IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – A judge has agreed to head to trial for the man accused of murdering a teen in Salton City after shocking details were revealed in court Thursday. Check Out Coverage From Our Sister Station KYMA Abraham Fienbloom is accused of murdering and dismembering 17-year-old T’neya Tovar. Thursday, several deputies and a special investigator with the FBI took
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Young musicians, listen up. Applications are now open to valley students for summer music camp and college scholarships sponsored by Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic. Four-year scholarships are available to any accredited college or university and so are scholarships to any eligible music camp across the country. The organization says
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – El equipo de la NBA G League de los Lakers de Los Ángeles tendrá su nueva casa en el valle de Coachella. Los Lakers anunciaron el jueves que trasladarán su equipo de la NBA G League de El Segundo al valle de Coachella. El equipo, anteriormente conocido como South Bay
Continue Reading COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Lakers’ G League team has a new home. The Lakers announced on Thursday they are relocating their NBA G League team from El Segundo to the Coachella Valley. Introducing: The Coachella Valley Lakers ☀️Beginning with the 2026-27 season, the Lakers G League team will play home games
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Un sospechoso que hoy se salió de la carretera y huyó por el carril contrario de la Interestatal 10 fue detenido tras conducir con un neumático reventado durante una persecución en Palm Springs. Según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Riverside, inicialmente, alrededor de las 4:55 de la madrugada,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – La policía está investigando un choque que mató a un peatón el miércoles por la noche en Palm Springs. El choque se reportó un poco después de las 8:15 p.m. en el cruce de East Palm Canyon Drive y Cherokee Way. “La investigación preliminar indica que un vehículo que circulaba
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) –Drivers along Interstate 10 experienced delays Thursday morning after a law enforcement pursuit ended on the eastbound side of the freeway near Date Palm Drive. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were initially dispatched around 4:55 a.m. to the 25000 block of Silent Creek Road in Moreno Valley for
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CNN By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Congress voted to reopen key parts of the Department of Homeland Security — including the Transportation Security Administration — Thursday after weeks of GOP infighting that prolonged a record shutdown of the critical agency. The bill to fund the department, which has
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) Expect warmer and slightly breezy conditions to kick off our morning in the Coachella Valley. We’re in the midst a warming trend going into the weekend and you can expect high temperatures today to land close to 5 degrees above average with our afternoon highs in the mid 90s. It’ll be
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Winds pick up a bit across the Coachella Valley today, with breezy onshore flow and temperatures holding right near seasonal levels. Those winds ramp up a little more noticeably Thursday, especially near the passes and desert slopes, where gusts could reach 30-40mph at times. Aside from the wind, conditions stay dry with plenty of sunshine
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Wednesday’s Coachella City Council meeting has been cancelled with just a few hours before it was set to start. The city announced the cancellation shortly after 3:10 p.m. in an email and on the city page. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the April 29, 2026 City Council Special Meeting is cancelled,” the
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ONTARIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds traveled on the road and took Game 1 of the second round of the playoffs. The Firebirds beat the No. 1-seeded Ontario Reign 3-0 at the Toyota Arena Wednesday night. It was a slow game to start when it came to burying shots for either team. The
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – With candidate changes, endorsements, and shifting polls. “There are so many top-tier candidates,” said former local Assemblyman Chad Mayes. Watch News Channel 3 this Wednesday night for in-depth “Your Vote 2026” coverage of the governor’s race. “Is that a product of an open primary?” John White asks. The remaining candidates,
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The coroner’s office released the identity of a Yucca Valley man killed in a crash between a cement truck and a semi truck earlier this month on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert. George Mauricio, 62, of Yucca Valley was driving a cement truck westbound when a semi-truck on the opposite
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Wednesday marks the second day of the preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering a missing teen. 51-year-old Abraham Feinbloom pleaded not guilty in connection to the disappearance and death of 17-year-old T’neya Tovar. During Wednesday’s hearing, the first witness, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jacob Cerda, said a search warrant was issued, and
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — A driver was killed early Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash in Rancho Mirage that damaged a light pole and a historic car wash sign, authorities said. Deputies responded at about 2:19 a.m. to Highway 111 and Indian Trail, where they found a vehicle that had collided with a light pole
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Students at Rancho Mirage High School are presenting an original production, “Seismic Survivors,” to teach the community about earthquake preparedness. The entire community is invited to their Thursday, April 30th production at 6:00 p.m., free of charge. The student-led initiative aims to inform residents on how to respond when an earthquake
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – A newly-released report from the American Lung Association gave a failing grade to Riverside County – and much of Southern California – due to poor air quality in 2025. ALA’s 2026 State of the Air Report was released last Wednesday. The full report can be found here. The report ranked Riverside
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SKY VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters are at the scene of a structure fire in Sky Valley Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported just before 12:55 p.m. on the 19800 block of Dowell Lane in the community of Sky Valley off of Dillon Road. The agency said multiple engine crews were sent to the location
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