A man arrested for shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the Los Angeles area last year has agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses, the Justice Department announced. Jaime Tran, 29, will plead guilty to all charges against him, which includes two counts of hate crimes with intent to
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Jury verdicts are in as the trial of a felon accused of fatally shooting a Desert Hot Springs man during a confrontation are read in a Banning Courtroom Tuesday Morning. The jury found James John Angle, of Indio, guilty of first-degree murder and the use of a gun allegation was also found to be true
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 A brush fire that erupted today alongside Highway 371 on the north end of Aguanga charred roughly 13 acres and prompted closure of the highway before crews stopped the brusher. The non-injury blaze was reported at 12:33 p.m. adjacent to the northbound side of the two-lane highway, near Janell Drive, roughly three miles southwest of
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Summer is fast approaching, which typically means higher energy costs, and higher bills especially here in the desert. That’s why local energy companies are offering incentives to help lower your bills. Jeff Monford, a spokesperson with Southern California Edison, explains that there’s a reason behind those higher bills. “Electricity costs more between 4:00 p.m. and
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Update 5/14/24 Salvador Casillas was located and is back with family, a family friend confirmed. Original Report 5/13/24 Loved ones are asking for the community’s help in locating a 91-year-old man missing out of the Indio-Coachella area. Salvador Casillas was last seen at 8:00 AM on Monday. If you have any information on Casillas’ whereabouts,
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The Riverside County District Attorney’s office is opposing efforts to declare the death penalty unconstitutional in California. A case is before the state Supreme Court that challenges the legality of the California death penalty claiming it’s racially discriminatory and violates the state constitution.  Local District Attorney Mike Hestrin released a statement: “The claims put forth
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Firefighters were able to rescue several dogs from a burning home in Banning Monday afternoon, but, one dog died at the scene. The fire was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of Almond Way. “Firefighters responded to a two-story single-family dwelling with heavy smoke and fire showing from the structure,” CAL FIRE
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Cathedral City will host their 2024 State of the City, Business Awards and Business Expo with The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, May 14. According to city representatives, the annual event, “… offers a review of economic activity from the previous year, as well as future development and plans significant to the
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Abi Carter is heading to the finale of American Idol! Abi is called “The Pride of Indio” on the show for a reason, our community is rallying around her ahead of the show’s finale. And some folks are reflecting on the path she paved to get here. The stunning performance throughout the show are a
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A Desert Hot Springs man was sentenced today to 40 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife of three years in their home and endangering their children, who were all under 4 years old. James Daniel Fidler III, 35, was convicted March 19 of second-degree murder and four counts of child endangerment
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Police are asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate a 77-year-old woman missing out of Palm Springs. Joyce Briggs was last seen on Friday at around 10:30 PM in Palm Springs, according to the California Highway Patrol, who issued a Silver Alert on Monday afternoon. Briggs is described as 5 foot, 1 inch, weighing
Continue Reading Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a convicted felon accused of killing a Desert Hot Springs man in a sales dispute that led to vandalism and an ultimately deadly confrontation. James John Angle of Indio is charged with first-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and
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Border Patrol agents found nearly 10 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside a car battery at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint, east of the Salton Sea. Details on the bust remain limited. We’ve reached out the U.S. Customs and Borders Protection for more information. Get the News Channel 3 app here.
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office will conduct an enforcement operation today in Rancho Mirage focused on drivers violating a hands-free cell phone law. “A driver’s focus should be on the road, not their phone,” Deputy Bret Meservey said in a statement. “That text, phone call, email or social media post is not worth the risk
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A firefighter was assessed for a minor medical complaint after a shed fire in Mecca Monday morning. The fire was reported at around 11:15 AM on the 91100 block of 5th Street. “Our units are on-scene of a fully involved shed to the rear of a structure,” a CAL FIRE spokesperson told News Channel 3.
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Indio’s very own Abi Carter has made it to the American Idol Top 3 Sunday night. She be performed during American Idol’s ‘Disney Night’ securing a spot in the next round. Fans heard Abi Carter’s rendition of The Little Mermaid’s ‘Part of Your World’ and Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ as featured in Guardians of the
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Have you ever dreamed of cooking like a gourmet chef? Well, now’s your chance to slice and dice with one of the best in the Coachella Valley! The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage is celebrating its ten year anniversary by selecting ten local residents for a free cooking class with Executive Chef Bruno Lopez! It’s all to kick off the
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News Channel 3 wants to show Mothers throughout the valley some extra love this Mother’s Day. Get your phones out, click it and send your pictures to SHARE@KESQ.COM. We’d love to celebrate all the special Mothers in your lives. Feel free to share your names, what desert city you’re from, how and where you celebrated
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The Desert Healthcare District and Foundation unveiled their brand new mobile Healthcare Clinic Saturday morning. The 25-foot clinic on wheels is the district’s second mobile unit, meant to improve healthcare access to underserved communities. The unit which will be operated by the ‘Desert Physicians Medical Group’ offers a mobile pharmacy, vaccinations, pre-natal care, and
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer. The San Francisco Chronicle reported late Friday that prosecutors made the request
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