The Palm Springs Fire Department says all lanes on the I-10 are now open after being closed due to a methane gas leak, which has been mitigated. CHP issued a Sigalert around 5:00 p.m for both east and westbound lanes on the highway due to the gas leak in the area near Garnet Avenue and
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UPDATE: Fire officials said that the Chaparral Fire was 1,425 acres and 10% contained Sunday morning. One firefighter received minor injuries and two structures were destroyed. Evacuation warnings and orders remained in place. https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1431980243183570948?s=20 Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters are on the scene of a wildfire burning near Tenaja Road and Cleveland Forest Road,
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The country is in mourning after losing 13 U.S. service members in the attack at Kabul airport.Among them, three Marines from Southern California with one of them hitting close to home. 22-year-old Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez was from the Coachella Valley. He was the son of Riverside County Sheriff’s Captain Herman Lopez and Deputy Alicia
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The recent deadly events unfolding in the Afghan capital are prompting local Gold Star families and veterans to react. Isaac Wyant, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2014 to 2018 and was stationed at Twentynine Palms, is reflecting on the United State’s 20-year war. While he was never deployed to Afghanistan, Wyant was
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It’s week 2 of the high school football season! We’ve got 10 games this week, check out the schedule below. Watch the Best Local Sports Show with Blake Arthur at 11 p.m. for scores, highlights, and more from this week’s action. We’ll also announce our Play of the Week nominees! WEEK 2 – FRIDAY 8/27 Palm Desert
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With fire season now extending into the fall. It’s important for people to understand how wildfire smoke impacts people and how to protect themselves. The California Environmental Protection Agency held a virtual media briefing today to discuss the air quality and health concerns associated with the widespread smoke. A website, visiting California Resources Board breaks
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A Coachella Valley native killed in the attack at Kabul airport is being honored and remembered. Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez, a graduate of La Quinta High School, was among the 13 U.S. service members killed Thursday in Afghanistan. Friday night on the field before kickoff, the La Quinta Blackhawks players ran out carrying American flags.
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Marine Hunter Lopez along with Father Captain Herman Lopez The Riverside Sheriff’s Association has set-up a page to make donation to the Lopez family. Click here to donate News Channel 3 has confirmed that a local Marine was among 13 U.S. service members killed during an attack at a Kabul airport on Thursday. The Desert
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A 25-year-old man who allegedly took part in a gang-related shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded outside a Cathedral City strip club faces murder charges today. Guillermo Cintora Gomez of Coachella is accused with Christian Miramontes, 27, and Manuel Vargas, 33, in the June 2018 shooting outside the Showgirls Gentlemen’s Club
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. drone strike early Saturday killed a militant in the group blamed for the deadly suicide bombing at the Kabul airport, U.S. officials said, while American forces working under heightened security and threats of another attack pressed ahead in the closing days of the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan. The attack
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A multi-vehicle collision has shut down Avenue 48 between Arabia Street and Monroe Street. The Indio Police Department announced that both sides of the roadway is shutdown as officers investigate the crash. The closure is expected to last until at least 8 p.m. There are no details on the crash at this time. No word
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A Desert Hot Springs man was sentenced today to 56 years to life in state prison for the stabbing death of his landlord. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Dean Benjamini handed down the maximum term for Albert Marchain, 29, who was convicted July 7 of killing 69-year-old Stanislaw Tokarski nearly three years ago. An Indio
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A four-year-old child from western Riverside County has died after contracting COVID-19, county health officials announced on Friday. Officials said the death took place during the first week of August, however, officials waited to report the cause of death until receiving confirmation from the coroner’s office. The child is the youngest person in the county
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Subtle shifts in the winds have improved our AQI this morning, but we may still see occasional incursions of smoke through the afternoon. Right now, air quality is in the GOOD or MODERATE range in the Coachella Valley. View the current map here. The HRRR wildfire smoke forecast indicates lesser amounts of smoke will be
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La Quinta resident James Bailey spent 5 years in Afghanistan protecting American diplomats for the U.S. Department of State from 2009 to 2014. Speaking exclusively to News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia, he said Thursday’s deadly ISIS suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 Marines was a preventable tragedy. “I’m still trying to process everything that’s happened,”
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A handful of high school mixed martial artists were honored on Thursday for their recent success at the 2021 IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships. Special moment here in Desert Hot Springs, Congressman Raul Ruiz honoring MMA standouts after bringing home medals🏅 from an overseas competition. We’ll have more tonight on @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 pic.twitter.com/rQSKgpykeJ— Bailey Arredondo
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Coachella Valley’s three hospitals reported zero to lower-than-usual bed availability on Thursday. Hospital spokespeople from Eisenhower Health as well as JFK Memorial Hospital and Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs said the low bed availability is not entirely due to the coronavirus. There has reportedly been a higher volume of people in the Coachella
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Coachella Valley students are officially back to in-person learning, after more than a year of remote education. The new school year represents a chance for the COVID generation to regain lost opportunities that they missed out on in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Being back is really nice, its refreshing,” said Valeria Gutierrez Senior
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 3.5 million people in the United States said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to
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Traffic is backed up on the westbound side of Interstate 10 near Monroe Street after a single-vehicle rollover. The crash happened at around 4:45 p.m. west of the Monroe St. exit Two females suffered minor injuries. A tow truck arrived on scene at around 5:15 p.m. Traffic is moving very slowly in the area as
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