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A Desert Hot Springs High School student brought a toy gun to school on Monday, but no real threat was ever posed to the school, according to Joan Boiko, Coordinator of Communications and Community Outreach for Palm Springs Unified School District. The replica weapon was found to be in possession of a DHSHS student Monday
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Monday, November 4 marks the 11th annual Palm Springs Broken Glass Awards. This event honors women in TV and film. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was at the event and spoke with this year’s honorees as they came down the red carpet. The 2019 notable honorees are actress Sierra McCormick who
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The Rotary Clubs of Cathedral City is asking for volunteers to help with preparations for the Healing Field event starting this weekend at Patriot Park. More than 5,000 U.S. flags will be set up at Patriot Park on 33998 Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City to honor the 7,012 men and women who have died
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The digital team behind KESQ.com has been very busy behind the scenes working to improve your experience with the website. Check out the video for a tour of the new improvements. Here are some of the changes: The homepage has a cleaner look. It should load noticeably faster, too. The top story section will continue
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A man was shot to death at an Anza residence where marijuana was being illegally cultivated, but no suspects were in custody today. The shooting happened sometime early Sunday morning at a property in the 39000 block of El Toro Road, just south of Highway 371, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Wally
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A star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars will be unveiled today honoring brash comedian Judy Tenuta, the self-described “Love Goddess” and “Aphrodite Of The Accordion.”Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon and Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Nona Watson will serve as masters of ceremony for the 2 p.m. ceremony in front of Benjamin Perdereau
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A 23-year-old man accused of fleeing from Riverside police in a stolen vehicle and igniting a 330-acre fire that damaged homes in Jurupa Valley after crashing the car in a field was charged today with felony evading and other offenses. Bryan Alexis Anguiano of Riverside was arrested, along with 28-year-old Kevin Alonso Hidalgo, last Thursday
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The local tribes hosted a firefighter appreciation event on Saturday for all the Martinez Fire crews. The event was an opportunity to get a fire status update, tour the incident command post and thank all the hardworking men and woman that have worked tirelessly to extinguish the mulch fire. Celeste Prescott, lead public information officer
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One person was seriously injured in a collision involving a pick-up truck and an SUV in Mecca. It happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Avenue 70 and Cleveland Street. Cal Fire said 5 people were taken to hospitals for treatment. Two people suffered moderate injuries. The California Highway Patrol said a motorist in a gray Dodge
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PALM DESERT, Calif. – New resources for young undocumented immigrants, often referred to as “Dreamers,” are going to be available starting Monday at College of the Desert. Dreamers are undocumented imigrants who were brought to the United States as children. COD’s new Dreamer Resource Center aims to provide them with all of the information they need in one
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Palm Springs, Calif. – Thousands gathered around the streets of downtown Palm Springs in decked out rainbow gear. It’s a parade many are waiting to see all year. Mikalah Gordon, radio host of Morning Beat on 103.1 FM Channel Q explains her experience participating in the parade. “People were shouting out for us they loved
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IDYLLWILD, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol shut down a stretch of State Highway 243 due to a house fire in Idyllwild. The fire started just before 3:00 a.m. morning along the 53800 block of Country Club Drive. This is a neighborhood north of the Idyllwild School and east of Lilly Creek. It was not clear if
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The four candidates running for a Palm Springs city council seat in District 1 participated in a forum Sunday afternoon. “The organized neighborhoods of Palm Springs hold candidate forums we’ve done it for many years,” said Robert Farran, co-chair, candidate forum committee. The open forum was hosted at Demuth Community Center, sponsored by the group
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As the City of Palm Springs prepares for it’s first-ever district-based election on November 5th. The three candidates running for a Palm Springs City Council seat in District 3 participated in a forum Saturday afternoon. Geoff Kors, current Mayor Pro Tem, says “I think it has engaged local residents now you have someone who can
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As Nov. 5 approaches, the City of Palm Springs prepares for its first-ever district based election. The candidates running for Palm Springs City Council seat in District 2 participated in a public forum. The Forum was scheduled for Sunday, October 6th, 2pm-4pm at Vista del Monte Elementary School. Adrian Alcantar, one of the candidates for
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It’s been three weeks since local Rancho Mirage High School football player Israel “Izzy” Ramirez suffered a brain aneurysm then underwent three emergency brain surgeries within a matter of days. Today, we check in on him to see how he’s recovering. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay visited Izzy at a rehabilitation hospital in Loma Linda,
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UPDATE: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department tells News Channel 3 that the man injured in the shooting died after he was taken to an area hospital. INITIAL REPORT: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in the La Quinta cove area. Deputy Robyn Flores told News Channel 3 the shooting was reported at
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Are you looking for something to do that’ll get you into the Halloween spirit? Grand Central Palm Springs is hosting a spooky art exhibit and Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay has all of the details. Step into a world of your classic Hollywood monsters. Local artist Mitchel Zwick finally has all of his monsters
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We’re up to week 10 of our local high school football season. With one week left in the regular season, teams at the top of their leagues are fighting for the title. Game of the Week: Xavier Prep – 20 at Palm Desert – 34 Palm Desert vs Xavier Prep, the Cook Street Rivalry, was
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We’ve picked three of the best plays from this week of high school football, now you can help us pick the play of the week! Vote below and tune in Monday at 6 p.m. to find out who won. Check out this week’s highlights Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not
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