It’s the final day of the Excessive Heat Warning! Temperatures this afternoon have climbed more than 5° above average. Palm Springs has reached 117° as of 3:30 p.m. The record for the date is 119°. Windy conditions must enter the chat to get some much-deserved relief. Onshore flow will strengthen through the evening, with gusts
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Plans to restore the Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs are a step closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal to restore the roughly 90-acre site. The land, which is located just off of Farrell Drive and Mesquite, used to house the former Mesquite Country Club. The land was
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Felony charges were filed against a 59-year-old man wanted in connection with two Palm Desert bank robberies. Anaheim resident Reese Westenberger was charged with one count of robbery, for which he pled not guilty Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Westenberger is only charged with one of the two bank robberies, the
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Some local students are being recognized with this month’s “Do the Right Thing Award” which is a partnership between Palm Springs police and News Channel 3. Congratulations to Katherine de Leon Rivera, Gregorio Corona, Juan Gonzalez Santos, and Xander Roman. The students were chosen for their positive attitudes and contributions to the community. If you know
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in place for the Coachella Valley today. Yesterday broke the high temperature record for July 25th, with a high of 120°F! While today is drier than yesterday, there is still some lingering moisture, so it may feel sticky at times throughout the morning and early afternoon. The weather pattern shows
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The Cathedral City City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place a measure on the November ballot that would raise the sales tax by 1/2 cent per dollar. These funds cannot be taken by the state, which according to officials has taken about $30 million from the city in the last five years. According to city
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There’s no easy way to put it… the planet is warming. Since the 1970s, more than 85% of the United States now experiences more extremely hot summer days. While what constitutes an extremely hot day is relative to where you are, we are seeing more and more of them. Some places, like Miami, FL now
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Marilyn is headed to a move! The city of Palm Springs announced that it has reached an agreement to relocate the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture to the Downtown Park. The move will settle a lawsuit filed by the Committee to Relocate Marilyn in 2021 over Marilyn’s current location on Museum Way. The committee argued its placement
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It was another hot day in the Coachella Valley, with Palm Springs setting a record-high temperature for the date! 120° was reached at 3:56 PM, breaking the previous record of 119° set in 1943. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for all of Riverside County’s deserts through 8 p.m. Friday. The Heat Advisory for
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Citlalli Ortiz está a punto de cumplir el sueño de su vida. Ortiz representará a México en los Juegos Olímpicos de 2024 en París, Francia. “Estoy muy emocionada. Creo que es un gran logro, ser olímpica en general”, dijo Ortiz. La púgil de 24 años nació en Rancho Mirage, Ca. en el Hospital Eisenhower y
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Thousands of dollars of personal belongings stolen after a valley resident used a service she thought she could trust. “I didn’t think I had to worry about that” News Channel 3 I-Team investigator Peter Daut goes deeper into the ongoing investigation. Watch the special report Theft for Hire, Thursday at 6:00 p.m. on News Channel
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