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. Â Â 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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The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for the Sapphire project, a proposed clean energy project on private lands and approximately 40 acres of public lands in eastern Riverside County. BLM officials said if approved, the Sapphire project could generate and store up to 117Â megawatts of solar energy
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An update on the ongoing investigation involving Palm Springs City Councilmember Christy Holstege. It concerns the residency of the councilmember, who is running for State Assembly. Back in August, the Riverside County District Attorney sent a letter to the Palm Springs city attorney accusing Holstege of violating the city’s municipal code by living outside of the
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CABAZON, California (KESQ) – Update: A high-speed chase on Thursday night through the streets of Riverside County ended in tragedy. It all began around 9:30 p.m. when a Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to pull over a red Ford Mustang convertible at the roundabout on Morongo Trail and Seminole Drive. Police say the driver, a
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California is giving 18 local communities nearly $131 million in total, to help people experiencing homelessness in “dangerous encampments”  — and Palm Springs is one of the communities receiving this money. The City of Palm Springs announced Governor Newsom’s office awarded it Encampment Resolution funding and that the money is part of the state’s effort to
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Indigenous people face disproportionate number of missing and murdered people with high numbers of unsolved cases. There have been two cases late last month, one involving a Morongo Tribe member. California launched Feather Alerts in 2023 to create a new system to help the state find Indigenous who have gone missing “under unexplainable or suspicious
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The Epson Tour Championship has come to Indian Wells! The tournament features 108 athletes repressing 20 countries like United States, New Zealand, Taiwan, China, South Korea, South Africa, Colombia, the Netherlands and Slovenia. The Epson Tour is the most established women’s developmental tour in the world, with a mission to prepare the world’s best young
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Friends, family and community members gathered Thursday night to honor the life of James Silva, a local veteran who passed away. The vigil, held at Dominguez Park, served not only as a tribute to his memory but also as a call to action for mental health support for veterans. Oscar Ortiz, Indio council member, said
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The two local Massage Envy locations that shut down last week will reopen. Members were notified that the Massage Envy locations in Palm Desert and La Quinta will reopen later this month. An e-mail notification says the locations were acquired by a franchise group that operates other Inland Empire locations. They also confirm that most
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