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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ)  – Galilee Center helped families gear up for the school year with its annual Backpack Distribution Giveaway on Thursday at the center’s location in Mecca. Organizers said more than 900 backpacks were handed out. Each backpack includes age-appropriate items like notebooks, pencils, crayons, glue sticks and folders. Organizers said Bighorn Golf Club

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – A week has passed since the Robinson family lost nearly everything in a devastating house fire that broke out in La Quinta. News Channel 3 spoke exclusively with the father, Errin Robinson. He recounted the terrifying moment he learned about the fire. He immediately called his wife to make sure

OASIS, Calif. (KESQ) – Three mosquito samples from the Oasis community tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis virus, the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District said today. “Detections like this should serve as a reminder to wear insect repellent when outdoors,” Public Information Manager for the district Robert Gaona said. “Repellent with at least

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– Valley doctors say they’re seeing an increase in patients with “Brain Fog.” Brain fog is a term used to describe a range of cognitive symptoms, including impaired concentration, memory lapses and mental fatigue. Doctors say it’s common after covid but can also be caused by stress or underlying conditions. Officials say

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – An outage left more than 10,000 customers without power for several hours during triple-digit heat in the Indian Wells area. According to Southern California Edison, the outage was first reported just before 9 a.m. Power was restored to most customers after 1 p.m. News Channel 3 received reports that Palm

NEW YORK (KESQ) – New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified three more people killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including a Palm Springs woman, 24 years later. On Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced the IDs of Barbara Keating of Palm Springs, Ryan Fitzgerald of

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Highway 111 is getting a roadway improvement in La Quinta through a $7 million project. The City said the project was delayed multiple times waiting for federal funding, but now they are anticipating an early end to the project in mid-September. The roadwork is needed in the area after residents

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  – As students return to school and sports, desert temperatures remain a familiar concern. Dr. Alex McDonald, a sports medicine specialist with Kaiser Permanente, said physical activity is critical but so is caution. “We want to make sure our kids are healthy and active,” McDonald said. “However with the residual heat

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The annual Valley Wide Employment Expo will be held on September 17.  On September 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Valley Wide Employment Expo will take place in the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino- Special Events Center in Indio.  Throughout this event, residents will have the chance to meet with

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Palm Desert Community Center is serving as the evacuation site for Rosa Fire victims. According to the Desert Recreation District, the facility’s basketball courts are closed to the public to provide shelter to those displaced. The gym, lobby and multipurpose rooms remain open. It comes as fire crews grapple

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center has received a technology upgrade aimed at improving access to digital resources for the local community. The center was awarded more than $56,000 from the California Public Utilities Commission to enhance its technology offerings. The funding supported the addition of 16 new

In light of the extreme heat, the Imperial Irrigation District has issued a conserve alert. The alert went into effect Tuesday and lasts through Friday. People are encouraged to voluntarily conserve energy to help take stress off the electric grid during the period of extreme heat.That includes avoiding the use of major appliances between peak

PINYON PINES, Calif. (KESQ) While much of the firefighting focus remains on the Rosa Fire’s containment progress and Highway 74’s extended closure, some of the most revealing moments are unfolding quietly inside the evacuation zone where a handful of neighbors never left. News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle spoke with two residents who chose to stay