10 people are without a home after a fire destroyed a group of Palm Desert apartment units. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay met with one of the families who shared their frightening experience of waking up to flames taking over their home. “I remember my brother waking me up and telling me there was a
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Musician, actor, and longtime valley resident Trinidad “Trini” Lopez was pronounced dead at the age of 83 on Tuesday due to complications with pneumonia and COVID-19. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole, who just finished shooting a documentary on Lopez with Todd Hughes, confirmed to the Associated Press that Lopez died from complications of COVID-19 at Desert
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President Donald Trump is holding a news conference today at 2:30 p.m. PST. You can watch the news conference live on KESQ.com News Conference at 5:30 P.M. Enjoy!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2020
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ILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. “I have the great honor
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Riverside County is giving away 10 million masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. FIND Food Bank is a part of Riverside County’s ‘Masks are Medicine’ campaign. On Tuesday FIND Food Bank received one million masks. These masks will be distributed to the communities at FIND Food Bank’s over 120 sites throughout the
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A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook areas around the Salton Sea near Niland and Bombay Beach Monday morning. There were no reports of damage or injuries, but News Channel 3 continues to monitor the area. There have been more than 25 fore- and aftershocks recorded after the initial m4.6 earthquake. This earthquake and the swarm are
Continue ReadingThe heat is sticking around for the week, and will warm up further for the weekend. An Excessive Heat Watch is up for Imperial County, Eastern Riverside County, and most of Southern Arizona. We’re tracking Hurricane Elida, which has the potential to push sub-tropical moisture into Southern California by the latter part of the week.
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With the new school year beginning with distance learning from home, more parents are already turning to tutoring to help their kids stay on track. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil breaks down three options for students looking for extra help during the pandemic. Check with your school district or email your child’s teacher directly. All
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Firefighters responded to a fire that broke out in a Palm Desert apartment complex overnight. Crews were called to the 73000 block of Santa Rosa Way near Portola Avenue at 12:52 a.m. Authorities said the flames extended from an attached garage to two out of four apartment units. 10 residents were displaced by the fire.
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Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes joined News Channel 3’s Peter Daut on Monday to discuss what’s being done to stop the recent increase in gun violence. Police say within the last year alone — this area has seen: 3 homicide investigations 9 attempted homicides16 arrests5 recovered firearmsan additional 61 reports of shots fired All three
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Cory McIntyre’s job at Red Jeep Tours screeched to a halt in mid-March. “Things were moving along just fine,” he said. “We were getting ready to have one of our busiest months at work, and then the pandemic hit.” Like tens of millions of others, McIntyre has been collecting that $600 per week unemployment benefit.
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We’re learning new details about the two people who were killed amid gunfire and a car crash in Coachella Friday night. Riverside County Sheriffs Department said a car-to-car shooting killed the driver of an SUV whose vehicle then hit two pedestrians on the sidewalk. One of them a local teacher has died. The family of
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Did you feel it? An earthquake initially registering at 4.9 Magnitude, later downgraded to a 4.6, shook areas around the Salton Sea near Niland and Bombay Beach Monday morning. The quake was centered within the boundaries of the Salton Sea itself, and hit at 8:56 a.m. There were no reports of damage or injuries, but
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A 17-year-old from Twentynine Palms was arrested on arson charges Sunday night after allegedly setting his parent’s home on fire. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Station were called to a report of a fire on the 700 block of Canyon Road at around 8:25 p.m. Deputies
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President Trump returned to his briefing after a shooting outside of the White House. Trump said the shooting outside is now “under control.” The shooting took place near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the White House, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly
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Melissa Melendez, the republican state senator representing the Coachella Valley and most of Riverside County, is taking aim at Governor Newsom’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I get emails and calls everyday from republicans, democrats and independents, you name it. They’re all saying the same thing, which is let our businesses reopen and let our
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Cases Changes Over the Weekend There were new 1,531 coronavirus cases reported new coronavirus cases since Friday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 41,983. The county has been reporting lower than expected case increases since July 29 due to glitch with the state’s CalREDIE system. During Monday’s public briefing,
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom also addressed President Trump’s action over the weekend to enact coronavirus pandemic relief efforts. MORE: Breaking down the executive actions Trump signed on coronavirus relief A CNN article explained the unemployment benefits outlined in the
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The City of La Quinta launches a new program called ‘Al fresco’ to help small business expand outdoor operations amid the pandemic. “We are super excited here at RD Rnner it was brought to our attention two weeks ago that there were funds available to support restaurants to expand and grow their outdoor dining area,”
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