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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – On Tuesday, March 25, a jury recommended the death penalty for Adam Slater, a Palm Desert man convicted of killing his one-year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife during a child custody exchange in Indian Wells. Slater is due back in court on May 30 for sentencing. Celeste Fiehler, a family
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THOUSAND PALMS, California (KESQ) Authorities are investigating two separate armed robberies involving U.S. Postal Service mail carriers in Cathedral City and Palm Desert over the past several days. The first incident occurred Saturday in Cathedral City. Officers with the Cathedral City Police Department responded to a report of a robbery involving a mail carrier who
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – 1/3 of Riverside County’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force teams victims are juveniles, according to Sergeant Jeff Hammond. It’s why the task force is partnering with the Palm Springs Unified School District Family Engagement Center to educate students about human trafficking. PSUSD is holding a free film screening and panel discussion
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – In 2022, 30.7% of US high school 12th graders reported using cannabis in the past year, and 6.3% reported using cannabis daily in the past 30 days. In the Coachella Valley, it’s an issue local law enforcement are seeing as well. “One of the things with us having cannabis shops
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Hot Springs City officials were on hand Tuesday to break ground for the new Desert Hot Springs Police Department annex project. The new development will be on Pierson Boulevard near the existing Desert Hot Springs Police Station, and will include locker rooms and work spaces for police detectives
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Update 3/25/25 The California Highway Patrol identified the driver as Darryl Lynn Harms. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, the agency told News Channel 3. Original Report 3/20/25 DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – An Oregon man was killed after crashing his white BMW into a motorhome in Desert Hot Springs. The crash
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were hospitalized after a crash Tuesday morning in Palm Desert. The crash was first reported at around 7:30 a.m. on the 74000 block of Country Club Drive. “The first arriving engine reported a two-vehicle traffic collision,” reads an email from CAL FIRE to News Channel 3. “A total of
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Firefighters are working on containing a fire that has burned 25 acres since it initially started Monday in Thermal. The fire was reported at around 11:20 a.m. near Highway 86 and 72nd Avenue. According to CAL FIRE, the blaze initially burned at a moderate rate with heavy fuel. As of 1:30 p.m., the fire is
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Update 8:50 p.m. Power has been restored INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An outage has left more than 5,800 customers without power in Indio Monday evening, the Imperial Irrigation District confirmed. Details on the outage remain limited. IID said a troubleshooter is en route. There is no current estimated restoration time. Get the News Channel 3
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — FIND Food Bank is one of several food banks nationwide impacted by the United States Department of Agriculture’s decision to halt $500 million in food deliveries. Debbie Espinosa, President & CEO of FIND Food Bank, said while one of its federal programs worth $1.5 million was reinstated last week, others were
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – An unloaded firearm was found in a room at an elementary school in Coachella. The discovery was made just before 6 p.m. at Valley View Elementary School. Deputies were called to the school regarding found property, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. “The reporting party advised that something that appeared
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — We’re learning new details about a man accused of killing his elderly parents in Indio. Kevin James Reddy, 51 is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, according to jail records. Reddy faces two counts of second-degree murder in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Troubles at the bank. Local California Bank & Trust customers are experiencing difficulties accessing their online banking accounts, causing many to scramble to the bank for answers. “So far it’s not been good this morning because I’m trying to make payroll checks and I don’t have the routing number” Emigdio
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MEXICALI, Baja California (KESQ) – Yolanda Marodi, the wife of CalFire Captain Rebecca Marodi and suspect in her murder, was arrested in Mexico over the weekend. The State Citizen Security Force in Baja California announced Marodi’s arrest Saturday. Officials say the arrest comes as a result of “information exchanges” between Mexico and U.S. law enforcement.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with a stabbing in an incident that left two teens hospitalized last week in downtown Palm Springs. The stabbing happened on Thursday on the 100 block of W. Tahquitz Canyon Drive near the Kimpton Rowan Hotel. At the time police had confirmed that one
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A portion of Avenue 50 in Indio was shut down today for six weeks. The closure started at 6 a.m. Monday between Madison Street and Monroe Street and is expected to last through May 4. Although officials did not officially give a reason, a similar the same (or similar)
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Cal Fire released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the state’s counties today, using various criteria to identify wildfire hazard areas and ranking them on a three-tiered scale. The maps, generally updated every decade, can impact building and clearance requirements in areas deemed to be in particular hazard areas.
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities arrested three people on suspicion of driving under the influence at a DUI checkpoint, the Desert Hot Springs Police Department announced today. The checkpoint was held from 6 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday at a location with notable data patterns of impaired driving-related crashes in the city,
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Squatters enter property they do not have ownership of, usually while the residents are away from the property for long periods of time. However, Lando Thomas, founder of the Squatter Squad said residents don’t realize how serious this situation can be. In California squatters have rights over what is known as
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Fire Department contained a fire to a garage at a single-story residence in Desert Hot Springs today. Firefighters received a report of smoke coming from a one-family dwelling in the 66000 block of Cahuilla Avenue shortly before 5:50 a.m. Monday, according to an RCFD statement. Red
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