PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As strong winds and the chance of rain move toward the Coachella Valley, both roads and events could be impacted. The main wash roads in and out of Palm Springs, North Indian Canyon, Gene Autry Trail, and Vista Chino, remain open for now. News Channel 3 is also monitoring the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump says he will stop federal funding for schools that allow what he calls illegal protests. The President is also calling for penalties, including expulsion or arrests for students and deportation for foreign participants in the demonstrations. He posted this message on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingBy John King, CNN Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) — Karim Walji is certain he is about to lose business. Worried he may have to shrink his workforce — fire people — for the first time in eight years. He blames President Donald Trump and what Walji sees as a reckless power trip. “He wants the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump could decide this week to take the first steps to eliminate the Department of Education, people familiar with the matter said, as he looks to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government. White House officials have prepared an executive order directing Education
Continue ReadingKSHB, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — For more than a year, mystery shrouded the case of three friends who were found dead outside a Kansas City home after watching a Chiefs football game on a below-freezing winter night. On Wednesday, two men were charged with killing them, prosecutors said. Clayton McGeeney,
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WFAA, VIEWER HANDOUT PHOTOS, VIDEO, CNN, Viewer Handout Photos/Video By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 miles across Texas. The blimp – resembling a while-hot air balloon – was dislodged from its base in South
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — There’s a new contender for the world’s most expensive crunchy snack. A Pokémon-shaped Flamin’ Hot Cheeto nicknamed “Cheetozard” has sold for $87,840 to an unnamed buyer, the Goldin auction house said on social media. The 3 inch (7 cm) long Cheeto, shaped like the character Charizard from the Japanese
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 miles across Texas. The blimp – resembling a while-hot air balloon – was dislodged from its base in South Padre Island, a beach town on the southern coast
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio police are investigating a shooting that happened in Indio, with the victim later found in Coachella. On March 3, 2025, at approximately 11:36 a.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s Office deputies deputies responded to a report of a male suffering from a gunshot wound at the AMPM gas station at 48055 Grapefruit
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than two dozen people on Thursday, Seoul’s military said. Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were “abnormally dropped” from two KF-16 fighter jets and landed outside the designated firing range at approximately
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A felon who killed his year-old daughter and stabbed his pregnant wife after turning irate during a child custody exchange in Indian Wells was found guilty of murder and other charges today. Adam Slater, 53, of Palm Desert, killed baby Madalyn in 2020 during an act of rage that included a
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — For more than a year, mystery shrouded the case of three friends who were found dead outside a Kansas City home after watching a Chiefs football game on a below-freezing winter night. On Wednesday, two men were charged with killing them, prosecutors said. Clayton McGeeney, 36, Ricky Johnson, 38,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Bravery, humility and dedication are just some of the qualities of the men and women who serve the Palm Springs community in the police and fire departments. Palm Springs police officers and firefighters are being honored for serving the community. Many received awards at the Palm Springs Police and Fire
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Host Patrick Warburton, along with tournament chairman Clarke Rheney, presented the first ‘The Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament’ back in 2011. The tournament has been a great success each year, with nearly $32 million dollars in total raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. On Wednesday Patrick Warburton chatted with Tori
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — European leaders agreed to significantly boost defense spending to ensure Europe’s security and voiced near-unanimous support for Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, after the United States dramatically pulled back its assistance to the continent in a historic upending of transatlantic relations. At the
Continue ReadingStory by the Associated Press New Delhi (AP) — The US government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press, the State
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A three-person mixture of unknown DNA was found under a 21-year-old University of Idaho student’s fingernails after she and three other students were killed at an off-campus home in November 2022, a new filing reveals. The new evidence from victim Madison Mogen came more than two
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Jessie Yeung, CNN Paris (CNN) — France will consider extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to its allies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, while warning that Europe needs to be ready for the United States to not “remain by our side” in the Ukraine-Russia war. “I’ve decided to open
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer and musician known for his song encouraging women to remove their hijabs, was lashed 74 times as part of his punishment for supporting the protests that swept the country, his lawyer said Wednesday. The punishment was “fully and completely implemented,” his
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is considering selling off hundreds of “non-core” federal properties, according to the General Services Administration. “GSA’s decisive action to dispose of non-core assets leverages the private sector, drives improvements for our agency customers, and best serves local communities,”
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