The Desert Hot Springs City Council voted to terminate its contract with Quintanilla & Associates, the legal firm that represented the city over the past few years. Steve Quintanilla The council voted 4-1 to terminate the contract during a closed session on Tuesday night. Steve Quintanilla, the firm’s owner, says he was terminated after his
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News Channel 3 has learned that one of the top Democratic candidates running for President is making a stop in the valley Friday. According to an email from a campaign organizer and a link to the Pete Buttigieg campaign, we have confirmed that the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana is planning to be in Palm
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Chaos is igniting at Popeyes locations throughout the nation over the comeback of their chicken sandwich. “I’m a little hooked and it’s diet day but I might come back for dinner,” Shelley Ford said. But not everyone is dying to try the chicken sandwich due to the extra traffic it brings with it. At the
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – A 15-year-old who was critically injured by vaping, has been in the hospital recovering for over a month. Zane Martin was first introduced to vaping at a Skate Park in Desert Hot Springs. Before being admitted to Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, a different hospital sent the teen home with an
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A police pursuit of a wanted parolee in Cathedral City ended in a crash on a Palm Springs roadway Wednesday afternoon. Commander Paul Herrera of the Cathedral City Police Department told News Channel 3 that officers spotted Luis Ortiz, 24, of Cathedral City a wanted parolee driving a vehicle on San Antonio Drive in the
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A memorial was held Wednesday night at the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash in honor of a bicyclist who was killed last month in Palm Springs. 30-year-old Raymundo “Ray-Ray” Jaime was hit by a car and killed while riding his bike on S. Palm Canyon on Oct. 21. It was dark, and the driver
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We hit 95 yesterday and will be in the 90s again today, and through the weekend as High Pressure exerts it’s control over our forecast. The warmer than normal weather continues into the weekend, with a slow drop off in temps. Today, expect lower 90s. Overnight lows remain cool and comfortable. Veterans Day Weekend, highs
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Much like his flute, Brian Woodyard said he’s been in tune with Mother Nature for all his life. “It’s inspiration,” Woodyard said. “Everything in nature is an inspiration. There is nothing that cleanses the soul like being in a forest and feeling a light rain drop, or a dew falling off the canopy of the
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Cal Fire crews are currently conducting an inaccessible rescue at Pushwalla Trail. This is the third rescue at a Coachella Valley trail of the day. According to Cal Fire, crews are on their way to rescue an injured person at the trail, which is located near Hidden Palms. The injured person was riding an off-road
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The Imperial Irrigation District Board has issued a letter of support for the local emergency proclamation at the Salton Sea. The IID Board of Directors unanimously approved issuing a letter of support for Riverside County’s recent proclamation of a local emergency for air pollution at the Salton Sea. In the letter to Governor Gavin Newsom,
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Emergency crews rescued an injured hiker in Thermal Wednesday afternoon. The incident was reported in Painted Canyon at 12:18 p.m. The inaccessible rescue was successfully executed at 2:32 p.m. with assistance from California Highway Patrol. The hiker reported has sustained moderate injuries. A Mercy Air helicopter transported the hiker to a local hospital for treatment.
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Local peace officers will transform into hosts and servers today at the Red Robin restaurant on Dinah Shore Drive to raise money for Special Olympics athletes. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies will join officers from the California Highway Patrol from 5 to 9 p.m. for a Tip-a-Cop fundraiser. Tips gathered from dinner patrons will benefit Special
Continue ReadingBig Hearts for Little Hearts Desert Guild November Events Dawn Rashid joins us from Big Hearts for Little Hearts Desert Guild with some November Events, a Jimmy Choo fundraiser and Membership Tea.
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Emergency crews are working to rescue a hiker on the North Lykken Trail in Palm Springs Wednesday morning. The incident was reported near the intersection of Cielo Drive and Panorama Road in Palm Springs at 10:52 a.m. The Palm Springs Police Department and Palm Springs Fire Department have set up a command post on the
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Palm Springs officially had its first by-district elections. Three positions for city council were up for grabs. The remainder of the results are still coming in. It’s the first time ever that the city had a by-district election, but not everyone got to vote. Several viewers contacted KESQ, not knowing which district they were in.
Continue ReadingHighs will pop back up in the lower 90s today as we move into the afternoon, repeating yesterday’s pattern. An area of low pressure moving along Northern Baja is pushing moisture to our East from Phoenix to New Mexico. The highs today will repeat again tomorrow and into the weekend for Veterans Day weekend. Sunshine
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Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, officially announced her candidacy for the 28th District state Senate seat recently vacated by Jeff Stone. Melendez made the announcement on her Facebook page Monday evening. In her announcement video, she cited California having the highest rate of poverty among the 50 states when the cost of living is factored
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