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Thermal, Calif. (KESQ) — An 18-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and evading police after a crash that brought down utility lines in Thermal early Tuesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, officers were attempting to stop a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder traveling at high speeds northbound on Harrison Street
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Temporary emergency 911 phone service outages that plagued multiple cellular service providers today throughout portions of Riverside County, including Indio, Palm Springs and Cathedral City, were fully restored. A public safety alert was sent at 5 p.m. Thursday stating that 911 services were operational in Riverside County. In Indio, the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — A woman was taken to the hospital following a crash on eastbound Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Thursday morning, according to new information from authorities. The crash was reported shortly before 6:40 a.m., just east of Washington Street. According to preliminary information, a gray Honda Civic was changing from the
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DESERT CENTER, Calif. (KESQ) — One eastbound lane of Interstate 10 reopened Wednesday morning near Desert Center after a series of crashes involving several big rigs. The collisions prompted a full eastbound closure earlier in the morning, with traffic diverted off the freeway at Highway 177. Authorities said no major injuries had been reported. Drivers
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — After more than 24 years with the Palm Springs Police Department, Captain Melissa Cain is leaving the agency and continuing her law enforcement career with the Beaumont Police Department. Cain joined PSPD in 2002 and went on to serve in a number of assignments during her time with the department.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — News Channel 3 has returned to the air after technical difficulties temporarily disrupted the station’s local broadcast Wednesday morning. Network programming aired during the outage while station staff worked to restore service. Normal News Channel 3 programming has since resumed. We appreciate viewers’ patience while crews worked to resolve the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — North Gene Autry Trail was closed for several hours at the wash Wednesday morning because of an oil spill on the roadway. The closure was first reported around 7:35 a.m. Officials said the road is expected to remain closed for about an hour while crews work to clear the spill.
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Update 07/01 7:20 A.M. Southern California Edison officials say all lanes at the intersection of North Gene Autry Trail and East Vista Chino will be closed until 8 P.M. following an early morning crash in Palm Springs. Around 2:15 Wednesday morning, Palm Springs Police Department officers responded to a traffic collision at North Gene Autry
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ0 — Box Canyon Road has reopened after an overturned vehicle caused a diesel fuel leak in the Mecca area Friday night. The Riverside County Transportation Department said Box Canyon Road was closed from Interstate 10 to the All-American Canal at about 8:10 p.m. Friday because of the crash and fuel spill. Crews
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors voted Tuesday night to terminate CEO Chris Christensen, effective immediately. Donna Craig, DHCD’s Chief Program Officer, who has been with the organization for 21 years, was appointed as interim CEO pending the selection of a permanent successor. Donna Craig Board President Kimberly Barraza
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — One person was killed, three others were injured after a crash Monday along State Route 86 in Salton City. The crash was reported Monday just before 8:30 p.m. on SR-86, near Norm Niver Road, just south of Red Earth Casino. CHP officials said a driver in a Honda Accord was
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A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Rancho Mirage, authorities said. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded at 9:42 p.m. to the area of Bob Hope Drive and Highway 111 regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian. When deputies arrived, they found the pedestrian in the roadway. The person was
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead late Monday night. Officers responded around 10:32 p.m. to a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian along Golf Center Parkway, just north of Avenue 45, according to the Indio Police Department. A passerby found
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — Arrests at the 2026 Stagecoach Music Festival fell about 21% from last year, according to data released by the Indio Police Department. Police reported 119 total arrests during the three-day country music festival, down from 151 arrests in 2025. The festival ran April 24–26, with campers arriving the day before. False
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A 25-year-old man was killed in a high-speed crash early Thursday morning near the Palm Springs International Airport. Palm Springs Police say the crash happened around 2:18 a.m. near East Tahquitz Canyon Way and El Cielo Road, in front of the airport. Officers arrived to find a vehicle overturned on
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The eastbound Interstate 10 off-ramp at Monterey Avenue has reopened after a crash involving a semi-truck and an SUV early Wednesday in Thousand Palms, authorities said. The collision was reported around 5:17 a.m. on the Monterey Avenue overcrossing at the eastbound I-10 off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators
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One person was killed and six others were treated for injuries in a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms, California.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY (KESQ) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old child who was abducted late Monday night in Los Angeles, authorities said. Police identified the child as Messiah Evans, who was taken at approximately 10:20 p.m. Investigators say 38-year-old Joshua Pendleton is the suspect in the abduction. Authorities believe Pendleton is driving
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a utility pole early Thursday in Indio, authorities said. Officers with the Indio Police Department responded around 5:35 a.m. to a vehicle crash on Avenue 42, west of Golf Center Parkway. Police said a 57-year-old man driving
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Update 04/03/26 12:12 p.m. On Friday afternoon, officials sent out an alert saying that all three wash roads are now open. Update 4/03/26 8:22 a.m. On Friday morning, the Palm Springs Police Department sent out an alert that North Gene Autry Trail at the wash is now open. However, North Indian Canyon drive remains closed.
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