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The state’s Department of Public Health is investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in California. A Sacramento County resident is being investigated for a possible monkeypox infection after recently traveling abroad. Monkeypox is seeing an unprecedented outbreak with more than 200 cases reported in at least 22 countries. UCSF infectious disease expert Dr. Peter
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley parents are among those nationwide now faced with explaining the tragedy of mass shootings to their children. There is support for adults, like parents and school employees, to help young individuals feel safer, by establishing a sense of security and engaging with them about their fears. Palm Springs Unified School District’s Superintendent Dr.
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and ACACIA CORONADO UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather. One girl sensed something was wrong and wanted to skip school. On Wednesday, stories began to emerge about the lives of the
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Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, will be performing rock ‘n soul with his band Thursday, May 25 at the Cascade Lounge at Agua Caliente Palm Springs. For tickets. visit EventsPalmSprings.com
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One day after a mass shooting rampage in a Texas elementary school, California Governor Gavin Newsom is promising strong action in protecting people from gun violence. On Wednesday, Newsom and other Democratic leaders announced “efforts to expedite legislation to protect communities.” Every day of inaction is another day kids die from guns.With @SenToniAtkins & @Rendon63rd,
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News Channel 3 is partnering with Leadership Coachella Valley and other valley organizations to sponsor a baby necessities drive benefitting the Galilee Center. We’re accepting donations throughout the entire month of May here at KESQ or at the locations listed below: News Channel 3, Telemundo 15 & La Poderosa 96.7 FM31276 Dunham Way Thousand Palms,
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Highs yesterday hit 102, we’ll be a degree or two above that today for the hottest of the week. If you have to be out in the heat, please stay hydrated, and follow heat safety tips to avoid heat related illness. In addition to the extra heat, we’re a little drier today than earlier in
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Local leaders are devastated by the news of the Texas shooting, and some even call for more gun control laws. U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz expressed his thoughts on the shooting. Like others, he is heartbroken over what happened. Governor Gavin Newsom continued this sentiment by calling for more gun control. Both the Riverside County District
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On Tuesday night, the Palm Springs Police Department held a community town hall meeting amid a rise in violence in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates neighborhood. It’s often a hotspot for crime. Dozens of residents showed up and voiced their concerns. “Innocent people are having bullets in their house, you know my neighbors are scared,
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A ridge of high pressure continues to build across the region, turning up the heat in the Coachella Valley. Triple-digit temperatures are expected for the remainder of the workweek. KESQ A long-wave trough will spread across the region following that ridge, resulting in several days of winds increasing across our area. Thursday night will likely
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21 people, including 19 children and two adults were killed after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed. The shooter’s grandmother, who was previously reported as dead, is in remains in critical condition but is alive, ABC News reports. ABC News reports that the victims are
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A vacation turned rescue mission. On May 13, Palm Springs firefighter Cody Ayotte was enjoying time with family in Oceanside when a dumpster fire caught his eye. “Adrenaline kicked in as soon as I saw that hand and I just wanted to get him out,” said Ayotte. A bystander filmed Ayotte as he found a homeless man stuck unconscious under
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“She was varsity her first year as a freshman, so right away she started contributing.” That was La Quinta track and field head coach Brian Ansley talking about senior sensation Alaysia Smoot. A do-it all athlete that fell in love with track and field. “It was my freshman year when I got involved and it was
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The June 7 primary election is two weeks away, voting by mail is already underway in Riverside County, and News Channel 3 is taking an in-depth look at the candidates in the newly drawn 25th congressional district race. Redistricting split the Coachella Valley into two newly drawn congressional districts. District 25’s new boundaries include areas
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Students in Palm Springs Unified School District who were selected to attend a free trip to Washington D.C. earlier this year are making a presentation to the school board Tuesday night. The program was coordinated by the African American Parent Advisory Council of PSUSD. 24 students flew to the nation’s capital last month. They were
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The annual Homeless Point in Time Count in Riverside County shows a total of 3316 people, an increase of 15%, according to a presentation at the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. “Our challenge here is to remember that behind every single one of these numbers, There are real lives and people who still are relying
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