The Coachella Valley Unified School District is working to provide students with free meals while they are away from school on summer break. The school district’s new Superintendent, Doctor Frances Esparza, was at the Mountain View Estates in Thermal today alongside Riverside County’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edwin Gomez, with a school bus full of
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The City of Coachella is taking steps toward launching more community improvement projects throughout the area. The City is applying for a $20 million federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the EPA, the program aims to support communities disproportionately impacted by climate change. Funds will be used for projects to reduce
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En el valle de Coachella se encuentra seiden-juku un dojo o escuela de artes marciales que es única de su tipo en la región. Se ubica en la ciudad de La Quinta, Ca. y por varios años ha estado ayudando a personas con discapacidades a envolverse en el karate-do. Seiden-juku se enfoca en la inclusión,
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended by the National Weather Service through 9 PM tomorrow as temperatures could climb as high as 113°F. Even once the heat warning ends, it’s important to always practice heat safety in the summertime. High temperatures today were held back a bit thanks to the elevated moisture content. As
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Update 7/12/24 Investigators confirmed the suspect in Thursday’s bank robbery is believed to be the same as the one at the U.S. Bank in Palm Desert on June 26. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office shared a photo of the robbery at Mechanics Bank. The suspect was described as a white male adult, between 50 and
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In a shocking discovery yesterday, at least 30 dogs were rescued from captivity at a home in the Thermal area. Almost 20 dogs were found dead. Most of the dogs were transported to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms to be treated. Shelter officials tell News Channel 3 the dogs arrived in poor
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Coachella Valley Rescue Mission celebró el 11 de julio una ceremonia de colocación de la primera piedra de la próxima expansión de su refugio para mujeres y niños en Indio. La expansión de 2.5 millones de dólares agregará 60 camas al refugio actual, incluyendo una cocina, lavandería, área común y un parque infantil. La misión
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Al menos 30 perros fueron rescatados en una casa en el área de Termal el jueves por la mañana en medio de un calor de tres dígitos. El Departamento de Servicios para Animales del Condado de Riverside dijo que respondieron a la cuadra 88000 de la Avenida 61 alrededor de las 9:00 a.m. donde descubrieron
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The Fentanyl Crisis. News Channel 3 I-Team investigator Karen Devine’s intensive investigation into a local border checkpoint. “We are the front line against dangerous drugs and from people entering the communities,” said U.S. Border Patrol Agent Harvey Nunez, who is stationed at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. Nunez says this checkpoint identifies more smugglers and
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Forward rate of spread was stopped on a brush fire that burned 50 acres in Banning, prompting evacuation warnings. The fire was first reported at around 11:59 a.m. near Bluff Street and Mias Canyon Road. As of 2:40 p.m., Cal Fire stated the forward rate of spread has stopped, and the fire is 40% contained
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Highs today will drop today as high pressure eases, and monsoon moisture increases. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning and a First Alert Weather Alert through 9 p.m. We will feel the moisture from increases monsoons today, but even more so into the weekend. Monsoonal flow from Mexico will increase into the weekend, giving
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Update 7/12/24 The body of Hantae Kima was found in a ravine in Whitewater on Wednesday, the coroner’s office announced. Location of where Kim’s body was found, according to coroner Details on what might’ve led to Kim’s death were not available, but the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed there was no evidence of foul play.
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Paradise Pickleball, one of the largest facilities in the valley with 21 courts, all started by switching courts from one mainstream sport to another. “We heard about these courts back here behind the Embassy Suites hotel that used to be tennis courts,” Paradise Pickleball owner Miles Aaron Pelky said. “We basically approached the hotel and said
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At least 30 dogs were rescued from captivity at a home in the Thermal area Thursday morning amid triple-digit heat. The Riverside County Department of Animal Services said they responded to the 88000 block of Avenue 61 at around 9:00 a.m. where they discovered more than 40 dogs, some deceased. The team responded after learning
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On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Banning Police Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Holly Street to investigate a possible unattended death. At 11:59 A.M., officers arrived at a residence and were provided information on the location of where the dead people were located. When officers entered the residence, they discovered three dead people,
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El condado de Riverside continúa siendo un área principal del contrabando de drogas y en particular del letal fentanilo. Situación que sigue afectando a familias de toda nuestra comunidad y la nación. Tan solo en el condado de Riverside, más de 500 personas murieron a causa del fentanilo el año pasado. Telemundo 15 se adentró
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The relentless ridge of high pressure continues to deliver extreme heat to the Golden State. A First Alert Weather Alert remains in place as high temperatures have climbed into the one-teens once again this afternoon. While the average high for the date is 109°, the record is 121° set in 1958. The Excessive Heat Warning
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