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Strong winds hit the Coachella Valley Tuesday evening, causing widespread damage, particularly in the eastern section of the region. Check out our gallery of some of the damage below and add your own photos. Many struggled to fall asleep during Tuesday night’s heavy winds and then woke up to the aftermath in their front yards. Hydee Lindsey and her
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Ongoing contract negotiations between the Coachella Valley Teachers Union and Coachella Valley Unified School District are now having a negative impact in local classrooms. We’re taking a closer look at the claims made by the teacher’s union and district officials. Amid ongoing contract negotiations in Coachella Valley Unified School District some teachers are now “Working-to-Rule.”
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Gusty winds ripped a sign off of a vendor’s roof at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival on Tuesday night and injured one person. According to fair representatives, the heavy sign caused an injury to their thigh which is not said to be serious. Paramedics carried the person into an ambulance and transported
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Originally Published: 22 FEB 23 18:30 ET Updated: 22 FEB 23 19:41 ET By Amy Simonson (CNN) — An Orlando television news employee was shot dead and another wounded Wednesday while covering an earlier shooting incident in Florida, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said. Mina told a news conference that the employees worked for Spectrum
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Firefighters called upon additional resources due to high winds today as they battled a vegetation fire in Thermal. Crews responded around 11:50 a.m. near Pierce Street and 68th Avenue to a report of the fire, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Additional ground resources were requested due to winds of 20 to 30
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The series of winter storms hitting Southern California are already bringing high winds to the Coachella Valley. “We recommend that people stay inside, make sure they close their windows, don’t go out unless you absolutely have to, and if you do have to go out, make sure that you’re just aware of flying objects or
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By DUSAN STOJANOVIC BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully
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Two people, one with serious injuries and one with minor injuries, were taken to a trauma center today following a traffic collision in Thermal. Firefighters responded to the intersection of Tyler Avenue and 66th Avenue at around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a two-vehicle collision, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Officials
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We’ve seen comfortable conditions through the three day weekend, but that’s expected to change Tuesday afternoon as our First Alert Weather Alert Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert Day. Gusty winds are predicted to impact the valley starting Tuesday afternoon, and the entire valley is under a High Wind Warning issued by the
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The Chalk Art Festival is going to be on March 18 and March 19 and is hoping people can sponsor or become vendors for the event. The event this year will happen on Museum Way in Palm Springs. It is hosted every year by the Rotary Clubs of Palm Springs. The two-day event will help
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Southern California Edison (SCE) and the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) reported several power outages overnight that are affecting hundreds of its customers. IID has an outage in La Quinta that is affecting 172 customers. There is no time frame for when power will be restored. There is also an outage in Ocotillo Wells. That outage
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One effort that former President Jimmy Carter is most known for is Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that helps get low and fixed-income families into their own homes. And the Coachella Valley chapter is reflecting on Carter’s legacy. The Carters got involved with Habitat for Humanity nearly 40 years ago. Through the awareness they
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Two teenagers from Cathedral City were arrested in connection with a shooting that left one man in critical condition Tuesday morning in Palm Desert. Deputies first responded to reports of shots fired on the 45300 block of Garden Square at around 2:53 a.m. A man with a gunshot wound was found in the area of
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Strong windy conditions took down a sign that landed on a person Tuesday evening at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio. The person was put on a stretcher and carried into an ambulance. There was no word on the severity of the person’s injuries. News Channel 3’s Tatum Larsen was at
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The Palm Springs City Council voted to end the local emergency for COVID-19 after nearly three years. The action removes the city’s authority to issue emergency orders. It also removes the city’s ability to receive possible state and federal funding to support the City’s emergency efforts would go away. Councilmember Christy Holstege noted during the
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A 44-year-old man who allegedly shot someone during an altercation at a bar in Indio pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder. Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta also denied a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and denied the
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The prosecution rested its case in the penalty phase of the trial against Jose Larin Garcia, the Cathedral City man who was convicted of murdering four people in Palm Springs four years ago. The defense is now making its case on why Larin Garcia’s life should be spared. The jury heard from the mother and
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Two people were arrested on suspicion of stealing jewelry from an 87-year-old woman in La Quinta, authorities said today. Deputies from the Thermal sheriff’s station responded at around 11:40 a.m. Monday to the 79700 block of Highway 111 in La Quinta to a report of the robbery, according to Sgt. David Aldrich of the Riverside
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A 28-year-old man from Coachella was among three people killed in a wrong-way crash in Imperial County, authorities announced. The crash occurred Monday at around 7:30 p.m. on Interstate 8 near Forrester Road, which is just east of El Centro. According to the California Highway Patrol, the Coachella man was driving an Acura that was
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The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking an incoming storm system that is expected to coincide with major events in the valley like the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival and Modernism Week. Representatives of these events say that they are making preparations ahead of the stronger weather conditions. Check Out: Person injured
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