Former Palm Springs City Councilman, Michael McCulloch, is in the running for the seat that is up for election in District 4. He joined the race this past week and is now slated to compete with Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege, who is vying to get re-elected. McCulloch served as a councilman from 2003 to
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The annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival has been canceled for 2021, the county announced on Friday. The date festival was set to be held in February. County officials hope the festival will return in 2022, which would be its 75th anniversary. County officials are still looking for other ways to celebrate the
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One of the six suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of a missing Coachella Valley couple plead not guilty to charges of murder and killing a witness. Aaron Fernando Bernal, 28, of Indio made his first court appearance since his arrest on Tuesday. He is due back in court for a felony
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Riverside County officials announced they’re giving away 10 million masks to help in the fight against coronavirus. “We fight the virus with medicine, and in the absence of a vaccine, these masks are medicine,” said Lou Monville, Chair of the Riverside County Economic Recovery Task Force. Masks have been proven to decrease the risk of
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Investigations were underway today into two shootings reported about a mile apart in Palm Springs, including one in which a man was wounded, police said. The first shooting was reported at 4:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 Block of East San Rafael Drive, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Police responding to a shots-fired
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A court hearing was pushed back today for ex-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and two Coachella Valley developers accused of buying his vote, at which attorneys for the defendants had been expected to argue for dismissal of the felony charges against their clients. Pougnet, 57, and developers Richard Hugh Meaney, 54, and John Elroy Wessman,
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There were 654 new cases reported over the past 24 hours in Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 33,467. The 18-to-39 age range reported 258 of those cases. This is the age range with the highest amount of cases at 14,110. The doubling rate was at 25.3 days as of
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If you’re looking for a safe activity to enjoy during this pandemic, how about a ride through the wind farms in the comfort of your own car? You’ve probably driven by the iconic windmills in Palm Springs; with pandemic restrictions, Palm Springs Windmill Tours has had to adapt its safety protocols. Morning anchor Angela Chen
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of attempting to smuggle 119 packages of methamphetamine found hidden inside gift-wrapped presents. The discovery was made when a Border Patrol agent conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Brown Toyota Tundra on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. According to a news release by Border Patrol,
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A Coachella man who repeatedly stabbed his 31-year-old ex-girlfriend outside her home after she broke up with him was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Carlos Antonio Mendoza, 41, was convicted in March of first-degree murder for the March 20, 2016, killing of Cecilia Silva. Jurors also found true a
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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Friday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: Governor Newsom continues to encourage the use of face coverings and social distancing measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. Newsom’s
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Still of the suspect vehicle taken from surveillance video The family of a man killed while crossing the street in Cathedral City over the weekend are asking for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle that fled the scene. Rafael Valdez Felix was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday at approximately 8:18 in the
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A sexual harassment lawsuit against Cathedral City and former police chief Travis Walker has been resolved. News Channel 3 obtained records showing the lawsuit was dismissed last month. The attorney for the police dispatcher who made the allegations will only say the suit was resolved ahead of that request for dismissal. CATCITY_WALKER_LAWSUITDownload The dispatcher alleged,
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If you take a stroll through downtown Palm Springs, you might encounter a police officer reminding people to put on a mask. There are also electronic warning signs encouraging people to cover their faces. The city has made masks and social-distancing mandatory in many public settings and specifically in and around businesses. We looked at
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Daniel Poulsen, 32, of Desert Hot Springs appeared in a virtual arraignment Thursday afternoon at the Banning Justice Center. Poulsen is charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of child endangerment, causing great bodily injury. There is also a sentencing enhancement on both counts that he personally inflicted great bodily injury, which
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Training teachers for distance learning has been a focus for all three local school districts. Now that the upcoming school year has officially been moved to distance learning, local school districts are trying to make sure teachers are more prepared this time around. “I like to use the analogy, we were building the plane as
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Palm Springs City Council opening the door for discussion on the severity of coronavirus in our valley as they brought in Riverside County Public Health Officer, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, who talked about the complications with contact tracing. “Contact tracing unfortunately is being impacted both because of community prevalence causing more it difficult to detect spread and
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There were 831 new cases reported over the past 24 hours in Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 32,813. The 18-to-39 age range reported 348 of those cases. This is the age range with the highest amount of cases at 13,852. The doubling rate was at 25.7 days as of
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