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COACHELLA,Calif. La ciudad de Coachella realizo su tradicional desfile navideño en donde cientos de personas se dieron cita a pesar de la lluvia. Las autoridades de la ciudad este año tomaron la decisión de nombrar a los pequeños negocios de la ciudad como grandes mariscales del desfile navideño 2019. La pequeña tienda de dulces y
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A study was done by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where they looked at 12 different invasive grass species across the entire lower 48 states to see whether they may be promoting fire at a local scale. They found that 8 of these species were promoting fire frequencies, how many times a fire
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“I was lying on the pavement wondering if I was going to stay alive,” said Peter Nelson. Meet Peter Nelson, a La Quinta resident of 32 years, who’s no stranger to danger. Not wanting to re-live the details of the accident, Nelson was lucky to survive that St. Patrick’s Day in 2017. “Trust me, cars
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A 26-year-old convicted felon and current state prison inmate was sentenced to five years in prison today for his part in a robbery of a Cathedral City medical marijuana dispensary in 2017. Travion Riddick, formally of San Bernardino, was also sentenced by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Dean Benjamini to an additional yearfor possessing or
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A 25-year-old mother has been sentenced to life probation for her involvement in the death of her infant daughter who died in a crash on Highway 74 in Palm Desert in May 2016. Kristen Lauer’s daughter was unrestrained at the time of the crash. Lauer, a Rancho Mirage resident, initially plead guilty to murder and
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Four-time Golden Globe-winning actress Laura Dern will receive the Career Achievement Award at the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, organizers announced today. Laura Dern is one of the most outstanding and talented actresses of her generation,” said festival Chairman Harold Matzner. Over her 40-year acting career, she has brought to the screen so
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Today, temperatures remained near average in the upper 60’s and peaking into the 70’s for some. The normal high temperature for Palm Springs on this day is 68°. The high reached today, 70°. Radar is showing rain to the west this evening with rain chances possible to reach the Coachella Valley this evening. Even as
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is out on bail following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student through social media. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. Authorities found Valadez at Valle Del Sol Elementary School, where
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s sergeant caught something far from routine on their bodycam on Friday morning. The sergeant, who has not been identified, spotted a cat of unknown origin in an unknown location, trapped in a Maruchan ramen bag. As the responding sergeant approached, a small dark dog howled, the feline got spooked, then ran
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s Sergeant who was injured in a crash in Thousand Palms on Thursday remains hospitalized Friday in stable condition. The vehicle crashed while en route to a call of a reported bank robbery in at around 10:50 a.m. The call was later confirmed as being unfounded. According to the California Highway Patrol,
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There’s a lot to look forward to this weekend! Not only is there the 28th Annual Tamale Festival in Indio, but also a slew of holiday events in the valley which kicked off last night. The city of Coachella held their annual Christmas parade. Light rain fell right before the parade began, but quickly cleared
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Partly cloudy skies today, and highs will be near our seasonal norm of 69 degrees. An approaching storm to the North will bring more clouds and a tiny chance of showers for the weekend, particularly late Saturday, but that chance is only 20%. However, mountain communities like Idyllwild and Big Bear are more likely to
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Christmas is right around the corner and to help local families in need, the California Highway Patrol is hosting their annual “CHiPs for Kids” toy drive. The department is asking for the community’s help to collect unwrapped, donated toys to be distributed for Christmas. On Friday, December 5, KESQ and CHP representatives will be outside
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Shannon Brown, a transitional kindergarten teacher at Sunny Sands Elementary School in Cathedral City, is the November One Class At A Time award winner. Brown said she plans on using the funds on innovative science supplies for her class. The award is a joint effort between Walter Clark Legal Group and KESQ.
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Tamale lovers rejoice, the Indio International Tamale Festival returns to the Coachella Valley this weekend. More than 150,000 people are expected to gather and celebrate food, family and Indio’s cultural heritage. There will be tamale vendors selling all kinds of tamales, from traditional and gourmet to dessert tamales such as strawberry, chocolate, date, and raisin. For
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For more than an hour Thursday night, Palm Springs city council members heard residents’ heated concerns at a packed out special meeting about the forthcoming Agua Caliente arena planned for downtown. “The appeal to me of Palm Springs is that it’s a small, manageable community,” said Fergus Hughes, who lives across the street from the
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