PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs connection to the Epstein case. Palm Springs businessman Peter Mahler and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein messaging each other — revealed in newly unsealed federal records. Justice Department files News Channel 3 has been going through show Mahler, operated a staffing company with a Palm Springs office,
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – The search continues for a teenage girl from Hemet who went missing in December. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) along with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI, are urgently asking for the public’s help to locate missing 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar. Tovar was last seen on
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The 28th annual Tour de Palm Springs will bring possibly thousands of bicyclists to the downtown area this Saturday, prompting numerous street closures. The event, themed “Honoring Military, First Responders and Veterans,” will span the Coachella Valley with a number of routes available for riders of all levels. Motorists and
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A generational donation. Vicky’s of Santa Fe gifted its historic Baldwin 9-foot concert grand piano to Painted Hills Middle School. The piano has been a centerpiece of live music at the iconic restaurant for more than 37 years. “It was such a joyful experience for me to sit down
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Recognizing people who bring inclusion and change to the Coachella Valley. Today, Desert Arc held its 8th annual Champions of Change awards luncheon. News Channel 3’s Patrick Evans emceed the event. Several dignitaries from across the valley were on hand. Palm Springs City Council member Jeffrey Bernstein received the Champion
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – Reflecting on the past year, Riverside County says progress has been made in life-saving efforts. In their bi-monthly animal commission meeting, officials say live-release rates increased in 2025, from 71.2% to 78.5%, along with adoption and foster rates. However, they say a lot of work still needs to be done,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 was first to report on a Palm Springs community, reeling over a controversial land lease renewal offer. The story sent shockwaves across the Coachella Valley. The deadline has now passed, so what happens now for the many homeowners who say they simply can’t afford it? I-Team investigator
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By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing two people, according to US Southern Command. “On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif, (KESQ) – Police are searching for potential witness to question on a fire at a Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs over the weekend, Chief Andy Mills wrote on social media. The fire burned 3.5 acres and nearly 100 palm trees Sunday afternoon in the area of Ramon Road and Farrell Drive. It’s
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CNN, KOLD, NBC, KTVK , KPHO, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE , INSTAGRAM, KTVK / KPHO, Savannah Guthrie / Instagram By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Preparations are already underway for one of the Coachella Valley’s biggest annual events, as crews work to get ready for the 2026 BNP Paribas Open. The world-renowned tennis tournament is just weeks away, and setup is already transforming the area surrounding the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Temporary structures are being
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By Manu Raju, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure project. But there was a condition: In exchange for the money, Schumer had to agree
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – Gunfire today in a Banning park prompted an immediate police response, but the parties doing the shooting fled before officers arrived, with no indications of injuries. The “shots fired” call was received shortly before noon Thursday in Repplier Park, adjacent to the Playhouse Bowl in the 300 block of West George
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WESTWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – The driver of a silver sedan struck a bicyclist then careened into a Westwood supermarket today, leaving three people dead and six others injured. The crash was reported at 12:11 p.m. at the 99 Ranch Market at 1350 S. Westwood Blvd., on the corner of Rochester Avenue, according to the Los
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was displaced after a fire at a mobile home in Cabazon Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported at a little after 1:20 p.m. on the 52000 block of Lois Ave. The fire was contained at 2:25 p.m., CAL FIRE confirmed. No injuries were reported, but one adult was displaced.
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HAWTHORNE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Hawthorne man was arrested today on a federal charge of allegedly sending a bogus ransom demand to relatives of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Jan. 31, the victim of an apparent kidnapping. She
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The brother of Israel’s security chief was arrested along with 14 others in a major police bust of an alleged smuggling ring accused of shipping crates of illegal goods into the Gaza Strip. Bezalel Zini, a brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini, was arrested as part
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Hale was in the middle of teaching a Western geography lesson on Wednesday afternoon when his sixth-grade students informed him that the online reference they usually consulted was gone. He’d instructed them to compare the gross domestic products of Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, and so they turned
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A free, family-friendly resource fair will be held next month in Indio for Coachella Valley residents looking for essential services and fun activities from local service providers and community organizations. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 at the Riverside County Department of Child
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