PALM SPRNGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Local doctors want to raise awareness about diabetes related complications that are often missed, especially wounds that are hard to heal. They say most diabetics do not treat their wounds effectively. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 38 million Americans live with diabetes, and roughly 30 percent of
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By Diego Mendoza, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The United States announced it would cancel the visa of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Friday, after he publicly called on its soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump, further straining relations between Washington and Bogota. Petro, who has previously clashed with the Trump administration on migration and
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Teachers integrating culinary arts into an elementary class. News Channel 3’s Allie Anthony joined Walter Clark at Coral Mountain Academy to meet Christopher Smith, an amazing educator teaching students with disabilities through the art of cooking. Smith goes above and beyond for students with disabilities, using cooking as a fun and inclusive way to bring
Continue ReadingBy Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A major fire at South Korea’s national data center has halted hundreds of online government services including postal and tax facilities, Reuters reported. The blaze likely began with an explosion of a battery at the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon city, about 85 miles (130 kilometers) south of
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Without firing a shot, Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past week managed to bring the war in Ukraine to millions of Europeans largely untouched by the conflict. And it started not with a bang but a whimper. As Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, told anxious Danes
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The Shadow Hills High School Choir joins Foreigner onstage Saturday at the band’s Fantasy Springs Resort Casino concert. The choir will accompany Foreigner to sing the classic hit, “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The legendary rock band has teamed with high schools around the country to perform its signature 1984 power ballad during tour stops. The
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UPDATE: News Channel 3 and the Palm Springs Animal Shelter extend a thank you to all who turned out to support our first ever Cans ‘N Kibble event. The community came through to show their care for the animals – donating over 8,000 pounds of kibble, 4,100 cans of pet food, and more than $16,000
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — The Find Regional Food Bank has officially opened a new warehouse, marking a major milestone in its mission to end hunger in the Coachella Valley. The facility will allow the organization to expand its food distribution, provide educational programs, and support workforce development initiatives for the community. Bill Sanchez, president and
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday she is deploying agents from the Justice Department to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and facilities. “At my direction, I am deploying DOJ agents to ICE facilities—and wherever ICE comes under siege—to safeguard federal agents, protect
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized Israel’s ongoing military action in Gaza, saying that “there’s not a military rationale for continuing to pummel what is already rubble” and arguing for Palestinian statehood. “I think that it is important for us to acknowledge those of us who are not
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Palm Desert, Calif. (KESQ) — This Hispanic Heritage month, here at News Channel 3, we are telling “Stories that Inspire.” We meet a young migrant from Michoacán, Mexico. Her name is Alexandra Ramirez, who owns a gym called “The Camp Transformation Center” in Palm Desert. A native of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico, and like many immigrants,
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UPDATE: SCE was able to restore power to more than 1,200 of the affected customers by 4:00 p.m. As of 5:45 p.m., 163 customers are without power, with an estimated restoration time of 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. UPDATE: As of 2:30 p.m., Southern California Edison reports 863 customers remain without power, and there is no
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(PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — This year marks the 34th annual celebration of the Dinah. It is the world’s largest and longest-running music for queer women, nonbinary folks, and allies. The music festival is from September 24-28 at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs. Founded in 1991 by Mariah Hanson, The Dinah has evolved from
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) A verified GoFundMe is now helping the family of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the Riverside County teen found in the trunk of a Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard earlier this month. The fundraiser lists Esmeralda Lozano as the organizer on behalf of the Rivas Hernandez family, and GoFundMe confirmed to News
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RIVERSIDE, Calif (KESQ) – Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued 18 dogs from a property in the city of Coachella on Wednesday. Members of the RCDAS Field Services team removed the dogs from the property and transported them to an affiliate shelter after the owner claimed she had been feeding the dogs for over
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By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has fired 15 agents associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, according to the agents association. The latest round of dismissals at the bureau came at the end of
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – At critical overcapacity, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC) says they are urgently looking for adopters and fosters this weekend. Marlo Clingman, the manager at CVAC, says they have no room for any dog that arrives today due to critical overcrowding. “Most of our large dogs have been here for
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla will undertake a state visit to the Holy See this fall, Buckingham Palace has announced. The trip – which will take place in late October – will see the royal couple hold their first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, who was elected
Continue ReadingPersonal essay by Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after arriving to Cuba, Assata Shakur was stopped by a policeman, not because she was a wanted fugitive and convicted cop killer in the United States but because she was Black. It was clearly a seminal moment for Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member (perhaps now
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Transportation is imposing new limits to “drastically restrict” people from outside the United States from getting commercial driver’s licenses, and is threatening to withhold highway funds from states that don’t agree to comply. “The process for issuing these licenses is absolutely, 100%, broken,” Transportation Secretary Sean
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