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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – New details have emerged about Guy Edward Bartkus, the suspect behind the deadly May 17 bombing at a Palm Springs fertility clinic. According to a newly released report from the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, Bartkus had previously expressed ideations of attacking clinics. Investigators say he held anti-natalist beliefs —
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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
Continue ReadingCNN By Emma Tucker, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to suspend international visas for new students at Harvard University, the White House announced Wednesday, in a dramatic escalation of its efforts to block foreign nationals from enrolling at the elite university. The proclamation temporarily blocks the entry of
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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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LONG BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a homeless man and the wounding of another man last year in Long Beach, police announced today. The teen, a Long Beach resident, was taken into custody Thursday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. He was
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EL SOBRANTE, Calif. (KESQ) – A property owner fatally shot a man he alleged broke into his El Sobrante home, but authorities said today the matter was still under investigation to sort out exactly what happened and why. The deadly confrontation occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday, in the unincorporated community situated between Riverside to
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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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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Southern California Edison has reached a record $82.5 million settlement with the United States to resolve claims stemming from the 2020 Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. The U.S. government sued SoCal Edison in September 2023, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that
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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
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Justice said Friday that it struck a deal with aircraft maker Boeing to avoid prosecution of the company over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, according to a Friday court filing in the case. The filing makes official a proposal publicly reported last week,
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Kit Maher and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has put more than 100 officials at the National Security Council at the White House on administrative leave on Friday as part of a restructuring under interim national security adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to two US officials
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A new battle is stirring on Capitol Hill as Senate Democrats have threatened to not move forward with confirmations of President Donald Trump’s US attorney nominees around the country – already following through with a hold on one of his picks. Senate Democrats say they are merely following precedent
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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
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday struck down an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year targeting the law firm Jenner & Block, ruling the effort ran afoul of the Constitution’s First Amendment. The decision from US District Judge John Bates in Washington, DC, represents the second
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, Aria Chen, Billy Stockwell and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — International Harvard students say they are experiencing “pure panic” amid the Trump administration’s move to bar foreign enrollment, as students from around the world told CNN they are coming to grips with the possibility of revoked visas, suspended research and being blocked
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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
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily paused action in an emergency appeal dealing with whether the Department of Government Efficiency must turn over public documents – like other government agencies – or whether it is shielded from such requests because it is part of the White House. The
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — On cross-examination of psychologist Dawn Hughes in the federal racketeering and sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the defense highlighted that she has been retained hundreds of times as an expert in court cases since 1998. “Now, over all of those years and all of those retentions as an
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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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