A fire at an abandoned and unoccupied Desert Hot Springs hotel was contained Monday morning after burning a building on the city’s east side. Cal Fire Riverside County said a two-alarm blaze broke out at 6:13 a.m. at what was the Sahara Hotel and Spa on the 66700 Block of 5th Street, two blocks east of Palm
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A driver was killed early Monday morning when her car left the roadway, struck a parked car, then rolled over and slammed into trees lining Interstate 10 in Palm Desert. The crash happened in the freeway’s eastbound lanes at approximately 3:24 a.m. approximately a mile west of Washington Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of
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Cathedral City Police were investigating a suspicious death as a murder Monday night and said they had taken a suspect into custody for the alleged crime. Officers were called to the Cathedral Town Villas Apartments at 10:24 p.m., according to a statement from the department. Firefighters were already on the scene for a medical aid
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College of the Desert was on lockdown midday Friday after a report of a person with a weapon on campus. An “all-clear” was given around 12:30 p.m., signaling safety on the Palm Desert campus. Earlier, people were urged to stay away from campus. Those on campus were asked to shelter in place. College of the
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Desert Hot Springs Police said they were investigating an early Thursday morning shooting that left three men injured. Officers were called to the 12800 block of W. Arroyo Drive at 12:45 a.m. They confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 that the injuries suffered were considered non-life-threatening. There was no immediate word on the injured men’s
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A SigAlert was issued for several hours on Interstate 10 through Banning and Beaumont Wednesday morning due to a collision that closed 3 traffic lanes. The traffic backup from the collisions stretched up to 6 miles past the Highway 60 interchange. Three big rig trucks collided in the eastbound freeway lanes near Highland Springs Avenue at
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Update: 10/24/22 A 22-year-old man was arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area after calling police about the murders. The two people found dead were identified as Hector Ramos, 23, of La Quinta, and Monique Vega, 26, of Valverde. New details here Original Report: 10/23/22 Riverside County Sheriff’s are on scene of a double homicide
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Motorists were facing a traffic slowdown on Interstate 10 in Cabazon Tuesday morning following a wreck involving a big rig and a construction truck. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened in the freeway’s westbound lanes east of Morongo Trail and the Desert Premium Outlets mall at 2:51 a.m. Only minor injuries were reported,
Continue ReadingCNN, KMPH generating… A man arrested in connection with this week’s kidnapping and killings of four California family members — including a baby girl — used to work for the victims’ family business, a sheriff’s spokesperson says. Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was formally arrested late Thursday on four counts of murder and four counts of
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Indio Police are now calling the death of a man whose body was found early Friday morning a homicide. Investigators say a driver crashed his bullet-riddled truck into a retaining wall. News Channel 3 has learned the body also had gunshot wounds. News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao spoke with Vincent De La Cruz, who
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Update 9/8/22 4:30 p.m. The kitchen at Colonel Mitchell Paige Mitchell School was given a perfect score of 100 and an “A” rating, following an inspection by the Department of Environmental Health Thursday morning. DSUSD announced that Inspector Dana Covos with the Department of Environmental Health found no areas of contamination or uncleanliness anywhere on
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Students at Dr. Carreon Jr. Academy resumed classes Thursday morning after a lockdown due to nearby police activity at the start of the school day. Three people in a Toyota Camry struck a wall and then jumped out of the vehicle at Avenue 48 and Arabia Street at 7:48 a.m., according to police spokesman Ben
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Police announced the investigation of two deaths at a Beaumont home Thursday and said a person of interest had been taken into custody. Officers were called to a home on the 1500 block of Creekside Lane Wednesday evening at 6:21 p.m. for a welfare check, according to a statement from the Beaumont Police Department. The
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Flood waters from rain in our local mountains shut down Indian Canyon Drive between Interstate 10 and the city of Palm Springs early Friday. The closure marked the second time in two weeks the roadway was closed due to water. Palm Springs Police closed the road at 6:00 a.m. between Sunrise Parkway and Garnet Road.
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Desert Hot Springs Police were investigating a deadly hit-and-run collision that left a man dead Wednesday evening. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man killed as Paul Nava, 58, of Desert Hot Springs. KESQ News Channel 3 viewers called in details of the incident in front of King’s liquor store. Police confirmed the collision
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A death investigation was underway in Coachella Thursday morning after a man was found with an apparent gunshot wound. Investigators cordoned off the street at Vista del Norte just south of Tyler Street. Deputies said they were notified of the incident just after 2:00 a.m.m when a driver passed by the location and saw a person down in the street.
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Indio Police Department is conducting a suspicious death investigation at the intersection of Date Ave and Denslow Street. According to the department, at around 3:50 a.m. on Tuesday, police were notified of an unresponsive man on the ground on Denslow Street. The circumstances surrounding the man’s death have not been released, as of Tuesday afternoon.
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Indio Police shut down Fred Waring Drive Monday morning between Jefferson Street and Clinton Street due to a traffic collision at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street. The department urged drivers to avoid the area for several hours, according to a Facebook post shared shortly after 8:00 a.m. The collision involved two
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Firefighters were on the scene of an early morning fire in the La Quinta Cove Monday that burned two homes and a travel trailer. The scene was on the 53000 block of Eisenhower Drive. The fire was reported at 3:02 a.m.  13 fire engines, two battalion chiefs, and a ladder truck helped at the scene. No injuries were reported.
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A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash at the intersection of Via Escuela and Farrell Rd. The crash happened Thursday night around 8:20 p.m. when the motorcyclist was hit by a white pickup truck. The roads were closed as Palm Springs Police investigated the crash. Both roads were back
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