INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A murder suspect was in custody Friday night after Indio Police say he killed his parents. Officers said on Friday, they conducted a welfare check for the elderly couple, both aged 84, in Indio at the 45000 block of Green Hills Court. They said no one was contacted at that residence,
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – History was made Sunday as Alex Palou won the inaugural Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix. Palou, widely regarded as the best driver on the circuit, is a three-time IndyCar series champion, who also won the $1 Million Challenge last March at the Thermal Club. Palou earned his 13th career victory in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Dozens of citizens gathered outside Congressman Ken Calvert’s (CA-41) Palm Desert district office on Sunday. Jared Milrad, organizer, lives in Congressman Calvert’s district and said he’s concerned about potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, Medi-Cal programs. “We organize an empty chair town hall to encourage our Congressman to come
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The 30-bed facility in the Women and Infants Center at Desert Regional Medical Center is a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, offering the highest state-recognized level of infant care available in the Coachella Valley and Hi-Desert. The center takes care of newborns born before 32 weeks, newborns of any
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)—A group of protesters gathered in downtown Palm Springs on Saturday to oppose the recent cuts to national parks. The rally took place on the corner of Museum Way between 10 am and 2pm. Advocates say they were there to fight for the rights of workers who were recently laid off in
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The annual Mariachi Festival is returning to Coachella on Saturday, March 22. The event will feature traditional Mariachi music and live dance performances showcasing Mexican culture and heritage. There will also be lawn games, a mechanical bull, food, and an outdoor beer garden. Best of all, admission is free! The festival
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 25-year-old woman who lured a man to a Cathedral City Park, where he was fatally assaulted over her bogus accusations that he’d raped her, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Â Â Rena Lizette Alaniz of Thousand Palms was convicted in December of first-degree murder
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A Walgreens retail pharmacy in Indio will close its doors at the end of April, officials confirmed to News Channel 3. The Walgreens at 44100 Jefferson St. will close on April 28th. Company officials said patients who get their prescriptions filled at this location do not need to take any action. They will be notified
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PALM DESERT, CALIF. (KESQ) — Calling all food and wine lovers. The Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival is in full swing. With a four-day experience that will feature a diverse selection of mouth-watering eats, premium wines, hands-on cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, and much more. This year’s event features celebrity chefs Antonia Lofaso, Aarti Sequeira,
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CALEXICO, Calif. (KESQ) – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Calexico Cargo Facility discovered more than 1,300 pounds of methamphetamine combined after two separate seizures last week. The first discovery was made on the morning of March 12. Officials said CBP officers encountered a 36-year-old man driving a red tractor-trailer seeking entry
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The federal Emergency Housing Voucher Program is running out of money. The five billion dollar pandemic era funding could impact over 60,000 renters, including renters in the Coachella Valley. Right now, the County of Riverside is assisting 300 households – 58 of those households in the Coachella Valley – for at
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Residents and descendants of Section 14 are being asked to complete a residency verification by April 5, 2025 in order to participate in the settlement approved by the city last November. As the deadline approaches, Tracy Conrad, president of the Palm Springs Historical Society, says they’re being inundated with calls from people
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Originally Published: 21 MAR 25 22:42 ETBy David Close and Becky Gamester-Newton, CNN (CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ title bout, died Friday according to a verified social media account dedicated to Foreman.
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — Layoff confusion related to Coachella Valley Unified School District’s multi-million dollar budget deficit continues. For months, CVUSD and Superintendent Dr. Frances Esparza have worked to find solutions to the $44 million deficit, including laying off a number of employees. So far, the school board has approved 48 teaching and 252 classified
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Multiple people were arrested today after being named in a federal indictment alleging conspiracy in a ring that involved smuggling controlled substances, including fentanyl, into the Riverside County correctional system. A total of 10 individuals were named in the indictment, which alleged the defendants engaged in smuggling substances into the correctional
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) The threat of a potential 200% tariff on European wines made by President Trump this month was a shot across the bow of U.S. wine industry, and the rippling effect has been increased concern or optimism depending who you are and what you do in the industry. In the Golden State, the
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — FIND Food Bank is helping residents apply to CalFresh and other programs to help them become more independent. While the FIND Food Bank’s mobile food markets help get food into people’s fridges, they help locals apply to outreach services. Lorena Marroquin, FIND’s Vice President of Community Impact, says the services provides
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 34-year-old convicted felon accused of killing a holocaust survivor and a woman in separate burglaries must stand trial on two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Â Â Luis Flores Cantor of Palm Springs allegedly took the lives of 80-year-old Joseph Rajczi and 59-year-old Jennifer Dillon
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Today is the last day to purchase your ticket for a chance to win the Dream Home and a $3,000 gift card to Bike Man of Palm Desert, courtesy of Healey & Associates, Inc. and Kinetix Health and Performance Center. This Dream Home project supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s mission to ensure no child
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