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I-Team Investigation: AI on Patrol

January 14, 2026 5:13 PM Angela Chen, KESQ News Team

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – If 2025 was the year of dipping our toes into AI, then 2026 is the year we jump in. AI has crept into almost every industry, forcing a reckoning with how some professionals do their job. But for law enforcement, agencies across the nation have yet to incorporate regular AI

Coverage Crisis: Your Healthcare at Risk

December 10, 2025 11:38 AM Angela Chen

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Rachel Nachison had to get married in secret. “It was unfortunate because no one was there ,” said Nachison. “My parents were there, but we didn’t tell any of my husband’s family. My children were not present, which was really heartbreaking.” But time was of the essence. Nachison, a mother

Salton Sea: Toxic Reality – UCLA reports show gaps in gov. monitoring

October 22, 2025 5:56 PM Angela Chen

A new report by UCLA finds that conditions at the Salton Sea are worse than state data suggests. As morning anchor Angela Chen shows us, scientists are highlighting a critical shortcoming in the government’s monitoring of harmful emissions. Sara Renteria has lived in Mecca for 17 years and says that over time, the stink from

Debut of “Eye on the Dessert” features La Provence in Palm Desert

October 10, 2025 11:28 AM Clarissa Ayala

It started as a joke — that host Patrick Evans then decided to make official. This October, KESQ is introducing “Eye on the Dessert” — a special look at the best sweet treats around the Coachella Valley with “Eye on the Dessert” correspondent Angela Chen. For this special debut of Eye on the Dessert, we

In-Depth: How AI is changing curriculum as teachers use it to personalize learning, combat cheating

August 20, 2025 4:57 PM Angela Chen, KESQ News Team

It is the dawn of artificial intelligence. And already — kids are using it in their daily lives. But educational policies and standards at large have not caught up to the dramatic rise of AI and how students are using it, whether for good or bad. “In my math classes, people cheat with AI, and it’s really invasive

Part 2 of Generation Why: What can be done about ailing millennial mental health?

July 16, 2025 11:43 AM Angela Chen

In part one of “Generation Why: Millennial Mental Health,” News Channel 3’s Angela Chen explored the challenges many millennials face these days. The generation is seeing higher reported rates of depression than the previous generation. We examined some stressors on mental health, like skyrocketing housing prices, social media isolation, childcare costs, and more, with a focus

Courting Injustice: Why are so many local court cases being dismissed?

March 29, 2023 7:07 PM Angela Chen, KESQ News Team

Since October, more than 1,700 court cases have been dismissed in Riverside County. These dismissals include cases involving child sexual assault, attempted murder, DUIs, and domestic violence. This is due to a backlog caused by the pandemic. Riverside Superior Court officials cited a lack of available judicial resources and courtroom space as they reinstated defendants’

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