The General Air Conditioning & Plumbing helped make some local families’ holidays a little better. The General donated gifts to nearly two dozen Coachella Valley families who took part in our “Dear Santa” contest. Local families were encouraged to write a letter to Santa Claus and send them to KESQ. Each family was carefully selected
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We are excited to announce the winner of our “Light It Up for the Holidays” decoration contest. Congratulations to the Zamudio family from Indio! They got the most votes out of dozens of entrants. The Zamudio family says they have been decorating their home for the past 40 years. The Zamudios won a one-night hotel stay at Agua
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It’s the day after Christmas, and Palm Canyon Drive was packed with shoppers enjoying the post-holiday deals. “We’re finding a lot of people coming out and buying for themselves what they didn’t get for the holidays, maybe, but spending even seems to be up today,” Kristjan Gavin, Co-Owner of Frank Clothiers added, “Today, traditionally, can
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It was a very merry, yet quiet Christmas in the Coachella Valley. It’s a time when people come together to be with their loved ones. Over the past week, thousands of people flocked to the desert to celebrate. “All of our family lives on different sides of the country so we decided let’s pick somewhere
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Tonight, some kids in the east valley are playing with their new Christmas toys. The California Highway Patrol delivered the gifts collected during their annual CHiPs For Kids toy drive Thursday morning. “It’s nice that our community as a whole to know that everybody just comes and supports each other and are there for each other,
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Some local middle school students are feeling the Christmas spirit today after the annual shop with a cop event. Indio police department staff partnered with the Walmart Supercenter to give students in need gift cards so they can buy gifts for their families. The Desert Sands Unified School District work with IPD’s school resource officers
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Lights, airplanes and of course, Old Saint Nick at this year’s Santa’s Miracle on the Tarmac! On Saturday, people made their way to the Palm Springs Air Museum for its socially distanced candy cane lane drive-thru experience. You can journey through time, and see more than 70 vintage aircrafts and holiday lights, all while in
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Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of Wreaths Across America, a day to honor those who died in service to our country. More than 1,000 veterans interred at Desert Memorial Park and Welwood Murray Cemeteries were honored. The local Cahuilla Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the ceremony. National Wreaths Across America Day
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JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio donated toys collected for the Galilee Center, a non-profit that fulfills the food, clothing, and basic needs of local disadvantaged children, families, and farmworkers in the east valley. JFK employees have been collecting toys for the drive. The toys were packed into a truck that will be delivered to the
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After Black Friday, comes Small Business Saturday! It’s a day that focuses on shopping local and supporting small businesses. “Shop local, shop small, keep us all in business,” said Michael Stees, co-owner of Cold Nose Warm Heart. Shoppers flocked to Palm Springs to enjoy the warm weather, and scratch some things off their to-do list.
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Indio will hold its annual tree-lighting event next week, officials announced today. The in-person tree-lighting event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. between City Hall and the Indio Public Library, at 100 Civic Center Mall. Festivities include the lighting of Indio’s 14-year-old “Holiday Tree” and performances from the Shadow Hills High
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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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