CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Cathedral City Police Department presented its annual crime statistics report to the City Council on Wednesday, highlighting a 10% overall reduction in violent crime in 2024. The department says the decline in violent crime can be attributed to a strong community engagement, among other factors. The department also noted that
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) On Saturday, March 15 the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and law enforcement partners in California are carrying out a shoulder tap decoy operation according to the department. “The goal is to increase public safety and reduce youth access to alcohol,” Special Agent in Charge Brandon Shotwell with the California
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Update 3/12/25 11:13 p.m. It was a star-filled Wednesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for day two of the round of 16. Two major upsets occurred at Stadium One, and both players were American. Wild card qualifier Belinda Bencic upset the number three seed Coco Gauff in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, and the
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A mobile app intended for migrants seeking asylum to set up appointments for screening now has a new purpose under the Trump administration. The latest version of the new app now has a new name – CBP Home – and a new feature that allows people to self-deport. The Trump administration initially shut down the
Continue ReadingBy Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia’s occupied Kursk region on Wednesday, as the Kremlin considers a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with his troops closing in on Ukraine’s only territorial bargaining chip. Wearing military uniform in video broadcast by Russian state television, Putin told frontline
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters were on the scene of a brush fire Wednesday night in Coachella. The fire started around 8:30 p.m. in the area of 52nd Avenue and Fillmore Street, burning two large piles of debris. Cal Fire crews contained the blaze and no evacuations or injuries were reported. Cal Fire crews were
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Department of Education is facing mass layoffs, with over 1,300 employees, half the agency’s workforce, let go this week. On Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the move comes as part of a larger plan to close the agency and do away with bureaucratic roles. President Donald Trump campaigned on
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – This year, 336 kids joined the ball kids crew for the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, and organizers said over half of them were new. One of those new crew members is Kaiden Richter, a Coachella Valley local, who has been waiting for her chance to become a ball kid. Richter
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Some Coachella residents are demanding Councilmember Yadira Perez resign from her position following her husband’s arrest in February and her recent votes on key city matters. News Channel 3 received this message from a viewer ahead of Wednesday’s city council meeting. The demands come after revelations of Perez’s husband, Isidro Jimenez-Ibanez,
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Canadians who visit the Coachella Valley and stay for long periods of time will soon have to deal with new immigration requirements. Under new Department of Homeland Security rules, all foreign nationals who plan to stay in the U.S. for 30 days or longer will soon be required to apply for
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A Yucca Valley man was arrested after allegedly calling dispatch, requesting deputies respond to his location so that he could fight them. Authorities said the 32-year-old man called the Sheriff’s dispatch on Sunday night. “He cursed at the dispatcher and demanded deputies respond so he could fight them. Deputies did not respond,” reads a news
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — Opening statements were made today as the trial for Adam Slater, who was found guilty on all counts last week for killing his one-year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife in 2020, continues into its second phase. During this phase, jurors will determine if Slater will receive the death penalty or
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)– The 10th Annual BNP Paribas Scholarship Awards are taking place at Indio High School. Four exceptional students will be awarded $20,000 college scholarships each, recognizing their academic and athletic achievements. The scholarship recipients, who demonstrated excellence both in the classroom and on the athletic field, will be honored by BNP Paribas executives,
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon accused of carjacking a motorist at knifepoint in Calimesa and leading law enforcement officers on a chase into the Coachella Valley was charged today with kidnapping and other offenses. Steven Christopher Mata, 33, of San Diego was arrested Sunday morning following the pursuit by Riverside County sheriff’s
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. The Minnesota governor and 2024 vice presidential candidate
Continue ReadingBy Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration shuttering seven of its 12 regional offices and laying off nearly half of its staff. One current employee said the moves amount to a “soft closing” of the office. “This will
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent visit to the
Continue Reading CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A probationer is awaiting charges today after Cathedral City police allegedly found two guns and drugs during a compliance check last week, authorities said. The department’s Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team conducted the check Thursday in Desert Hot Springs on a man previously arrested on suspicion of a stolen vehicle,
Continue ReadingBy Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español, and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a “strategic alliance” to fight organized crime with Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial private defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater. Noboa, who launched a divisive military operation against criminal groups last year, posted a
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy could not: Walk the plank on one of Washington’s dreaded short-term spending bills. Even with the House GOP’s own whip operation in overdrive, it was Trump who
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