The leader of an Inland Empire blood bank said today rapidly dwindling supplies are putting surgeries at risk and creating other complications for medical facilities in the region, prompting a year-end appeal for people to make blood donations. “We have less than a one-day supply of red blood cells available, and several of our
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Update: 12/30/21 The man accused of driving under the influence has officially been charged with murder. Andrew Watson Hibbard, 41, of Portland, Oregon pleaded not guilty to multiple charged during his court appearance on Thursday. Details: Suspected DUI driver pleads not guilty to murder charges for Palm Springs crash Original Report: 12/29/21 On Monday, a
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La Quinta native Brandun Lee continues to shine in his young boxing career. On Tuesday, the 22-year-old was named Ring Magazine’s Prospect of the Year. Blessed to have received the “Prospect Of The Year” award from @ringmagazine 👊🏼🙏🏻 Looking forward to 2022!— Brandun Lee (@Brandun_Lee) December 29, 2021 Lee, a junior welterweight, has a perfect
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 2,269 new coronavirus cases since Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases in the county up to 397,228. Between Dec. 1 & Dec. 29, Riverside County has reported 20,990 coronavirus cases. That’s up from October and November, but below the height of the Delta surge in August and September.
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By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell The verdict capped a monthlong trial featuring sordid accounts of the sexual exploitation of girls as young
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A Palm Desert man previously sentenced in federal court to five years behind bars for firebombing the La Quinta office of a Republican organization was sentenced today in state court to 13 years for the same crime. Carlos Espriu, 24, pleaded guilty in October in Riverside County Superior Court to one count of arson of
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Desert Sands Unified School District will be starting classes again on Monday, Jan. 3. This comes as pediatric COVID-19 cases are increasing in Riverside County. In an effort to be proactive, DSUSD will be hosting a free testing clinic on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at the DSUSD office in La Quinta, from 10 a.m. to
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The General Air Conditioning & Plumbing helped make some local families’ holidays a little better. The General donated gifts to nearly two dozen Coachella Valley families who took part in our “Dear Santa” contest. Local families were encouraged to write a letter to Santa Claus and send them to KESQ. Each family was carefully selected
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After a deadly Palm Springs collision involving 5 vehicles Monday with a driver suspected by police of being under the influence, law enforcement is gearing up for the annual increase in incidents related to drunk driving that surround New Year’s Eve festivities. “It definitely goes up during the holidays,” said PSPD Lt. William Hutchinson. “If
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A judge has ruled against entertainment giant AEG and is allowing online ticket sales to continue for DayOne22, a New Year’s Eve event produced by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians at an outdoor venue in Coachella, court papers obtained today show. AEG/Goldenvoice attempted to block sales and marketing of the tribe’s event
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Riverside County health officials are reporting nearly 2,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. The county’s case rate and positivity rate have also climbed dramatically. “Over the course of December we’ve seen cases slowly going up,” said Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky, Deputy Public Health Officer for the county’s department of public health. The county says
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Residents of an Indio community woke up to an early morning shock when a hot air balloon struck a home after a bad landing. This happened at the Trilogy Polo Club in Indio just before 8 a.m., a resident tells News Channel 3. Viewer video shows the hot air balloon losing altitude, striking the top
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Update: 12/30/21 The man accused of driving under the influence has officially been charged with murder. Andrew Watson Hibbard, 41, of Portland, Oregon pleaded not guilty to multiple charges during his court appearance on Thursday. Details: Suspected DUI driver pleads not guilty to murder charges for Palm Springs crash Original Report: 12/28/21 The Riverside County
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The parents of a 14-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a stray bullet fired by Los Angeles police at an assault suspect inside a North Hollywood clothing store publicly called today for full transparency during the various investigations into the shooting. In a tearful, emotional news conference outside LAPD headquarters, Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s parents
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Warning of potentially high arsenic levels in drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued three emergency orders to privately owned and operated mobile home parks on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe’s Reservation near Thermal, authorities announced today. The orders require the owners of Mora Mobile Home Park, Valladares Mobile Home Park and
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Cal Fire Firefighter Anthony Reyes always knew he wanted to be a firefighter. Helping people and a life of service was his dream but one incident last year turned his dream job into a nightmare. He was severely burned while fighting a house fire on Dec. 8, 2020. He suffered second and third-degree burns on 23%
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Cathedral City Public Works crews are cleaning up mud and debris after flooding was reported around 10:30 this morning. The Cathedral City Fire Department says a water main that was connected to a hydrant broke off, spraying water up 60 feet in the air. One right lane heading east on Palm Canyon Drive have been
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UPDATE 12/28/21: 36-year-old Leon Reynoso of Chula Vista has been identified as the person killed in the deadly crash in Palm Springs. Police confirmed the driver of the conversion van was arrested and faces charges of murder, vehicular manslaughter, and DUI causing injury. Click here for latest details on the crash and arrest One person
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that people should now be able to isolate for only five days as opposed to the original 10 days. This announcement comes as the Omicron variant spreads across the United States at a faster rate than previous variants. The CDC said its guidance keeps up with
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Just before 10 P.M., a suspect was arrested after a standoff that lasted hours between police. Hours earlier, around 7 P.M., the Palm Springs Police Department advised residents in the 1800 block of N Cerritos Road to stay indoors due to police activity. Lieutenant William Hutchinson told News Channel 3 that officers had been working
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