Month: February 2009

PALM DESERT – The city of Palm Desert is keeping an eye on potential hospitality and tourist dollars as it rolls out two of its premiere events over the next few weeks. But with events like the upcoming Art of Food and Wine Festival and Fashion Week, questions are being raised over their priority over

BERMUDA DUNES – In the weak economy, many families are cutting back on spending and tightening up their wallets. For many, this is squeezing out the option of a private school education. At private schools around the nation, enrollment is declining forcing some schools to permanently close down. Others are looking for ways to solve

PALM SPRINGS – Back in November, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack celebrated another election victory sending her back to Washington for a sixth term. As of late, though, it has been a tumultuous time on Capitol Hill as the American people worry about the future. The economy is tanking. There’s been angry debate over bailouts and

LOS ANGELES- A video posted on a gossip Web site shows the Southern California mother of octuplets bickering with her mother about having so many children. In the RadarOnline.com video, Nadya Suleman is grilled by her mother, Angela Suleman, about why she had so many fertility treatments. Nadya Suleman grows irritated and says she had

INDIO – A man is dead, the possible victim of a late-night shooting in Indio. For the latest details, stay with KESQ.com, and watch News Channel 3 in the Morning at 6:00 and 8:00.

LA QUINTA – A woman driving a Hummer sport utility vehicle struck a 5-year-old girl in La Quinta today, severely injuring the child’s limbs, authorities said. The accident occurred at the intersection of Miles Avenue and Seeley Drive shortly after a group of children were dropped off by a school bus on the north side

LA QUINTA – One person was slightly injured Friday in a house fire in La Quinta, a fire spokeswoman said. The blaze was reported at 4:08 p.m. at a home near Avenida Navarro and Calle Monterey, said Cal Fire spokeswoman Cheri Patterson. One person who lived in the home was treated at the scene by

Joshua Connors hopes to attend Harvard next year. The Ivy League mainstay is where studies and exams are demanding, but Joshua says he’s up for the challenge and he’s getting a head start now. Connors is one of more than 750 students at Palm Desert High School who take Advanced Placement classes. Despite the rigorous

Earlier this month, Judge David Downing ruled Joseph Duncan competent to stand trial. The judge even appointed a psychologist to determine if Duncan could act as his own lawyer. But after reviewing past mental evaluations, the judge may change his mind. “Based on what I see at this point there is substantial evidence he’s not

Former Indio mayor Mike Wilson sorts through binders of city documents in his Indio home. He served on the city council for 13 years until his election defeat last November. Wilson and Indio City Manager Glenn Southard have an ongoing feud. In a March 2008 council fight, Wilson told Southard, “You lose. Shut up.” Southard

The average kid at La Quinta Middle School is not enough to get a job, own a house, or pay bills. But they feel the effects of the economic tough times in the classroom. As parents get laid off and homes foreclose, families are forced to move. Children are forced to give up their old

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s visit to a Coachella Valley food bank came well-timed as an economic stimulus bill from Washington and a state budget in Sacramento were both passed this week. Senator Boxer toured the FIND Food Bank in Cathedral City Thursday. With unemployment on the rise, the senator said more families rely on organizations

KESQ News Channel 3 is the Desert’s News Leader! Now you can see another example of why more Coachella Valley viewers watch News Channel 3 local news than any other news shows. On Sunday, April 20th, News Channel 3 became the first and only station in the Palm Springs television market to broadcast its local

A pursuit that started west of the Coachella Valley in Rialto and ended 80 miles later with an arrest in Coachella on Interstate 10 clocked speeds of up to 110 miles an hour, CHP said Tuesday. The pursuit began at around 11:50 a.m. when CHP officers tried pulling over a suspected stolen 2001 white GMC

MORENO VALLEY- A suspect who disguised himself in bandages and a neck brace in a series of bank robberies in Riverside County may have been caught, authorities said. Jaime Erick Cooth, 21, of Moreno Valley, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a robbery at the Arrowhead Credit Union in Norco on Jan. 31, according to

The new stimulus bill has a provision in it that includes motorhomes, but the recreational vehicle business is still holding its breath. Ken Oskey of B & K RV Sales in Indio says business has been slow for the past 18 months. It got so bad, he says, that they had to change the way

CATHEDRAL CITY-A man who died in a two-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 10 near Cathedral City was identified today as a 36-year-old jazz pianist from Los Angeles. Derrick Raymond Finch was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which was reported at 4:21 p.m. Tuesday on the eastbound freeway near Date Palm Drive. Finch,

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – A murder charge that could result in the death penalty was filed Wednesday against a parolee accused of gunning down a clerk at the same Desert Hot Springs market he was convicted of robbing nearly a decade ago. Neil Augustus Edmund of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Saturday at a home

As “Hail to the Chief” fills the Palm Springs Air Museum hanger, people pause thinking President Obama entered the building. But presidential impersonator Reggie Brown is constantly in campaign mode as he tries to convince as many people as possible he is the best actor for the job. “I’m from Chicago,” said Brown. “I had