PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Â – A group of 35+ local businesses in Palm Springs said a proposal to replace a key public parking lot with a new fire station could threaten their survival. The parking lot is located at 261 N Indian Canyon Parking. At a January City Council meeting officials discussed Fire Station 1.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 28-year-old man was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Indio in December 2021. Pedro Angel Gonzalez was arrested on Feb. 11 in Coachella during a traffic stop, the Indio Police Department announced on Tuesday. Gonzalez has been charged with first-degree murder, shooting at a vehicle/dwelling, assault with a
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PALM DESERT, Calif. — A power outage in Palm Desert left 134 customers without electricity Tuesday evening, according to utility officials. The outage was first reported at 6:51 p.m. and remains in progress. The utility company said there is no estimated time for restoration as crews continue working to determine the cause. The outage is
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PALMS SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Every week during Black history month, News Channel 3 is highlighting the Black trail blazers and community members who’ve helped shape the Coachella Valley. Today, we’re taking a look at Black nonprofit organizations making a difference. The Carolyn Knight Mobile Resource Center provides care kits and meals for the homeless.
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Police are searching for a suspect after a 36-year-old man was killed in a shooting Tuesday morning in the Dream Homes neighborhood of Cathedral City. The shooting was reported at around 11:15 a.m. on the 30800 block of San Gabriel Circle. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As storms bring wind and rain to the Coachella Valley, some drivers are questioning whether the newly completed wind wall along Gene Autry Trail is doing enough to prevent blowing sand and road closures. The wall was installed to help reduce dangerous sand accumulation along the busy route connecting Desert
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ)- New information found on the suspect in connection with the disappearance and death of T’Neya Tovar. News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle was first to report last week that partial human remains recovered by the Imperial County Sheriff were identified as Tovar’s. Check Out: New timeline, digital evidence raise questions after arrest
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SEATTLE, Wash. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Firebirds Forward David Goyette has been suspended 20 games for violating the American Hockey League and Professional Hockey Players’ Association Performance Enhancing Substance Program, the team confirmed Tuesday. Goyette,21, tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance, according to a statement released by Seattle general manager Jason Botterill. “Earlier today we
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Andrew Firestine, the new city manager in Cathedral City, is sharing his thoughts on the future for the first time with News Channel 3 this evening. The city council approved the hiring of Firestine in a five-year contract at its February 11th council meeting. It came after an extensive search
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NORTH SHORE, Calif. (KESQ) – The first mosquito-borne virus of the year has been detected in the Coachella Valley after a North Shore mosquito sample tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus, officials said today. Â Â “This detection serves as an early reminder that mosquito-borne viruses are present in our region each year,” Coachella Valley
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Palm Desert, Calif. (KESQ) — A big milestone is underway inside the St. Jude Dream home in the Silver Spur Ranch community in South Palm Desert, just a walk away from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. Those who made the Dream Home a reality had the chance to sign the floor on Tuesday. The
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Update – 2/17/26 – 1:15 pm The woman has been found, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Original Report – 2/17/26 – 1pm MOUNTAIN CENTER (CNS) – A search was underway today for a 29-year-old woman whose last known location was not immediately known. Â Â Minori Garcia-Arreola was last seen in an unknown area of
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An 18-year-old suspected of crashing a vehicle into an Indio police patrol unit and fleeing on foot was arrested today following a brief pursuit. Officers responded about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a disturbance in the 81000 block of Dalea Avenue, according to Indio Police Department Sgt. Abraham Plata.
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) Did you feel it? A preliminary 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Banning Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit shortly before 11 a.m. at a depth of about nine miles. At this time there have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Rain in the Coachella Valley can temporarily reduce allergy symptoms, but experts say levels often increase in the days after storms move through. While rain is falling, it typically clears pollen from the air by pulling particles to the ground, which can bring short-term relief for allergy sufferers. But moisture left
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Â – Rain moving through the Coachella Valley creating slick driving conditions along Interstate 10 earlier Monday. Just after 4 p.m. a vehicle rolling over off the freeway heading eastbound near Haugen Lehmann. California Highway Patrol confirming there were 2 passengers with first responders transporting 1 to a nearby hospital. Conditions improving
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Black history committee is hosting a bus tour, designed to take riders on a journey through Palm Springs Black history. The tour highlighted the trailblazers and locations that are central to Black history in the area, starting off with the first African American settlers, who came in
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SALTON CITY, CALIF. (KESQ) – New digital evidence and new timeline details in the murder investigation of 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar. Tovar was reported missing on December 1 in the Salton City area. Abraham Feinbloom, 51, was arrested Friday on suspicion of murdering a missing Hemet teenager after investigators say he attempted to flee when a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A wet week is expected for the Coachella Valley, as crowds prepare to head to the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Organizers say they are prepared for the unsettled conditions. Contingency plans are in place to address potential rain and wind impacts, and many of the fair’s key attractions
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Longtime Palm Springs resident Billy Steinberg, writer of numerous hits in the 80s, including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” died at the age of 75 Attorney Laurie Soriano confirmed Steinberg died Monday morning in Los Angeles. Some of Steinberg’s hits he cowrote alongside collaborator Tom Kelly included Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”,
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