Major retailers are already kick starting Holiday shopping deals, bringing shoppers in earlier. Amazon, Kohl’s and Target are a few retailers slashing prices during deal days. Amazon is hosting October Big Deal Days today and tomorrow. Kohl’s has 3 Days of Deals with Triple Kohl’s Rewards and New Daily Deals. And Target is hosting Circle
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Former President Donald Trump is planning to host a rally in the Coachella Valley this weekend. According to his campaign website, Trump is scheduled to host a rally at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 5:00 p.m. PT. Doors are scheduled to open at Noon. Click here to register for tickets to
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A man accused of leading police on a pursuit that ended in a deadly crash in Cabazon is out of jail on bail, according to Riverside County jail records. The suspect, a 48-year-old man from Hemet, was arrested Thursday following the end of the pursuit. There was no immediate word on whether he had been
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An elementary school in Thousand Palms was briefly placed on a precautionary lockout due to a shooting nearby, district officials confirmed. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of shots fired at around 2:45 p.m. in the area of Robert Road and El Centro Way Deputies located evidence of a
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Local volunteers from the Courageous Resistance Voter Registration Team run a voter registration booth at the Mary Pickford Is D’Place Theater in Cathedral City four days a week. Becki Robinson, the coordinator for the group, is especially concerned with educating the public on how people with prior felony convictions can restore their voting rights. After
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Miss USA Alma Cooper was out in Thermal Monday morning for a special “Planting Day” event hosted by the local non-profit Hidden Harvest. Hidden Harvest produces healthy foods that go towards under-served communities and on Monday, the public was invited to plant cabbage and broccoli alongside Miss USA, an advocate for Hidden Harvest. Cooper says
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Mail-in ballots are on their way to voters, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters announced Monday morning. “I did receive my notice this morning via email,” said local resident Cindy Lehy. Residents like Lehy are expecting their ballots to arrive in the mail anytime now. That’s because Monday was the last day counties can begin mailing
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Indio officials announced today that the city will host a 5K run/walk to commemorate Veterans Day. The inaugural event will begin with an opening ceremony at the Empire Polo Club at 8 a.m., according to a city statement, with participants taking to the course 30 minutes afterward. “We invite the community to come together to
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A 23-year-old man who stole nearly 500 gallons of diesel fuel from the Mecca Travel Center pleaded guilty to a theft-related count and was immediately sentenced to two years of probation. Huntington Park resident Eliseo Laglera entered a guilty plea to one count of grand theft of over $950 on Friday at the Larson Justice
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A Romanian national flagged by the FBI as part of an organized crime group pleaded guilty to a theft charge stemming from her arrest in Palm Desert for allegedly stealing a man’s necklace. Marcideza Dumitru was immediately sentenced to 24 months of probation after entering a guilty plea to one felony count of grand theft
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THOUSAND PALMS, California (KESQ) – Five people were hurt, including three with major injuries, after two back-to-back crashes along Varner Road Monday morning in Thousand Palms. The incident started at around 6:00 a.m. on Varner Road near Bob Hope Drive. The first crash was a head-on crash involving a vehicle and a truck. According to
Continue ReadingOn year ago, on October 7th 2023, a deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas unfolded. Today, ongoing turmoil in the Gaza Strip and escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah has Jewish people in the United States concerned about their safety. Last year, over 250 individuals were taken hostage from Israeli communities and a music
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An autopsy was pending today on a 40-year-old inmate who died at the Byrd Detention Center under circumstances that officials said did not appear suspicious. Johnnie Curtis Stevens of Norco was discovered unconscious in his cell, No. 89 of the FH Block, at the Murrieta jail just after 10 a.m. Friday, according to the Riverside
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With 30 days until the general election, several Coachella Valley Democratic supporters and volunteers attended Representative Raul Ruiz and Democratic Nominee for United States Senate Adam Schiff’s event in Indio on Sunday. Attendees heard from the candidates and then received a volunteering brief training before going out to knock on doors to encourage voters to elect Democrats
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A fatal single-vehicle crash in Coachella left one person dead and two others injured, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The incident occurred at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10, just east of the Dillon Road off-ramp. Emergency responders pronounced one person dead at the scene. Another individual, suffering
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The Los Angeles Lakers are kicking off their preseason in the Coachella Valley. This year, the team welcomes a fresh lineup of players and coaches, including Bronny James and Assistant Coach Scott Brooks. News Channel 3’s Allie Anthony caught up with them to discuss their expectations for the upcoming season and the significance of being
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It’s week 7 of the local high school football season. Check out the schedule below: FRIDAY 10/4 Xavier Prep – 0@Palm Desert – 24FLa Quinta – 31@Palm Springs – 16FRancho Mirage – 21@Shadow Hills – 14FIndio – 48@Cathedral City – 28FTwentynine Palms – 0@Desert Hot Springs – 46FSan Jacinto Valley Academy – 38@Desert Christian Academy
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Updated Friday post: On Friday, Verizon announced its engineers had resolved the outage issue as of 12:30 p.m. Officials with the company encouraged customers, who were still experiencing issues, to restart their devices. Updated Thursday night post: Verizon released a statement to News Channel 3 on Thursday night, which said in part: “A fiber cut
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A 20-year-old Banning man accused of sexually assaulting a young boy and distributing videos of the acts online possibly targeted other children, prompting authorities today to ask anyone with information to come forward. John Edward Lario was arrested and charged last month following an investigation by the multi-agency Riverside County Child Exploitation Team, or
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Ten wolf hybrid canines seized during an animal cruelty investigation in Aguanga this summer were bound for an exotic pet shelter in Arizona today for permanent placement, sparing them from euthanasia. The six female and four male dogs were impounded in early August and housed at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus following a Riverside
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