RIVERSIDE, CA (KESQ) – In Riverside County, 23 dairy and poultry farms including one backyard flock have tested positive for Avian influenza (bird flu), a virus spreading through wild birds around the world causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. While no human cases have been identified in Riverside County, Riverside University Health System (RUHS) officials
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More than three weeks after the Palisades and Eaton Fires started in Los Angeles County, wildfire victims face a difficult path to recovery. Maps from CAL FIRE still show evacuation orders and road closures in place for portions of the two burned areas as debris and hazards continue to be cleared. Current evacuation orders still
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‘Coachella Valley Cares’ helped raise a total of $125,255 for victims of the recent Los Angeles wildfires. FIND Food Bank delivered the donations to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in the City of Industry on Wednesday. Michael Flood, CEO of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, says the money will go a long way
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The Coachella Valley Animal Campus launched a new program that gives kids the chance to sharpen their reading skills while giving shelter animals some companionship. The Pawsitive Readers program began Wednesday and welcomes children of all ages to read aloud to dogs, cats and bunnies. The program continues Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Organizers
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A young woman accused of stabbing a boy during a domestic confrontation in Banning, inflicting life-threatening wounds, was charged today with attempted murder and other offenses. Eirianna Mariah Zaragoza, 18, of Banning, was arrested Sunday following a Banning Police Department investigation. Along with attempted murder, Zaragoza is charged with domestic violence and assault with a
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The Palm Springs Leadership Association is honoring a student from each of the Palm Springs Unified School District elementary, middle and high schools Wednesday night. The association is comprised of PSUSD administrators and managers and the student honorees were nominated by their school principal “for success amidst one or more significant obstacles or challenges,” according to
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A suspect has been arrested in a deadly hit-and-run crash earlier this month in Joshua Tree, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. The crash happened on Jan. 14 on State Route 62, near Kerr Avenue. Benjamin Perez, 31, of Twentynine Palms was killed in the multi-vehicle crash. On Friday, police arrested Richard Heck, 60, of Yucca
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A hiker was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after being rescued southeast of Rancho Mirage Wednesday afternoon. The rescue happened just before 2:00 p.m. A map shared by CAL FIRE shows the rescue happened near the Bump and Grind trail. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Office helicopter hoisted and flew the patient to a
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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night in Indio. The crash was reported just after 11:45 p.m. on Indio Boulevard, east of Highway 111. Police said a vehicle was traveling at an unknown rate of speed on Indio Boulevard, when, for an unknown reason, a man ran into the vehicle’s path.
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Update 1/29/25 The Riverside County coroner’s office identified the person killed Monday night as James Edward Montenegro, 34, of Coachella. Original Report – 1/28/25 COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — A deadly assault in Coachella on Monday night left one person dead and a suspect in custody, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched to the 51800 block of Calle
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Deputies arrested a robbery suspect Wednesday morning in Palm Desert. The robbery was first reported just before 11:20 a.m. on the 44000 block of San Pablo Avenue. “The victim stated he caught a male attempting to break into his vehicle, and when he confronted the suspect, the suspect threw a rock at him but missed,”
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced Monday the launch of a grant program for the food and beverage businesses, including restaurants and bars, located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The Food and Beverage Tax Grant Program will offer up to $100,000 in potential grants to the approximately 65 food and beverage businesses.
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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, shoppers can expect to see egg prices to increase by 20% in 2025. The USDA cited an aggressive strain of avian flu, which strained supply after killing about 17.2 million egg-laying hens in November and December, and inflation for the rising costs. Stay with News Channel Three
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is hosting a food box distribution Wednesday morning in Indio. It’s taking place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 47-470 Van Buren Street. If you or someone you know is facing food insecurity, you are invited to come by and pick up a box of food—no questions asked.
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Washington, DC (AP) – America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad challenges that have upended education, from
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Officials at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens say the idea for World Desert Day began when they realized that unlike World Ocean Day, Global Recycling Day, or the International Day of Forests, there was no holiday to honor the value of deserts. On January 13, 2024, The Living Desert launched the first-ever World Desert
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President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders rolling back protections for transgender individuals, including revising the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops serving in the military. ABC News reports, “Trump claimed that service by troops who identify as a gender other than their biological one “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable,
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The Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved temporarily easing the city’s vacation rental regulation to help LA wildfire evacuees who sought shelter in the Coachella Valley. In an effort to support those impacted, the city passed an adjustment to annual stay limits. According to Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHart, residents had been asking how they
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On Tuesday, we received a number of calls and emails into the News Channel 3 newsroom from viewers wondering who was conducting an active checkpoint in Cathedral City. The checkpoint was out near Gerald Ford and Plumley Drive. California Highway Patrol officers were guiding drivers between the cones. Many wondered if it was an immigration
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The Cathedral City Police Department shared details from the investigation into a murder-suicide earlier this month. The murder-suicide happened on Jan. 20. Police said Adrian Silva Vizcaino, 30, shot Angel Torres, 19, and a 19-year-old woman before killing himself hours later in San Bernardino County. Torres was pronounced dead at the scene, the woman survived
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