Sheriff’s deputies will be screening vehicles and looking for intoxicated drivers tonight in Palm Desert. The planned DUI checkpoint will take place in an undisclosed location in the city beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing until about 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Varon Potter said deputies will search for
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A Sky Valley resident accused of gunning down a man in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Jeffrey Burgess, 42, was arrested Tuesday stemming from the shooting reported earlier that morning. Burgess was arraigned at the Banning Justice Center before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez, who set the defendant’s
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By Katie Bo Williams, Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US intelligence community on Friday released its long-awaited report on what it knows about a series of mysterious flying objects that have been seen moving through restricted military airspace over the last several decades. In short, the answer according to Friday’s report is very
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A gang member accused of shooting two people who were seated in a car in Thermal a month ago was in custody today without bail. The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Thermal was arrested Thursday and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of mayhem, attempted murder and assault with a
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations. The punishment — which fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had
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The CDC has extended the eviction moratorium currently in place through July 31st — adding this is intended to be the final extension. “There’s a ton of anxiety…folks want to be able to stay in their homes and keep their children housed,” said Heather Vaikona, CEO, Lift to Rise. Lift to Rise is a local
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Summer is officially here and so is the need for food. FIND Food Bank is helping put food in the mouths of its community members as the need arises with its Kids Summer Feeding Program. Kayleen Sullivan, the Development and Community Relations Coordinator, said “We’re really trying to target kids while they’re out of school
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KESQ News Channel 3 will kicking off the 9th annual “9 Cities Challenge” Blood Drive at our station this Friday! Join us and donate blood at 31276 Dunham Way in Thousand Palms from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. You will receive a “Count on Me!” T-Shirt with your donation! In the past when the community
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Officials recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy who went missing after a boating incident in Lake Havasu earlier this week. Isaiah Benz, 16, was found at the lake bottom on the South Basin of Lake Havasu, Arizona on Monday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department. Crews search for Benz Benz is a resident
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A decades-old ban on drive-thrus in most of Palm Desert will remain in place after city council rejected a proposal to modify it Thursday night. The proposal would have enabled drive-thrus to be built, under certain restrictions, along areas of Highway 111 and Fred Waring Drive. It addressed environmental concerns, countered drive-thru oversaturation, and required
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The Rancho Mirage Planning Commission voted 5-0 to deny a conditional use permit to a bring a hotel to the “The River” shopping center area. The proposed four-story hotel would’ve been built on the northeast side of “the River” parking lot, which the developer called the most remote and underutilized lot of the area. The
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Two people have been rushed to the hospital after a crash in Palm Springs Thursday evening. The crash happened on Highway 111 south of Overture Drive at around 4 p.m. Palm Springs Fire Department Captain Nathan Gunkel confirmed that a man and a woman suffered major injuries in a vehicle vs motorcycle crash. It is
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A Desert Hot Springs man was convicted today of attempted murder and other felony charges for shooting his ex-girlfriend through a window of her Palm Springs apartment while she slept. A Riverside jury deliberated two days before finding Sergio Juan Marques, 41, guilty of one count each of attempted murder, spousal abuse, shooting at a
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A sergeant with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is behind bars on accusations of possession and distribution of child pornography. Marc Goodwin, 43, was arrested by the Fontana Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit on Wednesday. Goodwin was listed as a homicide detective on Sheriff’s Department news releases in 2016-2017. According to
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Todd Leishman has been appointed as the new city attorney of Indian Wells. The change goes into effect on Thursday, June 24. Leishman currently serves as of counsel for Best Best & Krieger’s (BBK) Ontario and Irvine offices where he specializes in short-term rentals and other housing issues, such as sober-living and group homes, affordable
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A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after being accused of annoying and molesting a minor in Twentynine Palms. Derek Latimer, 67, of Twentynine Palms was arrested by deputies Wednesday afternoon. Officials from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station said the incident started at around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, when deputies received a report of
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A Sky Valley resident accused of fatally shooting a man in Palm Springs has been officially charged with murder. Jeff Burgess, 42, was arrested Tuesday and remains held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, with bail set at $2 million. Along with the murder count, Burgess faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a
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UPDATE 06/24 : A 32-year-old man was arrested by Riverside Sheriffs Office (RSO) after authorities said he was wanted for a domestic violence incident that happened early Tuesday morning. Sheriff deputies said the suspect barricaded himself in the 78500 block of Via Bolero in La Quinta. This incident led to an hours long stand-off. The
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PS Homeboys is a new furniture and decor store in Palm Springs that’s open for business, but the owners say you might not know it from the street. The temporary parklet for Thai Smile on the corner of Indian Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way is in the way, said co-owners Neils Kosman and Jeremy
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The period to withdraw signatures from the petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom is over and just a few signatures were removed. Shirley N. Weber, the Secretary of State, notified the Department of Finance that just 43 signatures were removed from the petition during the 30-day signature withdrawal period. The recall petition has more than
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