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91-year-old local Patriots fan shares stories of fandom, looking forward to Super Bowl LX
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — There are plenty of Seahawks’ fans in the desert, but finding Patriots’ fans is a different story. Unless it’s your neighbor, a 91-year-old man from Massachusetts. “Arthur Fargnoli from New England. I’m a Patriots fan since 1985,” said Arthur Fargnoli. Arthur Fargnoli is from Haverhill, Massachusetts. He’s spent his winters here in the Coachella Valley
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FBI search Thermal home possibly connected to missing person case
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – FBI agents are searching a Thermal home, possibly in connection to a missing persons case Friday afternoon. Law enforcement is on Harlequin Court, just off the 86 Expressway. Details remain limited, however, the FBI confirmed to News Channel 3 that agents are at the scene. “The FBI is assisting local authorities
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Rep. Ruiz allowed entry into Adelanto ICE facility
ADELANTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Congressman Raul Ruiz was granted entry into the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Friday. This visit marks his third attempt to access the facility, after being denied entry on two previous occasions. Ruiz says he wanted to see conditions inside firsthand and speak directly with officials. News Channel
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FIND Food Bank serves hundreds of families at Indio community mobile market
INDIO, Calif. — Hundreds of families lined up early Friday morning as FIND Food Bank hosted its Community Mobile Market, providing fresh food and essential household items to residents across the eastern Coachella Valley. The distribution served an estimated 600 to 900 households in just a few hours, offering fresh produce, dairy products, and staple
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Firefighters battle blaze at home in Cathedral City
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ)Â -Cathedral City Firefighters are battling a blaze at a home on Cathedral Canyon Drive. According to crews on scene, they got a call of smoke and flames coming from a home on the 32-900 block of Cathedral Canyon Drive, South of Ramon Road. No word yet on what caused the blaze which
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Comunidades indigenas del Valle de Coachella, organizan evento para fomentar la salud y el bienestar
Ciudad de Coachella, California (KUNA) – Esta mañana la granja Temalpakh ofreció una feria con recursos en materia de salud y una carrera para fomentar el bienestar, en colaboración con California Indian Nations College (CINC). El evento se llevó a cabo de 8 a. m. a 2 p. m., comenzó con una carrera que recibió una
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Warmer and sunnier this weekend
Highs will return to the lower and middle 80s this weekend, just in time for the Tour de Palm Springs! Highs this afternoon, despite being the lowest temps we’ve seen all week, will be about 7 degrees above average. We warm up steadily into the weekend and early next week. Bigger changes on the way
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Local 12th Man: Lewis couple excited to cheer on Seahawks in Super Bowl LX
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots is just days away. And despite neither team being local, there are still a lot fans of both teams who call the Coachella Valley home, many of whom have Washington roots, ready to root on the Seahawks in the big game.
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Cooler & Cloudier through Friday Before Weekend Warming
A cloudier, slightly cooler day across the Coachella Valley this Thursday afternoon. Weak Santa Ana winds will continue to ease this afternoon and evening, with some high clouds overhead as low pressure moves northeast. The Wind Advisory for Desert Hot Springs, Riverside and San Bernadino county Mountains and the San Gorgonio Pass was allowed to
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Rancho Mirage issues ‘stop work order’ to Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Some Rancho Las Palmas Country Club homeowners are raising concerns about the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa bringing in heavy equipment, fencing, portable restrooms and piping a week ago without obtaining permits. Lisa Christensen Gabe Codding, Rancho Mirage Director of Marketing, confirmed the city issued a stop-work order as the
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Impact Grant: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3, together with the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, presented another Impact Grant to a local nonprofit working to improve lives and help those in need. A $25,000 charitable gift was awarded to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert, a youth-empowerment organization whose mission is to
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EXCLUSIVE: Palm Springs businessman issues statement on Epstein connection
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs connection to the Epstein case. Palm Springs businessman Peter Mahler and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein messaging each other — revealed in newly unsealed federal records. Justice Department files News Channel 3 has been going through show Mahler, operated a staffing company with a Palm Springs office,
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Search continues for teen girl missing since Dec. 1, last seen heading to Thermal
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – The search continues for a teenage girl from Hemet who went missing in December. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) along with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI, are urgently asking for the public’s help to locate missing 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar. Tovar was last seen on
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Vicky’s of Sante Fe donates piano to Painted Hills Middle School
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A generational donation. Vicky’s of Santa Fe gifted its historic Baldwin 9-foot concert grand piano to Painted Hills Middle School. The piano has been a centerpiece of live music at the iconic restaurant for more than 37 years. “It was such a joyful experience for me to sit down
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