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The ‘Southwest Arts Festival’ returned to the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio this weekend. Both artists and attendees shared how artwork from throughout the country is making into the homes of valley residents. From classic to abstract, pottery to handblown glass, there was a little something for everyone at this year’s art festival. Patty Parden
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People of all ages attended Saturday morning’s ‘Health Run and Wellness Festival’ in Palm Springs. Jonathan Villarreal placed first in his age group and shared the highlights of his day. “This is actually a really awesome opportunity. Like I said, it’s my first time coming here to this to this particular event. Going into the
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North Indian Canyon Drive has been reopened after it was previously closed Sunday morning due to blowing sand and low visibility. For up-to-date information on the windy conditions affecting the valley, click here. Stay with News Channel 3 and the First Alert Weather Team for continuing updates. Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app
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Crime in Palm Springs is decreasing according to a 2022 data report released by police, but the number of assaults on officers seems to be increasing at an alarming rate. Palm Springs Police Department’s Chief Andy Mills claimed the number of assaults on officers went up 72% this last year. Also seeing an increase in
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Drone soccer is a new tech meets athletics game people can play indoors. There was a drone soccer camp at Nellie Coffman Middle School this weekend. News Channel 3 went to the first drone soccer camp in the valley and learned that only two schools in the valley are participating in the new sport; Desert
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The top two DEL girls basketball teams clashed in Indio, and Xavier Prep handed Shadow Hills its first league loss of the season, 44-38. “This is two years in a row that both games come down to these single possession games,” said Xavier Prep head coach Thaddis Bosley. “50/50 balls, working hard, and being aggressive.
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The first group of qualifying participants commences constructing their homes as owners/builders at the Palm Desert Merle Dr. Self-Help Project at the groundbreaking ceremony. Ten families out of fourteen walked the grounds of their future forever homes. “Participants will complete the build under the technical assistance and guidance of Coachella Valley Housing Coalition construction staff,
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies detained two children after reports of someone armed with a firearm inside the VIP Urgent Care building in Palm Desert. The building is located at 72630 Fred Waring Drive. Viewers called the newsroom reporting a heavy police presence in the area shortly after 5:15 p.m. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Dept.
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After seven seasons guiding Aztec football, Shane McComb is leaving the Coachella Valley and will be the next head coach at Oak Mountain high school in Birmingham, Alabama. Looks like @mccomb_shane is leaving @PdhsFootball. Thanks to coach for always being good to us. Best of luck in Alabama! Wonder who’s taking over…🤔@KESQ @BaileyKESQ @Jesus_G_Reyes @PDHS_Athletics
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El cierre del año escolar significa para muchos Jovenes de ultimo año de prepatoria recorrer la mayor cantidad de universidades con el objetivo específico de abrir puertas a nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo esta mision representa un costo alto que muchas familias desafortunadamente no pueden acceder, por lo menos hasta ahora que surgio un programa que busca cerrar esa brecha El consejo asesor de padres afroamericanos
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Local, state, and national leaders are reacting to the graphic video depicting the fatal beating of a 29-year-old Black man by five Memphis police officers. The video is filled with violent moments showing the officers, who are also Black, chasing and pummeling Nichols and leaving him on the pavement propped against a squad car as
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A new ordinance is in place in Palm Springs aimed at stopping homeless people from using Palm Springs International Airport as a shelter. The city council passed the emergency ordinance unanimously during Thursday’s meeting. Council members, along with Palm Springs Police chief Andy Mills and PSP director Harry Barrett Jr. discussed the ordinance beforehand. “Over the past
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District superintendent is apologizing for a lack of transparency about an incident last week in which a student brought a loaded gun to school. Parents and teachers didn’t get the whole story until yesterday – 6 days after it happened. The incident happened on Friday, January 20, according to an
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating of Tyre Nichols in which officers held the Black motorist down and struck him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother. You can watch all 4 clips of the incident released by the City of Memphis Here
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The hit-and-run motorist who allegedly was involved in a crash in South Los Angeles that left two brothers dead and their mother and sister injured was in custody today, police said. The crash occurred at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 9 at Main Street and 111th Place, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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We’re seeing fair and comfortable conditions Friday and Saturday. Come Sunday and Monday we’ll start to see a cold storm system start to move into the valley bringing potential rain and wind, along with possible snowfall in our mountain areas. Winds have calmed down significantly compared to what we saw earlier this week. We shouldn’t
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Disneyland is celebrating its 100th year anniversary with the opening of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and two new nighttime shows. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway is opening its doors to the public. The immersive experience begins as soon as you walk into the “El Capitoon Theater” located in Toontown. Toontown has been under construction
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Skies will be clear today with mild and seasonable daytime highs thanks high pressure across the Western U.S. Today our highs will be in the upper sixties by mid-afternoon. A colder storm drops into SoCal by late Sunday, so we’ll see partly cloudy and breezy conditions Sunday as that colder air moves in. Snow will
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