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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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
Continue Reading By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. In other words,
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UPDATE 3:40 p.m. U.S. official confirms that a 13th U.S. service member has died as a result of injuries received in the attack at the Kabul airport, ABC News reports. LIVE COVERAGE FROM ABC NEWS BELOW: By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, RAHIM FAIEZ, LOLITA C. BALDOR and JOSEPH KRAUSS KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,089 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 331,416. The case rate per 100K increased, going from 35.2 on Wednesday to 35.5 on Thursday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start of the month. The county’s positivity rate
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Palm Springs is requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test for indoor dining starting today. The change comes more than 3 weeks after the City Council voted unanimously to implement the mandate. Some restaurants wasted no time in implementing the rule change, while others waited until the deadline. In an effort to
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National Dog Day is being celebrated across the country on Thursday! From precious pets to life-saving Labradors, the day encourages people to share their lives with dogs of all breeds. Dogs are the most popular pet in America, with The American Veterinary Medical Association citing that 57 percent of households had a pet at the end of
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Fire crews are continuing containment and mop up efforts on the Rock Fire in Anza. Shaken families returned to their homes after evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday morning. Lacey Evans, Peter Hernandez and their two children spoke with News Channel 3’s Madison Weil just after they pulled into their driveway, relieved to see their Anza
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Fire crews made progress on the Westward Fire that broke out in Banning Wednesday afternoon. By Wednesday night, it smoldered at 160 acres with 10 percent containment. The flames broke out at about 2:15 p.m. behind Banning High School. Crews at the time said thousands of acres were under threat. Video showed chaos at the
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Palm Springs is getting a Mac & Cheese restaurant. I Heart Mac & Cheese is set to open at 190 S. Indian Canyon in downtown Palm Springs in November. The restaurant will be one of only a few downtown restaurants with extended hours late into the evening. I Heart Mac & Cheese is described as
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Crews were out early Wednesday morning cleaning up a closed down animal hospital and nearby vacant lots in Desert Hot Springs. The Desert Hot Springs Community Clean-Up Committee, which is a group of volunteers, was out there along with crews from Desert Concept Construction, to clean-up trash that’s gathered over time from recent winds and the homeless
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The Palm Springs Unified School District has approved negotiations of law enforcement agreements with the cities of Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Springs, and Riverside County to bring back school resource officers. This process is fluid and the details have yet to be worked out. During the meeting, it was discussed that PSUSD would
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A vegetation fire burning behind Banning High School has grown to 200-acres. The forward rate has been stopped and as of 5:30 p.m. it is 10% contained. The fire was first reported at around 2:17 p.m. on the 100 block of West Westward Avenue, between the school and a KOA Campground. #WestwardFIRE 🎥 earlier at
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