Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The national holiday honoring the civil rights activist that was officially declared in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. Coachella Valley residents will gather in Desert Hot Springs for a march at 2 p.m. starting the Desert Hot Springs police department. The march will end at the First Community
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Andrew Landry is the new tournament champion but it wasn’t without some final round fireworks. Landry had a comfortable lead on Sunday but let it slip away with three straight bogeys on 13, 14 and 15. That allowed Abraham Ancer to tie him at 24-under par. But Landry locked in after that. The 32-year-old made
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THERMAL, Calif. – In the heart of the Coachella Valley, a new music festival adventure took over this weekend. The “4XFar” festival was held at the Empire Grand Oasis. “For the first year, I think the turnout is great,” Mindia Luo, a festival goer said. “It’s really fun,” Kate Bergin said. “This is one of
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The city of Palm Springs hosted their 34th annual special tribute on Sunday afternoon in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. News Channel 3 attended the event and spoke to attendees and speakers about the significance of Dr. King in light of our nation’s political climate. “Speeches that he has made about all of
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Andrew Landry had back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 to win by two shots. Landry shot 26-under on the tournament sealing his second career victory on the PGA TOUR. Landry came close to victory back in 2018, but ended up losing to Jon Rahm in a playoff. Despite three straight bogeys on the back nine,
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Thousands marched around the country Saturday morning participating in the fourth annual Women’s March — including some here in the Coachella Valley. A local march was held at Veteran’s Park in Coachella. Hundreds crowded around the stage and cheered on speakers talking about issues they say women face today. Many brought homemade signs commenting on
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Some of the biggest issues that impact the community of Thermal were formally discussed on Saturday. The County of Riverside held their first “Community Plan for Thermal Meeting” at Toro Canyon Middle School. Residents, staff and community organizers gathered in the school’s multi-purpose room discussing their vision for the Thermal and Oasis communities. Major issues
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UPDATE: Police have now confirmed that a woman who was walking in the street was killed after being hit by a car in Desert Hot Springs Friday night. Chief of Police, Jim Henson, tells News Channel 3 the accident happened on Palm Drive near 20th Avenue just before 11 o’clock at night. Drugs and alcohol
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Fans at the American Express golf tournament’s Stevie Nicks concert were met with a “traffic nightmare” as they were leaving the concert. Several viewers reached out to News Channel 3 expressing their frustration on how traffic was handled last night. On Saturday the Marketing Manager for the City of La Quinta, Marcie Graham, said in
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It was the kickoff to many MLK events in the Coachella Valley this weekend, an MLK Town Hall held at First Community Baptist Church in Desert Hot Springs. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was there and brings us more about how people are remembering Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend. The event opened with prayer
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The American Express golf tournament is striking all the right cords with fans. Friday and Saturday night are sell-outs, thanks to concerts from Stevie Nicks followed by Luke Bryan. It was a landslide performance by Nicks, a rock and roll hall of famer, Friday night. “She’s awesome. Oh my gosh, she’s incredible,” said Carmen Romoff.
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The low scoring continued on Friday as players took advantage of the perfect weather and prime course conditions in La Quinta. Rickie Fowler fired a 8-under 64 at PGA WEST Nicklaus Tournament Course while Scottie Scheffler matched Fowler with the same effort. The two players are tied at 15-under after 36 holes. Not far behind
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News Channel 3 discovered the couple was staying at Martha’s Village in Indio. Indio police detectives said they don’t know where the child was hurt. News Channel 3 spoke with other residents staying at Martha Village’s are heartbroken by the news. “It makes me extremely nauseous because I am a mother myself and my kids
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A Coachella Valley man convicted of stabbing a 57-year-old man to death six years ago was sentenced today to 56 years to life in state prison. David Montoya Sanchez, 49, was one of three people arrested in the days after Felix Candelaria was found stabbed in the driveway of a home in the 84000 block
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A 25-year-old Indio man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge today in the shooting death of a woman found dead in her home. The body was discovered around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday in a home at 38555 Rancho Los Coyotes Drive, said Indio police spokesman Benjamin Guitron. He said the woman, identified by coroner’s officials
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Charges were filed Friday against a 67-year-old Coachella Valley man charged with committing lewd acts on multiple children. Ysidro Anaya Sanchez was arrested Wednesday by sheriff’s deputies from the Coachella station, following an investigation that began on Dec. 3, according to Riverside County sheriff’s Deputy Robyn Flores. Prosecutors charged Sanchez with five counts of committing
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents halted a human smuggling attempt near Calexico on Wednesday. At 5:29 p.m. Wednesday, Border Patrol agents operating the “Remote Video Surveillance System” monitoring a section of the All American Canal seven miles east of the Calexico West Port of Entry noticed a group of individuals running northbound from the
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Ed Luna, a longtime Mecca resident, says he’s struggling to keep illegal dumpers off his property. Much of his property is filled with scattered mulch and pile. Luna says it’s a headache to keep tabs on those who are dumping, at all hours of the day. “People have taken advantage of the remoteness of this
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An injured hiker was airlifted from a trail in Indio Friday, but refused further medical treatment after being evaluated by paramedics at the trailhead. The hiker, whose age and gender was not specified, suffered a medical emergency while hiking around 12:42 p.m. on Pushwalla Trail. CHP’s H60 helicopter responded to the scene and transported the
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A 48-year-old La Quinta man is behind bars on suspicion of committing a home burglary last month in Pinyon Pines, the sheriff’s department reported Thursday. David Scott Taylor, who was arrested Thursday in Indio, is the second suspect arrested this week stemming from an investigation into a Dec. 12 daytime break-in at a residence in
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