INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – “Day Zero” performance will return for Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The DJ trio of Kettama, Prospa, and Josh Baker will perform a “B3B” Thursday night at the campgrounds. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Coachella (@coachella) Last week, Disco Lines performed at
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY (KESQ) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old child who was abducted late Monday night in Los Angeles, authorities said. Police identified the child as Messiah Evans, who was taken at approximately 10:20 p.m. Investigators say 38-year-old Joshua Pendleton is the suspect in the abduction. Authorities believe Pendleton is driving
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As festival goers depart the Coachella Valley, those who drove electric vehicles are looking for a charge. Many of them, though, are being left disappointed on Monday, as the valley’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure is strained by the swaths of people looking to top off. News Channel 3 was in
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) California Congressman Eric Swalwell announced Monday he plans to resign from the U.S. House of Representatives, capping a rapid political collapse triggered by sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women.= Swalwell, a Democrat who represents California’s 14th Congressional District east of San Francisco, posted a statement on X saying he
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Festivalgoers leaving the Coachella Valley after Weekend 1 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival faced the usual slow-moving traffic, with long lines of cars stretching across the I-10. While the overall mood remained upbeat, the weekend did bring a few challenges. Strong winds swept through the grounds, kicking
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El Centro, Calif. (KESQ)braham Feinbloom, the 51-year-old Salton City man charged with murdering 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar, appeared in Imperial County Superior Court Monday morning, where a judge set his preliminary hearing for April 28. The hearing will determine whether prosecutors can present enough evidence to establish probable cause and hold Feinbloom for trial. It was
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell, suspended his campaign for California governor Sunday night following sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women, including a former congressional staffer. “I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote on X. “I will fight the serious, false allegations that have
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – United Youth We Stand, a local activist organization, is speaking out in support of the valley’s immigrant communities amidst the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. “Coachella is one of the biggest international festivals, but I think it’s important to showcase what really is Coachella. It is a land of a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella’s first weekend brought large crowds and challenging weather conditions, but Indio Police say strong planning and coordination helped keep the event running safely. Officials confirm wind played a role in several disruptions, including brief schedule adjustments for some performances and an incident in which a light fixture was dislodged and
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Strong winds and blowing dust are creating challenges for festivalgoers on day two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, after gusty conditions disrupted performances and raised safety concerns Friday night. Attendees say the wind was strong enough to cause issues across the festival grounds and camp areas. Kevin Velasco,
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Firebirds fans may notice a change to Acrisure Arena during Saturday nights game as organizers unveiled the “Spotlight 29 Premium Level” ahead of the game. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is a founding partner of Acrisure Arena and the Firebirds, and is now extending that partnership
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a World Art Day Festival, free for all ages in Downtown Park. There will be interactive art projects, live performances and live artists demonstrations. The festival aims to inspire creativity, provide a platform for local artists and offer hands-on opportunities for
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A driver is in critical condition after a crash on Highway 74 in Palm Desert on Friday night. Around 7 p.m., deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of unknown trouble off Highway 74 near the Coachella Valley Vista Point. When deputies arrived at the scene, they located
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Traffic is ramping up across the Coachella Valley as thousands of festivalgoers arrive for Day One of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. Roads across the valley are seeing a noticeable increase in congestion, especially along Interstate 10, as drivers, rideshares, and shuttle buses make their way to the festival. Many
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) The four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday evening, completing the first crewed journey to the moon in more than half a century. The Orion capsule, named Integrity by its crew, touched down at 5:07 p.m.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — While thousands of festivalgoers head to Coachella for the music, a massive art installation near the main stage is also drawing steady crowds. The piece, titled “Network Operations,” stands more than 60 feet tall and features larger-than-life hippos running a fictional media company — a concept designed to spark curiosity and conversation among
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Watch Live Coverage of the Splashdown from ABC News(Coverage scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. PT) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, piloted by a Southern California native, made a triumphant return to Earth today, splashing down off the coast of San Diego after traveling around the far side of the moon
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco have jointly asked a Riverside Superior Court judge to freeze all proceedings in their legal battle over hundreds of thousands of seized election ballots, according to a stipulation filed Friday. The agreement, signed by attorneys for both sides, asks Judge O.G.
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the creation of the Salton Sea Conservancy on Friday, marking the state’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years and a step the governor called a turning point for communities that have long borne the health and environmental consequences of the shrinking lake. “For too long,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) -An early morning shooting near Indio has left one person wounded and police searching for suspects Friday. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, they got a call of an assault with a deadly weapon just before 7:30 am in the area of Van Buren Street and Corregidor Avenue. Deputies located a
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