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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Skywatchers have a reason to look up Thursday night as a partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the Coachella Valley. The eclipse will peak around 9:12 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, with the moon visible toward the east and southeast. During a partial lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow covers only part

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – College of the Desert is helping students get connected as the fall semester gets underway with Welcome Day at its Palm Desert campus. Sessions begin at 9 a.m. and will give students a chance to learn more about campus resources, ask questions and connect with faculty and staff. Stay with

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – The parents of fallen Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez are inviting the community to come together Wednesday night to honor their son and other service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. The fifth annual Hunter Lopez Lightsaber Vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, at the La Quinta

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The key to being ready when a disaster strikes is preparation, Fire Chief Paul Alvarado tells News Channel 3. While the city’s website has resources for residents if something were to happen, various city officials gathered today to discuss the foundation for the city’s first official emergency evacuation plan. Whether

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Red Lobster location in Palm Desert will be permanently closing soon, an employee told News Channel 3 on Monday. Employees said they learned of the news on Monday. “We kind of found out this morning that our restaurant is closing, and as of September 6th or 7th, we would

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – (KESQ) After nearly 20 years with the Cathedral City Police Department, Rick Sanchez has been appointed the city’s next police chief. City Manager Andrew Firestine selected Sanchez following a national search that included community input and an interview panel of civic leaders, community representatives and law enforcement professionals. Sanchez, who has

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA (KESQ) — SoCalGas now confirms one of its workers responded to a Twentynine Palms home earlier in the day after a neighbor reported a strong odor she believed was natural gas, hours before a nearby home exploded Friday night. The company says the worker determined the odor was coming from a septic

THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- Health experts and advocates highlighted life-saving overdose prevention tools as Riverside County saw a 54% drop in fentanyl-related deaths in its most recent 12-month comparison. Fentanyl-related fatalities in the county fell from 545 to 251 during that period, though officials warn the synthetic opioid remains a critical public health threat. The