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Emergency crews rushed 4 people to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash on Christmas Eve. Representatives with Cal Fire reported the crash happened on the Eastbound I-10 just west of Monterey before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Investigators revealed a total of 4 vehicles were involved in the collision. Four people were taken to the hospital:
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Many visitors and locals are shopping and enjoying the beautiful weather. News Channel 3 went to the Desert Hills Premium Outlets, Downtown Palm Springs, and El Paseo in Palm Desert, speaking with shoppers, many of whom say the stores are “moderately busy.” Some business owners say that they expected a lot more foot traffic. Some
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The Firebirds returned home and beat the Henderson Silver Knights, 1-0, at Acrisure arena on Friday night. Happy Holidays from @AcrisureArena 🎄🎅🏼🏒@Firebirds win and teddy bears were tossed! Love it. Game coverage and sights from Acrisure tonight on @KESQ! @Tarp1969 @Evan_Pivnick @grantfuhr @FuegoFirebirds pic.twitter.com/Ljb0o55s5e— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) December 24, 2022 Luke Henman scored the games
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News Channel 3 partnered with General Air Conditioning and Plumbing to provide gifts for dozens of Coachella Valley families with the Dear Santa Holiday Gift Giveaway. 2022 has been a tough year from the Coachella Valley to the North Pole, and we want to help Santa deliver gifts to deserving kids this holiday season. KESQ and General
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Soon, when job seekers log online to search for open positions, they might see something new: a potential pay range for salaries associated with that job. SB 1162 is California’s new pay transparency law. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2023, and it’s aimed at closing the wage gap for women and workers of color. “Employers
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A police pursuit ended in a crash in Palm Desert Friday evening. The pursuit ended near the intersection of Hovley Lane and Washington Street at around 5:15 p.m. Viewers called the newsroom reporting a heavy police presence in the area. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. confirmed the pursuit started due to a
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A local business owner of I Heart Mac and Cheese housed some of his employees in Palm Springs after hearing about their struggles with finding affordable housing. One of his employees currently lives in a sober home, and he has been trying to find a home for a year. He says no one will allow
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Congress passed the $1.7 trillion government funding package on Friday, sending it to Biden’s desk for his signature. The bill passed with a 225-201 vote. Republican Congressman Ken Calvert voted against the bill, while Democratic Congressman Raul Ruiz voted for it. Statement from Rep. Calvert: “Americans understand that when Congress jams through an omnibus 4,000
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Walter Clark Legal Group is rewarding drivers who make the right choice during Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Through its long-running Safe Ride Home Program, Walter Clark Legal Group will reimburse alcohol-impaired motorists for the cab, Uber, and Lyft rides home that they take between the hours of 10:00PM and 3:00AM on Friday, December 23;
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A 50-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a Toyota Corolla Thursday afternoon in Yucca Valley. The crash was reported at about 5:09 p.m. at the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Hanford Avenue. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, deputies learned that a white Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling eastbound in the number
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Authorities in Riverside County and around the state will begin a Christmas weekend enforcement effort today targeting motorists driving drunk or violating other traffic laws. The 54-hour “maximum enforcement period” will begin at 6:01 p.m. Friday and continue through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. During that period, all available officers will
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The holidays are here and although inflation is easing, it remains the highest Americans have experienced in roughly four decades. Shoppers are paying more for gasoline, housing, and food, among other goods. The November Consumer Price Index rose by 7.1% over the past 12 months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rising prices
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On Thursday, the Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill with another round of military and economic aid to Ukraine. This happened just one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress. It will now head to the House, before a final sign-off by President Biden. Here in the Coachella Valley, News Channel 3’s
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Here in our desert there has been a National Champion crowned in the ring. Brook Sibrian, 29, has officially reached the No. 1 ranking in the USA Boxing 114 weight class. “I tried to tell everybody 3 years ago…but they didn’t listen.” National Champion Brook Sibrian out of Lee Espizona’s Boxing Club in @CityofCoachella is
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The workers at the newly unionized Starbucks in La Quinta are currently on strike over unfair labor practices. “Starbucks continues to push forward dishonest information about our union,” said Ande Hernandez, barista at the La Quinta store. “Striking gives the power back to the workers and says we don’t have to accept hostile working environments
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In his first sit-down interview since recently being elected as tribal chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Reid Milanovich spoke with Peter Daut about his goals for the tribe, the new cultural museum, and his late father’s legacy. “My focus really is day to day,” Milanovich told Daut, adding that it’s an
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A Cathedral City man was ordered today to stand trial for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old boy and showing the boy pornographic videos. David Hadley Pio, 63, was charged with four felony counts — two of committing a lewd act on a child under 14, and one each of committing three or more lewd acts on
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A Riverside County mother is demanding justice after she was attacked with her baby. The case is one of more than 1,000 countywide that have been dismissed by Riverside County Superior Court judges because there were no courtrooms available. Clarissa Guevara is caught on grainy surveillance video being attacked with her 1-year-old daughter in her
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Grace Garner is the new mayor of Palm Springs. Garner is Palm Springs’ first-ever Latina mayor. She spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut about the recent close election, the issues facing palm springs, and her goals for the upcoming year. Be the first to know when news breaks in Coachella Valley. Download the News
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We’ve learned that an 88-year-old man charged in a crash that killed a 9-year-old girl walking home after being dropped off by a school bus near Desert Hot Springs has posted bail and has an arraignment date set. The DA’s office had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the driver, Robert William Hanson.
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