Happy Thanksgiving! Palm Springs is looking pleasant and mild, with fair and quiet conditions expected over the next week or so. Expect clear skies for the Thanksgiving holiday, with a mild night and low temperatures slightly above normal for the desert. As high pressure builds over the weekend, temperatures could even approach the low 80s
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Over 170,000 active-duty troops are abroad this Thanksgiving, not including those away from home on bases like Twentynine Palms. But this Thanksgiving, over 200 Marines got to celebrate Thanksgiving with desert families. News Channel 3’s Athena Jreij speaks with American Friends of Our Armed Forces and several marines on what this community outreach means to
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More than 2,600 runners and walkers took part in the annual Martha’s Village and Kitchen Thanksgiving Day 5K on El Paseo. It was the 18th year of the event, which raises money to help end hunger and homelessness in our valley. News Channel 3 anchor Peter Daut served as host and our Photojournalist Christopher Flicker
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The Desert Tennis Association (DTA) is once again partnering with AAP – Food Samaritans for the 31st Annual Palm Springs Open. The Palm Springs Open is an international tennis tournament that is happening Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. DTA is donating the proceeds from the upcoming tournament to AAP to support its food voucher program
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It’s shaping up to be an absolutely lovely Thanksgiving for the Coachella Valley! It’s already a relatively warm start to the morning with temperatures across the valley predominantly in the mid-to-low low 60s. Today will see a high temperature at least in the upper 70s with some areas potentially reaching the lower 80s. Taking a
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 on Wednesday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. The Firebirds struck first after Mitchell Stephen fired and scored his second goal of the season in the opening period. firebirds strike first 😎 pic.twitter.com/7tWElwaDSR— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 28, 2024 In the second frame, the birds
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USC’s sixth-ranked women’s basketball team beat Seton Hall Wednesday afternoon at Acrisure Arena on the second day of what organizers bill as the nation’s largest collection of college basketball multiple-team events. Star guard JuJu Watkins scored 20 points and 7 rebounds to lead the Lady Trojans to a blowout victory, 84-51. College basketball star Juju
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TODEC said it was working to help local farmworkers through the winter months. The local organization said its annual Farmworkers Appreciation Campaign ran from November 1, 2024 through February 15, 2025. During this time frame, TODEC representatives supplied farmworkers with tools like coats and rain boots — paid for by generous donations. TODEC said many
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Many families in the east Coachella Valley will be enjoying a festive meal this Thanksgiving due to the efforts of the Galilee Center in Mecca. Volunteers from all over the valley gathered on Tuesday to assemble 750 boxes of donated food, and on Wednesday helped load the boxes into cars. Each box held 25 pounds
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A cloudier day today, as the leftovers of our weakening atmospheric river push out of the region, with clouds decreasing more into this afternoon and evening. Light drizzle may continue in the mountains north through the afternoon, but precipitation is expected to be very minimal. Temperatures will remain mild with a few clouds lingering, though
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A case of the ‘Grinch that stole Christmas’ at the Brava community in Palm Desert. Their Christmas wreaths were stolen, ripped off the entrance gates last week. The community installed new ones following the theft, but the same person attempted to do it again Monday night. Security cameras managed to catch the suspect and his
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El Centro Galilea distribuyó más de 700 canastas a cientos de familias necesitadas del valle este y más de trescientos carros se pararon hoy en el centro de Mecca. Las cajas estaban llenas de comida, pavos, verduras, productos enlatados y leche. “Estoy muy emocionada y gracias a Dios que tuvimos lo suficiente para todas las
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Palm Springs International Airport is bracing for the busiest travel day on record, according to AAA who estimates over 80 million people to travel 50 miles or more between Tuesday and Monday. Parking at the airport has also been a concern for travelers. Through PSP’s Park with Ease portal, travelers can receive realtime updates on
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Con las temporadas festivas a la vuelta de la esquina es fácil consumir más alimentos poco saludables. Esto podría impactar nuestra salud y particularmente si usted padece de diabetes y nuestra comunidad hispana sufre de un 80% más a comparación de otros grupos étnicos. Durante las fiestas navideñas el consumo de comida alta en grasa
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California Highway Patrol (CHP) is gearing up for the high traffic as millions of motorists take to the roads during the Thanksgiving holiday. Starting at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, and running through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, CHP will activate the annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period. During this holiday time period, CHP
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Taking a look at the weather pattern, we can see there isn’t much going on, especially for the valley floor and Southern California! There aren’t many big changes expected for the coming days, so enjoy the fantastic weather this Thanksgiving holiday! Today will be quite mild yet again in the Coachella Valley. High temperatures will
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is prepared to feed anyone who walks through their doors this Thanksgiving. They are offering free, unlimited Thanksgiving dinners from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow, and breakfast will be served from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. tomorrow. “Just come up to the security window, sign in, and
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners 8-2 on Tuesday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. Down 2-0 in the first period, the Firebirds responded with three goals of their own from Logan Morrison, Max McCormick, and Nikolas Brouillard. that's our captain 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ulncdMsE99— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 27, 2024 firebirds take the lead
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Every year, families in Rancho La Quinta save a seat for local Marines at their Thanksgiving dinner table. They invite Marines stationed nearby to spend the holiday with them, especially if they can’t fly home or don’t have family to spend it with. Every Thanksgiving day, volunteers book a bus that picks up dozens of
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Walter Clark Legal Group and News Channel 3 awarded Ms. Dana Sanchez as November’s One Class at a Time recipient. She often spends her own money to purchase supplies for her classroom and understands the need for teachers across the valley to gain support from the community. “This is a big deal for teachers,” said
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