MECCA, Cali. (KESQ) — Riverside County granted four million dollars for Mecca and North Shore and Climate Resiliency Plan. On August 1, 2024, the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) granted Riverside County a project development grant in the amount of $4,018,788.45 for the Mecca and North Shore Climate Resiliency Plan. Officials say they are currently in
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LOS ANGELES, Cali. (KESQ) — After months of negotiations, including multiple strikes, UNAC/UHCP health care professionals have voted to ratify new contracts with Kaiser Permanente. During this negotiation period, union members walked off the job in January in what became the longest open-ended strike by nurses and health care professionals in U.S. history, lasting nearly
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LA QUINTA, Cali. (KESQ) — A multi-agency task force arrested an 18-year-old La Quinta man for child sex exploitation charges. According to officials, On March 19, 2026, in partnership with the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team, detectives from the Desert Hot Springs Police Department served search and arrest warrants in La Quinta related to the
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INDIO, Cali. (KESQ) — A 56-year-old man is under arrest for the attempted murder of a 58-year-old female. On March 19, 2026, at approximately 9:32 p.m., officers with the Indio Police Department (IPD) responded to Palmdale Estates, located in the 51000 block of Monroe Street, regarding a report of a gunshot victim. Officials say that preliminary investigation
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INDIO, Cali, (KESQ) — With rising temperatures across the Coachella Valley, two cooling centers opening up tomorrow, March 20, 2026. For adults 50 and over, the Indio Senior Center will open as a cooling center starting tomorrow, March 20, 2026, no membership required. Stop by to cool off and enjoy water, crackers, and light snacks.
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RIVERSIDE, Cali. (KESQ) — The Riverside County Department of Animal Services is extending shelter hours to midnight Saturday, March 21st to provide more opportunity for the public to take home adoptable pets. With more than 1,000 pets in the shelter system, there is a wide variety of breeds, ages, sizes and personalities to choose from.
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INDIO, Cali, (KESQ) — Bryan Vines Burge, age 55, sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in state prison. He plead guilty last month to attempted rape by fear under a pretrial agreement with Riverside County district attorney’s office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors dropped two related charges and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using
Continue Reading PALM SPRINGS, Cali. (KESQ) — Police apprehended a nude man who was possibly armed with a knife. The incident occurred in the area between S Sunrise and E Mesquite to E Ramon Rd. Stay with News Channel 3 for any developments on this case.
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PALM SPRINGS, Cali. (KESQ) — College of the Desert officials announced today that the structural framework has been completed for the Palm Springs campus. “This moment is far more than steel and structure, it’s about building opportunity,” College of the Desert President Val Martinez Garcia said in a statement. “The Palm Springs campus is designed
Continue Reading BANNING, Calif. (KESQ)- 58-year-old woman arrested after stabbing a man in Banning. Police say at 12:03 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the 1100 block of Oregon Trail, in the city of Banning, in response to reports of a stabbing in the area. There they found a man suffering from wounds from a knife attack. The victim was treated
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Thermal, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Unified School District Champions Parade will honor the Coachella Valley High School Girls Soccer Team this weekend. The Coachella Valley Unified School District, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Riverside County Office of Education, the Coachella Valley Education Foundation and local partners are hosting a community parade and
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RIVERSIDE, Cali, (KESQ) – A Riverside County school psychologist was arrested and charged for child sex crimes following a three-month investigation. According to officials, Paul Ryan Coleman of Yucaipa, reached out to and exchanged hundreds of sexually explicit messages with an undercover investigator posing as a 13-year-old child. They allege after a three-month investigation, Coleman traveled from
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