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Update 6:00 p.m. The Palo Verde Healthcare District bought itself another week before possibly closing its doors. The district accepted a loan from the city of Blythe following a heated meeting Friday afternoon. “The city agreed to provide a bridge gap loan for them with enough revenue for another week of payrolls. That can be

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – There have been questions raised about outdoor dining patio safety after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the front dining patio of Casa Blanca in Downtown Palm Springs. On Saturday, January 3, Palm Springs Police responded to reports of a vehicle that drove into the front patio of Casa Blanca

Update 1/8/25 The statue of Frank Bogert will be moved to Village Green in downtown Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Public Arts Commission approved the move Thursday after a nearly two-hour discussion. The commission asked that a subcommittee work with the Palm Springs Historical Society to add an educational component regarding the controversial history related

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Bobo Palm Springs, a boutique stationery store off N. Indian Canyon, is sounding the alarm for other small businesses after they claim they found their shop’s products listed on Amazon without their knowledge or consent.  The shop owner, Angie Chua, says she first noticed the items listed earlier this week and

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Police say an elderly woman died in a car crash Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to the crash at South El Cielo Road and Kirk Douglas Way near the Palm Springs Airport. The 93-year-old was traveling southbound in a Honda, and attempted to make an eastbound turn going left,

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – This week’s Christmas storm broke records across California, with the National Weather Service (NWS) dubbing it the wettest Christmas on modern record. Parts of the state, including here in the Valley saw flash floods, muddy roadways and in the San Bernardino mountains, devastating damage. The NWS reports the mountains saw

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – President Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, a move experts say would open new financial and research opportunities for the drug. Currently, the Schedule I classifier for marijuana is the Drug Enforcement Administration’s most restricted category, and puts marijuana

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – While the CV Link opened in November, several parts of the stretch remain unfinished including a crosswalk at the Ramon Road bridge in Palm Springs.  The Ramon crossing stands at the entrance of Palm Springs from Cathedral City, and often sees drivers traveling at fast speeds across the bridge. News

BRENTWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, are dead after an apparent homicide in their Brentwood home Sunday. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to Reiner’s home Sunday after a family member discovered the couple dead with multiple stab wounds. LAPD homicide detectives are now investigating the scene as

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A proposal from Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto to limit Pride month celebrations in the city is facing pushback from state Assemblyman Greg Wallis. Earliert this week, Pradetto suggested the city end recognition for Pride month, including no longer displaying a Pride banner at City Hall. In response,

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – After cancelling the annual walk in September, Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage resumes Friday at churches across the Valley, but with some changes. The 30-mile walk that took over 20,000 parishioners from the west to east end of the Valley last year, was postponed due to immigration enforcement fears. Participants

UNINCORPORATED RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – The family of 20-year-old Juan Mejia is sharing his memory after he was killed in a crash while riding his skateboard in unincorporated Riverside County. Mejia was riding on Mountain View and Dillon Road when he was hit by a car the night of December 5th. California Highway Patrol