COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Fourteen students from Nellie N. Coffman Middle School are returning home with national medals after competing at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The students represented California after qualifying through the state competition and competed in a variety of events, including Opening and Closing Ceremonies, T-Shirt Design,
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3’s Kendall Flynn took a trip to the newly named Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood to bring a first look inside the stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Los Angeles Stadium will host eight World Cup matches, including two for the United States. The first USMNT match it
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UPDATE 6/7: PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The family of 28-year-old Miguel Angel Chavez says his remains were found by officials this week. Chavez was reported missing on June 1, in the area of Coyote Song Way, north of the Sun City Palm Desert community. Chavez’s family confirmed to News Channel 3 that his body
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As summer break begins, Palm Springs Unified School District is once again providing free meals to children and teens across the Coachella Valley, helping ensure no child goes hungry while school is out of session. District officials say the need for summer meal programs continues to grow. Last summer alone,
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters are responding to a brush fire that ignited in the tamarisk trees alongside the railroad tracks adjacent to the I-10 freeway, just west of the Bob Hope Drive overpass. That fire igniting around 1:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon with multiple engines on scene. Authorities have yet to release a cause
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — California Adopt-a-Pet Day helped dozens of local animals find new homes Saturday as Riverside County Animal Services worked to ease severe overcrowding at its shelters. The annual event, held at more than 150 shelters across the state, offered fee-waived adoptions through a partnership with the ASPCA and CalAnimals. The adoptions included
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Local realtor, Juan M. Martinez, was unanimously appointed by Coachella City Council to the vacant seat Friday afternoon. City Council interviewed 9 out of the 10 candidates who applied, during a special meeting Friday. Martinez is a local realtor with 20 years experience, according to his application. He was born and
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — TODEC will host a solidarity food drive to support immigrant families across the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire. The organization is inviting community members to donate food, hygiene products, and other new essential items that could help families in need. Donations will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – A stretch of Interstate 10 in Cabazon was officially dedicated Friday in honor of three firefighters who lost their lives while battling the Broadway Fire in 2023. The ceremony, taking place at Casino Morongo, recognized Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Tim Rodriguez, and Pilot Tony Sousa for their service and sacrifice
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, will advance to the November election in California’s governor’s race, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. It’s not yet clear who he’ll face. Becerra’s advancement guarantees a Democrat will be in the general election after some feared that their wide field
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage will not reopen for the 2026-27 school year, officials confirmed to News Channel 3 on Friday. The Coachella Valley’s only non-religious college-prep private school has been going through financial difficulties and low enrollment; however, the Board had confirmed to News Channel 3 last month
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Guinness World Records officially confirmed Palm Springs’ record for “largest gathering of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe,” it was announced on Friday. The Records Management Team at Guinness World Records in London formally notified Palm Springs Pride that its application was approved, confirming a new Guinness World Records title with
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of newly-declassified videos of Unidentified Flying Objects. The Pentagon says they’re incidents the government still cannot explain. I-Team investigator Peter Daut spoke with some of the nation’s top UFO experts who are speaking out about what they’re calling the biggest disclosure in human history. More than three thousand people
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HEMET, Calif. (KESQ) – A San Jacinto man and his 10-year-old family member fatally injured when their sedan and a Cal Fire engine collided at a Hemet intersection were identified today. Arthur Fernandez, 43, and Arthur Fernandez Jr. of Hemet were killed in the collision that occurred Friday at Domenigoni Parkway and Gibbel Road, according
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella City Council unanimously approved a 45-day temporary moratorium on data centers as the city moves closer towards a permanent ban. The move came after months of public pushback on a data center project at Avenue 52 and Filmore Street. Council members also approved terminating the agreement with Stronghold Power
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – One day after President Donald Trump alleged — without providing any examples or evidence — that Democrats were cheating this week’s California primary election, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced today his office has “multiple” probes underway into alleged voting fraud. Essayli, a Trump appointee, wrote on social media Friday
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US labor market appears to have found its footing: The economy added 172,000 jobs in May, shattering expectations, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Friday. The latest jobs report provided some reassurance that the US labor market may be stabilizing after a year of weak
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire damaged a double-wide mobile home in Thermal Thursday night. The fire was reported at around 8:35 p.m. on the 69000 block of Fillmore Street. Authorities said the blaze was contained to the structure. Crews were expected to remain on scene until a little after midnight for salvage and overhaul.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants to build a real-time crime center in the Coachella Valley like the one Palm Springs Police Department recently launched and on Thursday, Rancho Mirage became the first city council the department has pitched. The plan centers on a “drone as first responder” model: when a
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is responding to community questions about its use of Flock Safety cameras. In a recent message to residents, Police Chief Steven Shaw said the cameras help officers solve crimes, recover stolen vehicles, locate missing people, and generate investigative leads. He said the technology
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