A bicyclist has died after being hit by a car in Coachella. The collision happened just before 9:20 p.m. Tuesday on Tyler street and Avenue 54. The victim died at the scene of the collision. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. An investigation was ongoing, and Tyler Street was closed to traffic. Police
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Two people have been injured in a traffic accident off the side of the I-10 in Indio. Just before 9:30 P.M., one car went off the highway, near the area of Pueblo Street and Mesquite Avenue (between Golf Center Parkway and Jackson). News Channel Three has just learned that one victim was transported by helicopter,
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Emergency crews are on scene of big rig rollover on Interstate 10 westbound west of Bob Hope Drive. The accident was reported Saturday afternoon at 2:34. The big rig driver suffered a head injury and was taken to an area hospital. At one point, the number 3 and 4 westbound lanes were blocked, leading to
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New numbers are in Friday showing Riverside County’s unemployment rate reach double digits, which is higher than the nationwide rate for April. According to data from the Employment Development Department, A shocking unemployment rate here in our county rises from 5.2 percent in March to 15.3 percent for April. Deanna Moore has been desperately trying
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Firefighters were working to contain a fire reported Wednesday morning at the Regent Apartments complex in Palm Desert. CalFire crews were called to the 73300 block of Country Club Drive at 4:30 a.m. where some residents were evacuated from their units. “Firefighters took quick action and rescued the people out of the apartment complex and
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A 6.5 Magnitude earthquake, centered in a remote area of central Nevada near the California border early Friday morning, could be felt across much of the west coast, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was reported at 4:03 a.m. centered west, northwest of Tonopah. The area is 130 miles south of Reno, 225
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Desert Hot Springs Police said early Monday morning that a missing toddler was found safe. “Zaydin and Jose Duran were located last night. Zaydin was safe. Thank you for your assistance,” a department statement emailed to KESQ News Channel 3 said. Three-year-old Zaydin Duran was reported missing at 5:41 p.m. Sunday. He was described as
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A Palm Desert father is accused of throwing his one-year-old daughter “over a steep cliff into a ravine” off Highway 74 in Palm Desert after a rollover crash on Wednesday, deputies tell News Channel 3. The child was found dead on the scene. Deputies have identified Adam Slater, 49, of Palm Desert, as a suspect
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Workers had uprighted an overturned big rig semi-truck after a crash on interstate 10 in Palm Desert early Monday morning, and two freeway lanes were reopened to traffic. The wreck happened in the freeway’s westbound lanes just west of Washington Street. The crash and resulting cleanup brought westbound freeway traffic to a stand-still. The California
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Crews from Cal Fire responded to a fire at an apartment complex in Desert Hot Springs Sunday afternoon. The fire happened at the Kelly Villas at 13285 Mesquite Avenue Two units in the two-story complex caught fire. The call went out at 1:53, and the fire was “knocked down” at 2:19. Four adults and three
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The City of Palm Springs sent out a press release Saturday detailing a new “supplementary order” adopted by city officials, aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus in grocery stores and drug stores. The news release appears below: “In an effort to protect the health and safety of grocery and retail drug store workers and
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Riverside County public health officials have passed a plan to reopen golf courses in the county effective April 20. Update: Palm Springs announces golf courses within the city will remain closed Some of the restrictions include: Play shall be limited to foursomes that will be required to observe social distancing (six feet separation between players
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The Palm Springs Police Department announced the closure of the number two southbound lane of Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater wash Sunday evening due to flooding. The lane is closed because of water on the road. One other southbound lane remained open and the department was urging drivers to use extra caution when traveling
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A two-alarm fire burned through a commercial building on Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs on Saturday night. News Channel 3 crews on scene saw numerous Cal Fire fire apparatus from Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs outside the multi-unit strip mall. Businesses were not open at the time and no one was hurt. “Something
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Students walked between classes and others played outside Monday while their district leaders talked about coronavirus. Parents expressed their concerns, including a mother with two students in Palm Springs Unified School District. “As a parent I’m really concerned. As a parent of two kids it’s kind of very concerning,” said Alejandra Hernandez. PSUSD sent a
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The crash was reported at 4:05 Saturday on eastbound I-10 just East of Ford Dry Lake in Desert Center. CalFire said one person was taken by air ambulance to a hospital with moderate injuries. No one else was injured in the crash. The cause of the crash was under investigation. Stay with KESQ News Channel
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Two men were in custody Friday morning accused in an attempted armed robbery last week. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a shooting Friday in the area of 7th Street and Dale Kiler Road in Mecca. They said the suspects shot a man in the abdomen after an attempted robbery, then took
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A police investigation was underway early Thursday morning at a Palm Desert apartment complex where residents said there was a stabbing attack. There was no confirmation from the Riverside County Sheriffs Department on any injuries. Residents reported the violence at the Villa del Sol Apartments on Washington Street at Mountain View Drive. Neighbors tell KESQ
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Police say reports of an overnight shooting in Indio were checked out, but no evidence of any crime was found. Residents called into the KESQ News Channel 3 newsroom and flooded social media at approximately 1:00 a.m. reporting the sound of numerous gunshots heard in the area of Highway 111, Clinton Street and Miles Avenue
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A shooting in Cathedral city leaves one man dead Saturday night. Officers from the cathedral city police department have confirmed the male adult has died from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was found in his vehicle after colliding with a tree in the area of Mccallum way and Avenida Alvera. He was pronounced dead at
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