With only about a month to go before the new, $300 million Acrisure Arena opens for concerts, hockey, and other events off Interstate 10 near Palm Desert, concerns about traffic are on the minds of many Valley residents. “We have an excellent plan in place to make sure that you can get into and out
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Last Thursday’s massive haboob wind storm swept into the Coachella Valley from the east with little notice. It left a trail of dust and wind damage behind and fouled the air for more than a day. The damage to your good health from this event and this year’s numerous spring and summer wind storms can
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Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans quit their jobs or retired in what came to be known as “the Great Resignation.” But there are new signs many people are rethinking their choices. With inflation the highest it’s been in decades and predictions of a coming recession, many retirees are now going back to work, including
Continue ReadingUnder the blistering sun, on a 117 degree day, it can feel like your skin is burning as you toil without shade. It’s why farmworkers in the East Coachella Valley wear long sleeves, drenched in sweat they can never seem to replenish fast enough. “It start in the lips, don’t speak good,” said Vidal Mendoza Fonseca, a farmworker who
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A battle waged by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz in honor of local veteran Jennifer Kepner, along with many others, has culminated in the signing of the Honoring Our Pact Act. News Channel 3’s John White was in Washington D.C. as President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act on Wednesday. He talked with Ruiz on the
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A growing monkeypox outbreak in Riverside County is raising new concerns about the stigma it may create with the illness hitting mostly gay men. It has some people recalling the beginning of the early days of the fight against HIV and AIDS. News Channel 3 anchor John White is going in-depth, talking with 2 men who see
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The Palm Springs Police Department is putting renewed focus on active shooter training for its officers. Since late June, officers have been going through rigorous assessments to determine their strengths and weaknesses. “This particular assessment is probably the first one we’ve done in about 7 years,” said Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza of the Palm Springs Police
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It’s one of the world’s most famous addiction treatment centers, and it’s located right here in the Coachella Valley. The world-renown Betty Ford Center sits on a private, 20-acre campus adjacent to Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. For the past four decades, this tranquil desert oasis has helped hundreds of thousands of people find healing
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We are continuing to take an in-depth look at mental health help in the desert. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I-team reporter Karen Devine wanted to find out how the youth in the valley are coping while navigating the changes and challenges of the pandemic. And, to find out what resources are provided. “Everything
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News Channel 3’s Peter Daut is taking an in-depth look into what is called Long Covid, a medical phenomenon that is as real and extensive as it is uncertain and unpredictable. Long Covid can affect multiple systems and organs, including the brain and heart. Clues about the damage and causes are emerging, but right now
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The Biden administration is expected to delay plans to lift a policy known as Title 42, according to multiple reports. The CDC issued the rule in March 2020 citing the threat of COVID-19 to public health, and in doing so, halted nearly all asylum claims from being processed at the U.S. border with Mexico. A
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A first-of-its-kind online pharmacy says it is putting people ahead of profits to save members up to 99% on drug costs. Scriptco Pharmacy, which recently got licensed in California, takes the true wholesale cost of a drug, and passes it on to the consumer. And as News Channel 3’s Peter Daut discovered, the savings can
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The Coachella Valley is the place to be in festival season, with tens of thousands of people coming here just for Coachella and Stagecoach alone. It can spike demand for everything from vacation rentals to hotels to rideshares. And people are paying the price. Friday night at the Nest, one of the valley’s hot spots
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The Palm Springs Police Department is considering a variety of solutions to address an ongoing rise in violent crime citywide. “The gun violence problems in the northern part of our city. That is priority number one. We cannot afford to have people driving through the neighborhood and getting shot,” said PSPD Chief Andy Mills. PSPD
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Coachella Valley police departments and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are looking for new officers and deputies. Recruits and law enforcement officers thinking about changing departments may hold a lot of the cards in a tight market right now. A News Channel 3 I-Team Investigation looks into staffing in local agencies and how they are
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The ongoing worker shortage is having a big impact on our lives and affecting nearly every industry in the valley. So how did we get here and what are businesses now doing about it? News Channel 3’s Peter Daut goes in-depth on the issue, breaking down the numbers and speaking with business owners who say
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