PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — “Talladega Nights,” a special enforcement operation targeting unsafe driving in Palm Springs, is cracking down on drivers. As of Wednesday evening, the operation had served 234 citations, 2 custodial arrests and 2 misdemeanor cites, according to Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills. “We have a lot of accidents, involving drunk
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Residents in the Verano Neighborhood in Cathedral City are dealing with mass sand accumulation after three to four weeks of strong winds in the Valley. The north end of the neighborhood faces and unconstructed area of sand, which is easily picked up in high winds. Residents say the fences that
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Update – 5/1/25 Stephen Spurlock worked as a guest teacher/certificated specialist in the Desert Sands Unified School District, officials confirmed to News Channel 3. This is before his tenure at Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage. Spurlock served continuously as a guest teacher/certificated specialist at DSUSD from August 2013 to June 2022, records show. Spurlock was
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – A theft in Mecca led to two schools being placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were serving a search warrant related to a theft in the 65000 block of Dale Kiler Road. “Prior to the service of the warrant, four subjects left the location
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Linh Tran and Evelio Contreras, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan. Team members texted each other,
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do cheating spouses, school bullies and lousy coworkers have bad juju coming to them? A new study found that most believers in karma think so — and that good deeds are rewarded. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things
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Carolina Garcia EL CENTRO, Calif. (T3) – En este 2025, en Estados Unidos, ya ha muerto un menor que fue dejado dentro de un automóvil, sin embargo, desde el 1998 han fallecido cerca de mil menores, principalmente estos hechos que ocurren por descuidos. Pare, mire y cierre, fue presentado este jueves por diversas agencias en
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to unwind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans that have been temporarily left in place by a lower federal court. At issue is a decision earlier this year by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to end a
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — New intelligence reviewed by US and Western officials suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin may have shifted his immediate focus in the Ukraine war toward the shorter-term objectives of solidifying his hold on territory his forces have seized and boosting his country’s struggling economy, multiple people familiar
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s release this week of a long-awaited, 300-page report addressing antisemitism on campus is the latest milestone in an issue that has been incredibly painful for the campus community – and incredibly powerful for its biggest critic: the Trump administration. The Ivy League school doesn’t entirely disagree with
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Update – 5/1/25 After numerous years of delays, the bribery case involving former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developer John Wessman will go to trial. Jury selection is set to get underway on May 6 at the Banning Justice Center. News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle spoke with Pougnet. We’ll have the latest on the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. June 8, 2025 – The 78th Tony Awards take place, with Cynthia Erivo hosting. June 16, 2024 – The 77th Tony Awards take place, with Ariana DeBose hosting for the third time. Facts The awards are presented by
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In an effort to combat dangerous wildfires as temperatures start to rise, beginning Thursday, May 1 through July 31, the Palm Springs Fire Department will begin annual brush removal of 87 acres that cover 27 potential wildfires zones, determined by a recent Cal Fire fire hazard severity map. Removal started in the
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Indian Wells Tennis Garden and Desert Paws Sanctuary are teaming up to host a pet adoption event on Saturday, May 3. Organizers said the event will give Coachella Valley residents a chance to meet rescue animals looking for a home. Event attendees are encouraged to bring supplies to the
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Pete Buttigieg is putting the podcast microphones aside and heading out on the road. The former Transportation secretary, who in March passed on a run for a US Senate seat in Michigan — guided by what people close to him confirmed was interest in a possible second presidential bid
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would nominate national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as UN ambassador, after widespread reports that Trump planned to oust him, in the first major staff shakeup since
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Priscilla Alvarez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas said Trump
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in India are investigating reports that hundreds of children were served food that had contained a dead snake at a school last week. More 100 children who consumed the contaminated lunch meals fell ill in the town of Mokama, CNN affiliate CNN News 18 reported. At
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Trump administration this week continued digging in on its claim that symbols tattooed on the fingers of Kilmar Abrego Garcia – a cross, a skull, a smiley face and a marijuana leaf – are proof that the man they wrongly deported to El Salvador is a member
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