The Riverside County Department of Animal Services’ embattled director will be moving to a management position at the county hospital two weeks from today, while a nationwide search gets underway for her replacement. The county Executive Office confirmed Tuesday that Department of Animal Services Executive Director Erin Gettis will officially step down on Sept. 24
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A 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing a person in downtown Palm Springs Tuesday morning was arrested. The stabbing was reported at around 5:40 a.m. on the 400 block of E Arenas Road, near El Segundo. Police said a man called asking for help but was unable to provide specific details. “Upon arriving at the scene,
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A fire destroyed two homes and left two people injured in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at around 5:35 a.m. on the 66800 block of Estrella Avenue, east of Mesquite Avenue. CAL FIRE officials said the fire started at a single-story home and spread to the house next door. Two people
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A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been arrested for allegedly stealing and recklessly driving a ride-booking vehicle in Palm Springs. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, a customer used a ride-hailing service for “what they believed to be an intoxicated person” at approximately 4:17 p.m. Monday in downtown Palm Springs. The suspect, later identified
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Update – 10:45 p.m. The fire burned 54 acres and is 100% contained. Update – 4:45 p.m. Forward progress has been stopped Update – 4:25 p.m. The fire grew to 50 acres, however, forward progress has been slowed, officials said. Original Report – 3:50 p.m. Riverside County Fire Department crews are working to contain a
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CHP’s San Gorgonio Pass area will be hosting a recruitment seminar next week in Beaumont. The seminar is set to cover topics like the hiring process, academy life, pay, and benefits. Some minimum qualifications include: You must be between the ages of 20-35 You must have a high school diploma or GED You cannot have
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The Palm Springs International Airport received an additional $500K federal grant for improvement projects. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the airport a $503,212 grant to acquire and install zero-emission equipment. Airport administrators said the grant will replace eight of their gas-powered vehicles with electric models. “Receiving this grant is a significant milestone for
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A probationer accused of gunning down a Mecca man outside his home was acquitted today of first- and second-degree murder counts, and jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a voluntary man slaughtercharge. Gilbert Contreras Martinez Jr., 36, of Coachella, is accused in the 2018 death of 40-year-old Hugo Nunez. Jurors convicted him of
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Police released the photo of the vehicle of a man suspected of following and harassing a student walking to Desert Hot Springs High School Monday morning. The incident happened at around 9:00 a.m. in the area of Via Loreto and Pierson Boulevard. The student told authorities that she was walking to school when she noticed
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A group of scouts and other volunteers helped local Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Nelson install a “reflecting bench” on the top of the popular “Cross Hike” in Palm Desert over the weekend. The scouts carried the bench, which weighed over 200 pounds, up the trail. It took about five hours to install. The bench is
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Investigations continued today into the origins of social media threats made against a high school campus, possibly in the Banning Unified School District. The online threats to perpetrate an act of violence were spotted late Saturday night and reported to the Banning Police Department, according to Lt. Brandon Smith. “The threat … (was) made against
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Poor air quality has prompted the South Coast AQMD to extend the Wildfire Smoke Advisories in effect until Tuesday at 11:59 PM. for parts of San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties. The decision is in response to two wildfires in the region. The Line Fire, between Highland and Running Springs, has burned more than 20,000 acres and
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Service has been restored for Spectrum customers across the Coachella Valley, following an overnight outage over the weekend. The outage started Saturday evening and lasted until Sunday morning. News Channel 3 received emails from residents from Palm Springs to Indio, saying their internet, landlines and cable were impacted. In a statement to News Channel 3,
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In 2024, KESQ has reported a number of fatal pedestrian crashes. And across California, pedestrian deaths make up more than 27% of all traffic-related fatalities. According to projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association, 7,318 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes across the United States in 2023. In the Valley, pedestrian safety is key especially ahead of
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Someone in Cathedral City is $2 million richer thanks to the Mega Millions jackpot drawing. The winning ticket was sold at an ARCO AMPM gas station off of Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. Although no winning ticket matched all six numbers someone did match five out of the six numbers late Friday night. The winning numbers were
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Two people are out of a home in Banning after a garage fire burned out of control Sunday. Our crews captured video of what remained of a home on South Woodland Avenue in Banning. The garage was largely destroyed, spreading to the home and also damaging a car nearby. Although there were no injuries reported Cal Fire saying that
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The Line Fire continued to burn Sunday evening and had consumed 20,553 acres of land with firefighters reporting 0% containment. The fire broke out Thursday afternoon in Highland. Residents close to the flames shared their reactions. “I’ve packed and re-packed several times,” Terri Chin said. “It’s made me anxious.” Brandy Burton said her family lives
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Service has now been restored for Spectrum customers throughout the valley following an overnight outage Saturday. Several customers alerted us that their internet, landline and cable service was impacted. Our station was also affected. We reached out to Spectrum officials who attributed the outage to vandalism. In an exclusive statement to News Channel 3 a Spectrum
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As the nation marks National Literacy Day on Sunday, efforts to improve childhood literacy are gaining momentum across the Coachella Valley. Children in the United States are facing an unprecedented literacy crisis. Before the COVID-19 pandemic the number of children lacking basic reading skills was decreasing. In 2020, that number rose by about 20% to 584,000,000
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The inaugural Agent Alejandro Flores Memorial Cross Country Classic is Saturday at the Eldorado Polo Club in Indio. 12 local high schools participated in the event, with both lower-level and varsity races. According to the organizers social media post, heat precautions are being taken very seriously. To prioritize safety, race organizers have reduced the lower-level
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