Joshua Bonner, President and CEO of the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce (GCVCC) was named the Executive of the Year by the Western Association of Chamber Executives at the WACE Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. WACE is an association that represents over 850 chamber professionals in 19 Western states and Canada. Every year, the
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A memorial marking the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash in honor of a bicyclist who was killed last year in Palm Springs was stolen, and the family of the victim is now searching for a replacement. 30-year-old Raymundo “Ray-Ray” Jaime was hit by a car and killed while riding his bike on S. Palm
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A local artist is paying tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant by painting a series of murals of the Laker legend. Ronan Munoz is the artist behind mural, which will be located on Avenue 50 between Avenida de Plata and Avenida de Oro. Munoz says the owners of the property came up with the idea
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Lights! Camera! Action!KESQ viewers had the opportunity to experience the glitz and the glam of the Dolby Theatre just hours after Hollywood’s A-list celebrated at the 92nd Academy Awards. To win was a simple task, enter a special code word that was found at the bottom of KESQ Chief Meteorologist’s 7-day forecast. Lacey Palafox, a
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A 3-day investigation at a home off 4th Street in Coachella has been cleared up, but there are still several unanswered questions that remain. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at the home, beginning last Wednesday. It causing 4th street between Cesar Chavez Street and Palm Avenue to stay closed to the
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What a way to start the work week: wind, rain, and snow!Some of the strongest gusts around the desert are listed below: Rainfall accumulation was for the higher elevations surrounding the Coachella Valley while Palm Springs and Thermal just recorded trace amounts of rain. Our mountains did sure receive some nice powder though! Time to
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Along with the scattered showers on the valley floor Monday came fresh powder atop the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Many brave visitors bundled up to enjoy everything the tram has to offer. “I was actually hiking to the peak last night. I overnighted on the summit,” said Kyle Eubanks, a hiker from Yucca Valley. While
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Border Patrol agents halted a drug smuggling attempt and arrested two connected suspects at an immigration checkpoint near Salton City over the weekend, according to the El Centro Sector Border Patrol. On Sunday at 2:55 p.m., a blue Chevy Silverado pickup truck driven by a 25-old man with an 18-year-old passenger came to the Highway
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Penguin colonies in some parts of the Antarctic have declined by more than 75% over the past half century, largely as a result of climate change, researchers say. Scientists discovered that colonies of chinstrap penguins — also known as ringed or bearded penguins — have dropped dramatically since they were last surveyed almost 50 years
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Escuadrones antiexplosivos del FBI y el Sheriff neutralizaron una residencia Bermuda Dunes. A las 2:45 p.m., RSO publicó una actualización indicando que el escuadrón de bombas anunció erradicar el peligro en la escena. A finales del mes pasado, los diputados cumplieron una orden judicial en la misma residencia en Darrell Road y supuestamente encontraron más
Continue ReadingHouse Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, on Monday sent Attorney General William Barr the following letter asking him to respond to a series of questions about President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani’s arrangement to provide the Justice Department with information on Ukraine. Read the letter here: cnn.com/2020/02/10/politics/read-nadler-letter-to-barr-ukraine/index.html
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Three suspects were arrested last week in the High Desert on suspicion of a series of thefts, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. On February 4, SBCSD deputies from the Morongo Basin Station received a report of stolen property that was located at a residence on the 55000 block of Lilac Lane in
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The nearly 200 people quarantined at March Air Reserve Base for possible novel coronavirus exposure will likely be allowed to leave the base tomorrow after repeated screenings showed no signs of the pathogen, health officials said today. “People who have not developed symptoms will have successfully completed their quarantine and will be free to leave
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Hazardous-materials and bomb squad investigators descended on a Bermuda Dunes home Monday and ultimately rendered several “explosive hazards” safe. The investigation is being handled by FBI and RSO bomb technicians. By 2:45 p.m., RSO issued an update stating that the bomb squad on scene was able to render all “explosive hazardS” found at the location
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” made its Montana debut this weekend, courtesy of the Missoula Children’s Theater. Performing four sold out shows, the cast knew they had some big responsibility. “It’s crazy and it’s intense sometimes, but I love that feeling,” said Abby Negron, who played
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A new plan is in motion to expand Mama’s House by providing an additional home for women in crisis pregnancies. Mama’s House has helped over 150 mothers here in the valley over the past seven years. Heather Partida shares her story about being the first mother at Mama’s House. “If it wasn’t for Mama’s House
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The Wildlands Conservancy’s Whitewater Preserve stated in a Facebook post over the weekend that they have recently spotted a Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) climbing out of the riverbed on one of their remote cameras. Lucas Wilgers, the assistant preserve manager at Whitewater Preserve said, “Anytime you take a trip up to the wilderness there is
Continue Reading(CNN) — Over 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad military base in Iraq, according to a US official with knowledge of the latest information. That’s an increase of at least 36 cases from the end
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