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Riverside County steps in to support Blythe Hospital under new 6-Month agreement

BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) The Palo Verde Healthcare District Board of Directors has approved a 180-day agreement with Riverside County aimed at stabilizing emergency services at Palo Verde Hospital. The Management Services Agreement, approved during a special meeting Thursday, authorizes leadership from Riverside University Health System Medical Center and Clinics to deploy a county-led strike team

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Union Pacific Railroad Police clear homeless encampments along tracks from Monterey Road to Bob Hope after string of fires

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif (KESQ) Union Pacific Railroad Police led an operation Wednesday to clear homeless encampments along railroad property stretching from Monterey Road to Bob Hope Drive, citing safety concerns after multiple small fires in the past week. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assisted during the enforcement effort, but Union Pacific Railroad Police are the lead

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New info on Abraham Feinbloom, suspect in T’Neya Tovar disappearance investigation

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ)- New information found on the suspect in connection with the disappearance and death of T’Neya Tovar.  News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle was first to report last week that partial human remains recovered by the Imperial County Sheriff were identified as Tovar’s.  Check Out: New timeline, digital evidence raise questions after arrest

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Firebirds forward David Goyette suspended 20 games for violating performance-enhancing substance policy

SEATTLE, Wash. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Firebirds Forward David Goyette has been suspended 20 games for violating the American Hockey League and Professional Hockey Players’ Association Performance Enhancing Substance Program, the team confirmed Tuesday. Goyette,21, tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance, according to a statement released by Seattle general manager Jason Botterill. “Earlier today we

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KESQ Exclusive Interview: T’Neya Tovar’s parents speak after arrest made in daughter’s disappearance – “She is a Force. She is Loved.”

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – For two weeks, you’ve seen her face and heard her name. But for T’Neya’s family this story didn’t begin with what you saw it began with silence on December 1st, the day T’Neya stopped answering her phone. In an all new interview today, I sat down with T’Neya’s parents –

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Salton City man arrested on murder charge in death of 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — A 51-year-old Salton City was arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of 17-year-old T’Neya “TT” Tovar, according to the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office. In a press release issued Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Abraham Feinbloom, 51, was arrested Friday morning following the execution of a search warrant

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ICSO: Remains found near the Salton Sea in December confirmed to be those of missing teen T’Neya Tovar

VISTA DELMAR, Calif. (KESQ) The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that human remains found in Salton City in December have been identified as 17 year old T’Neya “TT” Tovar, who was reported missing out of Riverside County. News Channel 3 first reported Wednesday that T’Neya’s mother, Charro Tovar, said the Imperial County Coroner informed

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EXCLUSIVE: Palm Springs businessman issues statement on Epstein connection

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs connection to the Epstein case. Palm Springs businessman Peter Mahler and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein messaging each other — revealed in newly unsealed federal records. Justice Department files News Channel 3 has been going through show Mahler, operated a staffing company with a Palm Springs office,

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Auctioning California: From Palm Springs to Coachella, hundreds of tax-delinquent properties head to auction

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) Nearly 1,000 tax-delinquent properties across Riverside County are slated for public auction this spring, including hundreds of parcels located throughout the Coachella Valley. According to county officials, 946 parcels have been selected and approved for the April tax sale, though that number is expected to decline as some property owners redeem their parcels

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