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News Channel 3 is focused on 2026 and talking with city leaders across the Coachella Valley about what we can expect this new year. Many cities are focused on new housing developments to address shortages and the state’s affordability crisis. There are also new parks and infrastructure in the works, along with new business and community initiatives to

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 has been investigating concerns about mold in an elementary school in Thermal. It’s a story that we were first to break. Now the Coachella Valley Unified School District has released new details about mold findings and cleanup after parents publicly complained they were denied copies of reports and

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  – “It’s a thought in the back of your mind every day,” Sheryll Walton, Camino Del Sol resident, said. “You’re wondering, what am I going to lose today?” Walton said 2 major power surges within the past 11 months have cost multiple residents in her Camino Del Sol community thousands of

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Just days after Karen Devine’s I-Team investigation into confusing and potentially misleading signs along the CV Link in La Quinta, we’re already seeing results. The signs are now down, and officials are responding. We first showed viewers the directional signs in La Quinta after residents using the path pointed out they didn’t make

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – First responders delayed and at risk. It happens each time they respond to calls — drivers not pulling over. Just weeks ago, an ambulance crash in Palm Springs after an officer-involved shooting injured the five occupants inside. News Channel 3’s Gavin Nguyen is investigating the issue and is bringing us

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A News Channel 3 I-Team Investigation is getting answers on something viewers have been asking us for months. Yes, Fewer Canadians will be renting condos and homes in the Coachella Valley this upcoming winter season. Also, fewer Canadians are buying homes here this year. But is it due to Canadian-U.S. politics, or just good business? The answer might surprise you. Cold-weather snowbirds

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Just weeks before the official grand opening of the 40-mile CV Link, some users say confusing or incorrect directional signs along the path could send walkers and cyclists the wrong way or even into danger. Residents reached out to KESQ after spotting signs that didn’t seem to make sense. I-Team

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 has reported extensively on the drug crisis impacting the Coachella Valley, affecting people from all walks of life. Anchor Peter Daut turned the focus to the LGBTQ+ community, which, according to national data, is far more likely to use illegal drugs than the general population. He spoke

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Navigation Center has been a game-changer in reducing the city’s unsheltered population, and by most accounts, city leaders say it’s proven itself in getting people off the streets and connected with resources to get them back into housing. However, in an I-Team investigation, some individuals receiving help at the Navigation

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Millions of Americans are expected to hit the road this Labor Day weekend, but the holiday continues to rank among the deadliest for car wrecks. So News Channel 3 wanted to know where in the Coachella Valley are you most likely to get into a crash, and what’s being done

So far this year, 39 planes have gone down and crashed in the United States. But what happens when there is an emergency at your local airport? At every major airport, both firefighters and airport personnel are on standby if anything should happen. “Palm Springs fire provides 24/7 protection at the airport, ensuring that we

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Doctors say it is one of the most underreported public safety issues in the Coachella Valley: crashes involving golf carts. They’re often serious and can be deadly. “The number of people after my accident who’ve come up to me to say ‘I’ve also fallen out of a golf cart’ or

Deadly roadways. Fatal crashes continue to rise, according to the California Highway Patrol. In efforts to get drivers to be safer, CHP is rolling out a new fleet of patrol vehicles. However, these aren’t your regular patrol vehicles and we give you an inside look. News Channel 3’s Tori King brings you an I-Team report,

Sky-high power bills are on the way with the warm summer months ahead in the desert.  Some people prepare for those increased expenses by going on a level-pay or “budget billing plan.”  Palm Springs resident Ross von Metzke went on the plan last year, hoping it would take some of the shock out of those bills.  “We were

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As we’ve seen in the past, once a wildfire sparks up in the mountains surrounding the Coachella Valley, it can spread fast and in some cases be deadly.  “It’s one of our biggest concerns. We are surrounded by wild land here and this brush and the forest up on top,