UPDATE: A representative for the Vista Ventena Hotel in Desert Hot Springs contacted News Channel 3, indicating rooms will be offered at a 50% discount to people who lost their homes in the blaze. Call the hotel at (760) 680-7418 for more information. INITIAL REPORT: About 40 people in Banning are looking for other places
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Firefighters are currently on scene for a single-story fire in Desert Hot Springs. News Channel 3 received the call just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday Night. Cal Fire officials confirmed the blaze is on the 71000 block of Dillion Rd. in Desert Hot Springs No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still
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The coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Coachella Valley. A shipment from Pfizer arrived at Desert Regional Medical Center Thursday morning, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to News Channel 3. News Channel 3 has a reporter at the hospital speaking with the first medical providers to receive the vaccine. Watch for live coverage at 12:00 on News
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An investigation is underway after a man attacked his neighbor with a knife in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Police Department officers were called to the 100 Block of Vega Drive at the Horizon Mobile Home Park regarding a male with a knife trying to kill a resident at the location. When officers arrived they discovered
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Two motorists were killed in a head-on collision late Wednesday night on Interstate 10 just west of Palm Springs. Their vehicles collided after the California Highway Patrol said it had received reports of a wrong-way driver headed west in the freeway’s eastbound lanes just west of Indian Canyon Drive minutes earlier. The CHP identified one
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Five firefighters were injured Tuesday morning following an early morning house fire. One firefighter is in critical condition, according to firefighters. The flames were reported at 2:23 a.m. at a home along the 81100 block of Durango Drive near Madison Street and Avenue 46. Video from the scene showed extensive fire and smoke damage to
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The entire region of Southern California is failing to meet the state’s requirements that would allow it to avert a full stay-at-home order. Under the state’s new stay-at-home order, if a region’s ICU capacity falls below 15% the order will become enacted within 24 hours. On Sunday afternoon, the available ICU capacity in the Southern
Continue Reading Firefighters were on scene at Andy’s Burgers, after a fire broke out Sunday night in Coachella. Cal Fire says the blaze was reported just after 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of Grapefruit Blvd. and Avenue 50 near Hwy 111. Fire Officials say the fire was somehow sparked by grease. Firefighters stayed on scene for an
Continue Reading A Rancho Mirage family was forced from their home early Friday morning as firefighters extinguished a house fire. Firefighters were called to the 38000 block of Cal Idaho Drive at 4:57 a.m. They had put the blaze out by 5:42 a.m., the Riverside County Fire Department reported. No injuries were reported and there was no
Continue Reading Firefighters have contained a blaze that broke out at the Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal as of 9:06 P.M. A single mobile home on fire was reported just after 8:20 P.M. The Red Cross was requested to assist two adults and four children. Stay with News Channel Three for more developments on this breaking
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival has canceled its 2021 event due to coronavirus concerns. The announcement was made in a letter to its board members and signed by Board Chair Harold Matzner, Managing Director Rhea Lewis-Woodson, and Artistic Director Lili Rodriguez. The action was set to be formalized in a board meeting. News Channel
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Police confirmed an overnight officer-involved shooting took place at an Agua Caliente Casino parking structure in Palm Springs early Wednesday morning. A KESQ News Channel 3 crew reported a heavy police presence was still on scene and the parking garage remained shut down as of 7:30 a.m. According to police, the officer-involved shooting took place
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Updated: The California Highway Patrol announced early Monday morning an abducted child was found, and an Amber Alert was deactivated. The CHP issued a late-night Amber Alert for a missing child out of Desert Hot Springs Sunday at 11:30 p.m. startling people around the Coachella Valley and beyond by triggering loud audio warnings on cell-phones.
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Internet outages were causing connection issues for students distance learning and parents working from home Wednesday morning. The outage appeared to be only affecting Spectrum customers. Spectrum said it was aware of an issue affecting services for customers in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado in a Tweet but made no specific mention of California outages. We
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A small quake measuring 3.1 in magnitude struck this morning at 8:09. Some residents felt the quake, but there are no reports of damage. The epicenter was located some 11 miles West of downtown Desert Hot Springs. Be alert for minor aftershocks.
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A body was found near a dumpster in the Desert Oasis Health lot area in Palm Springs Thursday morning, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Lt. Hutchinson with PSPD confirmed to News Channel 3 that a body was discovered upon officers’ arrival around 7:30 a.m. to the site on El Cielo Road. The body
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UPDATE: Police confirm an overnight homicide took place inside the Desert Highland Gateway Estates in North Palm Springs. According to Lieutenant Hutchinson with the Palm Springs Police Department, the victim was a 15-year-old boy and his body was discovered on the front lawn of a home. Police believe gunfire was exchanged between a car and
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A collision involving a big rig semi and another truck was blocking all four eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Banning Thursday morning. The crash was reported at 7:14 a.m. just west of 8th Street involving a gray Toyota Tundra and a semi police said jack-knifed and was leaking fuel. Caltrans crews hoped to reopen
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An estimated 284 customers lost power for nearly two hours Wednesday morning in Indio, where the temperature is forecast to reach 115 degrees. The Imperial Irrigation District announced the outage via social mediaabout 9 a.m. but did not specify what portion of the city was affected. Theutility reported about 10:50 a.m. that power was fully
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Police were still looking for suspects following a rash of early morning robberies in Indio and Palm Desert Wednesday. The first was in Indio at a Circle K convenience store located on the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Highway 111 at 2:55 a.m., according to an Indio Police Department spokesman. The suspect had a
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