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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were injured after a crash along Indian Canyon Drive near Desert Hot Springs Thursday night. The crash was reported just before 8 p.m. on Indian Canyon near Harvest Moon Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle was traveling southbound on Indian Canyon Road at an

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)  – The American Red Cross is warning of a severe blood shortage and urging eligible donors to give now, as winter illnesses, holiday travel and fewer appointments strain supplies needed for lifesaving care across Southern California and the Coachella Valley. The American Red Cross, which serves more than 100 hospitals in

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — Growing concerns surrounding a development in Thermal. The massive 619-acre development centered around a 231-acre luxury equestrian center would be called the Thermal Ranch. A lawsuit has been filed against the county over the project citing air pollution and manure removal concerns. Ivanna Uriarte, a housing and land use policy advocate,

MORONGO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been nearly 3 months since 50-year-old Chris Garcia of Morongo Valley was killed in what authorities called an ‘intentional hit and run,’ and the family says no arrests have been made. News Channel 3 spoke with Garcia’s wife just days after her husband’s death on November 6, 2025. She

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Kratom, an herbal drug often found in energy drinks and pills at gas stations, will now face new regulations in La Quinta. La Quinta City Council passed ordinance chapter 5.94, passing new limits on Kratom and the synthetic concentrate derived from the drug, known as 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). Narcotics experts say

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Concerned residents from the Historic Tennis Club neighborhood in Palm Springs are mobilizing to stop a proposed high-density housing development planned in what they say is a wildlife corridor. “There’s masses of bighorn sheep. This is the corridor that they walk on in order to be able to get up

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Taxi drivers at Palm Springs International Airport say the loss of a designated staging area is making it harder for them to work efficiently. Leonel Reyes, a local taxi driver, says the problem began last month, when the airport stopped allowing taxis to use a dedicated waiting area that previously

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)  – Dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon for a peaceful march in Indio calling for changes to immigration enforcement and greater accountability from federal authorities. Organizers called the demonstration “ICE Out of Indio,” urging community members to stand in solidarity with people they said have been harmed by U.S. Immigration and Customs