PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Holiday travel is ramping up at Palm Springs International Airport, and officials are reminding travelers to plan ahead during this month’s peak travel period. The airport expects to welcome more than 55,000 departing passengers between Dec. 20-28. The busiest travel days are expected to be Dec. 22, 26 and 28, with
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented Impact Grants to several Valley nonprofits in 2025, working to improve lives and help those in need. At the beginning of the year, a $50,000 charitable gift was awarded to Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. The Impact Grant was
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley is known for sunshine, palm trees, and postcard-perfect winters. But doctors say even here, the holidays can quietly take a toll on mental health. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a form of depression linked to shorter daylight hours, changes in routine, and heightened emotional expectations during the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Rain is coming to the Coachella Valley, bringing flooding risk to roadways and the desert’s washes. The valley’s unhoused population often seeks shelter underneath those overpasses and bridges that are threatened by the incoming storms. The Palm Springs Police Department says they are working to clear those areas to keep
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Rancho Mirage nursing home resident is taking matters into her own hands by gathering donations to support other elderly residents. The monthly personal needs allowance for Medi-Cal recipients is $35, making it one of the lowest in the country. “It’s demoralizing. It’s dehumanizing. It can break someone’s spirit. It
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca, CNN Lisbon (CNN) — Former neighbors paint a mixed portrait of Claudio Neves Valente, whose motives remain a mystery more than a week after police say he killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor, portraying a “very bright” but reclusive young man who was estranged from his family and whose
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – In an effort to crack down on excessive speeding and prevent deadly vehicle collisions, the California State Transportation Agency announced a pilot program today to immediately review drivers cited for driving more than 100 mph. The state transportation agency is working with the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Highway Patrol
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A sixth person has been found dead after a Mexican Navy plane carrying medical patients crashed into the waters of Galveston Bay in Texas on Monday afternoon, leaving only two survivors and killing a 2-year-old child, the Mexican Navy said. The body of a final unaccounted-for victim was found
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By Kevin Liptak, Donald Judd, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday the US remains in active pursuit of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, more than 24 hours after the chase began, while repeating his threats against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “It’s moving along and we’ll end
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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Brown University announced on Monday it placed its police chief on administrative leave while an after-action review of a shooting earlier this month that left two students dead and nine others wounded takes place. Rodney Chatman, Brown’s vice president for public safety and emergency management, will be on leave
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By Katelyn Polantz, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files — mandated by Congress to be completed last week — is still a work in progress. Thousands of files still aren’t public. The redactions are extensive, at times going beyond what was called for in the law passed by
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet. “They’ll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American ship building industry, and inspire fear in America’s enemies
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! So … um … like … you should try to stop using so many filler words. Most of us are probably unaware of how often we’re doing it, you know? Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Wind
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s time for this week’s Living Healthy segment. Today it’s a story for the guys in the room. Prostate artery embolization is a minimally invasive treatment that helps men suffering from an enlarged prostate. The treatment uses a tiny catheter in the wrist or groin and blocks blood flow to shrink
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Barry Manilow is rescheduling his January arena concerts due to an update regarding his health. The 82-year-old beloved singer posted a statement on social media on Monday, in which he shared that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. “As many of you know, I recently went through
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 47-year-old man was arrested after a traffic stop in Yucca Valley led to law enforcement seizing ghost guns, drugs, and suspected explosives. The traffic stop happened on Dec. 17 near the intersection of Twentynine Palms Highway and Kickapoo Trail. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies determined
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By Devan Cole, Angelica Franganillo Diaz, CNN (CNN) — An apparently frustrated federal judge pressed the Trump administration Monday to share what it was going to do next in the fast-moving saga over Kilmar Abrego Garcia days after she found he was being unlawfully held in immigration custody. During an hour-long hearing that at times
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By Karina Tsui, Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An even more potent atmospheric river-fueled storm is on a collision course with California after a first storm triggered deadly flooding and evacuations over the weekend in Northern California. The new storm and another after it are prompting new evacuations in the Los Angeles area’s
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — A British man, along with five others, has been charged with carrying out 56 sexual offences against his now ex-wife over a 13-year period. Philip Young has been remanded in custody in relation to the string of charges, which include multiple counts of rape and administering a substance
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Fans tossed more than 20,000 teddy bears onto the ice during the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ fourth annual Teddy Bear Toss Night at Acrisure Arena, the hockey team announced today. The toss occurred after Firebirds’ forward Oscar Molgaard scored the first goal 2:30 into the first period during the team’s
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