RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A memorial service for former Rancho Mirage Mayor and City Councilman Gorman Dana Hobart, who died Oct. 4 at the age of 93, will take place next week at the city’s library and observatory. Â Â The service will be held at 10 a.m. on Nov. 4 at 71100 Highway 111.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Students, teachers and community leaders will gather together Saturday for the 4th annual PSUSD Multicultural and Equity in Education Conference where they hope to empower change through understanding. For the district, the event has become a tradition and had consistently grown in purpose, reach and impact, according to event organizers. Through
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez was arrested Tuesday morning by the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. Hernandez, 42, faces perjury and conflict of interest charges, according to jail records. He was released the same day on $112,500 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. For months — Coachella Valley
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation is spotlighting the people who give time, resources, or belief to their cause of helping Coachella Valley families. Foundation officials say those helping area families through the Foundation include donors, tribal partners, businesses, and volunteers. They add that among them is the Augustine Band
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Halloween is coming up, and although it’s a fun time for children and people of all ages, it can also be dangerous at night when trick or treating. In recent years, many families have turned to community-organized trick or treat events to keep kids safe. News Channel 3 was live
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Beef prices are sizzling — and not in a good way. Shoppers across the Coachella Valley say they’re paying noticeably more for their favorite cuts, while local meat sellers are struggling to keep up with rising costs. The higher prices are forcing some shoppers to make changes at the grocery store.
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BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) – A 19-year-old man from Indio was arrested Tuesday after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle before crashing in Beaumont Tuesday morning. The pursuit started on Interstate 10, west of Date Palm, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police attempted an enforcement stop on the suspect vehicle, but the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Entrepreneur, community leader and champion for LGBTQ+ visibility Mark Hunter Seymour will be honored with the 481st star on the Walk of the Stars next month, the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce announced today. The event will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 7 at 302 E. Arenas Road. Â Â
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today formally approved a Riverside County ordinance intended to curb the use of synthetic pain-relieving products that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration may add to the nationwide list of controlled substances. In a 5-0 vote, the board signed off on the county Executive Office’s implementation of regulations
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) The mother of missing seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro appeared in court Tuesday for a felony settlement conference that was pushed to January 21. KESQ News Channel 3 was in the courtroom as Rebecca Haro briefly appeared before a judge. The delay comes just over a week after the boy’s father, Jake Haro, entered a guilty
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A former Coachella Valley girls soccer coach who molested and propositioned multiple students was convicted today of nearly a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges. A Banning jury on Tuesday found 29-year-old Juan Manuel Pantoja Troncoso of Salton City guilty of three counts each of forcible lewd acts on a child and
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By Marshall Cohen, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 25 Democratic-run states sued the Trump administration Tuesday to prevent billions of dollars of cuts to federal food assistance that are set to kick in this weekend. Democratic attorneys general and governors from 25 states and Washington, DC, claimed in the lawsuit that the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is providing new details after an officer-involved shooting in Palm Springs on Monday. On October 27, 2025, at 11:36 a.m., an agent with the California State Parole Office conducted a compliance check of a parolee at a residence in the 2700 block of East Vista
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Rancho Mirage is set to host the 2025 State of the City Luncheon Tuesday. It’s an event city leaders say is important to share their economic vision and development plans. Attendees have a chance to engage with local
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – California Highway Patrol investigators have arrested a Twentynine Palms man in connection with what they claim is one of the largest known collections of child sexual abuse material linked to a single suspect in California. Police say the investigation began back in June of 2024, when investigators identified a computer
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UPDATE 9:50 p.m. – Palm Springs Police have opened Vista Chino Drive between Farrell Drive and Gene Autry Trail. PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Palm Springs Monday morning. The shooting was reported just after 11:30 a.m. on E Vista Chino and N Farrell Drive. PSPD Lt. Gustavo Araiza
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Public Library Foundation announced Monday it has launched a $7 million capital campaign toward the library’s renovation project. “A New Chapter: Revitalizing Our Palm Springs Public Library” is a fundraising campaign in support of the library’s multimillion-dollar renovation. Construction on the $52 million project is already underway.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — For the first time in its 55-year history, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is introducing a troop of primates. A new group of patas monkeys known as the fastest primates in the world will debut at the zoo next week. The newly renovated Patas Monkey Conservation Habitat, located in the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Ben & Jerry’s has launched their Waffle Lotta Good initiative. For every waffle cone a customer buys, $1 goes to Migrant Justice, a farmworker-led human rights program that is working to ensure dignified working conditions on farms. Ben & Jerry’s in Palm Springs is participating and it’s not the first
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – As the days count down to next Tuesday’s special election, political groups in the Coachella Valley are urging voters to cast their ballots on Proposition 50. Prop 50 is the only item on next week’s ballot. The measure, introduced by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would temporarily redraw California’s congressional districts starting in
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