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How to keep your holidays happy and bright by being fire smart during this festive season. The holiday season is in full swing. From holiday candles, to Christmas tree lights, it can often be hazardous if not properly used with care. And now that we have entered the winter months, residents are using space heaters
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At City Hall in La Quinta Monday, you could say they were breathing a collective “sigh of relief”. Major traffic ties up during last year’s triathlon for the most part were averted. “Once again i want to give a huge thank you to the community for helping us have a less of an impact from
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At least 5 people are displaced and 5 dogs are dead after a fire tore through a Desert Hot Springs home over the weekend. The blaze was reported at 11:30 p.m Saturday night off Acoma Avenue. Today tenants of the home spoke with KESQ about their tragic loss. Debbie Ponds lived at the home, and
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A man previously convicted of sexual assault and deported was arrested near the Calexico border over the weekend. At approximately 12:30 a.m., border patrol agents found Efren Prado-Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Mexican national, approximately three miles east of the Calexico Downtown Port of Entry not long after he illegally entered the United States, El Centro Sector
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A youth soccer coach admitted to sexually assaulting a young boy on several occasions over the course of a two-month period in 2017 and was immediately sentenced by an Indio judge to eight years in state prison, prosecutors announced Monday. Stephen William Morgan, 33, a resident of the United Kingdom who came to the U.S.
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Border Patrol arrested a man and two girls at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Monday morning after allegedly finding drugs strapped to the teens’ bodies. According to El Centro Sector Border Patrol, Friday at approximately 10:15 a.m., a 63-year-old man driving a 2019 red Toyota Corolla with two 17-year-old female passengers approached the checkpoint. A
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Sunday’s second annual Ironman Triathlon in La Quinta brought with it road closures, and as a result, some traffic backups in the valley. Some small business owners also tell News Channel 3 their businesses were hurt by the closures, because regular customers had a hard time getting to the businesses. But the triathletes and their
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Police and Firefighters were working to clear a collision that was backing up traffic on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Monday morning. All lanes had reopened to traffic at 9:00 a.m. and residual slowing was beginning to clear. The earlier collision was in the freeway’s westbound lanes between Washington Street and Cook Street. Westbound traffic
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Local radio host Bill Feingold is returning to the airwaves Monday. He’s been off the air due to an ongoing battle with cancer. The host was been diagnosed with stage IV liver cancer and many have been following his story. It’s been three and a half months since he’s been on the air. Watch News
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – A group of Coachella Valley elementary students received a generous gift on Sunday. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay tells us why it pays off to be good in class. “I got a bike that I really love,” 4th grader, Gloria Camacho told News Channel 3. Christmas came early for 400 Coachella
Continue Reading Five people are without a home after a residential structure fire Saturday night in Desert Hot Springs, according to CAL FIRE Riverside. In a tweet, CAL Fire Riverside said the blaze was fire reported at 11:30 p.m on the 65000 block of Acoma Avenue near Pierson Boulevard in Desert Hot Springs. Authorities said eight fire
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Rancho Mirage High School football player, Israel “Izzy” Ramirez is asking the Coachella Valley for continued prayers before heading into his final brain surgery on December 12. “I just want to thank the whole Coachella Valley for being my main support group through these last few surgeries. Thank you for all the help and support.
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Music lovers gathered around Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino Friday night for a sold out show to see Old Dominion. Old Dominion made a quick stop in Indio for their “Make it Sweet” tour, with special guest Ryan Hurd. The band just released their third self-titled album last month. Plus, they are country music award
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A Pioneertown man is behind bars after being found with more than 30 firearms and several thousand rounds of ammunition. Thursday, deputies served a search warrant for a burglary and stolen property investigation at a home on Pipes Canyon road, just west of Highway 247. They identified 34-year-old Justin Channell as a suspect and found
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Voters in Indian Wells will get the chance to vote on term limits for council members. The decision was made at Thursday night’s City Council meeting. Currently, after eight years council members must step down after a two-year term before running again. The proposed change would limit council members in the
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The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Twentynine Palms man on Friday for allegedly making death threats against a congressional staffer and an intern. Robert Stahlnecker, 48, of Twentynine Palms, was arrested at his residence on charges of threatening federal officers and employees, interstate communications with threat to injure a person, and anonymous
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The Environmental Protection Agency said water that tested with dangerously high levels of arsenic at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal has improved, but still isn’t safe to drink. At a meeting in Mecca Friday night, EPA officials said the water has tested clean since late October. From April through September, tests showed levels of
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is behind bars following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. RSO revealed that investigators were able to quickly discovered that Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez,
Continue Reading A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is out on bail following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student through social media. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. Authorities found Valadez at Valle Del Sol Elementary School, where
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Christmas is right around the corner and to help local families in need, the California Highway Patrol is hosting their annual “CHiPs for Kids” toy drive. The department is asking for the community’s help to collect unwrapped, donated toys to be distributed for Christmas. On Friday, December 5, KESQ and CHP representatives will be outside
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