JFK Memorial Hospital is less than three miles away from the festival grounds. We’re learning more about the emergency room visits there during weekend one of Coachella. Emergency Department Director Evelin Millsap says staff saw the same medical issues they’ve seen in previous years – including dehydration, heat related illnesses, and substance abuse. But Millsap
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Local state Assembly Member Greg Wallis is pushing to make solar energy the official state energy source. He announced one of his new bills – Assembly Bill 1334 – on Tuesday at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. California has several dozen state symbols, including the official state crustacean and
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A report released last month showed Californians lost $3.54 billion to cybercrime in the form of scams, fraud, and ransomware. While it’s easy to brush off this data and think you’d never fall victim to an online scam, one Cathedral City man, Bill Lewis, learned his lesson the hard way. Just a
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Hot Springs, long known as a hub for cannabis in the Coachella Valley, is making a dramatic move to help struggling dispensaries – cutting the city’s cannabis tax from 10% to 5%. The proposal for the tax cut came as local cannabis businesses face rising pressure from high
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Hot Springs City Council voted Tuesday night to remove Public Safety Commission member Michael Rizzio, who says he is being terminated from the position for doing his job in protecting the public. Rizzio says he requested an emergency Public Safety Commission meeting April 6 to discuss police brutality
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today signed off on Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s initial plans to establish a permanent aircraft hangar at March Air Reserve Base, granting the sheriff’s request to allocate $655,255 for architectural, design and engineering services provided by a San Diego firm. Â Â In a 5-0 vote without
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Desert Hot Springs is welcoming the new Chief of Police, Steven Shaw. Shaw had been acting as interim Chief since February of this year, when former Chief Jim Henson retired after 30 years in law enforcement. In Tuesday’s swearing in at the Desert Hot Springs City
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Easter could cost you more this year. Last month, the average cost for a dozen eggs in the U.S. rose to $6.23, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Last year, the average price was $2.99. As a result, many are ditching eggs altogether and looking for cheaper alternatives to avoid
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department is inviting the community to dive into the exciting spring celebration of the Egg-cellent Duck Dive this coming Saturday. This is a free family-friendly event, which features a pool rubber ducky hunt, arts and crafts, and prizes. The event is this Saturday, April
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved an ordinance restricting where electric bicycles can be operated, generally prohibiting them from being driven on pedestrian walkways, along sidewalks or on nature and equestrian trails in unincorporated communities throughout Riverside County.  The E-Bike Safety Ordinance was drafted at the request of Supervisor Chuck
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Wink Martindale, who became one of the most well-known and recognized television game show hosts of his generation by helming programs such as “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “High Rollers” and “Trivial Pursuit,” died today at age 91. According to a statement from his family, Martindale died in Rancho Mirage “surrounded by his family
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – Prosecution testimony got underway today in the trial of a 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting and trying to kidnap a Thermal girl as she walked home from school. Christian Daniel Arreola of Coachella was arrested in 2022 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the alleged attack on the
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Editor’s Note: We have removed the name and photo of the suspect after charges were not filed due to insufficient evidence, Indio police and the District Attorney’s office said. Police said they are aware that the suspect was not charged in this crime and they will continue to work the case, and if they get
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News Channel 3’s First Alert Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans was named a Riverside County Volunteer of the Year. Patrick received an award from District 4 Supervisor Manuel Perez Tuesday during the board of supervisors meeting. “I am very proud to announce and honor and present the Fourth District Volunteer of the Year Award to Mr.
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors today extended a moratorium on the issuance of short-term rental certificates in Thousand Palms and the nearby Coachella Valley community of B Bar H Ranch for another 10 months, to give staff time to draft regulations that address problems stemming from house parties and other activities. Â Â The
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters knocked down a fire at a single-family residence in Coachella, authorities said today. Â Â The non-injury structural blaze was first reported at 11:57 p.m. Tuesday in the 53000 block of Calle Bella, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. An arriving unit reported heavy smoke and fire coming from the
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – There are concerns there could be numerous aftershocks In the wake of Monday’s Magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Julian in San Diego County. Seismologists say an earthquake of this size has an 89% chance of being followed by an aftershock greater than a 3.0 magnitude in the next week. The chance of
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A Joshua Tree man was arrested on Sunday, accused of selling fake gold. The sale of the supposed fake precious metal happened in Yucca Valley, where the victim reported the transaction to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies. The victim told deputies he bought what he believed were authentic gold bars through the online marketplace “OfferUp”
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A shooting just before 7:00 p.m. on Monday at Jack’s Market on Eighth Street near Ramsey Street in Banning led to one man dead in the parking lot and one man hospitalized in critical condition. Banning police say both men suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The Banning Police Department Detective Bureau and
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – Cal/OSHA is now looking into the incident that caused injury to the daredevil in a stunt at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. News Channel 3 was on scene when Chachi “The Rocketman” Valencia was shot out of a cannon, hitting a safety net and then bouncing out
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