By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary Saturday, further tightening his grip on the nomination and leaving his last remaining major rival, Nikki Haley, to consider her dwindling options. The former president has swept all GOP nominating contests to date, first beating the field by large margins in Iowa and
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Early Saturday morning, shortly before 8 a.m. Palm Springs Fire Department responded to a call involving a male hiker in critical condition. They located the victim, who was later identified as a Palm Springs resident off Museum Trail. Despite lifesaving measures, the individual was pronounced dead at the scene according to Palm Springs Police spokesperson,
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The Palm Springs Black History Committee hosts its Black History Month Parade and Town Fair, bringing thousands of people to enjoy entertainment, educational moments, food, and games. “This parade has grown in the 37 years, and that has been an amazing thing to see all cultures and all diverse backgrounds of folks, no matter your
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We’re going into the final weekend of this year’s 76th Annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Gates at the Riverside County Fairgrounds open at 10 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, giving you plenty of time to check out your favorite fair attractions. There’s plenty of activities you can
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Earlier this week, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco joined other lawmakers in Sacramento in support of several new bills dealing with public safety. Bianco told News Channel 3’s Peter Daut that one of the bills would allow judges to issue tougher penalties for criminals who use guns. He believes Californians have had enough and it’s
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A total of 17 vote centers will open throughout Riverside County this weekend for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election, the county of Riverside announced. Â Â Seventeen vote centers will open this Saturday, and an additional 131 vote centers will open next Saturday, March 2 for a total of 148 operational vote centers throughout the county.
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One person was apprehended after managing to bypass TSA security screening at the Palm Springs International Airport Thursday evening. Airport officials said the incident happened at around 5:50 p.m. A spokesperson with the TSA told News Channel 3 that a ticketed passenger walked through a body scanner that was not staffed by a TSA officer.
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A 43-year-old man who allegedly injured someone during a robbery in Palm Desert pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Â Â Carlos Quilon of Palm Desert was charged with one felony count each of assault on a person causing great bodily injury, robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon to cause great bodily injury, dissuading
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A 2-year-old girl’s mother and her friend were charged today with abducting the toddler at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Garden Grove this week. Ileane Unique Shelton, 21, the girl’s mother, was charged with kidnapping a child and child stealing by a non-custodial person, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of battery and
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Friday 11:30 am Update: The city of Palm Springs opened Indian Canyon Drive at the wash Friday morning. All main roads in Palm Springs which includes Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino are all open. Â Both Vista Chino and Gene Autry are down to one lane in both directions due to water still flowing through
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For the past few years, KESQ has highlighted a local Palm Desert teen, Natalie Tanner, who was diagnosed with brain cancer as a baby. But after treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and yearly checkups, Natalie is now 17 years old and giving the world a run for its money. “I really like Xavier High School,
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Keith McCormick’s Palm Springs Car Auction is back this weekend! It’s the 76th McCormick auction event, from February 23rd to the 25th. The show is at The Palm Springs Convention Outdoor Event area and it displays over 400 classic and collectible cars. Featured vehicles are from all over the world, and the show includes everything
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Several Palm Desert businesses saw windows damaged in a Thursday night shooting. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were investigating the incident reported shortly before 10:00 p.m. in the area of Highway 111 and Portola. Deputies said the suspect fired several shots and that multiple businesses received damage from the shooting near Fashion Nails, and Golden Smoke Shop
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Palm Springs’ first affordable housing community in 14 years is now open. City and county leaders gathered Thursday at the Monarch Apartments for an opening ceremony. News Channel 3’s Bianca Ventura spoke with some residents who are now occupying the apartments. They’re thrilled to be at a complex that’s just minutes from the downtown strip
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After a nearly year-long delay, Indio’s new Public Safety Campus is set to be operational by spring 2024. The 43,000-square-foot facility, located at 46800 Jackson St., will be made up of three separate buildings. Indio Fire Station Number 1, totaling approximately 13,500 square feet, a new dispatch center totaling approximately 7,000 square feet, and a
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California voters will have the final say on Proposition 1 during next month’s primary election. It’s the only statewide initiative on the March 5 ballot, and is the product of two bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last October. It proposes major changes to the way Californians can access mental health and substance abuse treatment.
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Big changes are happening in the main lobby of the Palm Springs International Airport. Crews worked overnight for around a week to uncover and restore terrazzo flooring that was hidden beneath decades-old carpeting, according to Jake Ingrassia, PSP’s communications & marketing specialist. The work was highlighted in a timelapse shared by PSP. View this post
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, Melissa Alonso and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — AT&T’s network went down for many of its customers across the United States Thursday morning, leaving customers unable to place calls, text or access the internet. By a little after 3 pm ET, roughly 11 hours after reports of the outage first emerged, the
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By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft,
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Felony charges are expected tomorrow against a 43-year-old man who allegedly injured someone during a robbery in Palm Desert. The suspect, a Palm Desert resident, was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, home invasion robbery, victim intimidation and committing a felony while out on bail, according to Sgt. Daniel Milbrandt
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