Firefighters and police have been on scene of an early morning house fire for the last several hours. Around 2:15 a.m. crews were called to a home on S. Calle Marcus near Ramon Rd. Residents nearby reported “multiple explosions.” Authorities say firefighters found the garage door in the middle of the street. Authorities are expected
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News Channel 3’s sister station KABC in Los Angeles is reporting that Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to lift stay-at-home orders on Monday. From the report: “Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift California’s strict stay-at-home orders he imposed on much of the state in December. In a letter to restaurant owners, the California Restaurant
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A motorcyclist on a dirt bike died Sunday when the rider slammed into a forklift in Thermal. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. at 85555 Airport Blvd., accordingto the California Highway Patrol. The operator of the forklift was not hurt in the crash, the CHP reported. The name of the victim was withheld pending
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Police have arrested a suspect after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound in North Indio Tuesday night. Officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Avenue 44 west of Market Street at approximately 9:45 p.m. Inside the car, police say they found an unidentified man dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives
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Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out Tuesday morning involving wood pallets and propane tanks in La Quinta. Several blasts were heard and flames were reported at 5:38 a.m. behind the Lowe’s Home Improvement on Highway 111 east of Washington Street. A nearby resident said he was awoken by a blast. Firefighters said there was
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Five adults and one child were displaced from a house in Coachella Tuesday morning after an early morning fire ripped through the home. Around 4:20 a.m., firefighters were called to the 52000 block of CalleTecha, near Avenue 52, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Upon arrival, officials said they found smoke coming from the
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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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