PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of local veterans gathered near the VA Clinic in Palm Desert on Friday to rally in opposition to the proposed layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs. An internal memo obtained by the Associated Press mentions plans that would cut more than 80,000 jobs from the department. The memo
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After years of delays, a judge finally sentenced Daniel Garcia for his connection to a financially motivated killing of a Palm Springs retiree in 2008. In 2023, Daniel Garcia was convicted of one felony count each of murder, conspiracy to commit a crime, using the personal identity information of another to obtain credit, and using a forged
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WESTMORELAND, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities say a 42-year-old Mexican citizen is in custody after being arrested by El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents for allegedly smuggling nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. The woman was stopped shortly after noon Tuesday at an immigration checkpoint on Highway 86, according to U.S. Customs and
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Windy Weekend Ahead for the Coachella Valley Happy Stagecoach and Desert Rodeo Weekend! We’ve been talking about winds all week and winds remain the main topic of discussion into the weekend. The First Alert Weather Team is issuing a First Alert Weather Alert for gusty winds, reduced visibility and poor air quality through 11:59pm Saturday.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Gusty and dusty conditions across the valley have triggered air quality alerts, once again raising health concerns for our most vulnerable, seniors. “I never have had allergies before and I’m 88. Now I have them because of the winds.. My nose, I have to keep a box of Kleenex all
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Unified School District is mapping out new plans for modernizing its aging campuses with a long-range master plan for improvements. The November 2024 general election saw PSUSD voters approve Measure S, including a $465 million bond to modernize and improve school facilities. This project included the complete modernization
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Time is running out for a chance to win the Coachella Valley St. Jude Dream Home giveaway. Call the number on your screen to reserve your ticket by today, and you’ll be eligible to win the house built by GHA Companies and the last chance prize — a $10,000 home shopping and design spree, courtesy
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters are mopping up on Friday after a vegetation fire near Church Street in Thermal began just after 10:00 Thursday night. News Channel 3 had a crew on scene. CAL FIRE reports that the fire blazed through 50 acres, near La Familia High School and Coachella Valley Unified School District headquarters.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Low-income families and seniors have a new place to call home at the Monarch Apartments in Palm Springs. According to developers, Community Housing Opportunities Corporation or CHOC, Monarch is the first affordable living community to come to Palm Springs in 14 years. For Ray Harkleroad, the new housing has given
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – The Banning Police Department Detective Bureau is investigating several recent shootings, including a shooting that killed one man and injured another in the 100 block of North 8th Street near West Ramsey Street. News Channel 3 had coverage of that shooting outside of a liquor store on April 14, now being
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s western mania in the East Valley as Stagecoach is back for its 17th year in Indio, but now it isn’t the only event hoping to bring cowboy culture to the desert. The Desert Rodeo is bringing professional rodeo and festival fusion to Thermal. Organizers say it’ll be a weekend
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The spirit of Lucha Libre invaded the News Channel 3 studios on Thursday to show off some moves ahead of Friday night’s “Rumble in the Desert” at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. New Tradition Lucha Libre wrestlers will descend on the desert, with iconic stars such as Familia Real Las Parkas,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – From performing at VillageFest in Palm Springs to winning American Idol – now Indio native Abi Carter has come full circle to make her Stagecoach debut, at the music festival that’s one of the most popular in the country. Carter took the Coachella Valley and the nation by storm as the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The prosecution is expected to rest next week in the trial of two men accused in the murder of a Cathedral City convenience store owner who was gunned down during an attempted robbery in which the shooter fled without taking a dime. Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont and Joel Ortiz Hidalgo
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – We are in the midst of the final week before the drawing for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. News Channel 3 will air the drawing for the winner live on Tuesday, April 29th. You can buy your tickets for just $100 each to have a chance to win the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Some of the country music industry’s top-tier talent, along with chart-toppers from the past and specialty acts, will be delivering performances tomorrow and throughout the weekend for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, where thousands of fans were already arriving in anticipation of the entertainment. Â Â “Traffic conditions for early-arriving
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Imagine securing tickets, but the day before the event, you find out it was all a scam. Hailee, who lives in Palm Desert, says she and a group of friends bought wristbands on Facebook . “My cousin and all of us, about a group of seven people, were trying to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  – As tens of thousands arrive in the desert for festival season, Leo Reyes, a longtime taxi driver with Coachella Valley Taxi, said he’s seen a long-term decline in the industry. “We’d have to go back a dozen years or more, and that’s prior to the rideshare phenomena,” Reyes said. “In that
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old man accused of stabbing a Palm Springs police officer during a disturbance call pleaded not guilty to charges. Phillip Roger Lester Smith was charged with assault on a peace officer and trespassing, as well as an enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury. He remains in custody on $350,000 bail,
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station released surveillance photos of a person caught on camera stealing packages from a home in Yucca Valley. The theft happened after an Amazon package Wednesday at around 2:00 p.m. at a home on the 58000 block of San Andreas Road. “An unknown suspect was captured
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