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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MOUNTAIN CENTER, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented another Impact Grant to improve lives and help those in need. A $25,000 charitable gift was awarded to Pathfinder Ranch to support camp scholarships for Coachella Valley children, as well as the camp’s horse program. Nestled in the
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy has been officially charged with vehicular manslaughter after a deadly on-duty crash last year near the Beaumont area. Deputy Glynn Wilburn, 42, was charged Wednesday, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced. In addition to Gross Vehicular Manslaughter, Wilburn, of the Cabazon station, has been charged
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Update 6/18/26 Jesus Ahkin Gonzalez and Vicente Zamora have resubmitted the paperwork to recall Councilmembers Denise Delgado and Yadira Perez. Zamora said they have 100 signatures. View this post on Instagram A post shared by More than Politics Coachella Valley (@morethanpoliticscv) We have reached out to the city for more information on the process, but
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As Mexico prepares to face South Korea in the FIFA World Cup match tonight, fans across the Coachella Valley are gearing up to cheer them on. For many Mexican Americans, the World Cup is about more than soccer. It’s a celebration of culture, family, and identity. Across the valley, fans
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A suspect was arrested Thursday afternoon following a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle through the Coachella Valley, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 1:25 p.m., deputies located a stolen vehicle in the area of Bob Hope Drive and Casino Drive and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. Sheriff’s say the driver failed
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Original Report 1:20 p.m. 6/18/26 N Gene Autry Trail is back open, city officials announced. Original Report 5:00 a.m. 6/18/26 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — North Gene Autry Trail has been closed through the Whitewater Wash due to low visibility caused by strong winds carrying sand and dust across the roadway. The closure is intended
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Fire Department urged local community members today to use extreme caution when hiking during the summer season following an increase in hiker rescue calls. The agency stated that dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke may occur if not properly prepared during the extreme heat wave during Coachella
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06/18/2026: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the 75-year-old Indio woman has been located. Original Report: INDIO, Calif. — The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman from Indio. Sarah Lynn Eades, 75, was last seen in the 84000 block of Indio Springs Parkway in the city
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