Following a decisive win for former President Donald Trump, experts say one of the greatest forces in putting him back in the White House was Latino voter turnout. Although Trump didn’t win California, reactions from local Latino voters could align with national trends. News Channel 3 is in your community and spoke with several voters
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We’ll have updates on federal, state, and local elections below: Click here for election results 6:30 p.m. 11/6/24 Riverside County released the latest batch of results in the local election. According to the Registrar’s Office, an estimated 315,000 Vote-by-Mail and 35,000 Conditional Voter Registration ballots still must be processed. Work on those continues today and tomorrow 11/7. Ballots that
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“Es una sorpresa no nomás para mi pero para mi familia y para mucha gente Latina, no estábamos esperando que podría ganar esta elección”, dijo Angel Venegas, residente del valle de Coachella. Venegas es hijo de padres inmigrantes de México, el votó por primera vez en persona usando su voz para los que no pueden
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According to mental health experts, people can oftentimes feel lingering emotions after historical events like Presidential elections. That’s why clinics like Eisenhower Behavioral Health say they typically see an uptick in patients following November 5th. “What we’re seeing at the clinic is an increase in phone calls,” said Dakota Carter, the Medical Director of Psychiatry
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Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has burned a structure near Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported just after 3:00 p.m. on the 71000 block of Dillon Road. CAL FIRE confirmed crews are responding to a fire at home. We have a crew on the way to the scene for continuing updates.
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“American Idol” season 22 winner and Coachella Valley native Abi Carter will illuminate a 45-foot holiday tree with over 4,000 LED lights at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s tree-lighting ceremony, officials announced today. Carter will be joined at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 by News Channel Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans, who is hosting the
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Coachella Valley residents are waking up to the latest election results, with former President Donald Trump winning another term in office. Local reaction to these results are a mixed bag along El Paseo in Palm Desert. Several happy supporters of the president-elect gathered to chat at the Starbucks on El Paseo and expressed their optimism
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Proposition 36 has been approved by state voters with overwhelming support. The law will enact harsher penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes, reversing that of Prop 47, which passed in 2014. That law changed the way thefts and other petty crimes were prosecuted, raising the threshold for what’s considered a felony from $450 to
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Update 11/7/24 The power was restored to the Cabazon area just before 5:00 p.m., News Channel 3 crews confirmed at the scene. Original Report 11/6/24 Southern California Edison has shut off power around the Cabazon area due to potential fire risks caused by windy conditions in the area. Fire conditions are expected to continue until
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Santa Ana winds will continue today through tomorrow, with High Wind Warnings and Red Flag Warnings in place to our West. Plus there’s a Wind Advisory the East of the Valley as well thanks to an area of low pressure that is pushing into the Four-Corners States. We are also under a Windblown Dust Advisory
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We are tracking another round of Santa Ana winds this week in the Coachella Valley. The winds will gradually pick up in the overnight hours and become breezy to gusty for the morning. Winds will likely peak in the later morning hours on Wednesday. The winds will be mainly out of the north/northeast, so areas
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Millions are casting their vote on Election Day. Check out live coverage of national races, including the Presidential races, below: Check Out Our Live Blog for Local Updates Check out an interactive Presidential Election map from the Associated Press: Polls close at 8:00 p.m. PT here in the Coachella Valley. You can find your polling
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Los resultados del día de las elecciones dependerán de siete estados: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Carolina del Norte, Pensilvania y Wisconsin. La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y el expresidente Donald Trump los han visitado con más frecuencia. En conjunto, estos estados probablemente proporcionarán los votos del Colegio Electoral necesarios para que el candidato ganador obtenga una
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The polls are open today until 8 p.m., and voters across the Coachella Valley are exercising their civil right to shape the future of America. If you want to mail in your ballot, here some things to know: After voting, insert your ballot in the envelope provided by the county elections office, making sure that
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Today we’ll enjoy highs in the lower 80s but a strong area of low pressure will drop in from the Pacific Northwest, bringing gusty winds tomorrow and sharply cooler temps. Wind gusts could reach near 45 m.p.h. north of the I-10 freeway, and it will remain breezy into Thursday. Wind Advisories are already posted for
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It has been a bit of a breezy to gusty 24 hours here in the Coachella Valley. Winds will slowly continue to weaken throughout the evening. As a result of the lingering winds, we are under an Air Quality Alert through 6 PM this evening. As a result of the winds and general weather pattern,
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Just a day before the election, Coachella Valley Unified School District has announced district trustee areas 1,2, and 4 were excluded from Imperial County ballots. CVUSD’s boundary stretches into Imperial County. Coachella Valley Unified School District We have been made aware that the contests for the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Trustee Areas 1,
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Kelly and Mark are packing their swimsuits, loading up the golf clubs and pickleball racquets, and heading here to Greater Palm Springs! As we’ve reported, they’ll be taping several shows at the “Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort and Spa” on November 10 and 11. Tickets to their tapings are free and can be reserved on
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Estamos a horas de una de las elecciones más reñidas, pero no solo a nivel presidencial, sino aquí mismo en el valle de Coachella que disputa un escaño del congreso estadounidense. Tras de la redistribución de distritos, se creó el nuevo distrito 41. La contienda de este año será una revancha entre el candidato demócrata Will Rollins quien en 2022 perdió por
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