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As thousands of students prepare to head back to the classroom next week, the Palm Springs Unified School District is helping families with incoming transitional kindergarten students get ready for the new school year. The district will host its Transitional Kindergarten Resource Fair on Thursday July 30th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Desert
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UPDATE: 7/29/2026 Indio police cited 39 people for committing various violations during a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation, officials announced today. The operation was conducted from 6 a.m. through 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Indio Police Department. The citations were issued for numerous violations, including speeding, driving without a license, holding a cell phone
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The story of a local grandmother in need has now reached thousands across the internet, and it all began with News Channel 3’s coverage about the family’s untimely air conditioning outage. Earlier this month, News Channel 3 spoke with Nikita Potter, the granddaughter of 91-year-old Chuck Potter, who died in
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Riverside County supervisors are scheduled to address new vacation rental regulations, review recent fireworks enforcement results, and consider funding for Mecca Sports Park during their Tuesday meeting.
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UPDATE 7/29/26 Palm Springs police announced today that a body discovered Sunday near the Desert Hot Springs area was confirmed to be a 70-year-old man who went missing in Rancho Mirage. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Coroner’s Bureau positively identified the body as Daniel “Dan” Michael Mulcahey. The
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Valle de Coachella, California (KUNA) – En última instancia, el presidente Donald Trump no solicitó a la Corte Suprema (SCOTUS) que reabriera el debate sobre la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento, tal como había declarado anteriormente que haría. Esto ocurrió tras vencerse el plazo para solicitar a la Corte Suprema la revisión del fallo. Después
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Temps will be on the rise as soon as tomorrow, with highs reaching close to 120 degrees by Saturday and lingering near that number Sunday, too. Today, we’re still expecting “reasonable” temps in the lower one-teens. The First Alert Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert for the weekend, from Friday morning until Sunday evening
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Today and Wednesday will be the last of our relatively tolerable days before another dangerous heat wave returns across the Coachella Valley. Highs will stay in the lower one-teens through Wednesday, but temps begin climbing Thursday as an Extreme Heat Warning goes back into effect through Sunday evening, with highs expected to soar into the
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Drivers are raising concerns about gas prices at a US Fuels Station near Date Palm Drive and Vista Chino in Cathedral City after noticing a difference between the advertised price and what they’re charged at the pump. “I’ve been tracking this place for two months,” said Cathedral City resident Wilfredo
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s time to hit the bowling alley. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is offering Valley residents a way to get out of the heat and under the neon lights. Organizers say the summertime matinee is kicking off at Fantasy Lanes. For those interested, their special laser bowling nights take place every Friday
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — For the last 64 years, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has supported students nationwide in completing higher education. This year, 2,906 students received scholarships with a record-breaking investment totaling $12.635 million. The scholarship mission is to honor Marines and Navy corpsmen by supporting their children in pursuing higher education. In
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – With summer heat on full blast, many valley residents are looking to the pool to cool off. But as the desert sun heats up pool water – and hot overnight lows keep that water from cooling down when the sun has set – a refreshing dip can feel more like a sauna.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ)– Local doctors are concerned that California has confirmed 52 measles cases so far this year, more than double the 25 cases reported in all of 2025. These numbers include five confirmed cases here in Riverside County. Children ages 5 to 19 account for more than half of this year’s confirmed cases,
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) – An arrest has been made in a shooting 22 years ago that took the life of a 17-year-old Indio teenager. The suspect, Eddie Zazueta Jr., 40, of Bermuda Dunes, was arrested on Friday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced. County jail records show he is scheduled to appear in court
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – American Airlines flights are departing again after a brief IT outage led to a nationwide ground stop, according to the airline and federal officials. American Airlines flights not in the air were being held because of an IT outage, according to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration. “A technology issue
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PALM SPRINGS, California (KUNA) – Durante la temporada de verano el incremento de las temperaturas dificulta el correcto desempeño de algunos oficios, son quienes realizan labores al aire libre, como los techadores, también conocidos como Roofer o ruferos (en el lenguaje coloquial latino), los que se enfrentan a importantes desafíos de salud. Aunque de manera
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