Month: February 2017

Goldenvoice has announced an upcoming job fair ahead of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The job fair will take place on Friday, February 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eldorado Clubhouse, located at 50950 Madison Street in Indio. Festival officials said they will be hiring

The Palm Canyon Theatre is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the education of live stage production and the enrichment of the greater Palm Springs community and its visitors. The regional repertory theater company operates primarily with volunteers and produces about 13 Broadway musicals and classic plays each year, plus offers a children’s theatre camp

The intersection of Portola and Hovley in Palm Desert was shut down following a multi-vehicle accident, one person was injured. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the accident happened at around 6:00 p.m., four vehicles were involved in the accident. One vehicle crashed into a wall, the driver was transported to a local hospital

The Desert Hot Springs City Council is divided on deciding whether or not, land owner, Ed Adkinson should be granted another tract map extension. The landowners plans have become a controversial issue for some environmentalists. “It is beautiful. To ruin that with housing, the preservation is supposed to be preserved, that’s just too bad,” said

UPDATE: 6:30 p.m. It’s been one week since the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed bribery and perjury charges against former Palm Springs mayor Steve Pougnet, and developers Richard Meaney and John Wessman. Since the announcement, all three men have surrendered, posted bail and are waiting to appear in court. Current city leaders, including City

A semi-truck driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence Thursday after crashing into a guardrail on Interstate 10 in Chiriaco Summit, causing his truck to overturn and block the slow lane of the freeway throughout the day. The crash happened just ahead of a special report by KESQ’s Karen Devine discussing a deadly

A new kind of art installation is taking over the Coachella Valley. It’s called Desert X and its various projects can be seen from the Whitewater Preserve all the way to Coachella. Organizers have been working to bring this type of show to the desert for nearly three years. “It’s a rich and diverse area

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) reported that Southern California’s wet winter brought cleaner air and the fewest no-burn days since the 2012-2013 winter season. Officials said due to the winter’s potentially drought-busting rainy weather, the region has only had eight no-burn days this year. The 2012-2013 winter season only had five no-burn

Crews were working to upright a big rig semi truck early Thursday morning after it went off Interstate 10 and overturned east of the Coachella Valley. Update: Big rig driver arrested for alleged DUI from early morning crash The crash was reported near Chiriaco Summit at 1:31 a.m. along the west bound lanes of I-10.

Emergency crews are responding to the Tahquitz Canyons in Palm Springs Thursday afternoon to rescue an injured hiker. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 was at the scene at about 1:30 p.m. The hiker is being rescued on tribal land. Information about the hiker’s injury is limited at this time. We’ll have updates

Prosecutors have decided not to pursue the death penalty against two men accused in the deadly shooting of a Coachella woman, the ex-girlfriend of one of the defendants, who prosecutors say was killed in a car-to-car shooting on Interstate 10 after she was seen with a new boyfriend. Damian De Los Santos, 23, and Andrew

Goldenvoice has announced the music headliners for the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Update: Beyonce has pulled out of the lineup due to being pregnant with twins Radiohead, Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar will be topping off this year’s event with performances on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night. Beyonce announced she was

Windy conditions caused some damage in Desert Hot Springs overnight. The owners of the animal shelter, ‘Kittyland, located at 1717 E Vista Chino, said a 30-foot tree on their property was uprooted overnight. First Alert Weather Team tracks upcoming storms The owners said they believe it will cost thousands of dollars to remove the tree

Hoy a la 1:31 a.m. el conductor de un semi trailer que circulaba sobre la I-10 en los carriles con rumbo al oeste, perdió el control cerca de la salida conocida como Box Canyon en Chiriaco Summit, impactó el muro de contención y se salió del camino provocando que se volcara. Caudrillas de rescate trabajaron

Last Thursday, immigration protests popped up nationwide with demonstrations for a “Day without Immigrants.” Some took place that same day in the Coachella Valley. Joe Funkey of Giuseppes and Smoke Tree BBQ in Palm Springs says his managers decided to keep the doors closed to go protest. In a statement, Funkey said “On Thursday our

Gene Autry at the wash in Palm Springs reopened around 7:30 Thursday morning. Palm Springs Police closed it Wednesday night around 9:00 due to low visibility because of blowing sand. The road is now open. Here is the original article: http://www.kesq.com/news/gene-autry-at-the-wash-closed-due-to-low-visibility/353358457

Gene Autry Trail has reopened at the wash after blowing sand and dust created poor visibility Wednesday evening. Police reopened the road at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. PSPD closed Gene Autry at the Wash due to low visibility due to blowing sand caused by heavy wind. There was no timetable for the road reopening, and

The Army honored Korean War combat veteran Herbert R. Temple, Jr. Wednesday in Washington D.C. The 88 year old Palm Desert resident is highly decorated for his 47 years of Army service. Temple is a three-star General, he built the Guard to 550,000 members. He was also a former Reagan Military Aide.

As another winter storm approaches, parts of the Coachella Valley were pummeled with sand and strong gusts of wind. Danny Rice has lived in the Coachella Valley his whole life, and for much of it, he’s been homeless. This winter has been especially hard on him and others who live on the street. “Better learn