LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ)– The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of train thieves from early to mid-June. The burglary of the Union Pacific freight trains took place in the Los Angeles
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MORONGO, Calif. – The Morongo Band of Mission Indians marked a major milestone in regional public safety today with the grand opening of its new Fire Station #1. The modern, 15,000-square-foot facility will enhance emergency response capabilities on the Morongo Reservation and throughout the San Gorgonio Pass. Replacing the previous station that served the community
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UPDATE 7/22/2025: City of Palm Springs officials announced on Tuesday that the Indian Canyon Sewer Project work has been adjusted to begin on Wednesday, July 23rd instead of the following week. Starting Wednesday, the city’s contractor will be working on utility location in the area from Tramview Road to Sunrise Parkway through Friday, July 25th.
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Happy Friday! We are continuing to track some monsoonal moisture throughout parts of Southern California and the greater desert southwest. This is thanks to an area of low pressure funneling that moisture into the region. Notably, it is a bit drier and warmer than it was yesterday. We are also tracking some nearby thunderstorms, particularly
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ESTE DE LOS ÁNGELES (KUNA) – Tres agentes del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Los Ángeles fallecieron hoy en una explosión en un centro de entrenamiento en el Este de Los Ángeles. El sheriff Robert Luna calificó esta tragedia como el día más mortífero para su agencia desde 1857. La explosión se reportó a
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KUNA) — Palmeras en Palm Desert se incendiaron el jueves por la noche, y las autoridades locales llegaron al lugar poco después. El jueves por la noche, en Fred Waring Drive, un grupo de palmeras se incendió, iluminando la calle en Palm Desert. Los agentes de la Estación del Sheriff de Palm Desert
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert is receiving help to become California’s only federally accredited tribal college. Friday morning, Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) presented a $10 million state general fund check to CINC. The check presentation will help it become the state’s only federally accredited tribal
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – This morning, SunLine Transit Agency delivered a bus full of school supplied to kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City. This year, the community donated 563 backpacks for local children ahead of their school year. “We got a ton of books from the Read with Me volunteer program
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The event is Sunday, July 27th
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Highs will remain below average, but the chance of showers and thunderstorms lingers through this afternoon in our forecast as Monsoonal Moisture plays a big role. The chance of showers or storms is low (we did see some passing showers between 5am and 6am this morning). That chance peaks in the afternoon today. Highs will
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)– Riverside County Animal Services shelters have hit a breaking point as county officials say kennels have reached more than 240% capacity. Shelters are overwhelmed after taking in more than 1,200 dogs and cats between July 1 and July 14. Most of the intake has been dogs, but only about 20% have
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – An Indio jury took less than an hour to convict a man accused of assaulting two women and threatening to kill them in Cathedral City back in 2018. 41-year-old Christopher Elmer Barkley broke into a Cathedral City home late at night in 2018 while the two women and a baby were
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — During the summer months, due the heat, golf courses undergo change. Aerification, or “punched greens,” is the most common in order to preserve the life of the grass. This is an important maintenance process to improve oxygen, relieve compaction and manage thatch. Aerification is crucial for maintaining healthy and consistent
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A stretch of South Palm Canyon Drive under construction has seen a sharp increase in collisions according to the Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD). Captain Kyle Stjerne, with PSPD, said it’s prompting the department to ramp up patrols. “We did see a bit of an increase with some minor traffic
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)–News Channel 3, in partnership with SunLine Transit Agency, hosted a successful 11th Annual ‘Pack the Bus’ Drive on Thursday at Walmart in Palm Desert. News Channel 3, along with SunLine Transit Agency, Alpha Media, and Walmart called on the community to pack the SunLine bus with donated school supplies to benefit
Continue Reading PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) – Un tramo de South Palm Canyon Drive en construcción ha experimentado un fuerte aumento de colisiones, según el Departamento de Policía de Palm Springs (PSPD). El capitán Kyle Stjerne, del PSPD, afirmó que esto está impulsando al departamento a intensificar las patrullas. “Observamos un ligero aumento en algunas colisiones de tráfico
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Hoy ha sido un día bastante moderado, con temperaturas por debajo del promedio estacional y condiciones generales de humedad. Ha habido humedad durante los últimos días, pero hoy es definitivamente el día más fresco en mucho tiempo. Estamos monitoreando de cerca el radar, ya que hay algo de lluvia cerca de las montañas de Santa
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