The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death at the canal in Coachella, authorities confirmed. The death was reported at around 12:18 p.m. in the area of Avenue 52 and Canal. Details remain limited as of Thursday afternoon. Deputies are currently on scene. Stay with News Channel 3 for updates. Be the first to
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A Desert Hot Springs woman who made a viral video at a local Costco accusing a mixed-race family of neglecting and sexually assaulting a young Black female family member was granted a misdemeanor diversion program of six months for false information charges. Angelica Marie Mendez, 25, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of providing
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A 31-year-old man who forced a motorist at gunpoint to lead sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in Mecca in 2020 was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to felony charges. Gutberto Antonio Rodriguez was charged with one felony count each of to kidnapping, kidnapping during the commission of a carjacking, assault
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FIND Food Bank is inviting Coachella Valley residents to its Indio location to receive on-the-spot help with food, non-food, and household necessities, as well as apply for other benefits to help with numerous expenses. What: The CalFresh Resource Event at FIND Food Bank Where: parking lot at the FIND Food Bank warehouse and administrative building
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are heading to a winner-take-all game 5 between the Coachella Valley Firebirds and the Calgary Wranglers Friday at Acrisure Arena. The Wranglers won a critical game 4 with a 1-0 score Wednesday night. pic.twitter.com/ZmvfAm8pvE— x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) May 18, 2023 Game 4 was a battle of the goalies.
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The victim of a violent sexual assault is speaking out, after police arrested the suspect on Wednesday. The victim, Rand Snell of St. Petersburg, Florida, was sexually assaulted during a dating app hookup in January. Snell first spoke with News Channel 3 in April about this incident. Months after the assault, Snell tells News Channel
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The waitlist is now open for the Monarch Apartments, an affordable housing development in Palm Springs. To join the waitlist, visit: https://www.chochousing.org/communities-monarch-apartment-homes The Monarch Apartment Homes is a proposed 60-unit affordable housing development located at the Southeast corner of N. Indian Canyon and San Rafael Drive. The Community Housing Opportunities Corporation apartment with the city
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Some of the families who have lost a loved one due to fentanyl poisoning in Riverside County are healing thanks to the power of art.  A “Tree of Life” mural is set up at the Riverside County District Attorney’s office in Indio with the artwork of more than 20 families. The exhibit also has written testimonies from victims
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Democrat Will Rollins is speaking in-depth with News Channel 3 about why he again plans to run for Congress against Republican incumbent Ken Calvert. Rollins held a campaign event today with Democrats of the Desert. The former federal prosecutor lost to Calvert in last year’s election by roughly 11,000 votes. Rollins’ formal entry into the
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Palm Springs based writer and director, Ron Oliver is one of the thousands of writers fueling the billion dollar streaming industry. Courtesy of ‘WGA on Strike’ He’s worked on countless projects from the ‘Goosebumps’ film series to Netflix’s ‘Falling for Christmas.’ “It is pens down and nobody works,” says Oliver. Those pens have been traded
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A jury heard closing arguments Wednesday afternoon in the retrial for a man previously convicted of murdering a Palm Springs retiree in a scheme fro money more than a decade ago. 40-year-old Miguel Bustamante was convicted in the 2008 murder of Clifford Lambert, a wealthy 74-year-old art dealer. Clifford Lambert Four defendants, including Bustamante, appealed
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Police have made an arrest in the sexual assault of a gay man during a hookup on a dating app earlier this year in Palm Springs. The suspect, Hakan Isik, 56, Desert Hot Springs, was placed under arrest Wednesday morning. Jail records show the suspect was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio
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A 34-year-old man suspected of fatally striking an elderly man in Cathedral City and leaving the scene pleaded not guilty today to murder. Heber Alexander Henriquez of Cathedral City also pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor count of driving with a suspended license on Wednesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to
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FIND Food Bank is relaunching its Summer Feeding Program this week, which helps provide food for families while children are on summer break. Summer vacation is when the food bank said children need more food because they don’t have access to the supplementary meals they get when school is in session. The program runs for
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A 33-year-old woman who allegedly fatally struck an 86-year-old man with her car at a bus stop in Desert Hot Springs and drove off without rendering aid pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Kristiana Raylene Saiz of Desert Hot Springs was charged with one felony count each of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds take on the Calgary Wranglers in a big game 4 of the Pacific Division Finals tonight at Acrisure Arena. A win would clinch the series for the Firebirds; a loss would force a decisive game 5 on Friday. The team is now bolstered by the reassignment of two players, goaltender Chris
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A man was killed during an attack at a Cabazon residence, and the suspected assailant was in custody today.  The deadly assault occurred about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 52000 block of Riza Avenue, near Elm Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Jose Ayala said deputies were called to the location to
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The Palm Springs Development Project Team is moving forward with their updated plans for the campus. These plans paint a picture of what the campus could look like. The development of the new campus is still in phase one. Wednesday, the Palm Spring Development Project presented site plans, floor plans, and renderings for the new
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As temperatures heat up over the next few days, we need to keep in mind our fuzzy friends. The US National Weather Service says, “Please monitor your pets closely, especially across inland areas, as they are not acclimated to the warmer temperatures yet!” Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app yet? It’s FREE! Click here.
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A College of the Desert student, and aspiring engineer, was recently surprised with a full scholarship so she could achieve her dream of one day working for NASA. Grecia Paola Siono Gutiérrez has attended the desert school for the last three years. She does not live in the Coachella Valley, but in Mexicali. Every Sunday,
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