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Firefighters were working two big fires in Southern California Wednesday morning. Watch KESQ live this morning for up-to-the minute details. The Manzanita fire was burning near Beaumont. It currently stands at 5,800 acres with 20-percent containment. Those numbers haven’t changed since Tuesday at noon. Another fire has burned 900-acres near Highland in San Bernardino County.

WWII veteran celebrates birthday at their apartment in La Quinta. Ed Wise turned 96 years old on Tuesday. Wise was on the U.S.S. Tennessee during the attack on Pearl Harbor. A birthday party was organized by Soldiers Organized Services, the organization that offers transportation for Marines from Palm Springs International to the marine base in

Fire crews are investigating what sparked a windmill fire that caused over a million dollars in damage. The smoke could be seen from Dillon Road just west of Highway 62. Crews located the windmill that was on fire at the SCE Sunwind substation. The first arriving engine company reported one windmill turbine involved with several

An unlikely hero aided crash victims minutes before flames spread from the highway to the hillside, becoming the Manzanita fire. Authorities say it started with a traffic collision on Highway 79, near Beaumont, and quickly spread in the hot, windy conditions. Read: 5,800-acre brush fire south of Beaumont was triggered by car crash News Channel

“Get Tested Coachella Valley” campaign is celebrating how far it has come. A special event held Tuesday morning at UCR in Palm Desert revealed that over 500 people have been helped through the campaign’s efforts. Those people are now aware of their status and are getting treated. Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer was the special

Volunteers with Well in the Desert were cleaning up a building Tuesday that will be used a cooling center for the homeless in Palm Springs. This comes almost a week after the city gave its approval on a location. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen was at the facility learning how it

If you spend any amount of time outside here in the valley, especially during the sun-scortched days of summer, you most likely understand the importance of using sunscreen. But, there could be something about the product you use, which you may not know, that could end up leaving you “overexposed”. First Alert Weather Forecast has

Fireworks stands are popping up around the Valley leading up to the July 4th holiday, but which are legal in your neighborhood? Cathedral City fire chief, Paul Wilson, tells KESQ Newschannel 3 and CBS Local 2 that “safe and sane” fireworks are legal within certain city limits. “Safe and sane” fireworks stay on the ground,

The top 10 highest paid officials in Riverside County government last year were mainly in healthcare, though several county executives also made the list, according to data published today by the California State Controller’s Office. State Controller Betty Yee released the 2016 “Government Compensation in California” report to show how taxpayer funds were spent, and

Un incendio se desato a lo largo de la ruta estatal 79 al sur de Beaumont al rededor de 5.000 acres están siendo afectada este martes por la mañana. Solo el 20% del fuego a sido contenido hasta el momento según informaron las autoridades. La carretera fue cerrada parcialmente re abierto al tráfico,las advertencias de

Update 06/27/17: Two young men who led police on a vehicle and foot pursuit triggered by reports of gunfire in an Indio residential neighborhood pleaded guilty today to evading arrest and concealed firearm charges. Jonathan Bates and Jaime Mejia, both 19, are scheduled to be sentenced July 7. ———————————————————————— Original story: Indio police have released

A Desert Hot Springs man who allegedly shot and killed his roommate, then threatened to kill the victim’s girlfriend, must stand trial on charges of murder, assault with a gun and criminal threats, a judge ruled Tuesday. Brian Keith Hernandez, 48, is accused of shooting 49-year-old Steven Nelson after telling the victim and his girlfriend

A brush fire along state Route 79 south of Beaumont stood at 5,000 acres Tuesday morning. See Jeremy Chen reporting live from the fire scene this morning. A highway closed because of it was partially reopened to traffic, as evacuation warnings continued for rural communities in the fire’s path. A CalFire agency spokeswoman said a

Residents in the Whitewater Canyon fear for their lives as visitors flock illegally to the river during the hot summer months posing an extreme fire risk. The canyon is a part of a fire closure issued by CAL FIRE and the Bureau of Land Management, but residents said warning signs are unsatisfactory and enforcement is

Firefighters battle house fire in Thousand Palms Monday evening. The fire was reported at 6:53 p.m. in the 30200 block of Monte Vista Way, according to Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. The house was “well involved” with fire when the first engine company arrived, Hagemann said. According to a firefighter on scene,

The son of an elderly man who died while hiking in La Quinta over the weekend is talking to KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen. The hiker was identified as 71-year-old Frank Amado. Amado’s body was found on a hiking trail Saturday afternoon after the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to

Southern California Edison is going ahead with its controversial planned power outages this week- despite the extreme heat. One of the outages happened Monday morning in a neighborhood near Farrel and Raquet Club in Palm Springs. It did not end until after 2 p.m. when it was nearly 110 degrees. Another planned outage will take