Month: March 2017

Cathedral City Police Chief Travis Walker says Thursday night’s AMBER Alert played a vital role in locating two abducted boys. Some KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 viewers we’ve heard from received the alert, while others did not. Lauren Coronado is breaking down the functionality of Amber Alerts to show you exactly how

Firefighters responded to a fire near a residential area in Thermal. The residential structure fire was reported at 4:38 PM on the 88000 Block of Avenue 57. The first arriving engine company reported two vacant trailers were on fire. There were no injuries or evacuations. An hour later at 5:22 PM, the fire was contained

Goldenvoice, producer of the yearly Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals, announced Friday that certain ticket buyers affected by an unauthorized and illegal hack into its database are being offered one year of complimentary identity protection services. Check out More Music Festival News for Coachella & Stagecoach 2017 Lady Gaga to fill in for Beyonce at

A grand theft charge was dismissed Friday against the former bookkeeper of a now-shuttered Palm Springs eatery owned by developer Richard Meaney, who faces multiple felony charges for allegedly bribing formerPalm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. Robert Wills, 59, of Palm Springs, was charged with grand theft last May for allegedly forging Meaney’s wife’s signature on

Update — Cathedral City Police said two missing children were found safe in Desert Hot Springs at 2:40 a.m. Friday, still inside a vehicle stolen Thursday night. The two brothers were found by Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies in the parking lot of Grace Church along the 17400 block of Bubbling Wells Road. A suspect in

Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders. Read more about Friday’s decision to pull the bill from the House floor House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., withdrew the legislation after Trump

Watch KESQ News Channel 3 Live Online The two boys sought in an overnight search that sparked an Amber Alert have been reunited with their family. KESQ News Channel 3 has new video and updates airing Friday at 12:30 p.m. Cathedral City Police Chief Travis Walker credited the public, social media and good old fashioned

A philanthropist offered the winning bid to name the jaguar cub that was recently born at The Living Desert. Zoo officials announced the jaguar’s name Friday morning. Check out more cute photos of baby jaguar According to the release, The Living Desert’s longtime supporter Donna MacMillan chose to name the male cub, Mema. Mema was

UPDATE: Cathedral City Police said two missing children were found safe in Desert Hot Springs at 2:40 a.m. Friday, still inside a vehicle stolen Thursday night. Read the full report here ———————————— The search continues for the car that was stolen outside a Cathedral City home, with two young boys inside. Police have now released

Finalmente despues de horas de sufrimiento e incertidumbre, los dos hermanitos de 1 y 2 años de edad que fueron secuetrados ayer en Cathedral City, están de regreso con su familia. Los dos niños iban en el coche que era conducido por la niñera quien bajó por un momento, es cuando el vehículo fue robado

Police across the United States are warning iPhone users about a potentially dangerous prank that’s been circulating on social media. Social media posts encouraging iPhone users to ask Siri to dial the number ‘108’ for a joke or fun. This actually instructs the phone to call emergency services. You may have seen posts like this

Immersive display gives people an insider’s look to global poverty and how a child’s life can be changed through sponsorship. “Being blessed is not enough, we have to become a blessing,” Samuel Orlando of Compassion International said. People walked through the lives and experiences of two children going from poverty to a better life. “Our

The Desert Healthcare District held a conference at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs Thursday to discuss their healthcare plans for the next three years. The Desert Healthcare District held a special board meeting on Thursday from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm and will be hosting another on Friday, March 24 from 8 a.m.

A former gang member shot at age 17 and since confined to a wheelchair will speak with elementary school students in Coachella Thursday as part of an event aimed at steering kids away from gangs. Jeanette Jaime spoke with students from Valle del Sol Elementary School Thursday during a gang avoidance presentation hosted by the

At Wednesday night’s Cathedral City Council meeting, the short-term Vacation Rental Task Force suggested revisions to the current vacation rental ordinance. The task force is made up of residents, city staff and leaders in the vacation rental industry. Recommendations include prohibiting apartment units from being used as vacation rentals and increasing the fine for violations.

The 3rd Annual Coachella Valley “Walk for Kids” benefiting the Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House kicks off this Saturday in La Quinta. The fundraiser will start at 8:00 a.m. at the Civic Center Park in La Quinta. Registration for adults is $25 dollars and kids can join the fun for free. The Inland Empire Ronald

Eisenhower Medical Center’s Wright Building was evacuated briefly due to an electrical fire Thursday morning. It happened inside a storage closed in the Wright Building at 11:16 a.m., according to Cal Fire. Officials investigated and lifted the evacuation shortly after 12 p.m. Fire investigators said when they arrived they didn’t see any smoke or flames