Safety improvements are coming to roughly 50 intersections throughout Cathedral City, after the City received an estimated $3.5 million in state funding this year. The project will upgrade two street intersections that currently don’t have traffic signals: Cathedral Canyon Drive and Ortega Road and 30th Avenue and Avenida La Paz. 30th Avenue and La Paz
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We’re hearing from the Palm Springs couple whose dog just won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Six-year-old Buddy Holly beat out nearly 3,000 other pooches to win the top prize. Buddy is a PBVG And the first of his breed to ever win the prestigious award in the long history
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The long-awaited College of the Desert West Valley Campus in Palm Springs may face even more delays. During a board meeting on Friday, the Board of Trustees was deadlocked over approving more funds for a design consultant working on the project. That means that the consultant firm will finish the design in June and not continue
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After deliberating for almost two days, jurors ended the week without reaching a verdict in the retrial of a 40-year-old man accused of killing a Palm Springs retiree in a financial-enrichment scheme and dumping his body by Interstate 5 while en route to Daly City. Jurors began deliberating Thursday morning and will continue deliberating
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Ron Oden has been appointed as the new College of the Desert Area 3 Trustee. The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Oden to the position during a special meeting on Friday. Oden was sworn in immediately. You can check out the special meeting in its entirety below: Oden replaces Fred Jandt, who resigned
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Two schools in La Quinta was temporarily placed on a modified lockout due to police activity near the campuses. La Quinta Middle School and Truman Elementary School were placed on a modified lockout, Mary Perry, DSUSD Spokesperson confirmed. “Parents have been notified and we will let them know when law enforcement gives us the all
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A 56-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a man in Palm Springs he met through an online dating app pleaded not guilty to felony charges on Friday. ‘He won’t be abusing people’ Sexual assault victim speaks out after suspect arrested Hakan Isik of Desert Hot Springs was charged with two felony counts of sodomy of
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Health professionals and first responders say that bicycle injuries are at a higher rate than last year. “Bicycle injuries increased 72% from 2018 when 50 cases were recorded at Desert Regional; in 2022, 86 patients were treated at the hospital,” says Dr. Andrew McCague, a medical Docter at Desert Regional. Their research showed “Deaths peaked
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This is it! Winner-take-all in the Pacific Division Finals for the Coachella Valley Firebirds and the Calgary Wranglers. Game 5 takes place at Acrisure Arena Friday at 7:00 p.m. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for the Latest Updates It’s been a stressful series for both fans, as outside of Game 1, the Firebirds and Wranglers
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Police today advised the public of a significant rise in pool pump and pool heater thefts in recent months as they searched for two men suspected of recently stealing pool equipment in Palm Springs and fleeing the scene. “The department recommends installing anti-theft cages, video surveillance cameras and GPS tracking devices to safeguard your property,”
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It’s been a challenging school year for some families in the Coachella Valley Unified School District. News channel 3/Telemundo 15’s Marco Revuelta sat down with the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Luis Valentino, who shared his vision for the next school year. Valentino says that creating a safety plan that helps families feel at peace is a top priority.
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The Palm Springs Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America held its annual Awards Ceremony today at the Elks Lodge in Indio. Herman and Alicia Lopez, the parents of fallen Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez, were present to award “The Cpl. Hunter Lopez Scholarship” in the amount of $2,500. Several other awards and scholarships were
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For Davette Robinson, it began with an innocent accusation. “He said, I wasn’t his wife, and I shouldn’t touch anything that she had,” Davette said. “It got to the point where if I go sit at my computer, he would come over. He said, ‘Don’t touch anything here.’ So I couldn’t use my computer while he was
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Update 8/27/24 Michael Garcia was arrested at the US-Mexico border in Calexico. He remains in custody on $75,000 Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates. Original Report 5/17/23 Authorities are searching for a Desert Hot Springs man wanted for allegedly supplying the fentanyl that led to the death of a 17-year-old girl in 2022.
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Two North Palm Springs men were arrested in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this week in a property in an unincorporated area near Desert Hot Springs. The shooting was reported Tuesday at around 5:00 a.m. on the 64000 block of 16th Avenue. The area is located along N. Indian Canyon Drive approximately two miles north
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Report by Nicole Comstock, KCBS Deputies arrest a man for allegedly running a house of horrors – keeping two women against their will and torturing them. Detectives fear there may be more victims “I grew up with him you know, I love him. It’s crazy to see him like this,” said Mark Glasser referring to
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The fate of Miguel Bustamante, a man previously convicted in the murder of a Palm Springs retiree, now rests in the hands of the jury as they deliberate in his retrial. The case is centered on a financially motivated scheme that from more than a decade ago. After hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and
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A 33-year-old Indio man who prostituted minors throughout the Coachella Valley pleaded guilty today to multiple felony charges. Dewayne Deanthony Williams was charged with three counts of inducing minors to work in sex-for-hire operations and one count each of human trafficking, lewd acts on a child and procuring a person for the purpose of prostitution,
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A suspect was detained following a two-hour standoff in a Palm Desert home Thursday afternoon. Several Riverside County Sheriff’s units surrounded a home at Palmilla Circle, near Primrose Drive, just north of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. There are no details on this incident. We have reached out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for information
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The presence of MPox, previously known as monkeypox, has been detected in the wastewater of Palm Springs for the first months, county health officials announced on Thursday. The latest wastewater data, taken on May 8, shows the highest concentration of MPox detected since December. The city started tracking the data in August. County health spokesperson
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