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In what the U.S. Border Patrol is calling a major heat related incident, several emergency agencies are heading to a desolate area of the desert off Interstate 10 to help a group of people needing help. Border Patrol tells News Channel 3 a group of eight undocumented immigrants was found wandering in the desert, dehydrated,

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The California Highway Patrol says a sniper armed with a pellet or BB gun continues to target vehicles on freeways in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. CHP Officer Maurice Walker said Monday more than 50 vehicles have been hit along the 10, 15, 91 and 215 freeways in recent weeks. Most of the cars have

La Patrulla de Carreteras de California report la muerte de un hombre que intent atravesar corriendo la I-10 a la altura de Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City, lugar donde fue atropellado. Testigos vieron al ahora difunto Todd M. Sands de Palm Springs, bajar de su vehculo y correr por el freeway. Los hechos ocurrieron

El pasado viernes a las 11:30 a.m. se rompi una pipa y ms de 80 casas en Desert Hot Springs se quedaron sin agua. Cuadrillas del Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella solucionaron el problema hasta las 4:30 p.m.

Construction crews at The Living Desert’s new Discovery Center are on a roll. The $4 million dollar design may be done on time. “You don’t come across a project that finishes on time and on budget very often,” said Stacey Johnson, CEO and president. “And this is going to do both.” Johnson gave News Channel

A 78-year-old woman rammed her Mercedes-Benz into an optometry business today in Palm Desert when her slipper got caught on the accelerator, a sheriff’s deputy said. The accident was reported at 8:40 a.m. at Desert Eyeworks at 73111 Country Club Drive, near Monterey Avenue, said Deputy Melissa Nieburger of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Neither

The Justice Department says Riverside County will be among three jurisdictions to be monitored for language assistance in Tuesday’s election. Justice Department officials said Monday they will oversee polling places in Riverside, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Charles Mix and Shannon counties in South Dakota. The monitoring falls under the Voter Rights Act, which

Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner are both scheduled to campaign in Southern California today, a day before Republican voters decide which one of them will be the party’s gubernatorial nominee. Whitman, a former chief executive officer of eBay, is set to speak at 11:45 a.m. at her Woodland Hills headquarters, 20812 Ventura Blvd., and at

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Local students drew attention Friday to teen suicides, which is an issue that has plagued desert youth. Several Palm Springs High School students have taken their own lives over the past few years, and on Friday evening, their friends, family and peers honored them with a free concert celebrating life. The event was called life-fest.

As the temperatures rise, so does the cost to keep your home cool. It’s no surprise to Domingo and Maria Silos when their electric bills skyrocket in the summer. “Maybe $400 a month. Electricity, that’s it,” said Silos. But, it’s a cost they struggle to afford, they said. Click here to see how many other

There have only been 20 perfect games in major league baseball history, and thanks to a bad call, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was robbed Wednesday of baseball’s 21st perfect game. The umpire who made the call apologized after the game, and admitted he made a bad call. But, it was too late. Desert fans

The city hopes voters approve a 1 percent sales tax at the ballot next week. Cathedral City would make $2 million to $3 million to fill its budget gap and maintain police and fire services. Tee Ahmed has owned his store off Palm Canyon for about eight years. He’s still mad at the city for

Health officials say California whooping cough cases are soaring with the 584 confirmed cases representing a threefold increase over the same period last year when there were 190 cases. Five infants have died, including one in San Bernardino more than a month ago. California Department of Public Health officials said the Central Valley, San Francisco

News agencies mistakenly sent out information, saying the California State Senate approved the ban on plastic bags in the state of California, and the measure was headed for the governor’s desk. The bill is still in Senate committee, and hasn’t been voted on. Count on KESQ to inform you when this measure is voted on,

Con dficit proyectado de $3 mdd para el prximo ao fiscal que inicia el prximo 1ro de Julio. Cathedral City espera el prximo martes 8 de Junio los votantes aprueben la Medida H que incrementara 1% el impuesto a las ventas. La preocupacin es para los negocios que temen que los clientes vayan a otra

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Governor Schwarzenegger calls it a “great victory for our environment.” It appears as if California may become the first state in the nation to ban plastic shopping bags as the state senate approved a ban on plastic shopping bags on Friday. The state assembly passed it on Wednesday. It’s a move supported by environmentalists and