Month: March 2019

Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open. The top-ranked men’s single player in the world was upset by his unseeded challenger, Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. Their third round match was delayed on Monday night due to rain. Djokovic was the top seed in the men’s singles tournament in this year’s BNP

Phone service has been restored to a small business in Cathedral City where the landline went dead for nearly a month following the Feb. 14 record rainstorm. The business’s owners had no luck getting their phones back on, but hours after News Channel 3’s reporter Jake Ingrassia started asking questions, Frontier Communications had the service

People are disappointed after one Desert X exhibit near the Salton Sea reportedly disappeared. The exhibit “Halter” by artist Eric Mack featured a deserted gas station draped in colorful Missoni fabrics. But according to a CalFire representative on scene today, the exhibit was burned. The executive director of Desert X was also on scene today

A judge has cleared a man arrested in a 2015 raid on a Cathedral City marijuana grow site. On Monday, December 28, 2015, the Cathedral City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at the 36500 block of Bankside Drive. CCFD found an electrical panel had burned, and the structure housed a suspected marijuana

A caged ferret apparently kept as a pet was dumped outside Banning City Hall today, where the small mammal was found in a crate with a pile of French fries, which animal control officers quickly learned was its favorite treat. Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesman John Welsh said the brown-and-white weasel-like creature was

A hiker was rescued from the Bump and Grind Trail in Palm Desert this afternoon, according to Cal Fire. The incident was reported around 12:45 p.m. Emergency crews are set up at the trailhead behind the Target shopping center in Palm Desert. The hiker, a woman of unknown age, reportedly suffered a medical issue while

El martes 12 de marzo de 2019, aproximadamente a las 1:45 de la mañana, los oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Desert Hot Springs recibieron un informe de un asalto con un arma mortal, que involucraba un arma de fuego, en una residencia dentro de la cuadra 67600 de San Gorgonio Road, Desert Los oficiales

Un hombre acusado de dos asesinatos, uno en Indio en 2016 y otro en Arizona a principios de este mes, se declaró inocente. Marcos Cruz Gaeta, de 38 años de edad, compareció ante el tribunal de Larson Justice en Indio el martes por la mañana. De acuerdo con los registros de la reserva y confirmados

Un excursionista fue rescatado del Bump and Grind Trail en Palm Desert esta tarde, según Cal Fire.El incidente fue reportado alrededor de las 12:45 p.m. Los equipos de emergencia se abocaron al sendero detrás del centro comercial Target en Palm Desert. La excursionista, una mujer de edad desconocida, sufrió un problema medico mientras recorría el

A man accused of two murders, one in Indio in 2016 and one in Arizona earlier this month, pleaded not guilty. 38-year-old Marcos Cruz Gaeta appeared in court at the Larson Justice in Indio Tuesday morning for his arraignment. According to booking records and confirmed by a criminal complaint, Gaeta was charged with first-degree murder,

A jury is holding its first full day of deliberations today in the trial of a man accused of kidnapping and killing a 17-year-old Moreno Valley girl more than eight years ago. “The DNA is the most important evidence in this case,” Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Beecham told jurors Monday during his closing

Friday, students at one Palm Springs middle school kicked off the “Stop the Hate” awareness campaign. The event included a presentation from Pastor Robert L. Cummings, Sr., who spoke with students at Raymond Cree Middle School about the power of positive connections, the need for compassion, and the importance of respecting other’s differences. “Words are

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside dice que un tiroteo donde está involucrado uno de sus agentes ocurrió durante el enfrentamiento. La condición del sospechoso armado es desconocida en este momento. Un hombre se ha atrincherado en una casa en Desert Hot Springs hoy martes por la mañana cerca del área de Tarburton

Da inicio la construcción del Centro para adultos mayores de la ciudad de Coachella despues de 5 años de negociaciones. “Van a empezar con el estacionamiento totalmente derrumbarlo para así expande el cuarto de juegos que tienen para este lado y así poder movernos adentro tambien porque estamos un poco apretados”, afirmó la directora del

Marcos Gaeta, the man suspected of two murders — one in Indio in 2016 and one in Avondale, Arizona earlier this month is behind bars. “All cases…are never closed until someone is found and it’s been determined that they are responsible for the crimes they’ve committed,” said Benjamin Guitron, Public Information Officer, Indio Police Dept.

Construction on improvement at a Coachella senior center began Monday. The work at the Eleanor Senior Center will see the remodeling of the bathroom and more parking. Officials tell News Channel 3 the $2 million project is being paid for with revenue from Measure U. That is the one percent sales tax hike passed by

Play at the BNP Paribas Open was suspended Monday night due to rain. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/BlakeArthurKESQ/status/1105347579410145281″,”author_name”:”Blake Arthur”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/BlakeArthurKESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Rain ☔️ has washed away play but not the tireless workers who are making sure the &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/BNPPARIBASOPEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@BNPPARIBASOPEN&#lt;/a&#gt; is one of the best experiences for tennis fans. &#lt;br&#gt;&#lt;br&#gt;Sure, it’s their job. But their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.

Drummer Hal Blaine, who played on many of the biggest hits in music history, has died. Blaine’s son-in-law Andy Johnson tells The Associated Press that Blaine died of natural causes Monday at his home in Palm Desert, California. He was 90. The session drummer was a virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and ’70s who

The Desert X exhibit “Halter” has disappeared, organizers discovered this afternoon. “Halter” is located at an old gas station on Highway 111 and Grapefruit Boulevard in Mecca. Created by artist Eric Mack, the exhibit was covered with colorful fabrics. Organizers told News Channel 3 that when Desert X’s artistic director went to exhibit today at