COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) The City of Coachella has canceled its regularly scheduled City Council meeting set for January 14, citing a lack of agenda items following the city’s holiday closure. According to a statement from the city’s public information officer, there were no actionable staff items ready to present, prompting the decision to cancel the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – “It Would Be Night in Caracas” was filmed in Mexico, but is set in Venezuela during the 2027 protests. It is being screened during the Palm Springs International Film Festival where it is describes as a “gripping thriller [that] follows a woman trapped in a city consumed by chaos.” Hebe
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – When Michelle Bloom evacuated Altadena, she had no idea she wouldn’t come back, like the many others who are still displaced by the fire. The Eaton and Palisades fires burned over 16,000 structures and left tens of thousands of people displace, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. “I
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – After interviews and deliberation councilmembers selected Christina Gordon to fill the District 3 seat, left vacant after the death of long time councilmember Mark Carnevale. For more than 20 years, Gordon has served as a nonprofit executive, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – It’s been a year of hurdles, roadblocks, and varying emotions for Dave Skabinski, losing his home of 32 years in the Eaton fire. Taking it one day at a time, he’s hit his stride with a positive attitude and rebuilding with a take action approach. “But I decided Very quickly that I
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BUFFALO, New York (KESQ) – A fitness influencer from Palm Springs was arrested in Buffalo, New York, after an investigation into child exploitation. Jacob A. Hanes, 24, was charged with Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. According to the New
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RANCHO MIRAGE (CNS) – The Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory will celebrate its 30th anniversary today with a variety of activities for all ages. The free festivities will be held from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at 71-100 CA-111, with hands-on activities for kids and families, including games and crafts. At 6 p.m.,
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A suspect crashed into a vehicle while attempting to flee from deputies Wednesday morning in Banning. The incident started just before 8 a.m. when deputies responded to the area of Haugen Lehmann Way and Tamarack Road in Whitewater regarding a report of a stolen vehicle possibly involved in a robbery, according
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A hiker was rescued today after suffering an ankle injury on a Palm Desert trail. The rescue was reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Art Smith Trail, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Crews reached the injured hiker, who was identified only as a woman, on
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Dillon Fuhrman SALTON CITY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) is asking the public’s help after they found a human leg in the Salton City area last month. According to a post on Facebook, deputies responded to the area at around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2025. Upon arrival, ICSO says
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We’re tracking significant wind starting later this evening and lasting into tomorrow afternoon, so the we’ve issued a First Alert Weather Alert from 4 p.m. today until 1 p.m. tomorrow for those winds. A strong are of low pressure will move quickly past the region tonight, ushering in those winds. A High Wind Warning is
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif (KESQ) – The Cathedral City Police Department is holding active shooter and mass casualty trainings for officers near James Workman Middle School on Wednesday and Thursday. CCPD Police Commander Andrew Diaz said the trainings continue to grow in importance. “Since 1999 and Columbine, training and police response to these kinds of incidents has
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MN Gov. Tim Walz is set to hold a newser shortly, watch live below: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (ABC NEWS) – An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman in a vehicle during operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The woman was allegedly “attempting to run over our law enforcement
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Oscar Fisker Mølgaard has been named to Team Denmark’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games taking place this February in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Mølgaard, 20, recorded 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in 28 games for Coachella Valley this season. The Hjørring, Denmark
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Some Cathedral City residents are telling News Channel 3 what they want to see in the next councilmember, as the city prepares to interview 12 candidates Wednesday for the District 3 seat, left vacant after the death of long time councilmember Mark Carnevale. Peggy Luce, Cathedral City resident, said she’s
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – This morning, the City of Indio and the Imperial Irrigation District is hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the Avenue 42 substation upgrade project, which will expand the substation. The expansion is the first of four projects planned under the Indio Electric Financing Authority. It’s part of an effort to expand
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Safer roads at a cost. Cathedral City has recently installed new bike lane barriers along Perez Road in an effort to improve roadway safety. However, some local business owners argue the barriers are having unintended consequences. Renae Samaan, owner of Johnnie’s Barbershop, says, “The barriers — I became aware of
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) Gas prices across Riverside County dropped Tuesday to their lowest level in more than four years, according to new data, offering some relief to drivers across the Coachella Valley. Figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service show the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County
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A Rancho Mirage couple is stranded in the Caribbean after U.S. military action in Venezuela led to grounded flights across the region. Robert Downing and Tracy Boomer’s paradise vacation took an unexpected turn when they saw American fighter jets flying overhead, later to learn that they would not be able to get home as planned.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – After a pedestrian died in a hit and run New Year’s Eve, the Indio Police Department is reminding residents and drivers of a pedestrians right of way. Officers are asking residents to use crosswalks whenever they are available and to check for vehicles when entering. They’re also asking drivers to slow
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