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UPDATE: 7/29/2026 Indio police cited 39 people for committing various violations during a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation, officials announced today. The operation was conducted from 6 a.m. through 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Indio Police Department. The citations were issued for numerous violations, including speeding, driving without a license, holding a cell phone
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs Unified School District has appointed veteran educator Kim Ballard as the inaugural principal of its new Middle College High School, set to open in the 2027-28 school year. The district introduced Ballard during Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, where she briefly addressed trustees before they approved her appointment. The
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The number of automobile thefts throughout Riverside County plummeted 21% last year, while the county sheriff’s department ranked in the top five statewide among agencies that successfully recovered stolen vehicles, according to statistics released by the California Highway Patrol. The number of countywide auto thefts reported in 2025 totaled 6,012, compared to
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The story of a local grandmother in need has now reached thousands across the internet, and it all began with News Channel 3’s coverage about the family’s untimely air conditioning outage. Earlier this month, News Channel 3 spoke with Nikita Potter, the granddaughter of 91-year-old Chuck Potter, who died in
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Riverside County supervisors are scheduled to address new vacation rental regulations, review recent fireworks enforcement results, and consider funding for Mecca Sports Park during their Tuesday meeting.
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UPDATE 7/29/26 Palm Springs police announced today that a body discovered Sunday near the Desert Hot Springs area was confirmed to be a 70-year-old man who went missing in Rancho Mirage. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Coroner’s Bureau positively identified the body as Daniel “Dan” Michael Mulcahey. The
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Drivers are raising concerns about gas prices at a US Fuels Station near Date Palm Drive and Vista Chino in Cathedral City after noticing a difference between the advertised price and what they’re charged at the pump. “I’ve been tracking this place for two months,” said Cathedral City resident Wilfredo
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — For the last 64 years, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has supported students nationwide in completing higher education. This year, 2,906 students received scholarships with a record-breaking investment totaling $12.635 million. The scholarship mission is to honor Marines and Navy corpsmen by supporting their children in pursuing higher education. In
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – With summer heat on full blast, many valley residents are looking to the pool to cool off. But as the desert sun heats up pool water – and hot overnight lows keep that water from cooling down when the sun has set – a refreshing dip can feel more like a sauna.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ)– Local doctors are concerned that California has confirmed 52 measles cases so far this year, more than double the 25 cases reported in all of 2025. These numbers include five confirmed cases here in Riverside County. Children ages 5 to 19 account for more than half of this year’s confirmed cases,
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) – An arrest has been made in a shooting 22 years ago that took the life of a 17-year-old Indio teenager. The suspect, Eddie Zazueta Jr., 40, of Bermuda Dunes, was arrested on Friday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced. County jail records show he is scheduled to appear in court
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KESQ)– A Twentynine Palms resident was taken into custody in connection to a vehicle theft Sunday morning and remains hospitalized at Desert Regional Medical Center. Officials report the Morongo Basin Station was alerted about a stolen vehicle at approximately 6:41 a.m., June 26, from an area near State Route 62 and White
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – American Airlines flights are departing again after a brief IT outage led to a nationwide ground stop, according to the airline and federal officials. American Airlines flights not in the air were being held because of an IT outage, according to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration. “A technology issue
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UPDATE: 7/28/2026: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a July 15 hit-and-run collision that seriously injured an 80-year-old resident near Hermosa Drive and Vista Chino. Following a two-week investigation, the department’s Traffic Division worked with the Coachella Valley Real-Time Intelligence Center (CVRTIC) to identify the suspected vehicle
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company’s plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of the Mojave Desert, a move the plaintiffs contend would devastate imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep. In their Los
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UPDATE 7/28 7:26 A.M.: According to SCE, the maintenance outage has been rescheduled for August 9 at 10 PM due to customer concerns. PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Some Palm Desert residents are questioning why a planned overnight power outage is being scheduled during one of the hottest stretches of summer. Southern California Edison has
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A suspect in a stolen vehicle was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Thousand Palms. Deputies reported spotting a vehicle reported stolen shortly before 4 p.m. in the area of Varner Road and Monterey Avenue. Deputies attempted a traffic stop in the area of Cook Street and Varner Road, where the vehicle
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Three people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash Monday evening in Coachella. The crash was reported just before 6:20 p.m. on Van Buren Street and Avenue 53. Police said three vehicles were involved. Details on what led up to the crash were not available. One person was airlifted
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — School is just weeks away, but recent economic challenges are changing how families approach which supplies are essential. A new analysis by Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation, using NielsenIQ data, found families will spend about $4,000 per child on school supplies and food during the school year, up 10.7%
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A former senior executive at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is suing the institution, alleging she was fired in retaliation for reporting animal deaths, alleged cover-ups, and internal misconduct.
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