The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms will lead an investigation into the cause of multiple wildfires raging across southern California, according to the Los Angeles Times. Among them, the most destructive in L.A. County history, the Palisades Fire. News Channel 3 spoke to several Palisades homeowners who said they witnessed the onset of the
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The top two players in the world are out of the 2025 American Express tournament, taking place this week in La Quinta. On Monday, the PGA Tour announced that World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from the tournament. No reason has been given at this time. Schauffele will be replaced by Philip Knowles. World
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In an effort to secure $2.5 billion in additional funding for ongoing emergency response efforts in the L.A. region, Gov. Gavin Newsom today expanded a special session of the California Legislature. The governor signed a proclamation Monday, which expands the scope of the current special session and allows the legislature to consider and approve new
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate on an extended schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, tramway officials announced today. The first tramway up from Saturday to Monday will depart at 8 a.m., running every 30 minutes in that direction for 12 hours, tramway staff said. The last tramway down will leave at
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Caltrans, in collaboration with the city of Palm Springs, started work today on an eight-mile rehabilitation road project along California State Route 111 (SR 111). City officials said various improvements will be made, including removing and repaving eight miles of roadway, constructing 11 new Sunline transportation bus pads and revamping sidewalks, as well as upgraded
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A woman struck by a vehicle Friday night in Indio has died from her injuries, police confirmed. The crash happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Oasis Street, just south of Highway 111. Police said a Ford Escape failed to stop for a woman in the crosswalk. The woman, a 49-year-old, was rushed to the hospital
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With the fires still burning across L.A. County and a red flag warning issued for the coming days, Rotary clubs across the Coachella Valley providing much-needed relief to those struggling in the aftermath of the fires, host several fire relief donation drives in Palm Desert and Palm Springs, getting resources for those in need. Residents
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival concluded Sunday with its final screening, capping off a 2 weeklong celebration of cinema. The closing feature, “The Penguin Lessons,” was shown at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs High School, bringing together film lovers. There is one last chance to see the films. “Best of Fest” continues Monday. It’s
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For Melanie Bonhomme, the life she built for herself and her five-year-old son in Pacific Palisades is now unrecognizable after the Palisades Fire ravaged through her community. “All of these places destroyed, down to the ground, blackened across the street. There was an assisted living facility and condos gone. There’s gas stations on my block,
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The Galilee Center in Mecca is getting some new upgrades, the center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their “Our Lady of Guadalupe” shelter expansion today. Dozens of friends, community members and donors crowded around the Galilee Center’s shelter expansion. “We are so excited to celebrate the opening and the ribbon cutting of an expansion
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Coachella Valley residents are stepping up to help support their neighbors to the west who are facing the unimaginable. G.E.M. Billing Solutions and Mi Cultura Peruvian Colombian Cuisine hosted a donation drive Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people displaced by the LA wildfires. Two friends – Jordan Machado and Jori Moreno felt
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News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle continued KESQ team coverage of the fires on Friday with new details on Pacific Palisades homeowners seeking any information they could about the fate of their homes and possessions. Homeowners pushed officials for access to their streets to pick up medicine, check on their pets, and try to see what
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After discussion at their meeting on Thursday, the City Council elected not to move forward with a moratorium on new drive-through businesses at this time. Council members instead requested staff to return for a discussion on how current drive-through regulations might be improved through the zoning update that is currently underway. The Council also wants
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A fire broke out in the vegetation near Interstate 10 in Palm Desert on Friday around 7:00 p.m. Tamarisk trees and underbrush smoldered and flamed up along Tamarisk Row Drive, in the area running parallel to Union Pacific railroad tracks and the I-10 just west of Washington Street. Sheriff’s Deputies and firefighters arrived on scene
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There will be several local donation drives this weekend collecting supplies for those impacted by the wildfires across Los Angeles County. LOCAL ASSISTANCE FOR LA FIRE VICTIMS + HOW YOU CAN HELP(Courtesy of city of Palm Springs) Mi Cultura in Palm Desert – Saturday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Mi Cultura Peruvian and Colombian Cuisine
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Local Republican Congressman Ken Calvert said there should be a “political reckoning” in light of the devastating fires in Los Angeles and that some public officials should now be removed from office. Calvert is among the Republican critics who say that public officials in LA mismanaged the city’s preparation for the raging wildfires. He, along
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The court granted a defense motion on Friday to place Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Christian J. Lopez in a misdemeanor diversion program for his alleged involvement in the 2023 crash that killed bicyclist Christopher Thomas. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, District Attorney Mike Hestrin was opposed to the motion. The court ruling
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Some parents with students at Desert Sands Unified School District said they were unable to reach schools as well as the District office on Friday. District officials say they are aware of the issues with incoming calls to DSUSD placed from wireless carriers. They state the District’s carrier Frontier has confirmed the problem is related to
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Thousands continue to flee the wildfires in LA County, many of their homes destroyed or in evacuation zones. News Channel 3 is catching up with some of those evacuees calling the Coachella Valley their temporary home. LOCAL ASSISTANCE FOR LA FIRE VICTIMS + HOW YOU CAN HELP(From City of Palm Springs) Relief Offers in the
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A person was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a four-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in La Quinta. The crash was reported at around 3:30 p.m. near Calle Tampico and Washington Street. CAL FIRE confirmed there were four patients in the crash. Two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. One
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