continue to rise late week, reaching the lower to mid 80s by Thursday as high pressure builds across the region. Our warm and calm pattern will shift a little this weekend as the strong impacting
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Do the Right Thing: Local students recognized for positive behavior
Some local students are recognized with this month’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ award for exhibiting good deeds and positive behavior. The Greater Palm Springs chapter of Do The Right Thing is a partnership between Palm Springs Police and News Channel 3. Congratulations to Sebastian Navea Robles from Andrew Jackson Middle School, Zoe Karroll-Gonzalez from George
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Firebirds fall in shootout to Eagles on “Hockey Fights Cancer” night at Acrisure Arena
The Firebirds fell 3-2 to the Colorado Eagles in a shootout on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. "Hockey Fights Cancer" night as the Coachella Valley Firebirds host the Colorado Eagles. Thank you to Firebirds PXP man @Evan_Pivnick for the time, sharing some heartfelt perspective on what tonight means to him and many others who have
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Coachella Valley marks Transgender Day of Remembrance with ceremonies
Organizations across the Coachella Valley held ceremonies to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day dedicated to remembering the lives lost to anti-transgender violence. The Transgender Health and Wellness Center held a ceremony at Palm Springs City Hall. The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert also organized a gathering in Coachella. In 2024, at least
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News Channel 3 Exclusive: First residents moving into Palm Springs Navigation Center
Phase Two of the Palm Springs Homeless Navigation Center is now officially open, with the first residents moving in on Tuesday. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut has been following the project for years, and got a sneak peek of the facility right before those first residents arrived. The nearly $40 million Center includes 80 independent
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Weather Insider: Climate change is making hurricanes more intense
Earlier today, a groundbreaking study was released that officially linked climate change to increased intensity of hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin (Nothern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico). The authors found that all 11 hurricanes this year had intensified by somewhere between 9 and 28 miles per hour. In most cases, this was enough to
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Coachella line-up released: Travis Scott, Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Post Malone to headline
The Coachella 2025 line-up was officially released on Wednesday, confirming reports that Travis Scott, Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Post Malone will headline. The presale will begin on Friday at 11:00 a.m. PT. You can register now for access at coachella.com. just dance 🕺🌵 register now for access to passes at https://t.co/EJt4E49wMb presale begins Friday,
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Christy Holstege concedes State Assembly race to Greg Wallis
Democrat Christy Holstege has conceded the race for State Assembly to Republican incumbent Greg Wallis. Holstege made the announcement on her social media account Wednesday afternoon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christy Holstege (@christyholstege) Wallis sent a statement to News Channel 3 on his victory: “After a hard-fought campaign, I am
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Rodent infestation reported at College of the Desert child care facility
A mice infestation has been reported at the College of the Desert’s McCarthy Family Child Development Center in Palm Desert. A recent state investigation responded to complaints that an infestation had not been resolved at the facility, which currently cares for more than 70 children. Tonight at 5, News Channel 3 is digging deeper into
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Palm Springs Unified School District gives out 1,200 boxes of produce
With the help of a $150,000 grant, the Palm Springs Unified School District distributed 1,200 boxes of fresh produce to families in need today. The boxes were handed out at a drive-up site at 150 District Center Drive on Wednesday morning. Â Â A previous PSUSD distribution was able to hand out 800 boxes. The
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Cold case rape, murder of Beaumont girl solved 45 years later
More than four decades after it happened, the identity of the man who sexually assaulted and killed a 17-year-old Beaumont girl was confirmed through DNA evidence, authorities alleged today. Lewis Randolph “Randy” Williamson, now deceased, is believed to be the person responsible for the rape and murder of Esther Gonzalez in the winter of 1979,
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Kieran Culkin to receive Breakthrough Performance Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
Kieran Culkin will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. Culkin will be honored for his performance in the film, A Real Pain. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025. The event
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Prop 32 rejected, CA voters reject minimum wage increase
California residents are expressing heightened concerns about the affordability of everyday life. The California Secretary of State finalized the count for Prop 32, Tuesday, which would have increased the minimum wage to $18 an hour. 50.8% voted NO to raise it, 49.2% voted YES. Supporters of the increase say it would have helped people with
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What you need to know about Indio’s new Public Safety Campus
The City of Indio held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Indio Public Safety Campus Wednesday morning. According to the city, the state-of-the-art facility is designed to enhance safety and emergency response capabilities for the community. The $50 million campus took two years to build, and the city says it represents a significant investment
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Mild conditions prevail here as storm assaults the Pacific Northwest
The Valley will see highs slightly warmer than yesterday, and that trend continues into the weekend as high pressure remains in place over the region. Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest a Bomb Cyclone is bringing powerful winds, heavy rain, and significant snowfall from Northern California all the way to Canada. The landscape is a quilt
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Donations needed for SunLine Fill the Bus event
News Channel 3 is partnering with SunLine Transit Agency once again to collect donations for SunLine’s 17th annual Fill the Bus Holiday Food Drive this Thursday, November 21st, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All donations will help those in need this holiday season. The beneficiaries for the 2024 Fill the Bus event are the
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