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John White

John White anchors News Channel 3 Live at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.on KESQ-TV and CBS Local 2.  You can also see him on Fox 11 every weeknight at 10:00 p.m. John won a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award in 2016 for his reporting on the Salton Sea. John first moved to the desert in 1991 and worked

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Karen Devine

Karen Devine is celebrating her 27th year delivering the local news as an Anchor and Investigative Reporter in the Palm Springs television market. She is a multi-award winning journalist that includes a number of Emmy’s, a couple of Regional Edward R. Murrow awards, a Golden Mike and Athena award from the Palm Springs Chamber. Devine

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Jeff Stahl

You can watch Jeff every weekday morning on News Channel 3 in the Morning. He has been an EMMY® Award-winning anchor and reporter with KESQ-TV since June 2000. Here in the desert, Jeff has covered everything from the life-changing coronavirus pandemic, earthquakes, sand storms, power outages, floods, to our seasonal wildfires. He’s also covered a

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Angela Chen

When Angela was little, she wore red glasses and always had her nose buried in a book. Her love of the written word eventually led her to journalism (and probably her myopia), and it’s what has shaped her life. Angela anchors News Channel 3 In The Morning from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the

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Haley Clawson

Haley Clawson is the Chief Meteorologist for KESQ News Channel 3. She joined the Desert’s News & Weather Leader in January 2016 and has received an Emmy award for her forecasts. You can catch her forecasts each weekday evening at 5, 6, 6:30, 10 & 11 PM.Haley earned her Bachelor of Science in Geoscience with a concentration

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Peter Daut

Peter Daut is a five-time Emmy-Award-winning journalist, who currently anchors the 4 and 6:30PM newscasts for KESQ News Channel 3. Almost immediately after he joined the station in 2020, Daut launched the interactive program “Coronavirus: Questions Answered,” which earned him an Emmy Award for the Best Evening Newscast. He continues to conduct in-depth interviews with

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Crystal Jimenez

Crystal Jimenez joined the KESQ News Channel 3 team as a news reporter in June 2021. She comes from our sister station in Yuma, Arizona where she spent two years tackling immigration issues, politics, and conducting investigative reports. Crystal received a Bachelors’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sociology from the University of La

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Jennifer Franco

Growing up as the eldest among her siblings, Jennifer Franco learned from a young age she had a knack for knowing things. Whether it was pouring through books in an effort to familiarize herself with every dog breed imaginable, or asking teachers a flurry of questions to fulfill her curiosity about how the world works,

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Kelley Moody

Kelley Moody is the weekend evening meteorologist for KESQ News Channel 3 and five-time Emmy nominated for her work as a meteorologist and a journalist.Kelley is a proud eighth-generation Californian. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Television and Broadcast Journalism with a double minor in Peace Studies and Sociology from Chapman University. She

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Tatum Larsen

Tatum Larsen is a Southern California native who has always been a lover of reading, writing, and keeping in close touch with the ongoings of the world. Tatum had an early introduction to the news world. She watched her parents child wrangle and do chores around the house to the soundtrack of their local broadcast

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Spencer Blum

Meteorologist Spencer Blum was born and raised in South Florida. He developed a deep love for the weather at an early age after living through Hurricane Wilma.   Spencer attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology with a minor in Mathematics. You can always find him cheering on

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Miyoshi Price

Miyoshi Price joined KESQ News Channel 3 in April 2022. Miyoshi was born in Lynwood, Ca, and raised in Inglewood, Ca, where she developed a passion for improving the public education system while acting as the President of the Legacy Ladies Incorporated Junior Executive Board in South Los Angeles. Miyoshi earned her Film and Media Studies Bachelor’s

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Bianca Ventura

Bianca Ventura joined KESQ News Channel 3 as a reporter in February 2022. Although Bianca is new to the Coachella Valley, she is no stranger to Southern California. Born in Inglewood and raised in Lawndale by two fun-loving Salvadoran parents, Bianca has a love for the area’s culture and diverse community. Also being a bilingual

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Coachella Music and Arts Festival vendor and festivalgoers share their experience with food and beverages

Festivalgoers and workers are surrounded by music, art installations and food stands all weekend long. Steven Vayding, administrative manager for Just Squeezed Juice, tells me he has been hiring people to help run their lemonade stands since January. Vayding wasn’t able to disclose just how much money a festival food stand worker can walk away

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Palm Springs International Airport adds ‘Clear’ Kiosks to help with quicker check-in times

Palm Springs International Airport is introducing a new tool that’s helping passengers check into their flights faster. Daniel Meier, Deputy Director of Marketing, tell News Channel 3 how this will help east wait times at the airport, especially during festival season. “With Coachella coming up this weekend, and how busy we’ve been at the airport.

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