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Update 3/4/25 Desert Hot Springs City Manager Frank J. Luckino has retired, Mayor Scott Matas announced during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Doria Wilms, who serves as the city’s Deputy City Manager, was unanimously appointed as the acting City Manager. Original Report 2/26/25 Desert Hot Springs City Manager Frank J. Luckino is currently on leave. Acting
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – We’re nearing the final days of the Riverside County Fair & Date Festival. The festival is closing off with a rootin’-tootin’ good time. Friday was the opening day of PRCA Pro Rodeo. News Channel 3’s Luis Avila was at the fairgrounds on Friday to tell you more on what to expect during the
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The BNP Paribas open welcomes nearly 500,000 spectators each year, and generated nearly one billion dollars in 2024. Even as vendors prepare to open for spectators on March 2, they still have a lot of work to do. Christian Page, the head chef for “Lionel’s” and “Love Love” at the tennis garden, says he looks
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi, Lucas Lilieholm and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia on Saturday declared an immediate ceasefire, two days after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on fighters to lay down their arms and dissolve the group. If accepted by Turkey, the declaration could bring about the end of
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the crackdown on illegal drugs, including fentanyl, from entering the county’s jail system. In December 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Gang Intelligence Unit and Corrections Central Investigations Unit opened an investigation into inmates and members of the public smuggling narcotics into the
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Code Enforcement reports finding 36 homeless encampments in three locations in Mecca and Indio. On Tuesday, multiple agencies provided clothing, housing, food stamps, and Medi-Cal resources to people living in those encampments. According to Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez, “These collaborative efforts ensure that people in need receive help
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En la segunda parte de el reportaje especial, “Frontera Sur, Puerta a la Deportación Masiva”, Telemundo 15 se trasladó hasta la frontera Calexico – Mexicali para documentar el trabajo del ejército mexicano para prevenir el cruce ilegal de personas y el contrabando de drogas y de esa manera evitar la imposición de aranceles a los
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Widespread layoffs to the National Park Service are hitting hard locally, at Joshua Tree National Park. Earlier this month, News Channel 3 covered the cuts to the park as locals and business owners claimed the downsizing would hurt the area. Now, several park advocates fear vandalism could grow with less rangers supervising the land. Casey
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INDIO (CNS) – A judge ruled on Friday that a 27-year-old woman accused of colliding with a motorcyclist in Desert Hot Springs while driving under the influence of drugs and inflicting fatal injuries must stand trial for DUI gross vehicular manslaughter. Mia Janae Perry of Rialto allegedly caused the death of 55-year-old Jon Sherwood in
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A 3-car crash delayed traffic in Palm Springs just before 4:30 p.m. Friday. It happened on East Ramon around Grenfall Road, between Sunrise Way and Avenida Caballeros. Investigators tell News Channel 3 that three people were taken to the hospital with one of them in critical condition. One driver was suspected of DUI. The crash closed
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is expanding the use of body scanner technology in its county jails. The technology was rolled out last August and is now being used at the West Valley, High Desert, and Central Detention Centers. Inmates face a non-invasive body scan, showing detailed images identifying any potential threats including illegal
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A gang member who joined a teenage cohort in attempting to gun down a rival in a Cathedral City park — but wounded a young mother and a boy playing soccer instead — was sentenced today to 32 years to life in state prison. Ivan Raya Reynoso, 22, of Cathedral City was convicted in January
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News Channel 3 was tracking local reaction to the heated exchange between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Democratic Congressman Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released a video statement Friday. He said, “Today, President Trump disgracefully bullied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an ally of true Democracy, putting his allegiance with the communist dictator Vladimir Putin
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. “The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes,” Trump said in a statement. “They are
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By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — As consumers face skyrocketing egg prices, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports an increase of people attempting to smuggle eggs across the border from Mexico. The CBP’s San Diego Field Office reported Thursday seeing a 158% increase in egg interceptions since the fiscal year of 2024. A CBP
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Friends of the Desert Hot Springs Library book sale is offering a wide selection of books, CDs, and DVDs for purchase until Saturday, March 1. The sale is open to the public and runs from 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Desert Hot Springs Library, located at 14-380 Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs.
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Free dental, vision, and medical services are offered to the Coachella valley by California Careforce from February 28 – March 2, 2025 at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. Gates open at 5:30 a.m. and the clinic opens at 7:00 a.m. Dentistry will include fillings, extractions, cleanings, x-rays, and limited number of dentures. The vision
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should apologize after his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office devolved into what Rubio described as a “fiasco,” while questioning whether the Ukrainian leader really wants peace in the country’s war with Russia. In an
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should apologize after his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office devolved into what Rubio described as a “fiasco,” while questioning whether the Ukrainian leader really wants peace in the country’s war with Russia. In
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Calling its workforce “bloated,” the Social Security Administration announced Friday plans to slash about 7,000 jobs, or roughly 12% of its staff. The potential cuts are part of a larger reorganization at the agency in line with the Trump administration’s drive to downsize the federal government. The move comes
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