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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Air conditioning contractors are feeling the heat as phone calls from locals pour in for AC repairs. President and CEO of General Air Conditioning and Plumbing, Patrick Somers, said each year, they see residents unprepared for the Valley heat. Typically, as the desert reaches its first extreme heat days of

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Sunday is Mother’s Day, and despite the heat, local restaurants are expected to see an uptick in business for brunch hours. News Channel Three’s Tori King will be speaking with restaurant owners and local families about their Mother’s Day plans.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Saturday is shaping up to be the hottest day of the year so far, with inland valley temperatures running 20-25 degrees above average. This heat is courtesy of a strengthening ridge of high pressure, which will peak in intensity tonight and Saturday. For weather coverage throughout the day click here.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As temperatures reach triple digits this week, locals are making a splash in the desert’s public pools. However, a shortage of lifeguards is raising alarms among employees, who say the nationwide problem has hurt aquatics centers for decades. “We are really encouraging our young people to join the swimming sport

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Honoring mothers who help feed entire communities. TODEC Legal Center hosted a Mother’s Day event for farm workers at the Coachella Library Friday. Residents got information about various programs, such as cash aid, food assistance, and health coverage. Eligibility technicians were available to provide assessments for CalFresh, CalWORKs, and Medi-Cal, and help with the application

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley celebrated honorees for their leadership, service, and generosity making a difference in the community at the 12th Annual Women Who Rule event in Rancho Mirage on Friday. News Channel 3 was a sponsor of the awards and scholarship luncheon at the Agua Caliente

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – California State University, San Bernardino marked a major milestone Thursday with the groundbreaking of its new Student Success Center at the Palm Desert Campus. University leaders, local officials, community members, faculty, alumni and students gathered for the ceremony, celebrating the start of construction on the first new building at the

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Department of Social Services (DPSS) and Faith in Motion will be hosting a free community event on Monday, May 12, to recruit foster and adoptive families. More than 3,300 children in Riverside County are in out-of-home care. DPSS is working with non-profit Faith in Motion to present a

Story Update 05/09/2025: LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) The Riverside County Sheriff’s Coroner Bureau has released the cause of death for Jeff Sperbeck, longtime agent of NFL legend John Elway. According to the Coroner’s report, the cause of death is “blunt head trauma,” and the manner of death is “accident,” and the mode of death (how

WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters rescued a person early Friday afternoon from an inaccessible area of Whitewater. The rescue was reported shortly before 1:00 p.m. in the unincorporated area of Whitewater west of Desert Hot Springs, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The person was hoisted via Riverside County Sheriff’s Office helicopter from the