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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Two men, one of whom is believed to be the boyfriend of the sister of a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, were in custody today in connection with the killing of the 38-year-old woman. Christina Downer, sister of Jimmy Fowlie, was reported missing Dec. 18, 2025, after her ex-husband requested a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An ex-Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who searched a secure computer network without permission, or a legitimate reason, pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor charges and was immediately sentenced to a year of probation. Matthew Enrique Estrada, 53, of Blythe on Friday admitted two counts of unlawfully accessing privileged information via government computers.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The headliners for the 2027 Coachella Music and Arts Festival could soon be set, according to a report from TMZ. Sources told TMZ that Dua Lipa, SZA, and Tame Impala are nearly confirmed as performers. It would be the first time Dua Lipa has performed at Coachella. SZA performed at the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs man who sexually assaulted multiple girls throughout Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego counties, enticing them with illegal drugs and using them to make child pornography, was sentenced today to 22 years in state prison. Jesse James Garcia Airada, 29, pleaded guilty in August to two counts of
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Organizers behind Desert X, a biennial outdoor art exhibition held in the Coachella Valley, announced today they have secured $200,000 in donations ahead of its November deadline, making it possible to launch production and have next year’s 10th anniversary free to the public. “Your generosity goes directly into the production
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Justice Department today lost its second bid to have an appeals court stop California election officials from processing more than 20,000 ballots from people the federal government suspects may be non-citizens but are registered to vote in next week’s election. The renewed effort was filed with the 9th Circuit Court
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – With children expected to fill neighborhood streets for Halloween, California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to slow down and watch carefully for trick-or-treaters. The warning hits close to home in the Coachella Valley. On Oct. 31, 2007, 13-year-old Crystal Delgado was hit and killed while crossing near Vista Chino and
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – An additional 131 vote centers will open Saturday throughout Riverside County for the Nov. 3 general election, bringing the countywide total to 152, election officials said today. Twenty-one vote centers opened last weekend for Riverside County residents who want to cast ballots in person rather than by mail. The locations, listed at
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — Three members of Congress visited the Riverside County Registrar of Voters on Thursday to get a firsthand look at how ballots are processed and protected ahead of the November 3 general election. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, Congresswoman Norma Torres and Congressman Mark Takano toured the county’s ballot processing center and spoke
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio City Manager Jonathan Nicks has been appointed as the City Manager of Bell Gardens. The city of Bell Gardens announced Nicks’ hiring on Thursday after being approved by its city council earlier this week. Nicks is set to assume his responsibilities in Bell Gardens on January 4, 2027. He will
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – After elevated levels of arsenic in the drinking water system at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal had plagued residents’ lives for numerous years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made a final delivery of bottled water to residents this week. The agency stated it was “prepared to make a determination” that
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – When someone calls 911, every second counts. But repeated emergency service disruptions across the Coachella Valley are raising concerns about whether residents can always rely on getting through when they need help most. Following another widespread disruption on October 22, News Channel 3 went inside the Palm Springs Police Department’s
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – The search continues for a missing teenager last seen in Mecca on October 15. Anthony “Aswet” Holleman was reported missing on the morning of October 16, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Holleman’s father, Larry Holleman, told News Channel 3 that his son ran away from home following an argument.
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 24-year-old woman who joined two young men in robbing and killing a marijuana dealer at a Riverside apartment complex was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges. A Banning jury on Thursday deliberated only a few hours before finding Merlin Perales Ortiz of Yucca Valley guilty in the 2020 slaying
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Justice Department’s emergency bid to stop California from processing more than 20,000 ballots from suspected non-citizens included more than 1,300 ballots in Riverside County. In a letter dated Monday, Oct. 26, Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles area, gave Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – With election day just days away, voters in Coachella will soon decide who will lead their city for the next two years. Four candidates are seeking the mayor’s seat, each with their own ideas about what needs to change and how to move the city forward. On Wednesday, News Channel 3
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PALM DESERT (CNS) – Students at the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus can directly engage with employers in different career fields as part of an initiative to help them gain insight into different career environments, skills and experiences, it was announced today. Work Local Industry Immersion Days connects students with local organizations to
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three young men who opened fire on a crowded Thermal home, unleashing numerous rounds in a drive-by attack that continued after sheriff’s deputies arrived, were sentenced today. Eric Orozco Diaz, Guillermo Alexander Martinez and Gustavo Isbojet Barrera Pena, all 19 and from the eastern Coachella Valley, pleaded guilty in August
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from conducting suspicionless and racially discriminatory immigration stops across Southern California, court papers obtained today show. U.S. District Judge Maame Frimpong also partly certified a class of individuals who have been affected by the practice. Following evidence
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Hollywood’s golden age is getting a spooky makeover in Palm Springs, where SunLine Transit Agency is transforming one of its buses into a haunted celebrity tour for Halloween. The “Scare-lebrity Tour” will be part of Palm Springs VillageFest on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to about 8 p.m. The bus
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