It’s been three weeks since local Rancho Mirage High School football player Israel “Izzy” Ramirez suffered a brain aneurysm then underwent three emergency brain surgeries within a matter of days. Today, we check in on him to see how he’s recovering. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay visited Izzy at a rehabilitation hospital in Loma Linda,
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UPDATE: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department tells News Channel 3 that the man injured in the shooting died after he was taken to an area hospital. INITIAL REPORT: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in the La Quinta cove area. Deputy Robyn Flores told News Channel 3 the shooting was reported at
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Temperatures remained slightly cooler today as high pressure continues to push out of the region. Tomorrow, low pressure sinks down and temperatures will gradually experience a cooling trend, especially through the week. With this low pressure moving in, offshore winds will again pick up for Southern California. A Wind Advisory goes into effect 11 p.m.
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John White anchors News Channel 3 Live at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.on KESQ-TV and CBS Local 2. You can also see him on Fox 11 every weeknight at 10:00 p.m. John won a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award in 2016 for his reporting on the Salton Sea. John first moved to the desert in 1991 and worked
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Karen Devine is celebrating 30+ years as a Broadcast Journalist in the Coachella Valley. Karen is the evening Anchor and Investigative Reporter for KESQ News Channel 3, the ABC, CBS, and Fox affiliates. Her years of experience and local knowledge have led to multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards for investigative and in-depth stories that
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You can watch Jeff every weekday on News Channel 3 in the Morning. He has been an EMMY® Award-winning anchor and reporter with KESQ-TV since June 2000. Jeff has covered daily news events around the Coachella Valley, continued to work during the coronavirus pandemic, and has covered countless earthquakes, sand storms, wildfires, power outages, and
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Are you looking for something to do that’ll get you into the Halloween spirit? Grand Central Palm Springs is hosting a spooky art exhibit and Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay has all of the details. Step into a world of your classic Hollywood monsters. Local artist Mitchel Zwick finally has all of his monsters
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We’re up to week 10 of our local high school football season. With one week left in the regular season, teams at the top of their leagues are fighting for the title. Game of the Week: Xavier Prep – 20 at Palm Desert – 34 Palm Desert vs Xavier Prep, the Cook Street Rivalry, was
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We’ve picked three of the best plays from this week of high school football, now you can help us pick the play of the week! Vote below and tune in Monday at 6 p.m. to find out who won. Check out this week’s highlights Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not
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It’s been nearly a week since Raymundo Jaime was hit by a car and killed while riding his bike on S. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs Monday night. Police say the driver never stopped and are still searching for a dark compact car, likely with front end damage. Jaime’s aunt, Jeanette Jaime, returned to
Continue ReadingA proposed 6.7-acre sports park in Mecca is generally compatible with the surroundings and can be constructed without significant environmental damage, according to a report that Riverside County supervisors will review next week. The Economic Development Agency on Tuesday will ask the Board of Supervisors to okay a preliminary study of the Mecca Regional Sports
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The Desert Sands Unified School District announced Monroe Elementary School has been cleared of any concerns over structural issues. On Wednesday, the district announced there would be structural testing at Monroe Elementary Madison Elementary “out of an abundance of caution” following the closure of Madison Elementary School on October 13. Madison Elementary School was closed
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Los estudiantes y profesores del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Coachella Valley regresarán a clases hoy viernes después de estar cerrados durante una semana debido al continuo incendio de Martínez en Thermal. La decisión de que los estudiantes y la facultad reanuden las clases se produce después de que la EPA y otras agencias realizaron varias
Continue ReadingStudents and faculty from the Coachella Valley Unified School District will be returning to class Friday after being closed for a week due to the ongoing Martinez fire in Thermal. The decision to have students and faculty resume classes comes after the EPA and other agencies conducted several tests and determined there were no “hazardous
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs released information today that the Martinez Fire won’t likely be extinguished until early next month. Students from the Coachella Valley Unified School District returned to school today. Entire communities continue to be exposed to the smoky air from the mulch fire burning at the Sun Valley Recycling Center. “We usually
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A wanted suspect is in custody following an hour-long search in Desert Hot Springs. Law enforcement was searching the area of Verbena Drive and Ironwood Drive, according to DHSPD. Viewers have called into the newsroom reporting a helicopter flying over the area for the past hour. Authorities did not disclose what the suspect was wanted
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Cooler than yesterday, Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 91° this afternoon. An average high for this time of year is in the mid to upper 80s. High pressure over California will weaken into Saturday, and wind speeds have followed suit. Fair weather conditions will be with the Coachella Valley moving into the weekend.
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The guardians of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally injured during a confrontation with alleged bullies on a Moreno Valley middle school campus will announce next week their intent to sue the Moreno Valley Unified School District for wrongful death. Felipe and Juana Salcedo had custody of Diego Stolz, who died last month from head
Continue ReadingA bicyclist sustained major injuries after being struck in a crash in Palm Desert Friday morning, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The accident was reported near the intersection of Portola Avenue and Hovley Lane at 7:06 a.m. A vehicle was attempting to navigate a left turn on eastbound Hovley Lane, when the car
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Tom Tucker is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist who serves as the weekend anchor for KESQ News Channel 3. He also serves as a general assignment reporter, and his stories frequently involve consumer advocacy. He co-anchored the very first news broadcast for CBS Local 2 Palm Springs in 2002, and for several years anchored that
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