It’s been over a week since California fully reopened on June 15. Hotels, restaurants, stores, and other businesses don’t have to deal with limited capacities. Usually, Acqua California Bistro would be filled with people but the restaurant hasn’t been able to open since March of last year. The restaurant’s manager, Chris Bluhm, said it’s because
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The Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, ‘Short Fest,’ officially kicked off this week. The event is happening in-person once again this year and features 295 short films. “For all of us who worked the virtual festival last year, this feels like we’re celebrating two festivals in one,” said Lili Rodriguez, Artistic Director, Palm Springs
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A fourth air-conditioned community building has been transformed into a public cooling center in Indio in order to help residents beat the heat, it was announced today. The new Indio Public Library site, located at 200 Civic Center Mall, will open from noon to 8 p.m. on Monday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Firefighters are at the scene of a lightning strike in Cathedral City Wednesday afternoon. More lightning being detected on radar over Cathedral City and La Quinta cove. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/gl6GqqGCeF— Haley Clawson KESQ (@KESQHaley) June 23, 2021 The Cathedral City Fire Department received reports that a tree was struck by lightning in the 36000 block of
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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article listed the driver as a 10-year-old, as it was listed on the California Highway Patrol CAD. However, we have since learned the driver was actually a 17-year-old. We have updated this article to reflect this change A 17-year-old driver smashed a vehicle into property owned by Spotlight 29
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 struck 13 miles north-northeast of Desert Hot Springs at 1:06 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS has reports of people feeling the earthquake throughout the west end of the valley and up in the high desert. The rupture originated about 3 miles underground, USGS data
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Tonight News Channel 3 has learned exclusively a man visiting the valley collapsed and later died during last week’s record heat. Geoffrey-Martin Cyr, 55, was visiting Palm Springs for the weekend. In a photo shared by friends, he is seen lounging by the pool Friday afternoon, where they said he laid for more than an
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Update 06/24/21 The District Attorney’s office has filed murder charges against Jeff Burgess, 42, a Sky Valley resident. Along with the murder count, Burgess faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury. Burgess is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, June 24 at the Banning Justice Center. The victim has only been
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The proposed Coachella Valley Rail would stretch across about 144 miles between downtown Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley. It would connect desert communities and attractions with Los Angeles and its surrounding cities. “If you’re gonna spend three or four hours on a freeway, why not just spend, you know, maybe three hours on the
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The Board of Supervisors signed off today on Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s contract with the state to take the lead in handling investigations and prosecutions involving unemployment fraud. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board authorized the agreement with the California Office of Emergency Services, the terms of which are retroactive to
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Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a Desert Hot Springs man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the leg through a window as she slept in her Palm Springs apartment. Sergio Juan Marques, 41, allegedly shot Jovanna Tapia at the Palos Verdes Villas apartment complex at 392 E. Stevens Road in June
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as the White House acknowledges it will miss two key vaccination benchmarks and as concern grows about the spread of a new variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead. The delta variant, first
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Palm Springs ShortFest is back as an in- person event, featuring nearly 300 films from around the world. What’s billed as the largest festival for short films in the United States will be the first film festival in California to return with in-person screenings since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, according to the organizers.
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The summer heat means that business is booming for this week’s Now Hiring Employer. General Air Conditioning and Plumbing is looking to fill a variety of positions. Chief People Officer Kelly Robichaud said that “We are always hiring. We recruit 365, always looking for the right talent. Specifically, we need a Call Taker and we
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A valley education community is mourning the loss of a veteran teacher who lost her battle with Covid-19 this month, and now her family and friends have a plea about fighting the virus with vaccines. Flavia Reyes has educated elementary school students in Desert Sands Unified School District for more than two decades. Her loved
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As we’ve reported, there are pandemic-related supply-chain snags affecting all kinds of products — including cars and construction materials. The same goes for bicycles — where demand has exceeded supply on a global level. the situation is creating growing frustration for bike shop owners. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke today with the owner of
Continue ReadingIt’s no question that Riverside County has reached a milestone when it comes to getting its residents vaccinated. Earlier this month county officials announced more than half of its residents (ages 12+) have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. As of Monday, 52.4% of residents were either partially or fully vaccinated, according
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The extreme heat can take a toll on your car. It can affect your car’s air conditioning, tires, and battery. With triple-digit temperatures, it’s important to make sure your car is in good shape so you’re not stuck on the side of the road. The owner of Sergio’s Automotive, Sergio Cevallo, said he’s already seeing
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A federal appeals court blocked a federal judge’s decision to overturn California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the original decision by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego. On June 4, Benitez ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style
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A trio of women vying for the open superintendent/president job at College of the Desert will be featured during a series of live forums next month as part of the interview process, it was announced today. “Our new president will need to be a dynamic leader who understands our college and our diverse community,” said
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