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It was another busy night of local high school sports, featuring boys basketball and soccer. Watch for highlights and scores from games around the valley and stay with KESQ throughout the winter high school sports season!
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The Coachella Valley Water District has clarified its plans for handling stormwater runoff that is expected throughout the region due to an incoming storm system. The water district will divert runoff from percolation ponds in an effort to protect them. Stormwater is usually collected by those ponds, which are located near interstate 10 and the
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Two Indio teens are empowering children in the foster care system through a youth club they founded. Brianna Fabian and Natalie Fabian founded GFWC HOPE, under the Women’s Club of Indio, in October 2020. Then in May 2021, the club received its official charter. Brianna and Natalie Fabian, founders of GFWC HOPE The club has
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The City of Palm Desert had plans and conversations surrounding a new regional sports park in North Palm Desert. A city spokesperson confirms they are planning to build two new parks in the city of Palm Desert. The regional sports park has been preliminarily identified to include new recreational opportunities and activities for the residents
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El proyecto tiene a los residentes emocionados.
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A GoFundMe page was started for a Palm Springs family of four who lost everything in an apartment fire. The fire happened off Desert Park Avenue in Palm Springs just before 4 p.m. Monday. Felicia Parker did everything she could to save her apartment after it caught fire. “I wanted to save my place, but I couldn’t,”
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Local zookeepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert and Indian Wells are working to form a union – saying they’re struggling with the cost of living. The zoo’s animal care team has formally filed with the state labor department to organize “The Living Desert Animal Care Union,” which they said is
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A man is behind bars on suspicion of a DUI following a deadly overnight traffic collision in Palm Desert early Friday morning. One person died at the scene after police say two cars collided at 2:30 a.m. near the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa. Another person involved in the wreck declined to receive
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LifeStream Blood Bank, the community’s blood supplier, cannot meet the needs of area hospitals. Approximately 90% of hospital Type O orders are going unfulfilled. According to LifeStream, seven area hospitals have zero or low Type O inventory on their shelves, and LifeStream does not have the supply to meet patient needs. Video message from the LifeStream
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With over 18 years since Barbara Ayala-Eves started volunteering at Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC), she’s logged over 20,000 volunteer hours to help bring joy to the hospital. Ayala-Eves is a familiar face to those who work at the hospital. Her ties involve her being born there when DRMC used to be a military hospital
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Update 12:45 p.m. Friday N Indian Canyon is back open, the city announced on Friday. The City Council discussed solutions to prevent the constant road closures at roadways like N Indian Canyon. Check out our report below: Check out: Flood control project in the works for Indian Canyon Drive Update 2:30 p.m. Thursday Gene Autry
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The Palm Springs Police Department is taking applications for its Community Police Academy where people can learn the ins and outs behind policing. “The goal is to create partnerships with our community members so when they go out it gives them a different perspective of how we operate as a police department,” explained Lieutenant Mike
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Today will be a cloudy and mild day, but storms are on the march. Already flood watches are popping up to our North through the Central Valley. Coastal rain is likely tomorrow, with showers encroaching on the Valley in the late afternoon and early evening. Rainfall totals will be light here, but West of the
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Any plans for this Thursday evening? Get outside and enjoy yourself! Clouds will be persistent through the night, and temperatures cool, but it’s a low-impact weather kind of night. Take advantage of it now before the next set of storm systems arrives this weekend! Weak ridging will keep us warm, with highs in the low
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state’s budget proposal this week. After years of budget surpluses, he has projected a more than $22 billion dollar deficit for the next fiscal year. Governor Newsom has outlined a plan that would include scaling back some housing efforts. Despite potential budget cuts, Riverside County told News Channel 3 it
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A new Coachella Valley company is using state-of-the-art technology to help save lives with early disease detection. Halo Diagnostics promises rapid and precise results for patients. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the chief medical officer Dr. John Feller.
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OpenAI’s new chatbot is raising fears of cheating on homework, but some educators see it as a potential educational tool. Chat GPT is a text generation system that has the potential to write essays, act as a virtual assistant, and even provide customer support. Artificial intelligence allows you to generate conversational text for some questions.
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The Coachella Valley’s most recent storm forced the closure of major roadways in Palm Springs due to flooding and excess debris. The latest shutdowns left many drivers frustrated with the limited options in and out of the city and resulted in traffic jams on detour routes. Currently, Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail are
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