Athena Jreij joined KESQ News Channel 3 in October of 2024. Athena is a southern California native passionate about giving a voice to those who feel historically underrepresented by the media. She graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s in journalism and media studies. Athena began her news career in San Diego as
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Daniella Lake joined KESQ News Channel 3 as a reporter and anchor in October 2025. Lake grew up in Los Angeles and is a proud first-generation Sierra Leonean American. Her passion for storytelling started when she was 15-years-old and started her own podcast, Life Told By a Stranger. She fell in love with telling the stories of people from all
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Four compelling speakers come to the Coachella Valley for Desert Town Hall 2026. Enter for your chance to win tickets to one of these speakers!
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Melissa Manchester made Academy Awards history in 1980 as the first artist to perform two nominated songs in one year.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Payroll gains overcame losses at the end of summer throughout the regional economy, pushing the unemployment rate down slightly in Riverside County, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. Statewide labor market figures for September were finally released Friday, following a two-month delay stemming from the federal
Continue ReadingKESQ JobsDo you want to work for the Desert’s News Leader in Palm Springs? Click here to search for the latest jobs at KESQ.KESQ InternshipsINTERN WITH THE GULF CALIFORNIA BROADCAST COMPANY.Internships are available in one or more of the following areas:NewsCreative Services/Video ProductionTechnical OperationsMarketingInterested college junior and seniors who receive college credit or tuition reimbursement
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Here’s your chance to win a seat along the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival!
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Watch the KESQ News Channel 3 Morning News to get the code word of the day to enter for a chance to win a $200 gift card to Café 111 at Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City and 4 VIP tickets to Jass Meagher’s Mariah Christmas Tribute Concert.
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The Temptations and The Four Tops return to the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Enter to win tickets to experience an evening of Motown favorites.
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Does your pet love to strike a pose for the holidays? Snap a festive photo of them this season and enter our Happy Howl-idays Photo Contest!
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Win tickets to this drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season.
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The holiday season is here — and we’re spreading the cheer! Enter our Happy Holidays Gift Giveaway for your chance to win amazing prizes from local businesses!
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A drag a cappella group called She Haw puts a gay twist on classic country songs. Singing in four part harmony, S’fonda Hicks, Chantilly DeMoisier, Etta Mame and Crystal Chandelier are hoping to bring a country flare to Palm Springs pride this year. The group walked in the pride parade
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Google and The Walt Disney Company have reached an impasse in negotiating an agreement for the continued carriage of their channels including KESQ a local ABC affiliate on Google’s internet-delivered video service YouTubeTV. To be clear, we have not “blacked out” our station. Neither KESQ nor News-Press & Gazette Company, the station’s parent company, is
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Palm Springs International Airport hosted its fifth annual job fair today, offering on-the-spot interviews and immediate hires for a variety of open positions. The job fair ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center. With the busy travel season approaching, more than a dozen
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29 PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) Another national retailer is shutting down locations across our valley. rite aid is closing all of its stores in the coachella valley and that’s leaving customers scrambling to fill prescriptions and workers uncertain about their futures. The doors are still open but not for long. rite aid’s 29 palms location is
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Modest gains offset minor losses across the regional economy, leaving Riverside County’s unemployment rate unchanged last month, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. The countywide jobless rate in May, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 4.9%, equaling the rate published in April. According to figures,
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The California Highway Patrol is recruiting for officers, dispatchers and inspection specialists. The California Highway Patrol office in Indio primarily serves the Coachella Valley, but their reach extends beyond—patrolling Interstate 10, State Routes 62, 86, and 177, along with unincorporated areas in between. Right now, the CHP is actively looking for individuals between the ages
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Parents of elementary school students stranded on the side of the road during a field trip meltdown are now speaking with attorneys and considering legal action after what they describe as a traumatic and negligent ordeal. The incident happened Wednesday evening as a private charter bus – contracted by Desert
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