A suspect has been arrested in a deadly hit-and-run crash earlier this month in Joshua Tree, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. The crash happened on Jan. 14 on State Route 62, near Kerr Avenue. Benjamin Perez, 31, of Twentynine Palms was killed in the multi-vehicle crash. On Friday, police arrested Richard Heck, 60, of Yucca
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A hiker was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after being rescued southeast of Rancho Mirage Wednesday afternoon. The rescue happened just before 2:00 p.m. A map shared by CAL FIRE shows the rescue happened near the Bump and Grind trail. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Office helicopter hoisted and flew the patient to a
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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night in Indio. The crash was reported just after 11:45 p.m. on Indio Boulevard, east of Highway 111. Police said a vehicle was traveling at an unknown rate of speed on Indio Boulevard, when, for an unknown reason, a man ran into the vehicle’s path.
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Update 1/29/25 The Riverside County coroner’s office identified the person killed Monday night as James Edward Montenegro, 34, of Coachella. Original Report – 1/28/25 COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — A deadly assault in Coachella on Monday night left one person dead and a suspect in custody, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched to the 51800 block of Calle
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Deputies arrested a robbery suspect Wednesday morning in Palm Desert. The robbery was first reported just before 11:20 a.m. on the 44000 block of San Pablo Avenue. “The victim stated he caught a male attempting to break into his vehicle, and when he confronted the suspect, the suspect threw a rock at him but missed,”
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced Monday the launch of a grant program for the food and beverage businesses, including restaurants and bars, located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The Food and Beverage Tax Grant Program will offer up to $100,000 in potential grants to the approximately 65 food and beverage businesses.
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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, shoppers can expect to see egg prices to increase by 20% in 2025. The USDA cited an aggressive strain of avian flu, which strained supply after killing about 17.2 million egg-laying hens in November and December, and inflation for the rising costs. Stay with News Channel Three
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is hosting a food box distribution Wednesday morning in Indio. It’s taking place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 47-470 Van Buren Street. If you or someone you know is facing food insecurity, you are invited to come by and pick up a box of food—no questions asked.
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Washington, DC (AP) – America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad challenges that have upended education, from
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Officials at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens say the idea for World Desert Day began when they realized that unlike World Ocean Day, Global Recycling Day, or the International Day of Forests, there was no holiday to honor the value of deserts. On January 13, 2024, The Living Desert launched the first-ever World Desert
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President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders rolling back protections for transgender individuals, including revising the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops serving in the military. ABC News reports, “Trump claimed that service by troops who identify as a gender other than their biological one “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable,
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The Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved temporarily easing the city’s vacation rental regulation to help LA wildfire evacuees who sought shelter in the Coachella Valley. In an effort to support those impacted, the city passed an adjustment to annual stay limits. According to Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHart, residents had been asking how they
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On Tuesday, we received a number of calls and emails into the News Channel 3 newsroom from viewers wondering who was conducting an active checkpoint in Cathedral City. The checkpoint was out near Gerald Ford and Plumley Drive. California Highway Patrol officers were guiding drivers between the cones. Many wondered if it was an immigration
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The Cathedral City Police Department shared details from the investigation into a murder-suicide earlier this month. The murder-suicide happened on Jan. 20. Police said Adrian Silva Vizcaino, 30, shot Angel Torres, 19, and a 19-year-old woman before killing himself hours later in San Bernardino County. Torres was pronounced dead at the scene, the woman survived
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After spending weeks battling the devastating wildfires across Southern California, many firefighters are returning home from deployment. But what some are also bringing with them, trauma. Firefighters are constantly exposed to dangerous, at times life-threatening, situations. That can sometimes come at a cost. “The most difficult thing that firefighters experience is just due to being
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County supervisors approved a policy at today’s Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting that would evaluate how the data of undocumented immigrants is protected. The policy will also create a website with information and resources for immigrants. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, of District 4, and Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez, of District 5, proposed the item. The
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Marcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner, was among six drivers who drove test laps today on the Twin Palms circuit in preparation for the March 23 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix. Ericsson’s Andretti Global teammates Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood also drove, along with Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman of the PREMA Racing team
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A federal judge blocked the temporary pause on federal loans and grants within minutes of it taking effect. The block is effective until Feb. 3. The White House budget office ordered a freeze on billions of federal grants and loans. The pause was stated in an internal memorandum sent on Monday. The pause does not
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A stolen vehicle pursuit started in Indio and ended in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday morning. The incident started just before 10:40 a.m. when deputies located a stolen vehicle in the area of Desert Gardens and Avenue 48 in Indio, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office told News Channel 3. Authorities said deputies attempted a traffic enforcement
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Within minutes of the White House freezing billions in federal grants and loans, a federal judge temporarily blocked the funding pause from taking effect. US District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a brief administration stay of the policy during a virtual hearing on Tuesday afternoon. The stay blocks the policy from taking effect until 5:00
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