COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Father’s Day celebrations looked a little different across the Coachella Valley this year as families found ways to honor dads while dealing with triple-digit temperatures. With the valley under another stretch of extreme heat, many residents adjusted their plans to avoid the hottest parts of the day. Restaurants were busy
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NEAR DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Lanes are back open on State Route 62 South of Morongo Valley after a motorcycle crash temporarily closed all northbound lanes. The California Highway Patrol received reports of that crash just before 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon just past North Indian Canyon Drive. Lanes were shut down as authorities investigated
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A new weekly food truck festival is bringing food, entertainment, and community gatherings to Palm Springs. The Wanderlust Food Truck Festival officially launched Saturday at Sunrise Park in downtown Palm Springs. The free event features more than 20 food trucks and vendors offering a variety of options ranging from barbecue
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Music, dance, storytelling and community came together Saturday as the Sunset Music and Education Foundation hosted its Joyful Juneteenth Celebration at Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs. The free event honored Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free
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Twentynine Palms, Calif. (KESQ) — A Twentynine Palms man is behind bars after investigators say he kidnapped two people, killing one of them, following a shooting the night before. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were first called to the 6300 block of Lupine Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for reports of
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COACHELLA VALLEY, CALIF. (KESQ) — A charter bus caught fire Saturday morning on eastbound Interstate 10 west of Box Canyon Road in Chiriaco Summit, prompting a major response from firefighters and traffic delays in the area. According to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department, the fire was reported at approximately 7:44 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A weekend of Juneteenth celebrations is kicking off in Palm Springs, hosted by the Palm Springs Black History Committee. The holiday celebrates independence day for African Americans from slavery. Juneteenth Freedom Weekend began Thursday evening at Villagefest in Downtown Palm Springs and continues through Saturday with a youth pageant at
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Well In The Desert has received a $1 million anonymous donation, launching a matching campaign to help the nonprofit secure a permanent home in the Coachella Valley. The donor, a longtime supporter of the organization’s work, stepped forward after learning about Well In The Desert’s ongoing search for a permanent location
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — As communities across the country prepare to celebrate Juneteenth, News Channel 3 took to the streets to find out how much local residents know about the holiday and its significance in American history. Some events taking place this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth: Juneteenth Pageant Join the Palm Springs Black History
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A video circulating on social media has drawn attention to an alleged enforcement stop involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a motorist in Palm Springs near Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, local officers were not involved in the incident and were not notified in advance of
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A late-night fire has temporarily closed Hamachi Sushi, leaving the restaurant’s future uncertain. Owner Carlos Pardo says an employee discovered smoke inside the building on Thursday. Firefighters spent about three hours battling the blaze. Pardo says investigators determined the fire started when electrical wiring between the attic and ceiling came
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Happy Friday, Coachella Valley. Our spell of above average temperatures when we flirting with the 110s earlier this week is staying away for the weekend, but the same system giving us the break is keeping the wind up and the dust flying. We’re running in the low 100s today, right around 102 in Palm Springs
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Update 6/19/26 Two suspects were arrested on Thursday, police said. One suspect, a 34-year-old man, was arrested on Thursday at around 3:05 p.m. in the 300 block of E. Ramsey Street in Banning. Later that evening, police arrested the second suspect, a 22-year-old man, in the 200 block of W. Dale Street in Beaumont. Both
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Festival Theaters Palm Springs announced a summer season full of exclusive premieres and filmmaker talkbacks marking a new chapter for the Coachella Valley’s cinema legacy. The summer season takes off on June 26th at 7:00pm, with the screening of Coroner of the Stars followed by a post-screening talkback with director
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ)– Riverside County’s unemployment rate dropped marginally amidst payroll losses and gains in the regional economy. California Employment Development Department (EDD) reports that throughout the month of May countywide jobless rates estimated at 4.7%, compared to 4.9% in April. The May 2026 rate lies three-tenths of a percentage lower than last year’s level,
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PINE COVE, Calif. (KESQ) – A hiker trekking today with his family in the San Bernardino National Forest northeast of Pine Cove fell and suffered injuries, leading firefighters to mount a rescue operation with the help of a sheriff’s helicopter crew. The “hiker down” call was received at 11:30 a.m. Friday along Black Mountain Truck
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — A fire caused moderate damage to the Hamachi Sushi restaurant in Cathedral City late Thursday night, prompting an overnight response from local firefighters. The fire was reported shortly after 11 p.m. at the restaurant near the intersection of Ramon Road and Date Palm Drive. Fire crews responded quickly and worked through
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of Palm Desert is looking to extend it’s guidelines for outdoor dining patios, after public outcry to keep the additions. Local restaurants have feared changes to the city’s regulations on the covid-era patios, as they neared a June 30th deadline. “It makes a big impact on sales, on
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Holocaust-related artifacts discovered among donated items at a local Revivals resale store will be donated to the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage Thursday. According to DAP Health, volunteers sorting donations found a Star of David badge and paper currency from the Lodz Ghetto dating back to 1940. The
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)- More than 250 scholars from across the Coachella Valley gathered at the UCR Palm Desert for the OneFuture student leadership conference. “OneFuture is focused on students finishing their degrees and then moving on to the career or even graduate school. That is their dream. And so for us to be able
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