Southern California Edison preemptively cut electric service to customers in the Banning Pass area and Morongo Valley due to wildfire concerns Wednesday morning. The utility was also considering more outages in the Cabazon area. Wednesday afternoon, shutoff warnings were extended east to Desert Hot Springs and surrounding unincorporated communities. Power has been shut off in
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News Channel 3 has brought you special reports wrapping up the year 2024 around the Coachella Valley. We’re also exploring what we can expect city-by-city in the new year 2025. INDIO In Indio, a long-awaited expansion of the Monroe I-10 interchange will go to bid this year to relieve traffic congestion and accommodate rapidly expanding retail north of
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La Quinta City leaders agreed to loan the developers of the long-delayed Talus luxury resort development up to $11 million at a special city council meeting on Wednesday. That loan agreement was announced after a closed session where council members all voted in favor of what’s considered a prime loan under federal bankruptcy law. The deal will
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Southern California Edison temporarily shut off electrical service to customers in the Banning Pass, Morongo Reservation, and Cabazon area due to our Santa Ana wind conditions on Tuesday morning. The powerful dry winds have created dangerous wildfire conditions and prompted concerns that downed power lines could spark a wildfire. Take a look at this map of preventative Public Safety Power Shutoffs. The gray
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Santas enjoyed the sunny weather in Palm Springs Saturday despite an extremely local snow forecast at the Santa Paws 5K. DJ Rulis was spinning the Manilow as Santas and elves took photos at the step and repeat while others registered for the annual event and holiday favorite. 560 Santas gathered outside Temple Isaiah to let out some energy and support Guide Dogs
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It’s a program that’s shown results in getting roofs over the heads of 200 of the Coachella Valley’s most chronically homeless individuals and families over the past four years. The Coachella Valley Association of Government’s CV Housing First program hopes to find permanent housing for 65 homeless people this year. A new C-VAG staff report says 39 people have been
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Out of money. That will be the case for The Coachella Valley Unified School District if leaders don’t cut spending dramatically, according to a financial warning from the Riverside County Office of Education. News Channel 3 has secured the first interview with the District’s Superintendent Dr. Francis Esparza since learning of the $44 million budget hole. I-Team Investigator Jeff Stahl
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Update 12/17/24 Carissa Carrera was cleared of wrongdoing following the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Check Out: CVUSD teacher back at work after being cleared in financial crimes investigation Original Report – 10/29/24 KESQ News Channel 3 has confirmed the name of a Coachella Valley Unified School District teacher under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
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The 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event brought people to the city’s civic center park on Saturday. They were there for fun, to learn, and to support the many programs, services, and research the Alzheimer’s Association offers in the Coachella Valley for people with brain-wasting disease and other dementia. Among those getting in their steps were Bertie Gardner, her
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People will be walking for an end to Alzheimer’s this weekend at Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park. As News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl reports– proceeds from the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event help support those living with the disease and their caregivers– while also paying for research to end the brain disorder. Dr. Les Adelson says the Alzheimer’s Association offered vital support
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It’s a California tribe supporting education up and down the state including in the Coachella Valley. State Representative Greg Wallis presented students at La Quinta Middle School with a $5,000 Barona Education Grant Thursday. The money is intended to purchase educational materials including books and computers to help current and future students learn more. La Quinta Middle School administrators
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Voters throughout the Coachella Valley will be asked to decide the fate of Measure AA on November’s ballot. If approved, Measure AA will authorize the Desert Healthcare District to enter into a $646,231,750 30-year lease-to-purchase agreement with Tenet Healthcare for Desert Regional Medical Center. If not renewed, the current agreement for Tenet to operate Desert Regional ends in
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A Las Vegas man was arrested Saturday near the site of former President Donald Trump’s rally in the Coachella Valley, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies assigned to security details at the rural rally site near Coachella said they contacted a driver in a black SUV at a checkpoint at Avenue 52 and
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Friday, October 11 is National Coming Out Day, an annual LGBT awareness day observed to support anyone “coming out of the closet.” In Palm Springs, Revivals is marking the day by celebrating the community’s rainbow of gender expression. Specifically, the store unveiled new signage on its clothing racks that removes the “men’s” and “women’s” signs that are used to
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One person was killed late Tuesday night in a single-vehicle collision in Indio. Fred Waring Drive was closed from Silverwood Drive to Burr Street due to the cleanup and police investigation. It has since been reopened. Firefighters were called to the area at 11:15 p.m. for a solo vehicle collision with one person inside. The fire was contained, and firefighters said one person
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New bridge construction is set to get underway in Indio at the long-closed Avenue 44 wash crossing through the Whitewater River. It’s something Indio residents should look forward to in October. Like so many valley roadways, Avenue 44 got washed out during Tropical Storm Hilary. The city has secured funding and tells News Channel 3 it’s finalizing the
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INDIO, CA (KESQ) – It’s a word of caution if you’re heading out somewhere this weekend and plan to drive at night. Some of the nation’s most dangerous roads at night are here in California, and some run right through the desert, according to a recent study. It identified Interstate 10 as the nation’s 10th
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A man who died a week after being stabbed in a downtown Palm Springs apartment complex has been identified as a former co-star of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” a show that aired on ABC. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said Eduardo Xol, 58, of Palm Springs was pronounced dead on Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center.
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Governor Gavin Newsom says students and cellphones don’t go well together at school. His calls for new limits on cell phones for students have local schools telling News Channel 3 they may enact new restrictions in the coming months. By age 11, around half of children in the U.S. have a smartphone. Now, Newsom says a growing body of evidence suggests kids with cell
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Questions continue to grow about what’s in the air around the Coachella Valley following last August’s Tropical Storm Hilary. A meeting will be held Thursday where local, regional, and state leaders will focus on those questions and search for potential solutions. The meeting is set to bring together local representatives from local cities, tribes, and Riverside County along with the South Coast
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