Month: November 2015

A Coachella Valley teacher assaulted at school will finally get her day in court. Melissa Labayog says she’s has spent hours in court trying to put the 2012 incident behind her. After three years, four prosecutors and numerous defense attorneys, this case will go to trial. Friday a judge set a firm date of the

A Coachella Valley band, Mondo Generator, will take the stage in the Netherlands this weekend – alone, without their friends from another band. That’s because one week ago today, Isis launched a terror attack on that other band, Eagles of Death Metal. In an exclusive report, Bianca Rae talks to Mondo Generator about why the

Reymundo Nour steps up to the podium at the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley to lead prayer. “I intend to speak about what Islam is and what Islam isn’t,” Nour said of his Friday afternoon sermon. His message is a reaction to recent media coverage of the terror in Paris, and its impact on

A brand new church stands on Pierson Boulevard in Desert Hot Springs. It was built after much trial and tribulation. Church officials say a builder who posed as a licensed contractor is to blame for their troubles. “If I saw him on the road, I’d pull him over and do a citizen’s arrest if I

Se le acusa de utilizar su vehculo como un arma mortal por lo que fue arrestado un residente de Indio y es que agarr las llaves de su automvil y se estrell en repetidas ocaciones contra otra unidad. Fernando Lara de 53 aos presuntamente realiz los actos de agresin al filo de las tres de

El presidente de EE.UU., Barack Obama, emprendi una nueva lucha por resucitar sus medidas migratorias, que cumplen un ao, con un recurso ante el Tribunal Supremo destinado a frenar la deportacin de cinco de los once millones de indocumentados que viven en el pas. En la apelacin presentada este viernes ante la mxima instancia judicial

Update: Friday afternoon 32-year old Angela Lavantry pleaded not guilty to a list of charges surrounding a DUI crash Wednesday that killed two men and two dogs riding in a golf cart. AlsoThe Riverside County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that 77-year old Neil Karran from British Columbia was the 2nd victim that died in Wednesday

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station arrested two men suspected of drug smuggling after agents observed the men loading bundles into a fake Imperial Irrigation District work truck on Thursday. A Remote Video Surveillance operator saw two men illegally enter the U.S. at about 11:30 p.m. near the Drop 5

En Thousand Palms, dos hombres y dos mascotas murieron tras ser arrollados por la conductora de un SUV modelo Mercedes. Las vctimas mortales estaban a bordo de un carrito de golf cuando sucedio lo lamentable en el interior de la comunidad Tri Palms Estates a la altura de Desert Moon Drive al filo de las

After Wednesday’s deadly crash involving a golf cart in Thousand Palms, News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 is looking into the rules and regulations for operating a golf cart on the road. The woman accused of causing the crash was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and on Thursday, officers with the California Highway Patrol

Wednesday’s deadly golf cart crash has many wondering how they can share the road safely with cars. Experts said, here in the Coachella Valley, golf cart rules of the road can be very confusing. While many rules change city to city, there are a number of simple rules everyone driving a golf cart needs to

The family of a Palm Springs man has created a GoFundMe webpage to help with his legal bills as he stands accused in a hate crime-related attack against two well-known LGBT activists. A representative for the fundraising website tells KESQ News Channel 3 the campaign was under review Friday morning and therefore not visible to

The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Brie Larson with the Breakthrough Performance Award at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present an award to previously announced honorees Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp and Saoirse Ronan. The Awards Gala will be hosted by Mary Hart with presenting sponsor Entertainment Tonight

Neighbors still searching for answers after two men and two dogs were killed while riding in a golf cart in Thousand Palms. A single flower and candles mark the spot where the alleged speeding drunken driver hit the golf cart. “I’m blown away. I’m glad it wasn’t me, I was there five minutes earlier in

“We will be doing things differently moving forward,” said Palm Springs Mayor-elect Robert Moon. It’s a promise echoed by newly-elected council members, including J.R. Roberts. “Our first order of business is regaining public trust,” Roberts said. “I’ve said from the beginning, I will not take consulting jobs, no second jobs, nothing from the film festival,

Cathedral City police have reopened one lane of Date Palm Drive after a car crashed into a power pole on Thursday. Officers were called to the single-vehicle crash at Victoria Drive just before noon. They said the driver of a white Honda sedan struck a Southern California Edison power pole. The driver wasn’t injured but

A Hemet man has been charged with 61 felonies in connection to a fictitious Facebook prostitution pandering scheme where he contacted young-looking and underage females throughout Southern California, including the Coachella Valley. Authorities said the suspect mostly targeted Hispanic females. Eliberto Cruz Jacobo, 44, was arrested on March 17 after a search warrant was served

The L.A. Clippers announced Thursday that Agua Caliente Casino Resorts will be the presenting sponsor of the Clippers for the 2015-2016 basketball season. The team posted the announcement on its website. “We are excited to join in partnership with the L.A. Clippers, says Tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe, of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla

The Sunnylands Estate in Rancho Mirage is home to an archive that rivals a presidential library, housing tens of thousands of letters, guests books, photos from U.S. presidents and royalty. Still, it’s not complete. That’s where you might be able to help. It’s widely know Walter and Leonore Annenberg were collectors of art, and sculptures.