Monsoon moisture returns to the Valley, surging in from the southeast this morning. Already dew points are way up in East Valley locations. Humid conditions will prevail throughout the day. By tomorrow, a strong Pacific Northwest trough develops and will bring drier, cooler conditions to all of the Western U.S. It will also mean some
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It’s been one year since 16-year old Joseph Aroz was gunned down in his Coachella neighborhood, yet there have been no suspects named, and no arrests. His family says the year has brought more questions than answers, but they aren’t letting his memory be forgotten. “We miss him a lot. It’s been really hard,” said
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It has been one year since Tropical Storm Hilary began its descent on our desert. The storm left a lot of destruction on our Coachella Valley floors. On August 20, 2023, the rain came pouring down and the flooding began. Homes and roads were covered with not only water but mud. One year later, News
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Air quality concerns remain one year after Tropical Storm Hilary. So what are we breathing? Will our air quality once again return to what we consider “normal?” First Alert Chief Meteorologist Haley Clawson digs deeper for answers and what she found might surprise you.
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From the roads to the washes, it’s hard to forget all of the water rushing through during Tropical Storm Hilary. While the fast-moving water and debris can be dangerous, our washes worked as our greatest line of defense during the storm. First Alert Meteorologist Spencer Blum examines this.
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The aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary. One of the big questions, why did we see some of the biggest impacts here in the Coachella Valley compared to other parts of Southern California? First Alert Meteorologists Haley Clawson and Patrick Evans explain how conditions in the Coachella Valley were the perfect recipe for the storm to
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Finishing second in the DEL last season, the La Quinta Blackhawks this year will show what they’re all about. “Just expect us to come out and bring it our all,” Blackhawks senior left guard and defensive end Sterling Caress said. “We’ve been working really hard in the weight room this season, and that’s where we preach.
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Helping people live healthy lives is Dr. Jason Halperin’s calling. Losing a family friend to the HIV epidemic put him on this path. DAP Health provides free services and treatment to those who live in underserved and low-income Hispanic/Latino communities. “There is data to show that there were higher rates of STIs in Indio and
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News Channel Three has received numerous complaints from local solar power customers. I spoke with John Mitchell, a Palm Springs resident who is a SunPower customer, earlier today. His solar panels were installed by Renova Energy – which paused operations last month – and he leases them from SunPower – which filed for bankruptcy. During
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Summer is over and students are back to school in the Desert Sands Unified School District. The biggest district in the valley with just over 26,000 students spread out over 34 schools. News Channel 3 anchor Karen Devine caught up with DSUSD Superintendent Kelly May-Vollmar who told her a new batch of educators adds to
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Enjoy the drier air that’s here now because we’re about to get a big surge of monsoonal moisture that will create a very muggy start to our Wednesday morning. Dew point temperatures will quickly climb into the 60s and 70s around the Coachella Valley through the early morning hours. It’ll stay sticky through the day
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The City of Indian Wells got a legal victory in a lawsuit over a voter-approved measure on term limits. On Monday, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled in favor of the City of Indian Wells to affirm Measure J. Measure J limits City Council members to two four-year terms over a lifetime and prohibits the
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Small desert carnivores like the Black-footed cat, Sand cat and Fennec fox are often overlooked – but they are among the most vulnerable species in the world. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert is at the forefront of efforts to protect these animals. News Channel 3 took an exclusive tour of the
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A partir del lunes, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE.UU. empezará a aceptar solicitudes para el proceso Keeping Families Together. La iniciativa Keeping Families Together” de la administración Biden pretende abordar y revertir algunos de los aspectos más controvertidos de la aplicación de la ley de inmigración de años anteriores, en particular los
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DAP Health is celebrating 40 years of continued service to communities throughout the Coachella Valley. In 1984, a group of grassroots volunteers found Desert AIDS Project at a time when the government was slow to respond to the HIV epidemic ravaging the U.S. A year later, DAP launched its own HIV/AIDS testing program in the
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The city of Palm Springs plans to install bike lanes on two roads, 2-miles of South Palm Canyon Road and 3-miles of Racquet Club Road. The city says it aims to create more “active transportation” options for residents. The city will organize community meetings next month to hear public comments. South Palm Canyon Drive: 5:30
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Tropical Storm Hilary battered the Coachella Valley one year ago. News Channel 3’s John White is taking a look at flood infrastructure and what’s been done one year later in his special report “Power of Water” in our half hour special, “Hilary Aftermath, One Year Later.” Click here for our first story on “The
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Desert Sands Unified School District is welcoming students back to school this morning! Over 26,000 students from across 34 students will walk through school doors today, and the district has been preparing all summer. The first day of school always creates some traffic, the district’s Superintendent Kelly May-Vollmar says, “be patient the first couple of
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