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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Living Desert announced the death of the zoo’s striped hyena Kipenzi, affectionately known as Kip by guests and those who cared for him. Kip arrived at the Living Desert from the San Diego Zoo in 2014. He quickly became a staff and guest favorite. Zoo officials said that last
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– The Desert Healthcare District and Foundation has provided a new $236,000 grant to “Planned Parenthood.” The grant aims to help the organization pay for its first Coachella Valley based physician. Planned Parenthood says this will help it to expand sexual and reproductive healthcare access, including low-income communities across our valley. The
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Por Hadas Gold, CNN La breve distensión entre Elon Musk y el presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump llegó a su fin el fin de semana, cuando el multimillonario y otrora principal donante republicano, anunció la formación de un nuevo partido político. Musk se distanció de su antiguo papel de “primer amigo” del presidente, dedicando gran
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By Emily Shapiro, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, and Ivan PereiraLast Updated: July 8, 2025, 11:55 AM PDT At least 108 people are dead after heavy rain led to devastating flooding in Texas. Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 87 deaths, including 30 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county
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BANNING, Calif. (KUNA) – Un incendio de vegetación quemó hoy entre tres y cuatro acres en Banning, propagándose a un ritmo moderado. El incendio, que no dejó heridos, se reportó poco antes de las 12:45 p. m. del lunes en la calle Bluff, al norte de Mias Canyon Road, según el Departamento de Bomberos del Condado
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Get ready for some summer sizzle — temperatures are on the rise across the Coachella Valley and the entire Southwest this week, with the hottest days locally expected on Wednesday and Thursday. A warming trend will continue through midweek as an upper-level low off the Northern California coast begins to shift inland. As this pushes
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) — Una familia de Indio se encuentra desplazada tras la destrucción de su hogar por fuegos artificiales ilegales. Según una campaña de GoFundMe creada por algunos familiares, un fuego artificial , encendido ilegalmente por los vecinos, cayó en su patio trasero, incendiando la casa. Todos los miembros de la familia lograron salir sanos
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BUENA PARK, Calif. (KESQ) – Charges are pending today against a Buena Park homeowner who allegedly operated an illegal Fourth of July fireworks display that misfired, killing an 8-year-old girl. The homeowner remains under arrest as the Orange County District Attorney’s Office reviews the mishap that resulted in the death of Jasmine Nguyen of Anaheim.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Todd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it is walking back plans for mass layoffs at the agency but says it will still shed tens of thousands of jobs by the end of fiscal year 2025. VA Secretary Doug Collins previously said the agency had the goal of
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VALLE DE COACHELLA, Calif. (KUNA) – Los bomberos trabajan para contener un incendio estructural en la zona de Windy Cove, al norte de Palm Springs. El incendio se reportó alrededor de la 1:10 p. m. en la cuadra 15000 de La Vida Drive, en el condado de Palm Springs. Según CAL FIRE, se observó una densa
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KUNA) – El hombre herido de bala en coachella el lunes por la mañana ha muerto. La oficina del sheriff del condado de Riverside informa que el caso ahora se maneja como un homicidio. Cecilio Nando González, de 28 años, estuvo ante el tribunal esta semana, acusado originalmente de intento de asesinato y agresión con arma mortal.
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CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Fresh off losing New York’s Democratic primary for mayor to Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ramped up his efforts to push the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, out of the race. Cuomo’s latest gambit to keep alive his mayoral bid — and his political comeback
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in cases. “As reports of animal infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”) have declined and no human cases have been reported since
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)- Palm Springs Pavilion and Swim Center is temporarily closed due to a power outage. This Saturday, it was announced that The Palm Springs Pavilion and Swim Center would be closed due to a power outage from equipment failure at Sunrise Park causing the city to cancel Fourth of July festivities including
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Women outlive men in dire circumstances — even though girls in many parts of the world have access to fewer resources, such as food and medical care. That’s because the female body is built for resilience and longevity. Here’s what else you might have missed
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — People are starting to flock to the Cascades near Leavenworth, Washington, to enjoy the summer weather amid a backdrop of rugged mountains and scenic trails. And as water in Icicle Creek starts to recede, police are hoping it helps their search for a man accused of killing his
Continue Reading Por Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Tras meses de anunciar la inminente publicación de nueva información sobre el acusado de tráfico sexual Jeffrey Epstein, el Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. (DOJ, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció este lunes en un memorando que no hay pruebas de que él tuviera una “lista de clientes” ni de que
Continue Reading UPDATE: 7/7/2025 7:00 PM – CAL FIRE reports that the fire is 100 percent contained and the fire burned a total of 13 acres. BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A vegetation fire that broke out today burned 13 acres in the Banning area before crews stopped its forward spread. The non-injury blaze was reported shortly
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Tesla plunged 6.79% Monday after its CEO Elon Musk said he is forming a new American political party, provoking an irate response from President Donald Trump. Shares in Tesla (TSLA) had dropped as much as 7.6% in premarket trading. The stock pared some of its earlier
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