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Fireworks cause massive explosion in Ontario; 2 dead, multiple structures damaged

March 16, 2021 1:43 PM Jesus Reyes

Officials confirmed that there are two people died after a massive fireworks-caused explosion in Ontario Tuesday afternoon. Someone’s firework stack went off in Ontario shook our whole neighborhood pic.twitter.com/LmUrtgl0oK— pms♑️ (@Prudencepms) March 16, 2021 It scared me and shook the whole house 😅 pic.twitter.com/BwQM12750g— kawaii 🐾 (@supersupersteff) March 16, 2021 According to the city’s Twitter

Border Patrol agent struck & killed by vehicle while tending to a crash on Highway 86

March 16, 2021 3:15 PM Jesus Reyes

An El Centro Sector Border Patrol agent was struck and killed by a vehicle while tending to a crash on Highway 86 Monday afternoon. The agent was identified as Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos of the Indio Station. “It is with a profound sense of loss that we mourn the passing of one of our own, Border Patrol

Additional details released in La Quinta deadly deputy-involved shooting

March 16, 2021 2:20 PM City News Service, KESQ News Team

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco released video and audio recorded around the time that a 60-year-old Indio man was gunned down by law enforcement personnel in La Quinta at the end of a chase after allegedly threatening his estranged wife. “When we have a critical incident, we want to share as much information as possible

Riverside County reports 110 new cases, 26 deaths, & 7 fewer hospitalizations since Monday

March 16, 2021 1:25 PM Jesus Reyes

Riverside County reported 110 new cases since Monday. The county has a total of 292,403 coronavirus cases. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County moves to the Red Tier Riverside County into the red tier on Tuesday, meaning restrictions for several businesses have been loosened. Effective Wednesday

Winds Depart, Leaving Cool Weather in place Today

March 13, 2021 2:59 PM Patrick Evans

A fast-moving trough of low pressure passed through the Valley late yesterday. This system brought damaging winds to the desert, snow to our mountain communities and even some light rain to parts of the Coachella Valley. The fresh snow is visible in Long Valley above the Mountain Station on Mt. San Jacinto: Now winds are

Woman killed in rollover crash near Palm Springs

March 16, 2021 12:27 PM City News Service

A woman was killed today when her SUV veered off Highway 111 near Palm Springs and smashed into a fence, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash was reported about 6:45 a.m. south of Overture Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman was driving a Ford Explorer southbound on Highway 111 when she lost control

Public Health: Riverside County moves into Red Tier, changes go into effect Wednesday

March 16, 2021 5:43 AM Madison Weil

It’s official: Riverside County is moving in to the state’s Red Tier. Tier assignments released by the California Department of Public Health show Riverside County meeting metrics to advance into the less restrictive tier late Tuesday morning. var divElement = document.getElementById(‘viz1615921236350’); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName(‘object’)[0]; if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.minWidth=’700px’;vizElement.style.maxWidth=’920px’;vizElement.style.width=’100%’;vizElement.style.height=’527px’;} else if

WATCH LIVE: Governor Newsom talks about school reopening as several Counties prepare to move to the red tier

March 16, 2021 11:35 AM Timothy Kiley

ALAMEDA COUNTY – Governor Newsom is live at an elementary school in Alameda County discussing school reopening. Today is also that day that California will announce several counties moving to the red tier, Riverside County expected to be in that group. WATCH LIVE HERE:

What it looks like as Coachella Valley businesses prepare to move into the Red Tier

March 16, 2021 10:59 AM Taban Sharifi

State officials announced Tuesday that Riverside County will be moving to the Red Tier. The change going into effect on Wednesday, March 17th. “The start of recovery is what it means,” said Damon Rubio, the president for D’Place Entertainment with the Mary Pickford Theater. The Mary Pickford will be ready to open showtimes, indoors at

IID: Winds knock down 18 power poles; power restored to most customers

March 15, 2021 5:17 PM Jesus Reyes

Several power poles were knocked down due to strong winds, causing outages in La Quinta, Indio, Bermuda Dunes, Mecca, & Thermal that latest for a couple of hours., the Imperial Irrigation District announced Monday evening. Outages affecting about 2,000 customers in both Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley due to wind storm this afternoon. Initial assessment

