PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Parents of elementary school students stranded on the side of the road during a field trip meltdown are now speaking with attorneys and considering legal action after what they describe as a traumatic and negligent ordeal. The incident happened Wednesday evening as a private charter bus – contracted by Desert
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Talks over closing the Arenas District main road for safety reasons have circulated for years but are coming to a head now in light of the recent terrorist attack. Several people have floated the idea of making Arenas Road pedestrian only to prevent risks to public safety. News Channel 3
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Beaumont man has been arrested in connection with the death of a four-month-old baby. The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was identified as an associate of the victim’s family. He was arrested Friday afternoon and remains in custody at the Larry Smith Correctional Facility. He has not been officially charged,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert X installations by four artists in the 2025 exhibition, which officially closed on May 11, will remain on view alongside works from prior editions, giving visitors a last chance to experience Desert X over Memorial Day weekend and through the summer and early fall. Now on view through and including June
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 34-year-old La Quinta man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife. Jose Valles Meza was convicted in March of first-degree murder for gunning down his estranged wife while inflamed over notions she was having affairs with other men in 2019. The jury
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Nearly 10,000 customers were briefly left without power due to an outage in Palm Springs. According to Southern California Edison’s outage map, 9,738 customers were impacted at one point. By 6:00 p.m., three customers remained without power. Stay with News Channel 3 for any updates. Get the News Channel 3
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Acclaimed writer and director Ron Oliver, known as the “King of Hallmark Christmas movies,” received his star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. The ceremony was held Friday morning at 222 S Palm Canyon Drive, where the star is located. Oliver is an Emmy-nominated director, writer, producer, and
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Owen Matas, a first-year English teacher at Palm Desert High School, has received the One Class at a Time Teacher award. Matas was recognized for reviving the school’s Cine-Arts Club, a once-thriving program from the 1990s, giving students a creative outlet to explore filmmaking. With a $777.77 donation from the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Automobile Club of Southern California projects a record-breaking 3.6 million Southern Californians will travel this Memorial Day weekend — part of a national total of 45.1 million travelers, the highest ever for this holiday. Travel is expected to surpass pre-COVID-19 levels this year. That means more drivers and busier roads than we’ve
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Border Patrol agents seized 113 pounds of methamphetamine after a traffic stop on Highway 86 near Indio, authorities said. The incident started Monday at around 10:30 a.m. when Indio station agents conducted a traffic stop on a black pickup truck pulling a trailer on northbound Highway 86. According to the U.S.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Memorial Day is a busy travel day across the country, honoring U.S. military members who died in service. In the Valley, the weekend also marks one of the last busy foot-traffic days for downtown businesses before a quiet summer. With the heat in the Valley, tourism declines and residents look
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Some local families are voicing concerns to Desert Sands Unified School District regarding an altercation on a bus ride for a field trip on Wednesday. They say it temporarily stranded some third graders and chaperone parents as they returned from a trip to Legoland. A video from a parent shows
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A fire at a home broke out Thursday night in the 2000 block of Racquet Club Road, just east of Sunrise Way, according to authorities. News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson reported live, where fire crews were working the scene. No injuries have been reported at this time. This is a developing
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Days after Saturday’s bombing in Palm Springs, News Channel 3 is sitting down with the father of the suspect, Richard Bartkus. In disbelief, he says his son, Guy Edward Bartkus, was a good and smart kid. Despite the bombing, he believes his son meant no harm to anyone. “I know
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Office of Education announced on Thursday that Mecca Elementary teacher Marisa Gaytan is one of four teachers chosen as a 2026 Riverside County Teacher of the Year. Gaytan, a fourth grade dual-language teacher, was met by more than 100 students, along with family, colleagues, a drum line, cheerleaders, and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — For the first time since a targeted terrorist attack destroyed parts of the American Reproductive Center over the weekend, News Channel 3 is speaking with the clinic’s doctors.You can watch the full news conference below: “Our clinic, where hope is nurtured and futures begin, was the target of a senseless
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Everyone aboard a plane that crashed into a San Diego military housing community died in the wreck, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator said today, adding that both the runway lights and an automated weather-notification system at the destination airport were inoperable at the time. Â Â The investigation was continuing
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs is moving forward with its first VillageFest since Saturday’s bombing targeting American Reproductive Centers, a local fertility clinic. Organizers said the weekly Thursday night event continues amid heightened concern — and with extra security in place. Mike Villegas, a Lieutenant at the Palm Springs Police Department, said the goal
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – The man who started the devastating Line Fire in San Bernardino County faces life in prison after being found guilty of multiple charges. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco was found guilty of seven counts related to the Line Fire, and two counts related to a subsequent fire, including aggravated
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The suspect in Saturday’s bombing in Palm Springs had access to a large quantity of commercially available chemical products. The products could be used to create a homemade explosive device, the FBI announced on Thursday. Today at 4 p.m., News Channel 3’s Peter Daut speaks with a spokesperson for the
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