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BLSS Week 3: Palm Springs beats Coachella Valley in high scoring game

September 3, 2025 11:05 PM Blake Arthur

COACHELLA VALLEY, (Calif.) KESQ — It’s another busy week of high school football with a number of games on Thursday and Friday this week. Friday – 9/5 Palm Springs61@Coachella Valley27FTahquitz16@Rancho Mirage42FElsinore21@Palm Desert27FYucaipa45@Shadow Hills20FCitrus Valley20@La Quinta36FDesert Mirage14@Desert Christian47F29 Palms45@Lakeside8F Thursday scores 🏈 @KESQ Serrano defeats Xavier Prep, 28-14Yucca Valley defeats Cathedral City, 55-8Citrus Hill defeats DHS,

Harold Matzner speaks with News Channel 3 in what would be his final interview

September 5, 2025 5:09 PM Peter Daut, KESQ News Team

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Tonight, a News Channel 3 exclusive: the life and legacy of Harold Matzner, in his own words. Matzner died Thursday at Eisenhower Health after a battle with an illness. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut recently spoke with Matzner in what ended up being his final interview. Matzner was unable to

Man to stand trial for allegedly gunning down Indio resident

September 5, 2025 6:29 PM City News Service

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old man accused of gunning down an Indio resident during a confrontation outside a home must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Ruben Molina was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation into the slaying of 23-year-old Carlos Arriaga. At the end

Former Beaumont group home employee arrested, charged with new child sex crimes

September 5, 2025 1:32 PM Cynthia White, Garrett Hottle

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A felony parolee who is a former employee of a Beaumont group home for boys is back behind bars, accused of lewd acts with a child. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reports that 33 year old David Sanabria was arrested Thursday and charged with lewd acts with a child and oral copulation

Councilman Steve Sanchez proposing new veterans rights coalition

September 5, 2025 11:52 AM Athena Jreij

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – La Quinta City Councilman Steve Sanchez is proposing the formation of a new coalition in the desert, the Coachella Valley Veterans Coalition, or CVVC. Sanchez says the coalition would serve as a gathering-place for local veterans to advocate for their rights as a unified force. He’s hoping to gather opinions

Tuberculosis case reported in Indio

September 5, 2025 2:08 PM Cynthia White

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS-PH) department reported Friday that an Indio High School student has tested positive for tuberculosis. RUHS-PH officials say they are making efforts to notify anyone who may have been exposed to the disease, and add that the student is receiving treatment and is expected

Cathedral City Senior Center Hosting Food Drive on National Food Bank Day

September 5, 2025 10:19 AM Timothy Foster

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Cathedral City Senior Center is marking National Food Bank Day with a community food drive aimed at helping local residents in need. The event will take place Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, located at 37171 W. Buddy Rogers Avenue. Organizers say they are in

I-Team: Clients complain about Navigation Center’s food, rules, and cleanliness

September 2, 2025 6:42 PM Jeff Stahl

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Navigation Center has been a game-changer in reducing the city’s unsheltered population, and by most accounts, city leaders say it’s proven itself in getting people off the streets and connected with resources to get them back into housing. However, in an I-Team investigation, some individuals receiving help at the Navigation

Harold Matzner, prominent Coachella Valley philanthropist, dead at 88

September 4, 2025 3:41 PM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Harold Matzner, a prominent entrepreneur, humanitarian, and philanthropist in the Coachella Valley, has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness. News Channel 3 confirmed Matzner was pronounced dead at Eisenhower Health Thursday afternoon. Services will be announced at a later date. He is survived by his partner for

Baby Emmanuel Haro: Parents plead not guilty to murder charges

September 3, 2025 12:42 PM Garrett Hottle

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — Jake and Rebecca Haro pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and filing a false police report in the presumed death of their 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro. The Haros were in court for their arraignment Thursday morning in Riverside. Both will return to court on Sept. 16 for a Felony Settlement

SCE sued by US attorney for role in LA fires

September 4, 2025 3:09 PM Haleemon Anderson

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The United States Attorney’s office announced two lawsuits against Southern California Edison Co., today, alleging that faulty transmission and power lines led to the devastating Eaton and Fairview fires. The filings cite “a troubling pattern of negligence,” and allege that the company’s negligence caused the deadly fires, which burned tens of

Blaze on east end of Cahuilla Indian Reservation blackens seven acres

September 4, 2025 2:40 PM Jesus Reyes

ANZA, Calif. (KESQ) – A brush fire that erupted today south of Highway 371 inAnza scorched seven acres before it was stopped. The non-injury blaze was reported at 1:57 p.m. Thursday in the area of Coyote Canyon and Terwilliger roads, on the east end of the Cahuilla Indian Reservation, according to the Riverside County

Phone threat draws police presence at Palm Springs High School, no threat identified

September 4, 2025 11:38 AM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Students and staff at Palm Springs High School are back in classrooms after an anonymous phone threat prompted a brief lockdown and heavy police presence Thursday morning. Palm Springs Unified School District sent a message to parents the school is on lockdown after an anonymous phone threat to the front

Officials renew calls of caution around bighorn sheep during mating season

September 3, 2025 3:43 PM Athena Jreij, City News Service

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As the Valley prepares for another busy season, officials are renewing calls to be careful around bighorn sheep wandering into urban areas. Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills released a video on social media Wednesday featuring Mills and animal control officers Jeanette Guzman and Stephanie Anderson, who discussed the risks

Newsom says Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles cost $120M

September 4, 2025 12:42 PM City News Service

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Taxpayers will cover the $120 million bill for President Donald Trump’s illegal move to federalize the National Guard and put the U.S. Marines on the streets of Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed today. With 300 National Guard members still deployed to Los Angeles under what Newsom calls “the guise of

Indio PD discusses drugs in the community after fentanyl pills found in routine traffic stop

September 4, 2025 12:39 PM Kendall Flynn

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Indio Police Department has conducted two large drug bust operations within the last week, something they say is necessary for keeping the narcotics and other drugs away from their community. Officer Benjamin Moran, also a K9 handler to drug and patrol dog Hoki, said drug have been a large issue in

One person dead after crashing vehicle into ditch on I-10 near Palm Drive

September 4, 2025 12:00 PM Jesus Reyes

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was pronounced dead after a crash on Interstate 10 west of Palm Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was first reported at around 10:30 a.m. after a vehicle went into a ditch. CHP Officer David Torres told News Channel 3 that the vehicle was traveling

Indio PD conducts bike, pedestrian safety operation

September 4, 2025 10:22 AM Kendall Flynn

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Indio Police Department is planning a traffic safety operation for Thursday between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Their operation is focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking within the community at risk. Many of the violations include speeding, making illegal turns,

September is Suicide Prevention Month

September 4, 2025 5:47 AM Allie Anthony

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the CDC, nearly 49,000 Americans died by suicide in 2023. A tragic and urgent public health issue. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time when mental health experts emphasize the importance of raising awareness, breaking

Parents voice frustrations over late and absent school buses at CVUSD

September 3, 2025 9:43 AM Luis Avila

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — Parents within the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) say the new school year has brought daily transportation struggles. From buses arriving late to not showing up at all, families are sounding the alarm over what they call a growing problem affecting their children’s education and well-being. Jessica, a parent who asked