CHP release vehicle video showing chase that led to deadly officer-involved shooting in La Quinta

March 15, 2021 9:56 PM Jesus Reyes

The California Highway Patrol released surveillance video Monday showing a pursuit that ended in an officer-involved shooting. One man was killed in the La Quinta confrontation back in January. Video from two CHP patrol units was released to News Channel 3 Monday afternoon. The vehicles weren’t directly involved in the pursuit of the suspect, but

As visitors flow into Coachella Valley, health officials urge people not to travel ahead of spring break

March 15, 2021 11:16 AM Shelby Nelson

If you happened to be in Palm Springs this weekend, you may have noticed crowded sidewalks and restaurants at capacity. Travelers have been flocking to the desert, and there are numbers to prove it. “Our busiest day that we have data for so far was Sunday, March 11. We actually had the most throughput of

Fatal sledding accident prompts warnings for safer snow play in our local mountains

March 15, 2021 11:10 AM Dani Romero

We are learning more about the tragic accident involving a 7-year-old boy, who died after a sledding accident over the weekend. News Channel3’s Dani Romero has more on the warning law enforcement has about safer snow play in our local mountains. “Absolutely horrible,” said Sunny Aaharns. “My stomach dropped, I couldn’t even sleep last night

Committee to Relocate Marilyn discuss alternate location for sculpture, potential lawsuit

March 15, 2021 4:09 PM Jesus Reyes

Those excited to see Marilyn back in Palm Springs, will have to wait a little longer. Her unveiling ceremony has now been pushed back one week to April 25. But not everyone is happy she’s returning. Opponents of the statue’s new location on Museum Way in downtown Palm Springs are threatening legal action. They want

Watch: As Riverside County gets closer to the red tier, officials share weekly coronavirus update

March 15, 2021 3:45 PM Jesus Reyes

Riverside County officials will be live at 4 p.m. with the weekly coronavirus update. You can watch it live below: State officials announced on Friday that Riverside County is expected to be one of the counties that moves to the red tier on Tuesday. The change would go into effect on Wednesday. Stay up-to-date with

Californians 16 and older with underlying health conditions now able to get the coronavirus vaccine

March 15, 2021 10:57 AM Taban Sharifi

According to a bulletin sent to providers across the state, starting Monday, March 15th, the California Department of Public Health advised that vaccinations can be made to people between ages 16 and 64 who suffer from: Cancer, current with debilitated or immunocompromised stateChronic kidney disease, stage 4 or aboveChronic pulmonary disease, oxygen dependentDown syndromeImmunocompromised state (weakened

Governor Gavin Newsom launches campaign against likely recall

March 15, 2021 2:39 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom established a political committee Monday to begin raising money to defend his seat in a potential recall election, the strongest acknowledgment to date that he expects to be on the ballot this year. The Democrat’s new fundraising arm could soon send a powerful message to his possible

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio to host weekend job fair

March 15, 2021 2:33 PM City News Service

An in-person job fair will be held this weekend at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, which is looking to fill upwards of 50 jobs, it was announced today. The event will take place Saturday in the casino’s Special Events Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The casino, which is owned by the

7-year-old boy struck, killed while sledding near Idyllwild

March 15, 2021 12:24 PM City News Service

A 7-year-old boy was struck and killed near Idyllwild when his snow sled ended up in the path of a pickup that ran over him, authorities said today. Michael Rigg of Beaumont was fatally injured on Sylvan Way in the community of Pine Cove, adjacent to Idyllwild, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Napier.

Man who firebombed La Quinta Republican HQ pleads guilty in federal court

March 15, 2021 2:00 PM Jesus Reyes

A 23-year-old Palm Desert man who tossed a Molotov cocktail into a Republican group’s office in the Coachella Valley entered a guilty plea today and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Carlos Espriu, who firebombed the East Valley Republican Women Federated office in the 78-800 block of Highway 111 in La

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