PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Memorial Day weekend brought large crowds to Palm Springs, with visitors packing restaurants, hotels, and local businesses during one of the Coachella Valley’s busiest tourism weekends before summer temperatures arrive. According to AAA, more than 44 million people were expected to travel nationwide over the holiday weekend. California is expected to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Jake O’Brien is a top draft pick for the Seattle Kraken, drafted in the first round in 2025 at the No. 8 pick overall. This year, he got his chance at a pro-debut in just four games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds. O’Brien was reassigned to the Firebirds in early May,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Cathedral City High School softball team was fighting for a CIF Southern Section championship title this season, after falling in the finals the past two years. However, this season was cut short in the Division VII semi final with a 6-0 loss against Edgewood. The Lady Lions went 16-6
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Bella Ortiz is graduate of La Quinta High School, and went to Salem University in West Virginia for Criminal Justice. She also joined the Tigers softball team, and this year they’re winning big. The Tigers earned the USCAA Small College World Series title, which is a program-first win for Salem University.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Memorial Day Weekend has been calm and warm so far! Temperatures have stayed generally within one to three degrees of our seasonal average, so it’s been feeling just as it should for the unofficial start to summer. Big changes in the form of winds and a cooldown are just around
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UPDATE 5/24 5 p.m.: INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 20-year-old man was arrested for a crash into a power pole and fire hydrant Sunday afternoon. Indio Police say the driver was arrested for a possible DUI and had minor injuries. The crash cut off power to 8,568 meters around 12:30 p.m., according to the Imperial Irrigation
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Local track and field athletes spent Saturday afternoon competing in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters meet. A meet with a lot on the line, as it determines if athletes get to continue their postseason in the state championship. Palm Desert High School is the only school in the Coachella
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Lee Wilson, a history teacher at Cathedral City High School, was deeply moved by the deaths of his two former students, Ming Sun and Suresh Krause. Sun died on January 9, 2007, serving in Iraq. Krause died in Afghanistan on August 16, 2012. “I still wear their dog tags next
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Luke Ringkamp is looking to hear his spot in the U.S. Open. The Palm Desert native, and high school senior has made it through the local qualifying round for the major tournament. Now he looks ahead to the final qualifier in just over two weeks. Ringkamp lives and plays daily
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It feels just as it should for the end of May! Temperatures remain in the 90s this weekend as we track seasonal conditions for your three-day weekend. Here’s a peek at your travel forecast through the holiday. A lot of great weather at popular destinations regionally! If you’ve stayed in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Animal care keepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens picketed outside the zoo today, calling for higher wages as negotiations over their first union contract continue. Union members say negotiations have been ongoing for more than three years. Keepers claim current starting wages of $19.80 an hour are not
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — After a season-ending loss on Wednesday against the Colorado Eagles in the Pacific Division Finals, the Firebirds were back at Acrisure Arena Friday. The team had exit interviews, gathered their belongings and addressed the media one final time before taking off for the offseason. Sports Director Blake Arthur was at
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its 4th annual “Dip into Summer” event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Park fun activities kick off at 11, with the pool party starting at noon. The event will feature games, music and fun around the pool, free for all
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Hundreds of people gathered at the Palm Springs Surf Club Friday to kick off Memorial Day weekend with music, pool floats, and sunshine — all while supporting a good cause. The event, hosted by Palm Springs Surf Club, benefited the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. Guests spent the afternoon relaxing by
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Memorial Day weekend stays super pleasant and pretty close to seasonal through Monday across the Coachella Valley. Expect highs mainly in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees with plenty of sunshine and fairly typical afternoon breezes for late May. A gradual cooling trend arrives by mid next week as a series of systems move
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Sonia Baltazar, a local teacher who gives back to the same school where she started her education, Cathedral City Elementary School, was honored with this month’s One Class at a Time Award, sponsored by the Walter Clark Legal Group.
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Local immigrant advocate group, TODEC, is hosting an emergency information session for DACA-recipients. News Channel 3 has followed concerns from recipients about long renewal wait times impacting their status, including the story of William Villa, a Palm Springs man who was detained on May 15th after his status expired. Villa had
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Ciudad de Coachella, Calif (KUNA) – Debido a las recientes detenciones por parte de agentes migratorios a quienes son o eran beneficiarios del programa DACA, la tensión aumenta y se piensa quen cualquiera podría en riesgo. La organización TODEC legal center con oficina en la ciudad de Coachella convocó a una sesión de emergencia luego
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Department of Homeland Security has provided more information on the arrest of a Palm Springs DACA recipient on Friday. In a statement, a DHS spokesperson said: “DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country. The DACA program offers temporary protection from deportation but is not a path
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