COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As ICE operations spark violence, protests, and political fallout nationwide, law enforcement leaders are being forced to answer hard questions about deadly force, de-escalation, and who is held accountable when civilians die. Tonight, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco tells News Channel 3’s Karen Devine what he believes went wrong in
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The FIND Food Bank is raising awareness about food insecurity across the Coachella Valley as demand for assistance continues to grow. Community leaders, donors, nonprofit partners, and elected officials gathered in Indian Wells for FIND’s annual Guardians Breakfast. The event focused on educating stakeholders about hunger in Riverside County and
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It is another warm, sunny, and gorgeous day here in the Coachella Valley. High pressure continues to build over the region. This is bringing us those clear skies, calm winds, warm temperatures, and dry weather. This pattern will remain in place for quite some time and will dominate our weather pattern for the foreseeable future.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KUNA) – Las autoridades solicitan la ayuda de la comunidad para localizar a un hombre del Valle de Coachella desaparecido, visto por última vez en Riverside el 23 de enero. Mark Anthony Vásquez, de 48 años, fue visto por última vez caminando por la zona de Mission Inn y Mulberry, en el centro de
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Las Vegas man charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a permit to a Donald Trump rally in the Coachella Valley could have his charges dropped after a six-month period. On Thursday, Vem Miller was found eligible for misdemeanor diversion for a period of six months. He could have his
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre de 29 años fue sentenciado a más de 50 años de prisión perpetua por su participación en un robo relacionado con drogas y el asesinato de un hombre de Palm Desert el dÃa de Navidad de 2016. Roger RodrÃguez, residente de La Quinta, fue declarado culpable de asesinato y robo
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – La Feria del Condado de Riverside y el Festival Nacional del Dátil regresan el próximo mes para su 78.ª edición con atracciones favoritas de los aficionados, entretenimiento en vivo y nuevos espacios inmersivos en el Recinto Ferial del Condado de Riverside en Indio. Con el tema de este año, “Regreso al Oasis”,
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MORONGO VALLEY, Calif. (KUNA) – Un peatón murió atropellado por un vehÃculo la mañana del jueves en Morongo Valley. El accidente se reportó poco antes de las 5:40 a. m. en la Ruta Estatal 62 y Adeline Way, según la Patrulla de Carreteras de California (CHP). Las autoridades identificaron al peatón como David James Hill, de
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THERMAL, Calif. (KUNA) – Estudiantes de la Preparatoria Coachella Valley, junto con estudiantes de otros campus, abandonaron sus clases y marcharon al Ayuntamiento de Coachella el viernes por la mañana. La manifestación, liderada por estudiantes, se organizó en protesta contra el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) como parte de un dÃa nacional de
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 29-year-old man was sentenced to more than 50 years to life for his role in a drug-related robbery and killing of a Palm Desert man on Christmas Day 2016. Roger Rodriguez of La Quinta was convicted of murder and robbery charges Thursday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. He
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Cali. (KESQ) — Authorities have identified the driver killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night as Bryan Verduzco, 29, of Cathedral City, according to the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. Police responded around 9:34 p.m. to the 35000 block of Cathedral Canyon Drive. Investigators determined both vehicles were traveling northbound when one was struck
Continue ReadingHighs are climbing and will remain in the 80s well into next week! Coastal temps will rise to near-record levels, with high temps here not quite at record numbers. We’ll enjoy these warmer-than-normal conditions through all of next week. A weak trough flirts with SoCal Sunday into Monday, so we’ll see partly cloudy skies and
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Warm and quiet weather will settle into the Coachella Valley for the remainder of January and into the start of February. A fantastic VillageFest evening with mostly clear skies, mild evening temps and overnight lows staying just above seasonal norms (after a colder start earlier this week). Our nice warming trend continues through at least
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Karla Herrera, a Twentynine Palms mother, is speaking out after she said unsecured plywood flew off a truck on Interstate 10 and slammed into her vehicle, shattering her windshield while her infant daughter sat in the back seat. She said the incident happened Tuesday night around 8:45 p.m. on I-10
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival hosted a panel focused on current immigration policy, called Crossroads: America’s New Immigration Reality this morning. The panel featured journalist Meena Ahamed, historian Russell Shorto and columnist Bret Stephens. They examined immigration policy under the Trump administration and how immigrants have shaped American society. “We
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