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One person is dead after a suspicious fire just west of Beaumont. A two-story home caught fire Saturday morning around 7:00 a.m. on the 37600 block of Cherry Valley Boulevard. Firefighters say the house was fully involved in flames, and it took them an hour to put out the fire. When they went inside, they

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown challenged his Republican opponents to debate before the June 8 primary election, but Meg Whitman rejected the proposal, while Steve Poizner said he was open to the idea. At the party’s state convention in Los Angeles, Attorney General and former Gov. Brown proposed that Whitman, the former head of eBay,

A registered sex-offender was arrested after he was found living in a dilapidated apartment across the street from an elementary school in Thermal, a sheriff’s sergeant said Saturday. Benito Belmarez, 61, had not registered his address with local police, as required by law, and would not have been allowed to across the street from John

Coachella Fest is not only a mecca of entertainment – it’s also a scalper’s paradise. Scammers were all around the Empire Pollo Club Friday, taking advantage of tourists desperate for a chance to join the fun. “It was inside the house,” said Andrew Jaramillo, referring to a scamming operation near the festival. “[It] seemed real

So many teachers work hard and dedicate themselves to their students here in the desert. Every month KESQ News Channel 3 honors a teacher making a difference by awarding them with the”Golden Apple” award. The winner for the month of April is Farah Meadows, an English teacher from La Quinta High School. “This goes down

The National Weather Service is changing the criteria it uses to issue red flag warnings. They started using the system after a series of deadly fires in 2003. The warning, initially issued after long periods of low humidity, now factor in wind speed. The change is aimed to keep the public interested. “Peter and the

California’s unemployment rate hit a modern record of 12.6 percent in March, though it was up only a fraction over the previous month. The state Employment Development Department also reported Friday that non-farm payroll jobs increased by 4,200 during the month as the economy shows signs of life. It was the third consecutive month that

KESQ is giving away 1 Pair of VIP 2-Day tickets and wristbands to the Stagecoach Music Festival, AND one pair of passes to the exclusive Soap Nation Meet & Greet where you can meet stars from All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital! The Stagecoach Music Festival takes place Sunday April 25

Acting on a tip, early Friday morning, deputies from the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District Team raided a building in North Shore, uncovering a cockfighting event that was about to happen. Deputies tell News Channel 3 this was part of an ongoing animal cruelty investigation targeting a building along the 100-000 block of Avenue

Jay Z will be the headliner tonight for the opening of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a three-day rock concert at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. The rapper will perform on the Coachella Stage at 10:50 p.m. Click here to submit your Coachella Fest pictures to KESQ.com’s slideshow The Cribs 4:30 p.m.

A suspect led law enforcement on a pursuit today from Cathedral City to Indio, where he was taken into custody after crashing his vehicle, sheriff’s deputy said. The suspect, Armando Brachamonte, was arrested shortly before 4 p.m. on Jackson Street near Avenue 44, said Deputy Melissa Nieburger of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Brachamonte was

A volcanic eruption in Iceland Thursday grounded hundreds of thousands of air travelers all around the world. Airports in France, Amsterdam and the U.K. are closed, and people from all over the world who planned for months to attend Coachella Fest missed their flights. Planning for the festival takes days, months and sometimes a year.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman reiterated her plans to make California’s economy more competitive with other states during a visit today to a Palm Springs medical device manufacturing firm. Whitman, former chief executive officer of eBay, has proposed eliminating the “factory tax” and supports targeted tax cuts intended to create jobs and grow the state’s

With signs in hand, thousands of Tea Party Members spent Thursday at Palm Desert Civic Park with one message, lower taxes and smaller government. The Palm Desert Civic Center Ampitheater was filled with Tea Party members. Local Tea Party member, Tricia Bechtholdt from Rancho Mirage says, “My main concern is that I’m not being represented

All the votes have been counted in the Rancho Mirage City Council race. The election was Tuesday. Scott Hines takes the third available seat by 11 votes. Dana Hobart and Ron Meepos won the first 2 seats. Click here for complete election results Fourth place candidate Ira Laufer says he will consult with his staff

96.7 FM La Poderosa, working with the Mexican Consulate in Calexico, the Church of Our Lady of Soledad in Coachella and Palm Desert Adventist Church, is holding a donation drive to support the victims of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexicali. The quake caused extensive damage to homes and crops. Entire families are sleeping out in

Former Los Angeles police Chief Daryl Gates, who was credited with modernizing the department but later forced out in the wake of the 1992 riots, died today from complications of bladder cancer at age 83. According to broadcast reports, Gates died at his home in Dana Point. The Los Angeles native joined the police department

A Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman confirms that Daryl Gates, who served as police chief during the deadly 1992 riots, has died. He was 73 years old.

Greg Louganis is an Olympic gold medal diver. He won back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 3m and 10m diving events (in 1984 and 1988). Louganis is also an actor, author and he trains dogs for agility competitions. He’s accomplished a lot in his life. But, there’s one thing he hasn’t accomplished. Louganis: “It’s on

Federal prosecutors have charged a Big Bear Lakes man with a felony offense of fraudulently using the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff seal on a business card that he used to falsely claim to be a general in the United States Army Reserves. Carmine Alexander “Bud” Cannarella, 64, was named in a criminal information