Arrests at the 2024 Stagecoach Music Festival increased by 26% compared to last year, the Indio Police Dept. announced on Wednesday. Campers arrived for Stagecoach Thursday morning. From Thursday to Sunday night, there were a total of 124 arrests, up from 98 in 2023. Drug/Alcohol/Intoxication: 63 False Identification: 49 Possession of Drugs for Sales: 6

Shake Shack is coming to the Coachella Valley. Shake Shack will open its first location in the Coachella Valley later this year at The Shops on El Paseo in Palm Desert. “Shake Shack is coming to the desert. We are excited to bring our delicious burgers, fries and shakes to Palm Desert in the El

The Palm Springs Fire Dept. rescued a hiker who was suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion Wednesday afternoon. The rescue started at around Noon at the Museum Trail. “We had a young female adult feeling ill due to the heat while hiking and lack of water,” writes Ronald Skyberg, PSFD’s public information officer. Skyberd said

A teenager was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning at Palm Desert High School. The crash was first reported at around 9:15 a.m. at the 74000 block of Aztec Road, at the drop-off area in front of the school. Details on the crash remain limited but

A multi-state food safety alert was issued today for an E. coli outbreak possibly linked to organic walnut halves and pieces sold in bulk bins at natural food stores and food co-ops in Southern California and elsewhere.    The Gibson Farms walnut pieces were distributed at stores in cities including Riverside and Rancho Mirage, according

Festival season is officially over, and as hundreds of thousands of visitors head out of the Coachella Valley, many of them are leaving a lot of things behind. So what happens to the junk people get rid of at Stagecoach and Coachella? In order to find that answer, all you have to do is ask

Police closed Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater wash Wednesday morning due to blowing sand and low visibility.     Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Road were still open to traffic in and out of Palm Springs. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for updates and get your Time Saver Traffic reports every Monday through Friday at 6:15 a.m.

By STEFANIE DAZIO, ETHAN SWOPE, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOSEPH B. FREDERICK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police carrying riot shields burst into a building at Columbia