Athena Jreij

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Unified School District issued an apology Thursday after Border Patrol recruiters were told to leave a career fair at a high school. On Wednesday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino took to social media after the agency’s recruiters were asked to leave the Coachella Valley High

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — “Are you no-kill or not?”  That’s the question many animal advocates have for Mary Martin, the newly hired director for the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, as they have long criticized the department for it’s euthanasia policies,. “That is a really hard question. Do I want to ‘not kill’ animals?

MEXICALI, Baja California (KESQ) – Yolanda Marodi, the wife of CalFire Captain Rebecca Marodi and suspect in her murder, was arrested in Mexico over the weekend. The State Citizen Security Force in Baja California announced Marodi’s arrest Saturday. Officials say the arrest comes as a result of “information exchanges” between Mexico and U.S. law enforcement.

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — Layoff confusion related to Coachella Valley Unified School District’s multi-million dollar budget deficit continues. For months, CVUSD and Superintendent Dr. Frances Esparza have worked to find solutions to the $44 million deficit, including laying off a number of employees. So far, the school board has approved 48 teaching and 252 classified

Experts at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens are now rolling back several bird flu precautions for their bird populations. “As we started seeing bird flu spreading throughout the country and moving closer and closer to our location, we started putting in place our, animal protection plan, which we’ve developed for our bird population. In

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The potential for trillions of dollars to be cut from Medicaid and Medi-Cal programs have some Coachella Valley residents on edge, after the House passed a budget with orders to cut billions of dollars in spending. Local leaders are now sounding the alarm that these cuts could impact crucial healthcare

Dozens of local veterans plan to rally against President Trump and DOGE’s proposed layoffs to the Department of Veterans Affairs Friday afternoon. An internal memo obtained by the Associated Press from the VA Chief of Staff has directed the agency’s secretaries to prepare “reorganization” plans that would involve cutting over 80,000 jobs from the department.

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Department of Education is facing mass layoffs, with over 1,300 employees, half the agency’s workforce, let go this week. On Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon says the move comes as part of a larger plan to close the agency and do away with bureaucratic roles. President Donald Trump campaigned on

Two months after the Los Angeles wildfires destroyed thousands of homes and the communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, 60 tennis players from Palisades High School were surprised at the BNP Paribas Open. On Friday, students from the Palisades High School tennis team were gifted new tennis gear after their local tennis shop burned down.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of Palm Springs is facing a new lawsuit. “Advocates for the Environment” has filed a complaint against the warehouse and the environmental impacts. The warehouse will be nearly 740 thousand square feet, located at the northwest corner of North Indian Canyon Drive and 19th Avenue. Back in January,

Widespread layoffs to the National Park Service are hitting hard locally, at Joshua Tree National Park. Earlier this month, News Channel 3 covered the cuts to the park as locals and business owners claimed the downsizing would hurt the area. Now, several park advocates fear vandalism could grow with less rangers supervising the land. Casey

The Heredia family is fundraising on Gofundme. If you’d like to contribute, visit Help the Heredia Family Rebuild After Fire Irene Heredia and her family of five are now looking for a new place to call home, after a house fire destroyed everything they own. On February 22, a fire tore through the home’s attic,