COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A pair of local fighters are set to take the ring this Friday for the first boxing event at Acrisure Arena. Golden Boy Promotions presents Rocha vs Curiel | Flores vs Chavez. This is Golden Boy’s first event of the 2026 fight calendar and will feature nine bouts. Coachella native
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The recently indicted mayor of the city of Coachella was at City Hall tonight attending a special city council meeting, one of his first appearances since being indicted, and News Channel 3 was able to catch up with him. The meeting got underway at 5:30 p.m. News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson
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A mild and mostly clear evening across the Coachella Valley after an absolutely beautiful and warm day! Any lingering gusty Santa Ana winds will continue easing through the evening (but still remain largely outside the Coachella Valley in the mountains, coastal slopes, and passes). Our high and low temperatures are trending roughly 5-15 degrees warmer
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THERMAL, Calif. (KUNA) – Reportes de actividad del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. (ICE) el jueves en Thermal preocuparon a padres y personal cerca del Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella (CVUSD). Se registró un avistamiento no confirmado de un puesto de control de ICE en la Avenida 70 y
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – If 2025 was the year of dipping our toes into AI, then 2026 is the year we jump in. AI has crept into almost every industry, forcing a reckoning with how some professionals do their job. But for law enforcement, agencies across the nation have yet to incorporate regular AI
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ACTUALIZACIÓN 01/23/26 La próxima semana, la Junta de Supervisores considerará la aprobación de un préstamo de un millón de dólares y la asistencia directa de las agencias del condado de Riverside para mantener abiertas las puertas de la sala de urgencias del Hospital Palo Verde de Blythe, actualmente en quiebra. DECLARACIÓN DEL DISTRITO DE SALUD
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) – Tres personas fueron rescatadas después de que un automóvil se estrellara en el estacionamiento bajo la estación del Tranvía Aéreo de Palm Springs. El accidente ocurrió el jueves, poco antes de las 10 a. m., en el número 1 de Tramway Road. “Los bomberos de Palm Springs y el Departamento de
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department is unveiling a new asset that it said will “enhance emergency response and crime prevention throughout the Coachella Valley.” It’s called the Coachella Valley Real-Time Intelligence Center, or CVRTIC. The public safety hub integrates several data sources, including body-worn cameras, license plate readers, drones, social media
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 6-3 on Wednesday night in Cedar Park. Coachella Valley took two straight in Texas to earn the sweep over the Stars, scoring a combined 11 goals over the two game series. Click HERE to view the game’s full box score. The Firebirds have
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Las autoridades municipales organizarán un día familiar y gratuito para celebrar el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, programado para el próximo mes en el centro de Indio, según anunciaron las autoridades. La celebración comunitaria se llevará a cabo del mediodía a las 5 p. m. del 7 de febrero en Center Stage,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) Melissa Galataud, directora de la Escuela Intermedia Nellie Coffman, ha sido nombrada Directora del Año del Condado de Riverside. El sorpresivo anuncio se realizó el jueves por la mañana durante una reunión de directores en el Centro de Servicios del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs. El superintendente del Condado de Riverside,
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre acusado de disparar fatalmente a un asistente a una fiesta de Halloween en La Quinta hace más de seis años inició hostilidades intencionalmente, afirmó hoy un fiscal. El abogado del acusado argumentó que su cliente se encontraba en una situación de vida o muerte que lo obligó a disparar en
Continue Reading PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Melissa Galataud, principal of Nellie Coffman Middle School, has been named Riverside County’s Principal of the Year. The surprise announcement was made Thursday morning during a principals’ meeting at the Palm Springs Unified School District District Service Center in Palm Springs. Riverside County Superintendent Edwin Gomez presented the honor alongside district
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Highs will remain close to ten degrees above normal all the way through the weekend! Temps will push into the lower 80s this afternoon, similar to yesterday. A persistent Wind Advisory remains in place West of the Coachella Valley through tomorrow afternoon, due to potentially gusty offshore winds. High temps will remain elevated through early
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This week continues to be unusually warm here in the Coachella Valley. This comes as a result of high pressure dominating the region. The high pressure is also maintaining the offshore pressure gradient. This gradient is responsible for the offshore wind pattern, keeping us nice and dry. Thankfully, the winds have calmed down and are
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Posterior a la muerte de Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, migrante hondureño el pasado 6 de enero mientras se encontraba bajo custodia de ICE en el Hospital John F. Kennedy Memorial en Indio, tras ser ingresado por presuntos problemas cardíacos. La familia de Yanez se encuentra solicitando el apoyo de la comunidad mediante
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The controversial statue of former Palm Springs mayor Frank Bogert will remain in storage after the city council voided a recent decision by the Art Commission on its new location. The decision came in a closed session meeting. City Attorney Jeffrey Ballinger said the commission’s vote is considered void as
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The family of a 68-year-old undocumented migrant who died at a local hospital while under ICE custody is speaking out to News Channel 3. Luis Beltrán Yanez-Cruz, an undocumented man from Honduras, died on Jan. 6 after being admitted to JFK Memorial for heart-related health issues, Immigration and Customs Enforcement says.
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