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Bobbee McGuire reflects on her role as a volunteer coordinator and photographer following the September 11 attacks while local communities prepare for the 25th anniversary commemorations.
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The clouds are breaking up, the showers are gone, and the desert is getting back to business this Labor Day. After a cooler, damp Sunday courtesy of Hurricane Marie, the Coachella Valley climbs back into the triple digits today and keeps climbing through the middle of the week. The National Weather Service says any lingering
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A 65-year-old Palm Desert woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after a person was found dead with injuries consistent with an assault at The Enclave condo community on Friday.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The photograph hangs in a frame in Ginny Foat’s Palm Springs home: five women in Los Angeles in 1980, running Ted Kennedy’s presidential campaign in Southern California. Maxine Waters, then a state assemblywoman, is in it. So is Midge Costanza, the former Carter White House aide. So is Foat. And so is
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The Well in the Desert nonprofit will temporarily suspend its Saturday food bank operations starting this weekend after being forced to vacate its longtime Palm Springs facility for a new city fire station project.
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved adding more than $18.2 million to its contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for body-worn cameras, extending the agreement through August 2031.
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It attacks every kind of citrus, has no cure, and for the first time ever, it’s been found not too far from us in Imperial County. So the question tonight is: what does it mean for lemons and grapefruit growing right here in the valley? News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) The Palm Desert man arrested in an attack on a Flock Safety contractor posted bail and was released from custody Wednesday, and the case was submitted to prosecutors Thursday for a decision on formal charges, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to News Channel 3. Nathan Daniel Ceballos, had been expected
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A Riverside County judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring the county and Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco to preserve records from the November 2024 general election and the November 2025 Proposition 50 special election.
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Federal agents and local authorities conducted a large-scale excavation at the Salton City property where Abraham Feinbloom was arrested for the murder of 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar.
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The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday regarding whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco exceeded his authority by seizing approximately 650,000 ballots during an election integrity investigation.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) The man seen punching and throwing his dog in a viral video out of Cabazon is now under arrest. The Riverside County Department of Animal Services arrested Craig Vincent Dallesandro on Aug. 13 with help from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the department announced in a statement to News Channel 3. He
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Sheriff Chad Bianco’s campaign is asking supporters for money ahead of Monday’s California Supreme Court arguments over his seizure of ballots from the November 2025 special election, calling Attorney General Rob Bonta’s legal challenge “pure lawfare.” The fundraising email, sent by the Bianco for Sheriff campaign and reviewed by News Channel 3, claims an audit
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A 29-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly appearing at two Twentynine Palms schools in tactical gear and carrying various weapons.
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TWENTNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) Ask anyone in Twentynine Palms if they’ve ever seen a meteor, and you’ll get a different answer in every shop. “Absolutely. Pretty much every night,” said Jimmy Brower, vice president of the downtown business association Rediscover 29. “That’s one of the biggest benefits of living in the high desert.” This weekend,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) A 59-year-old Palm Springs woman who once ran the Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate group tracking project was arrested Wednesday on federal fraud and money laundering charges. Heidi Beirich is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank and conspiracy to commit
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The stickiest air of the week is on its way out. Dew points climbed near 70 degrees overnight, but drier air pushes in from the west today and humidity gradually drops through the next 48 hours. An isolated storm or two could still fire this afternoon, mainly over the mountains and
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A year after reporting his seven-month-old son kidnapped, Jacob Haro was sentenced to 25 years to life for second-degree murder while his wife, Rebecca Haro, received over 12 years for child abuse and aiding the crime.
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The daughter of a victim killed in an October 2024 hit-and-run is suing the City of Cathedral City and the alleged driver, alleging inadequate street lighting contributed to the fatal accident.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is set to argue two cases before the state Supreme Court against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco regarding the seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots from a 2025 special election.
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