The annual Wildlights at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens welcomed guests back on Wednesday, November 24. The holiday lights exhibit goes on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on select nights through December 30. However, starting on December 17, the event will run through the end of the year. Wildlights Roadrunner fixture President and
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The Palm Springs Festival of Lights makes its long-awaited return at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, December 4. Everyone is invited to come down to downtown Palm Springs to see the city’s signature holiday event featuringspectacular twinkling floats, magnificent marching bands, huge Macy’s-style holiday balloons – and Santa Claus of course! This year’s Community Grand Marshals
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The Joslyn Center is looking to spread a little holiday cheer to homebound seniors and you can help! “The holidays can be a difficult time for many low-income seniors as isolation and depression can often lead to mental and physical health deterioration, especially during the holiday season when many feel forgotten and alone,” reads a
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One of the most beloved Christmas songs is coming to the Spotlight 29 Casino on its 50th anniversary. Spotlight Showroom at Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella will ring in the holidays with a special event called “José Feliciano: 50th Anniversary of Feliz Navidad Performance. The concert will take place at the Showroom on December 18, 2021
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The supply chain crisis is jacking up prices and slowing down economic recovery from the pandemic and experts say it’s about to get worse leading into the holidays. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut is taking an in-depth look at the issue, what’s being done about it, and how it’s affecting valley businesses. Hear from several
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According to American Automobile Association (AAA), Labor Day weekend is one of the most popular weekends people get in their cars to get away. Despite the pandemic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that unvaccinated people stay home, the auto club expects a high number of people to hit the road.
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We’re getting back into the groove of things, and the Auto Club of Southern California said people are leaving their homes this Fourth of July weekend and traveling. The Auto Club claimed 3.3 million Southern California residents will travel at least 50 miles or more from home this weekend. “The vast majority of them, 2.8
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” – Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. day. The federal holiday is designed to be observed as “a day on, not a day off” which means people are encouraged
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It’s January 6th — also known as El Día de los Reyes (Three King’s Day). Many Latino families here in the valley and around the world celebrate the day with a special baking tradition called Rosca de Reyes. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with employees at Mi Tierra Bakery in Coachella working overtime to
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Today is the last day of 2020 and though most of us are more than ready to put the past behind us and ring in the new year, health officials said we really need to carry our best pandemic practices into 2021. Carry the 3 W’s into 2021: Wash your hands frequentlyWear a maskWait six
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The city of Indio has announced that one of our very own KESQ employees, Luis Lua, won the title “Most Creative” for his amazing dancing light show. Not only is Luis’ home decked out with an impressive display of Christmas lights as holiday music plays, but they also have it set-up where they can control
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Santa Claus traded in his reindeer for a helicopter to join the Palm Springs Air Museum’s flyover for valley hospitals. The Christmas Eve flyover was organized to recognize the vital work our medical workers are providing at this critical time. “Our medical workers are serving on the front line of this battle with Covid19. The
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It’s the season of giving and now that we’re just two days away from Christmas there’s still plenty of opportunities for us to give back to our community. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay explains some of the ways we can be “valley elves.” “If you’re more fortunate than other people try to give back to
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News Channel 3 and General Air Conditioning and Plumbing are teaming up with Santa Claus to help deliver gifts this year. We’re making 25 Coachella Valley families’ wishes come true this holiday season. On Tuesday, a bike and some other gifts were delivered to Jessica Briana and her family. Briana is a special education student
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year and you can make this special season a whole lot better for local children in need of a little holiday joy in the form of a toy. The California Highway Patrol’s Indio Area kicked off its annual CHiPs for Kids toy drive on Thursday. Every year, CHP
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The annual tree lighting ceremony happens tonight at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Tram officials tell News Channel 3 the Christmas and holiday tree will be lit up during a virtual tree lighting ceremony at 6:00 tonight. Tram officials tell News Channel 3 their holiday events are “mostly cancelled this year”. However, because the tree
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Residents of a neighborhood in Indio say there’s a couple of grinches on the loose. Decorations meant to lift their Christmas spirits are vanishing from their front yards. “I don’t understand why people can do things like that,” Zenon Castro, an Indio resident, told our sister station Telemundo 15’s Marco Revuelta. Castro said he was
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We’re right in the midst of what’s normally the season of giving. With the pandemic, toy drives will be a little different but the need is even greater this year. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay tells us about some of the local toy drives still happening this year and how they plan to make the
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It’s officially the holiday season and with that comes the holiday tradition of Christmas tree shopping. “These trees come from our farm in Oregon and I’ve been selling Christmas trees in Cathedral City since 1980,” Verlyn Aerni told News Channel 3 at the Aerni Family Christmas Tree lot on Ramon and Date Palm. Aerni and
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Residents and businesses in Indio have a chance to win cash prizes for spreading holiday cheer through the 2020 Celebration of Lights contests. The contests is put on through the city of Indio in partnership with the Indio Chamber of Commerce, as a way for residents and businesses to showcase their holiday spirit with their
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