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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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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The Art Exhibition is on Friday, April 25th, from 4-7 p.m.
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An area of low pressure will swing through the region brining some gusty winds as well as blowing sand and dust. A Wind Advisory as well as an Ai Quality Alert due to windblown dust both are in effect through tomorrow. Air quality is frankly terrible this morning especially in the West Valley this morning.
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We are tracking a very mild day here in the valley as we begin to welcome tens of thousands of festival-goers for Stagecoach. Highs today are in the mid-80s as the winds take a brief reprieve. Tomorrow will be a different story, however, as an area of low pressure makes its way closer to the
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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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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Se espera que la fiscalía concluya la próxima semana en el juicio de dos hombres acusados del asesinato del dueño de una tienda de conveniencia en Cathedral City, quien fue baleado durante un intento de robo en el que el tirador huyó sin llevarse un centavo. Charles Lamar Campbell, de Beaumont, y
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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. (KUNA) – Prepárense para una noche electrizante de acción la Lucha Libre Nueva Tradición se apodere del Centro de Eventos Especiales del Fantasy Springs Resort Casino el viernes 25 de abril de 2025. Luchadores de Lucha Libre Nueva Tradición llegará al desierto, con estrellas icónicas como Familia Real Las Parkas, Rey Misterio y
Continue Reading 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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Prevemos un día muy templado en el valle, ya que comenzamos a recibir a decenas de miles de asistentes al festival Stagecoach. Las temperaturas máximas hoy rondan los 80°F, con un breve respiro del viento. Sin embargo, mañana será diferente, ya que una zona de baja presión se acerca al Estado Dorado. Esto traerá vientos
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KUNA) – La Estación del Sheriff de Morongo Basin publicó fotos de vigilancia de una persona captada por una cámara robando paquetes de una casa en Yucca Valley. El robo ocurrió el miércoles alrededor de las 2:00 p. m., después de recibir un paquete de Amazon, en una vivienda ubicada en la cuadra
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre de 41 años acusado de apuñalar a un policía de Palm Springs durante una llamada por disturbios se declaró inocente. Phillip Roger Lester Smith fue acusado de agresión a un agente del orden público y allanamiento de morada, además de un agravante por causar lesiones corporales graves. Permanece bajo custodia
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) – Cinco personas fueron arrestadas bajo sospecha de vandalismo, conspiración y cargos por armas tras una investigación de un año sobre un grupo de grafitis que se cree es responsable de daños a la propiedad por más de $10,000 en el Valle de Coachella, informaron hoy las autoridades. Detectives de la policía
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PALM DESERT, California (KUNA) – Imagina conseguir entradas, pero el día antes del evento, descubres que todo era una estafa. Hailee, residente de Palm Desert, cuenta que ella y un grupo de amigos compraron pulseras en Facebook. “Mi primo y todos nosotros, un grupo de siete personas, buscábamos entradas para Stagecoach. Hace un par de
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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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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) – Con decenas de miles de personas llegando al desierto para la temporada de festivales, Leo Reyes, taxista con amplia experiencia en Coachella Valley Taxi, afirmó haber presenciado un declive a largo plazo en la industria. “Tendríamos que remontarnos a doce años o más, y eso fue antes del fenómeno de los
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