Some of the valley’s first fireworks shows of the Fourth of July weekend kicked off Friday night. The city of Coachella celebrated America’s independence – and the return to life as we once knew it. “This will be our first event in our city,” said council member Neftali Galarza. “We’re excited to invite our residents,
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General Motors (GM) and Controlled Thermal Resources have reached a historic agreement to develop low-cost lithium at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, the companies announced on Friday. With this deal, GM becomes the first company to make a multi-million dollar investment in Controlled Thermal Resources Hell’s Kitchen project, which is located near the Salton Sea.
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A 60-year-old Palm Springs man has been arrested for allegedly committing multiple bank robberies across Southern California, including at least two in Riverside County. The man was arrested after allegedly robbing a CHASE Bank in Jurupa Valley on July 1. The suspect led Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies on a short pursuit after the robbery before
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Dave’s Hot Chicken opened its first location in the Coachella Valley on Friday. The former late-night parking lot pop-up turned hot chicken sensation opened its newest restaurant at 42213 Jackson Street in Indio on Friday. The Indio location is part of the company’s nationwide expansion planned over the next three years. “It’s been a long
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Palm Springs police say they’ve seen an increase in skimming devices placed inside local gas pumps and ATMs. “Those things are out there. They’re active in the area again,” said Sgt. Mike Casavan, Palm Springs Police Dept. The skimming device can read your card once you place it in the machine. Police say your personal
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We’re getting back into the groove of things, and the Auto Club of Southern California said people are leaving their homes this Fourth of July weekend and traveling. The Auto Club claimed 3.3 million Southern California residents will travel at least 50 miles or more from home this weekend. “The vast majority of them, 2.8
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A Desert Hot Springs man was convicted today of murder for the stabbing death of his landlord. An Indio jury that heard three days of testimony deliberated 40 minutes before finding Albert Marchain, 29, guilty of first-degree murder for killing 69-year-old Stanislaw Tokarski. Jurors also found true a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon —
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s vehicle is on its side after being involved in a crash on Highway 111 and Washington Street in La Quinta. We are awaiting from the sheriff’s department regarding what led up to the crash, however, authorities told News Channel 3 everyone was okay and there appeared to no injuries in the
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Palm Springs Police have shut down N Indian Canyon, between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road, due to a traffic collision. There was no word on how long the closure will last. Department officials say the closure will be reopened soon. Crews are working to finish clearing up the of a non-injury solo vehicle
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Units from multiple law enforcement agencies are at a neighborhood in Desert Hot Springs Friday afternoon. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies and other police agencies are at the 16000 block of Via Vista near Camino Idilio conducting an investigation. There were multiple medical units on scene as well and it appeared that a deputies was being
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a man found inside a vehicle near the Joshua Tree National Park Cottonwood Springs entrance. Sergeant Lionel Murphy, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department, told News Channel 3 that deputies were called to the area at approximately 11:29 a.m. to respond to reports of a deceased male.
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A pair of job fairs are scheduled to fill 300 positions in multiple departments at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, owned by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, it was announced today. The first job fair will happen on July 8, and the second on July 21. Both events will run from 10 a.m.
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A man found dead on a Palm Springs hiking trail Thursday night is believed to have died of heat exposure. A body was found approximately 200 yards up the North Lykken Trail in Palm Springs Thursday at around 7:50 p.m. Fire Department crews arrived at the scene and confirmed they located a male adult who
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As more activities return post-pandemic, the popular Palm Springs street fair Villagefest made its comeback downtown Thursday night. Villagefest board members, city leaders and chamber of commerce officials kicked off the evening with a ribbon-cutting, and shortly after vendors were once again popping up tents along Palm Canyon Drive for the first time since stay-at-home
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Palm Springs police officers are investigating the death of a person whose body was found on a hiking trail Thursday night. A body was found approximately 200 yards up the North Lykken Trail near S La Miranda Road and W Ramon Road in Palm Springs. An officer at the scene told News Channel 3 that
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The House of Representatives passed the “Invest in America Act” on Thursday. The $715 billion transportation bill includes several additions from Congressman Raul Ruiz that will go towards local projects. The passing of the bill means that the city of Indio will receive $20 million upgrade and expand the Monroe St. / I-10 Interchange. According
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man struck and killed by a train Thursday morning in Indio. Matthew Kohatsu, 23, of Corona was pronounced dead at approximately 6:35 a.m. on the railroad tracks near the area of Avenue 48 and Dillon Road. Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department told News
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Hundreds of thousands of Californians continue to wait to get unemployment benefits that they are owed. Valley resident Nicky Faeth was one of them. “I felt like I was a guinea pig and I went through all of the hurdles in order to just make things happen,” Faeth says. Faeth found out her benefits had
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A neighborhood in Los Angeles is still dealing with the aftermath of an explosion that happened as police were removing 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a home. The impact of the blast was so great, it flipped nearby cars, shattered windows and scattered debris across nearby streets. The explosion happened while LAPD was trying
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Click HERE to help the team make their trip to Nationals! A local girls soccer team raising money to help be able to compete in a major out of state tournament. The Coachella FC girls’ soccer team recently won the Southern California State Cup. The twelve and thirteen girls played 8 consecutive games without losing.
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