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North Indian Canyon Drive has been reopened after it was previously closed Sunday morning due to blowing sand and low visibility. For up-to-date information on the windy conditions affecting the valley, click here. Stay with News Channel 3 and the First Alert Weather Team for continuing updates. Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app
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Crime in Palm Springs is decreasing according to a 2022 data report released by police, but the number of assaults on officers seems to be increasing at an alarming rate. Palm Springs Police Department’s Chief Andy Mills claimed the number of assaults on officers went up 72% this last year. Also seeing an increase in
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Drone soccer is a new tech meets athletics game people can play indoors. There was a drone soccer camp at Nellie Coffman Middle School this weekend. News Channel 3 went to the first drone soccer camp in the valley and learned that only two schools in the valley are participating in the new sport; Desert
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The Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians hosted a day of bird singing at Palm Springs High School. The event was called Singing The Birds, and it drew tribes from across the region to the Coachella Valley to share their histories through song and dance. Vendors came out to sell clothing, accessories, and books telling their stories.
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The top two DEL girls basketball teams clashed in Indio, and Xavier Prep handed Shadow Hills its first league loss of the season, 44-38. “This is two years in a row that both games come down to these single possession games,” said Xavier Prep head coach Thaddis Bosley. “50/50 balls, working hard, and being aggressive.
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The first group of qualifying participants commences constructing their homes as owners/builders at the Palm Desert Merle Dr. Self-Help Project at the groundbreaking ceremony. Ten families out of fourteen walked the grounds of their future forever homes. “Participants will complete the build under the technical assistance and guidance of Coachella Valley Housing Coalition construction staff,
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies detained two children after reports of someone armed with a firearm inside the VIP Urgent Care building in Palm Desert. The building is located at 72630 Fred Waring Drive. Viewers called the newsroom reporting a heavy police presence in the area shortly after 5:15 p.m. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Dept.
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Local, state, and national leaders are reacting to the graphic video depicting the fatal beating of a 29-year-old Black man by five Memphis police officers. The video is filled with violent moments showing the officers, who are also Black, chasing and pummeling Nichols and leaving him on the pavement propped against a squad car as
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A new ordinance is in place in Palm Springs aimed at stopping homeless people from using Palm Springs International Airport as a shelter. The city council passed the emergency ordinance unanimously during Thursday’s meeting. Council members, along with Palm Springs Police chief Andy Mills and PSP director Harry Barrett Jr. discussed the ordinance beforehand. “Over the past
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District superintendent is apologizing for a lack of transparency about an incident last week in which a student brought a loaded gun to school. Parents and teachers didn’t get the whole story until yesterday – 6 days after it happened. The incident happened on Friday, January 20, according to an
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A 46-year-old man accused of gunning down a motel guest during an altercation in Riverside must stand trial for murder and other offenses, a judge ruled today. Robert Donald Intong of Desert Hot Springs was arrested in 2021 following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the slaying of 31-year-old Cole William Birchard. At the end
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The hit-and-run motorist who allegedly was involved in a crash in South Los Angeles that left two brothers dead and their mother and sister injured was in custody today, police said. The crash occurred at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 9 at Main Street and 111th Place, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Disneyland is celebrating its 100th year anniversary with the opening of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and two new nighttime shows. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway is opening its doors to the public. The immersive experience begins as soon as you walk into the “El Capitoon Theater” located in Toontown. Toontown has been under construction
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Update 01/26/23 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept confirmed that three teenagers were arrested. The incident started at around 3:00 p.m. when Gang Task Force Officers attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on an SUV occupied by four suspects near the 43000 block of Clinton Street in Indio. The vehicle failed to stop but then ended
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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted the 12th Annual Palm Springs Police and Fire Appreciation Luncheon at the Palm Springs Convention Center Thursday. The lunch recognized the men and women who serve the City of Palm Springs and highlight department accomplishments and goals. The Police Officer of the Year Award will be presented by the Palm Springs
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A 73-year-old Coachella Valley resident has been reported missing. He was last heard from in Tucson, Arizona. William Mackin is a resident of the community of Snow Creek, near Cabazon. He is described as 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 208 pounds with grey hair and blue eyes. According to his partner, he has memory
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The issues along the U.S./Mexico Border have intensified, amid record encounters with migrants seeking asylum. Peter Daut takes an in-depth look at what this means for the Coachella Valley, and what’s being done in response to the migrant influx. Daut traveled to the California Border city of Calexico, which recently declared a state of emergency
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Palm Springs Unified School District will sponsor 24 students on an H.S.I. (Hispanic Serving Institutions) tour in Austin, Texas, and 24 students attending the H.B.C.U. (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)tour to Washington, D.C. Stephanie Cesena is an 11th-grader who wants to become a Psychiatrist. Her parents did not go to college, but her sister inspired
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There could soon be a break in the years-long battle between valley cannabis business owners and local leaders over hefty taxes they say are crippling small businesses. Cathedral City is tied with other west valley cities for the highest tax on retail cannabis businesses in the valley: a 10% tax tacked on top of the
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College of the Desert is now providing free home internet to active students to complete their coursework and stay connected with COD while at home, according to the school’s website. The internet service provider will coordinate a home visit where they will deliver and set up the modem needed to provide your household basic internet. Service
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