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Palm Springs and tribal firefighters were mopping up an overnight wildfire near the Indian Canyons early Monday morning. The fire reportedly broke out shortly before 1:00 a.m. along South Palm Canyon and Acanto Drive. A KESQ News Channel 3 news crew at the scene estimated the fire’s size at approximately two acres. Palm Springs Fire
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Riverside County health officials will be offering free flu shots in Indio on Tuesday morning at the Indio Senior Center, located at 45700 Aladdin St. People can come by from 9 a.m. to noon while supplies last. The clinic is part of a public health exercise aimed at training the responsiveness of health officials during
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The jury reached a verdict Monday in the case of a parolee charged with the beating death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old baby nearly a decade ago. Esteban Alamo, 33, was found guilty in the murder of 1-year-old Serik Nieto. Alamo was arrested for causing the injuries to Nieto that led to his death Oct. 9,
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is joining Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) in calling for the Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to take action and help students forced to ride in school without A/C during extreme heat temperatures. Ruiz cited accounts of children overheating on school buses and extreme heat in the county.
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Joe Lavigne lleva más de 26 años entrenando artes marciales pero no fue hasta que hace algún tiempo su hijo comenzó a sufrir acoso en su escuela or bullyng como se conoce, fue entonces que comenzó a enseñarle defensa personal igual que a otros niños que sufrían de acoso en las escuelas. Joe dice que
Continue ReadingA power outage in La Quinta Monday evening has affected 3,000 Imperial Irrigation District customers. The outage was reported at a little after 6 p.m. In their last update at 7 p.m., IID says 3,039 customers are affected. An IID spokeperson said the outage was caused by equipment failure, more it’s an issue with the
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Dr. Henry Tsai is currently treating three male breast cancer patients at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. While men make up less than one percent of all breast cancer cases, he says the number is on the upswing. The father of Beyonce Knowles is one of the highest profile patients recently diagnosed. “Oftentimes male breast
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It’s the 15th anniversary of the AMVETS Express, a volunteer-based van service that gives veterans a ride to Loma Linda VA hospital free of charge. “Without this service I would have been stuck having to bum rides from people…having to take public transportation six hours to get to the hospital or to get the appointments
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Esteban Alamo, de 33 años, fue declarado culpable del asesinato de Serik Nieto, de 1 año. Alamo fue arrestado por causar las heridas a Nieto que llevaron a su muerte el 9 de octubre de 2010. Se espera que Alamo sea sentenciado el 22 de noviembre. Alamo vivía con su novia en Indio en el
Continue ReadingOficiales del Departamento del Sheriff anunciaron hoy el arresto de 50 residentes del Valle de Coachella por varios delitos relacionados con drogas durante un operativo especial que también resultó en la confiscación de armas y vehículos robados. La operación se centró en gran medida en la ciudad de Coachella, así como en otras áreas no
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greg Zuerlein and the Los Angeles Rams missed a field goal and a redemptive victory by roughly the width of a football. The narrowness of the Rams’ 30-29 defeat in Seattle on Thursday night suggests it’s not time for the defending NFC champions to panic. If the ultra reliable Zuerlein had
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopened at 10 a.m. Monday morning. The reopening comes after the tram was shut down for annual maintenance. Last weekend, tram officials announced the tramway’s reopening was being delayed one week because a new part in the tram operating system was faulty and had to be replaced before operation could
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By the year 2050, the amount of plastic in our oceans is projected to outweigh fish, according to the World Economic Forum. It’s a fact that has one teacher in Palm Springs working to spread awareness on plastic pollution with her students. For her environmental focus, Lynn Yada of Desert Learning Academy is KESQ and
Continue ReadingThe 7th annual Sammy’s International Meatball Festival took place on Sunday. This year it was held at the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City. The festival included plenty of meatball tasting of course, a live band, raffles and access to Sammy’s beer & wine garden. Several local businesses as well as some Cathedral City
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for two armed-robbery suspects who were involved in a Coachella store hold-up late Sunday. It happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. along the 45800 block of Dillon Road. Sheriffs Deputies say two men, who were possibly in their early 20s, came into the store and held up an employee at
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Two people are recovering after a serious car accident in Rancho Mirage on Saturday night. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says one person was ejected from a car with serious injuries and another person suffered moderate injuries. This happened on Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra Drive around 10:15 p.m. Deputies say both people were taken
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As Nov. 5 approaches, the City of Palm Springs prepares for its first-ever district based election. The candidates running for Palm Springs City Council seat in District 2 participated in a public forum. The Forum was scheduled for Sunday, October 6th, 2pm-4pm at Vista del Monte Elementary School. Adrian Alcantar, one of the candidates for
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Palm Springs police and firefighters went to bat for the third annual Lesley Zerebny memorial softball game. The game itself is played at Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City this Sunday, October 6th at 6 p.m. On October 8, 2016, Zerebny and veteran officer Jose “Gil” Vega were shot and killed while responding
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As the City of Palm Springs prepares for it’s first-ever district-based election on November 5th. The three candidates running for a Palm Springs City Council seat in District 3 participated in a forum Saturday afternoon. Geoff Kors, current Mayor Pro Tem, says “I think it has engaged local residents now you have someone who can
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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Thermal. The Coachella Valley Gang Task Force arrested 19-year-old Thermal resident Juan “Chucky” Linares Friday afternoon. Detectives say he was arrested near the 83-000 block of Pinot Noir. LInares was charged with two counts of Attempted Homicide and booked at the Indio Jail. The
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