Investigative Archives

I-Team: Daycare Crunch – tomorrow at 6pm on News Channel 3

June 14, 2021 5:18 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

A different kind of desert is emerging across the valley affecting families from nearly every background and experts warn if things don’t change soon…

I-Team takes an inside look at the Coachella Valley Arena land agreement

June 8, 2021 4:46 PM Peter Daut

When the Oak View Group recently broke ground on the new, $300-million privately-funded arena, it did so on land owned by the Berger Foundation. The…

I-Team: Will drive-thrus ever be allowed in Palm Desert?

June 3, 2021 4:37 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

Drive-thru ordering surged over the last year as the pandemic closed indoor dining and made customers wary of going into restaurants. Now, many…

I-Team: Dogs and Dollars

May 25, 2021 2:51 PM Karen Devine, KESQ News Team

In 2019, the I-Team uncovered documents that showed the president of the Humane Society of the Desert was reimbursed tens of thousands of dollars…

I-Team: Cost of COVID

May 20, 2021 4:40 PM John White

The costs continue to mount for Riverside County over a year into the pandemic. News Channel 3 obtained records showing a list of contracts executed…

Palm Desert council meeting takes a heated turn over ‘privilege’

May 17, 2021 9:04 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

During Thursday’s Palm Desert city council meeting, councilmember Karina Quintanilla discussed what she calls a desperate need for a new human-rights…

I-Team takes a look at who’s behind the new Coachella Valley Arena

May 10, 2021 8:51 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

It’s one of the biggest and most expensive projects the Coachella Valley has ever seen. Construction is underway on 43-acres of unincorporated land…

Riding Forward: An update on CV Link construction in Palm Desert. Hint, It’s almost complete

May 4, 2021 1:00 PM Jeff Stahl

CV Link construction is plowing ahead around the Coachella Valley to the tune of more than $52 million dollars. That’s more than half the project’s…

I-Team takes an in-depth look at Project Room Key

April 7, 2021 8:01 PM John White, KESQ News Team

Riverside County is working to open communications with the City of Palm Springs after Police Chief Bryan Reyes blasted a program that places…

I-Team: One Year in Lockdown

March 22, 2021 5:18 PM Karen Devine

We’re getting a clearer picture of the damage done to the Coachella Valley’s economy, one year after the beginning of multiple shutdowns. Tonight…

I-Team: Students earning D’s and F’s surges during distance learning

March 9, 2021 1:02 PM Jeff Stahl

A lot of Coachella Valley students are failing or barely getting by in their classes during these times of distance learning. And when it comes to…

I-Team: Riverside County Registrar accuses District Attorney of interfering with election

March 4, 2021 5:53 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

A clash between riverside county’s top elections official and the county district attorney over the security of ballots. In emails and letters…

I-Team goes in-depth on EDD fraud & what’s being done to stop it

March 3, 2021 3:23 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

The state agency that pays out unemployment-insurance to millions of Californians has admitted that losses during the pandemic could climb into the…

I-Team: Future of the Date Festival

February 9, 2021 8:18 PM John White, KESQ News Team

The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival would have opened Friday for its 75th anniversary. This year’s fair is canceled because of the…

La Quinta’s Mayor accuses resident of making a threat against the City Council

February 9, 2021 11:44 AM Jeff Stahl

Did a La Quinta resident threaten the City Council? La Quinta’s Mayor says “yes” during a recent meeting on the future of short-term vacation rentals…