As of Saturday the 6,013-acre Snow Fire burning in Palm Springs has already forced the evacuation of the Snow Creek Village community since it first sparked Thursday at around 2:30 p.m. As of Saturday evening firefighters were able to get 15% containment. Click here for continuing updates on the Snow Fire According the California Highway
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A woman was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison for fatally stabbing her 83-year-old husband as he slept at their Rancho Mirage home more than 10 years ago. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Harold Hopp, who handed down the sentence at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, gave Marsha Kay Esswein,
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In a time when many restaurants have had to close their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, one is opening up in Palm Desert. Hula’s, a taste of Hawaii, opened this week at The Village at University Park, on Cook Street in Palm Desert. Opening a restaurant during a pandemic is not ideal, but for
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at her home in Washington, the court says. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court says. TRUMP'S FIRST REMARKS:"She just died? Wow. I didn't know that. She led an amazing life. What else can you say? she was
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As News Channel 3 has previously reported, there is a $33 million fund that exists locally to help Riverside County residents struggling to pay rent due to the pandemic. Lift to Rise, one organization involved is now hosting mobile pop-up events to help residents through the application process. “It’s helped us a great deal because
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The U.S. Forest Service says a firefighter has died battling the El Dorado wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest west of Palm Springs. Crews and residents lined up on the streets to salute the firefighter as their procession drove by on the way to the coroner’s office Friday afternoon. The San Bernardino National Forest
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All three of our local school districts are asking parents to fill out a survey indicating whether or not they want their children to return to school once in-person learning resumes. As of now, all three of our local school districts are continuing distance learning from home. But they are beginning to make preparations for
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A 21-year-old is in police custody after allegedly stealing a SunBus from a bus stop in Desert Hot Springs, leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash Friday afternoon. Multiple viewers reported seeing the end of a crash between a SunBus and a fire hydrant on Bob Hope Drive and Varner Road in
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The Indio Police Department arrested two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of a woman last month. Jesse “Trigger” Hernandez, 18, and a juvenile were arrested on Thursday. The two were wanted for their alleged role in a shooting of a bystander who was parked at the K & A Market on Avenue 44
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 307 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases to 56,681. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 600,554 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 8,482 tests conducted reported over the past 24 hours. Riverside County
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Firefighters continue to battle the flames Friday in the Snow Fire. It’s been burning at high elevations. As of noon on Friday, it had reached 2,500 acres with 0% containment. The challenges of the Snow Fire CalFire officials say their main challenges fighting the flames on Friday are the triple digit temperatures, low humidity, and
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Palm Springs’ loss is Palm Desert’s gain. The new sports and entertainment arena, which will be the home of the AHL affiliate of the new Seattle Kraken NHL team, will now be built near Palm Desert off of I-10 and Cook Street. It was originally planned to The arena was originally going to be built
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Some Snowbirds will stay home this winter and skip their annual winter migration south to the Coachella Valley for our sunshine and warm temperatures. How many won’t come? Nobody knows quite yet, but fewer travelers from the north will cost local businesses money. And pandemic concerns and uncertainty can be blamed for the decisions to
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Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting at the Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs in downtown earlier this week. A spokesperson for the Palm Springs Police Department confirmed the shooting, which happened shortly after 4 a.m. Monday morning. A spokesperson for casino confirmed shooting happened in the parking lot of the casino. Palm Springs
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A man was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking home from his family restaurant in Yucca Valley Wednesday night. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Morongo Basin Station, Sheng Tu Lin, 73, of Yucca Valley, was struck by a 2005 Toyota Prius near the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 173 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases to 56,374. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 592,072 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 9,659 tests conducted since Wednesday. Riverside County is encouraging more residents
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Service was restored shortly before 1:20 p.m. Police and city phone lines are working as normal once again. ====================== According to Palm Springs Police, a power outage is impacting phone lines at the Department and other city buildings in Palm Springs. Emergency 911 lines and non-emergency calls for police and fire service are being handled
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PALM DESERT, Calif. – On Wednesday Oak View Group, a global development company, announced its partnership with The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation to build a sports and entertainment arena on a private stretch of land at I-10 and Cook Street near Palm Desert. The project was originally slated to go up near Agua
Continue ReadingDevastating wildfires continue to rage across California and other west coast states. On Thursday, KESQ News Channel 3 is taking part in a coordinated fundraising effort to help. KESQ is joining other ABC affiliate stations in the “ABC Western Wildfires Day of Giving” on Thursday, September 17. Photo by Scott Dalton/American Red Cross The goal:
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