One person was killed late Tuesday night in a single-vehicle collision in Indio. Fred Waring Drive was closed from Silverwood Drive to Burr Street due to the cleanup and police investigation. It has since been reopened. Firefighters were called to the area at 11:15 p.m. for a solo vehicle collision with one person inside. The fire was contained, and firefighters said one person
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New bridge construction is set to get underway in Indio at the long-closed Avenue 44 wash crossing through the Whitewater River. It’s something Indio residents should look forward to in October. Like so many valley roadways, Avenue 44 got washed out during Tropical Storm Hilary. The city has secured funding and tells News Channel 3 it’s finalizing the
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INDIO, CA (KESQ) – It’s a word of caution if you’re heading out somewhere this weekend and plan to drive at night. Some of the nation’s most dangerous roads at night are here in California, and some run right through the desert, according to a recent study. It identified Interstate 10 as the nation’s 10th
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A man who died a week after being stabbed in a downtown Palm Springs apartment complex has been identified as a former co-star of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” a show that aired on ABC. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said Eduardo Xol, 58, of Palm Springs was pronounced dead on Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center.
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Governor Gavin Newsom says students and cellphones don’t go well together at school. His calls for new limits on cell phones for students have local schools telling News Channel 3 they may enact new restrictions in the coming months. By age 11, around half of children in the U.S. have a smartphone. Now, Newsom says a growing body of evidence suggests kids with cell
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Questions continue to grow about what’s in the air around the Coachella Valley following last August’s Tropical Storm Hilary. A meeting will be held Thursday where local, regional, and state leaders will focus on those questions and search for potential solutions. The meeting is set to bring together local representatives from local cities, tribes, and Riverside County along with the South Coast
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A teenager killed in an Indio traffic collision early Sunday evening was identified Monday as Anthony Alvarado Lemus, 14, of Indio. Lemus was a passenger in a vehicle, one of three involved in a collision on Indio Boulevard at Fargo Street, just west of the Jackson Street bridge. Indio Police said the collision happened at 5:23 p.m. and
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The City of Palm Desert publicly responded Monday to a controversy regarding social media posts by Mayor Karina Quintanilla. She criticized a promotional article in the El Paseo Catalog about the Patriot Store which sells patriotic merchandise and supports Republican candidates. In our reporting last week, Quintanilla shamed the writer for quote “Failing to understand that partisan views don’t appeal to a broad
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Update 8/30/24 Deputies arrested a 21-year-old man believed to be the suspect in both cases. Linnell Letice Wilson, 21, of Palm Desert was arrested and charged with kidnap to commit robbery/rape, rape by force, oral copulation, robbery, and attempted robbery. Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates on this case. Original Report 8/23/24 The Riverside
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Local leaders say the Coachella Valley is dealing with a new type of air quality concern following Tropical Storm Hilary that devastated areas of the desert a year ago on August 20, 2023. Riverside County 4th District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez said, “This issue is larger than just AQMD. I need people to understand this.” Perez is
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Local leaders are concerned about a deterioration in Coachella Valley air quality following Tropical Storm Hilary last August and say they’re trying to find long-term dust storm solutions to prevent health and economic damage. In January, our I-Team report Hazardous Haze revealed growing concerns about the Coachella Valley’s troubled air quality. The big question then was
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Students in the Palm Springs Unified School District begin their new school year on Wednesday, and there will be some changes this new school year that families will need to know. District Superintendent Dr. Tony Signoret says construction is in full swing at several schools to modernize facilities. He says everyone should prepare for delays and plan their transportation routes ahead of time. Signoret
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279 Southern California Edison customers were without power Monday morning in Cathedral City as temperatures remained in the 90’s and were expected to reach 118 degrees. Edison’s web page says this latest local outage started at one a.m. this morning and provided no estimate for when service would be restored. A repair crew was said to be on the way
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UPDATE FRIDAY AUG 2, 2024: The City of La Quinta and Developer Chris George released separate statements Friday refuting developer Robert Green’s Thursday comments and taking issue with his right to continue building the Talus properties. In a statement, George said: “It was extremely disheartening, although not surprising, to learn of Robert Green’s false and
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Dr. Francis Esparza, the Coachella Valley Unified School District’s new Superintendent, has some big plans as her leadership at the district begins in earnest. News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl sat down with Dr. Esparza saying she’s a teacher first, but also has union experience she’s hoping to use to reach new deals with teachers and employees while making sure the district’s
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is showing off its summertime efforts to keep kids fed until they return to classrooms in August. The east valley school district’s new Superintendent, Dr. Francis Esparza was at the Mountain View Estates in Thermal Friday along with Riverside County’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin Gomez. Esparza was showing off the district’s
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This year’s deadline to file claims for PACT Act benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is fast approaching for military Veterans and their families. The PACT Act was signed into law two years ago on Aug. 20, 2022, expanding VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.
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Update 7/9/24 North Indian Canyon Drive is back open, the city confirmed. Original Report 7/8/24 Gene Autry Trail reopened to traffic Monday morning through the Whitewater Wash after an early morning closure due to low visibility and sand piling up. North Indian Canyon Drive remained closed to traffic. The normally busy roadways were shut down
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Confusion comes to mind for many people when thinking about the twists and turns of La Quinta’s Talus luxury resort project. Sunday is the latest big deadline facing the mountainside development, initially named SilverRock Resort but rebranded in 2022 due to years of delays. Instead of a prosperous job and tax-generating resort, Talus is an unfinished collection of roads and buildings wrapped in
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Update 9:00 PM: CAL FIRE reported that fire crews continued to work to contain the flames fully. That work was expected to continue on Friday. Road closures would remain in the area. #GrapefruitIC (Coachella) [UPDATE 9:00PM]: Firefighters worked throughout the day in high temperatures to contain the fire. Private equipment has been brought in to
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