Month: July 2019

KESQ is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to raffle away a brand new house, worth an estimated $425,000 in Cathedral City. The giveaway will raise money in the first giveway of this kind in the desert. The hospital’s research on cancer is used all over the world, including here in the Coachella Valley.

Trying to find fun things to do this summer, but trying not to break the bank? Take a peak at the latest fun deals happening in the Coachella Valley this summer. Palm Springs The Palm Springs Art Museum will be offering free admission on Thursdays between 4:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. And enjoy free admission

A Riverside jury today recommended the death penalty for a convicted felon who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend along Interstate 10 in Whitewater and, four months later, strangled his 82-year-old cellmate at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. Jurors deliberated just over three days before unanimously recommending that 42-year-old Rigoberto Villanueva of Fontana receive capital punishment

A person had to be cut from their vehicle after a rollover crash in Indian Wells this afternoon. The accident, which was reported at 2:40 p.m., occurred near the intersection of Washington Street and Miles Avenue, near the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. It involved two vehicles, a white van, which rolled, and a white sedan.

Una persona tuvo que ser extraida de su vehiculo despues que su carro terminara volcando, el accidente sucedi en las calles Miles y Fred Waring, cerca de Indian Wells Tennis Gardens, alrededor de las 2:40 de la tarde. Despus de que fueron rescatados de los automviles, fueron trasladados a un hospital del rea en una

A local learning center that once employed a man recently arrested for child sexual abuse has issued a statement in response to the incident. Bermuda Dunes Learning Center (BDLC) accepted the resignation 28-year-old Devin Lujan on June 29, the day after his arrest. According to BDLC, the resignation came via email and without explanation. Lujan

Expect delays and allot extra time while commuting on Country Club Drive for the remainder of the summer. Construction began Monday, July 8 due to the Line 4 Drainage project. This project is rebuilding Tamarisk Row Drive and is affecting traffic between Frank Sinatra and Brisa Drive. If you commute on Country Club Drive, note

News Channel 3 and Gulf California Broadcasting are proud to announce a major achievement in the field of broadcast journalism, as two employees were honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter with an Emmy award. Assistant News Director Tim Kiley and Evening News Anchor and Investigative Reporter Brooke Beare

Three men accused in a shooting at an Indio gas station convenience store that left two people wounded are expected back in court today. Martin Chapa, 39, of Indio, Daniel Lua, 31, of Mecca, and David Lua, 43, of Bermuda Dunes, are scheduled to appear for a felony settlement conference at the Larson Justice Center

A wrong-way driver was not seriously injured after a short stretch which ended with a head-on crash near Coachella. The California Highway Patrol said a motorist got onto Interstate 10 westbound but was driving in the eastbound lanes at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday east of Coachella at the Chiriaco Summit freeway exit. Police reportedly tried to

Visitors will get a chance to do some scorpion hunting Tuesday night as part of the Bureau of Land Management’s Summer Family Nights 2019. The program is designed to allow participants an opportunity to watch wildlife, have fun and promote the outdoors and visitation to public lands. Two species of scorpions are found in the

Many people around the Coachella Valley remain uneasy after last week’s 6.4 and 7.1 magnitude earthquakes, especially with the thousands of aftershocks still being felt. After the earthquakes, power outages affected thousands. Even a few outages were experienced here in the valley as a result of the aftershocks. Those outages have since been fixed, but

The Palm Springs Fire Department is continuing to investigate a fire in the balcony of a hotel that started after fireworks went off on the night of the Fourth of July. According to PSFD officials, there was a fire at the balcony of the Hyatt Palm Springs that started when guests lit fireworks in the

The California Highway Patrol visited the Coachella Valley Unified School District the same day News Channel 3’s special report Left Behind aired, and the district essentially failed its annual terminal inspection. Documents obtained by News Channel 3 show the inspection was conducted between June 25-28 and earned the district an “unsatisfactory rating.” Failure to make

As a board member for the volunteer group “Cochella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network, Carla Sullivan-Dilley of Palm Desert appears to be well-prepared for any major event, whether quake, flood, or power outage. But, she has significant concerns for most others who call the valley home. “There is a lot of preparation that should be going

En las ltimas semanas se han presentado una serie de catstrofes en varias partes del mundo, huracanes y fuertes terremotos, los cuales se han sentido por todo el Valle de Coachella es por eso que las autoridades y encargados de proteccin civil se han esforzado en los ltimos das de la importancia de tener una

After the rolling of two major earthquakes more than 170 miles (ca. 274 km) away from the Greater Palm Springs area, the big question for the Coachella Valley: Could the seismic activity in Ridgecrest cause an earthquake close to home? “At this time, we don’t think it’s likely that it’s going to trigger an earthquake

Los bomberos del condado de Riverside de Cal Fire respondieron a un incendio en su casa el domingo por la noche en la cuadra 73-000 de Red Circle en Palm Desert. El incendio fue reportado a las 7:25 p.m. Cal Fire dice que cuando los equipos de bomberos llegaron a la escena, la casa estaba