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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) – What appeared to be a call from the bank, cost one local woman ten-thousand dollars. Kayla Keith says it all started with a text message, followed by a call from someone who claimed to be a Wells Fargo representative. But the caller knew detailed account information. “All that information made

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A Father’s Day dance planned for this month was cancelled by organizers due to fears over potential immigration enforcement. According to organizers with the Mujeres Latinas Club, the fear of local ICE and CBP operations have kept dozens of families from leaving their homes. “We have parents that send

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Twenty Coachella Valley college students have been awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships through Modernism Week’s annual scholarship program, officials announced today.    Modernism Week is an annual celebration of midcentury architecture and design in Palm Springs. Proceeds support local preservation efforts and scholarships for Coachella Valley students pursuing careers

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Indio Police Department is reminding the community of how deadly the inside of a car can be when temperatures are high in the Valley for kids and pets. Officials with Indio PD say every year, children and pets suffer heatstroke or worse after being left behind. The National Safety Council

WASHINGTON DC (KESQ) – Local Democratic Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined other lawmakers on Tuesday in pressing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over his role in a “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report. The lawmakers had questions about the Commission’s release of a report which Congressman Ruiz asserts is riddled with inaccuracies and misinformation.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Palm Springs has started building the highly anticipated wind wall along North Gene Autry Trail. Crews were hard at work on Tuesday, beginning construction on the nearly 600-foot-long brick wall in a major move to combat the area’s notorious winds and sandstorms that reduce visibility and cause

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Fear keeping families behind closed doors. In response to growing anxiety over recent ICE activity, TODEC is stepping up efforts to help immigrant families who are living in fear. That help, delivered directly to their doorsteps. On Tuesday, TODEC began distributing essential supplies, including food, water, informational material and “red cards,”

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – On Friday this week, you’ll have a chance to join News Channel 3 by helping us to donate blood at our station. The drive to collect live saving blood donations will be from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in the LifeStream bloodmobile at our building located at 31276 Dunham Way