PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A major affordable housing development has been approved in Palm Desert — but the decision came without a city council vote or any opportunity for community input, leaving many residents with mixed reactions. The 298-unit project, planned for the corner of Cook Street and Frank Sinatra across from the Cal
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Coachella Valley family received the keys to their first home this week after nearly 2 years in the homebuying process. They ultimately found and qualified for Riverside County’s 20% down assistance program — a program they were connected to through Lift to Rise. Lift to Rise is a nonprofit organization that
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In continuing coverage, the death of former local Assemblymember Brian Nestande was back in the headlines on Tuesday. News Channel 3 is confirming with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office that all fentanyl deaths are investigated as a homicide. As we reported back in May 2024, an autopsy report confirms the former state assembly member died of
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By MJ Lee, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The scrum outside of the Cannon office building early Tuesday morning slowly grew in size, eventually ballooning to several dozen women. Every time someone new arrived, there was an eruption of hugs and cheerful greetings. The scene could have easily been a joyful reunion of old friends.
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors approved funding to build new power substations in Thousand Palms and La Quinta. It’s a move that IID officials said will help serve increased energy demand due to the area’s rapid residential and commercial growth. The $23.2 million La Quinta project, known
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs man suspected of sexually assaulting multiple minors pleaded not guilty to charges on Monday. Jesse James Garcia-Airada, 28, faces 18 charges, including multiple sexual assault charges. According to court documents, investigators believe Garcia-Airada sexually assaulted over 15 girls and provided them with fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, and nicotine
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon killed 13 people on Tuesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Several others were injured by the strike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sidon, the ministry said, adding that ambulances
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Wildlights, the popular holiday lights display, will return to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens starting Nov. 25. Wildlights features millions of lights, including spectacular light displays, walk-through lighted exhibits, a 30-foot-tall Christmas tree, and the G-Scale model train, with 3,300 feet of track, decked out for the holidays. There’s
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By Ethan Cohen, Devan Cole, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, who had made Texas the centerpiece
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Continue ReadingCNN Library (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Manuel Noriega, former dictator of Panama. Personal:Birth date: February 11, 1934 Death date: May 29, 2017 Birth place: Panama City, Panama Birth name: Manuel Antonio Noriega Morena Father: Ricaurte Noriega, accountant Mother: Maria Feliz Morena Marriage: Felicidad Sieiro (late 1960s-2017, his death) Children:
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has published a “freedom manifesto” outlining her vision of a “new era” for the country without its strongman Nicolás Maduro. The four-page document, dated November 9 but made public on Tuesday, lays out the democratic pillars she says all Venezuelans are entitled to,
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Senate voted Tuesday to adjourn until January as its Republican supermajority continues to resist pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional lines. Gov. Mike Braun responded by threatening to “compel” the Senate into a special session to vote on redistricting at Trump’s behest. It
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RIVERSIDE (KESQ) – Home sales rose across the Inland Empire and the state as a whole last month, with statewide sales figures reaching the highest level since February, the California Association of Realtors announced today. In Riverside County, closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes rose 6.6% in October over September’s numbers, and
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man who fatally beat a 77-year-old woman living in the same Palm Desert apartment complex was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Ryan Alkana, 38, was officially sentenced Tuesday morning. He was convicted of murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a weapon during a felony in April
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By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Clay Higgins, the only lawmaker to vote against the bipartisan bill to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, defended his opposition on Tuesday, saying the legislation was written in such a way that it might harm innocent people. “It abandons 250 years of criminal justice
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday. Although the measure passed with near-unanimous support, it still has to pass a few hurdles before it becomes law and files are ultimately
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County is continuing to place an emphasis on preserving the lives of pets impounded at the county’s four animal shelters, Department of Animal Services Director Mary Martin said today, renewing the agency’s appeal for residents to consider adopting or fostering dogs and cats going into the holidays. “Progress has been
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By Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House on Tuesday took the rare step of publicly reprimanding one of its own members — retiring Democratic Rep. Chuy García — for what some of his colleagues have described as an attempt to subvert the election of his successor in Congress. What made it even
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Lance Bass, one-fifth of the renowned vocal group NSYNC, will serve as the celebrity tree lighter at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 7. News Channel 3’s Chief Meteorologist and “Eye on the Desert” Host Patrick Evans will again emcee this year’s event at the Tramway’s Mountain Station. Festivities are scheduled
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