Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian in Palm Desert Monday evening. Deputies were alerted to the incident along Highway 111 at Deep Canyon Road at 9:30 p.m. Authorities said 34-year-old Jamie Dodge, of Palm Desert, was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries. The
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An investigation is underway in Palm Desert after a boarded-up home went up in flames Wednesday night. The fire ignited at 9:40 p.m. in the area of Fred Waring and Deep Canyon near Sacred Heart Church, according to Cal Fire. Crews found power lines down amid the flames, but there were no reported outages. No
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UPDATE 10:30 a.m. North Indian Canyon Drive was reopened Tuesday morning at 10:06 a.m., according to Palm Springs Police. All Whitewater wash roads are now open again. UPDATE 7:25 a.m. Vista Chino Road has reopened along with Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater wash. Indian Canyon Drive remains closed. UPDATE 6:39 a.m. Gene Autry Trail
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Citi and fan club pre-sale tickets go on sale Tuesday for Madonna at Acrisure Arena. The Celebration Tour show was announced Monday morning, among seven new dates added. The Acrisure show is Thursday, January 11, 2024. According to a news release announcing the new shows, Madonna’s Celebration Tour has sold out more than 40 shows ahead of its July 15th
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Three people are behind bars following a traffic stop in Palm Desert just after midnight on Sunday. Riverside County Sherriff’s deputies tell us they conducted a traffic stop at Berkey Drive and Varner Road. During the stop, deputies saw a firearm inside the vehicle. After further investigation, deputies discovered additional firearms. Some of them were illegally
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Palm Springs police said Saturday morning a missing “at-risk” teenager had been found after walking away from her home overnight. The department said Morgan Norris, 16, disappeared between the hours of midnight and 3:30 Saturday morning. She was described as 5’5″, 118 pounds, and last seen wearing a pink shirt and dark leggings. Norris reportedly left from
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Update 12:45 p.m. 3/17/23 Gene Autry Trail is back open N Indian Canyon remains closed Original Report 9:10 a.m. 3/17/23 The Palm Springs Police Department announced East Vista Chino had reopened through its Whitewater Wash crossing Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. The closure had extended from Clubhouse Drive and the Cathedral City limit. The roadway
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Update 3/14/23 The bicyclist was identified as Nelson Esteban, 58, of Palm Springs. The driver, a 45-year-old man, was arrested on charges unrelated to the collision. He remained in custody as of Tuesday, March 14 on $10,000 bail. Original Report 3/13/23 Police shut down a stretch of Ramon Road in Palm Springs Monday morning following a
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A driver was killed after hitting a tree in Rancho Mirage early Friday morning, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. KESQ The wreck happened at 2:02 a.m. on Morningside Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive. At some point, the vehicle caught fire, a department spokesperson added. Morningside Drive was closed between Frank Sinatra Drive and
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A lockdown that led to several tense hours at Coachella Valley High School has been lifted following unfounded reports of a student with a knife, officials confirmed. Parents and guardians were outside the gates of the school Tuesday morning, waiting for information on the lockdown. Eventually, they were directed to the main gym to pick
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The City of Palm Springs reopened Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater wash Monday morning after briefly closing the roadway due to high winds, blowing sand, and low visibility. Alternate routes were: Highway 111Gene Autry TrailVista Chino via Date Palm Drive Weather will continue to impact the Coachella Valley. You can watch our latest forecast
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Interstate 10 traffic was being slowed Monday morning following a 3 vehicle wreck in the eastbound lanes near Haugen Lehmann Way in Whitewater, according to the California Highway Patrol. The eastbound freeway’s two middle lanes were shut down due to the collision reported at 6:29 a.m. At least four miles of backup was reported in
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A big rig hauling human waste rolled over on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Thursday morning spilling its load on the roadside and backing up eastbound drivers on the freeway. The crash also involved another vehicle at 4:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol but caused no injuries. Traffic was backed up in the
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First responders were on the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Tuesday morning that was slowing westbound traffic between Cook Street and Washington Street. The collision was reported at 8:04 a.m. and involved a gold Toyota sedan and a Red SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision shut
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An Amber Alert was issued for two children allegedly abducted by their father out of Riverside County on Sunday morning. It has since been called off. California Highway Patrol said Lilianna,6, and Elias Acosta,2, were taken by their father in Riverside. They were believed to be in a silver 2014 BMW 335i with California license
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A homicide investigation is underway after an Indio man was shot overnight in the Penn West neighborhood. Phillip Gallegos lives on the same block where a man was shot to death in front of a home, “I heard some crying you know, ‘Oh my son!,’ in Spanish ‘my son,’ I said, ‘Oh something happened!'” Gunfire
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A fight and shooting at an Indio bar sent one person to a hospital late Wednesday night, according to police. Police said the victim remains in critical condition. A 44-year-old from La Quinta was arrested. Officers were called to Neil’s Lounge on the 80900 block of Highway 111 near Madison Street at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday night, after
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It happened on the Chiriaco grade at 4:15 a.m. in the freeway’s westbound lanes east of Hayfield Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP tells KESQ News Channel 3 that a big rig truck was stopped in the traffic lanes. An s-u-v was then hit by another big rig semi truck and pushed into the
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A shooting outside the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage was under investigation Friday morning. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 a shooting left bullet holes in a car. Deputies were called to the 32200 block of Bob Hope Drive at Ramon at 3:03 a.m. Video shows the shooting appears
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a shooting in Mecca on Dale Kiler Road and 6th Street. It was reported shortly before 2:00 a.m. Monday. Officials did not provide any details on possible injuries or suspects, but crime scene technicians and other deputies were combing the area for evidence Monday before sunrise. Authorities at the scene
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