Garrett Hottle

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) The Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board voted Tuesday to impose administrative civil penalties on two Yucca Valley homeowners who did not meet the deadlines set by a 2024 cease-and-desist order requiring remaining properties to connect to the town’s sewer system. A third proposed fine was withdrawn after the

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Water District has notified customers across its service area that levels of naturally occurring chromium-6 are above California’s new drinking water standard, according to a state-approved notice mailed this week.  CVWD said the issue is not an emergency and the water “remains safe to drink.” Routine samples reviewed

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Jake Haro is no longer in its custody and has been transferred to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. In an email Wednesday, police said Haro was released from county custody on Nov. 19 and moved into state custody to begin serving his court-ordered

Update 8:17 p.m. – President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide funding for some government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year. Update 5:30 p.m. – House passes bill, President

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — For the first time in its 55-year history, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is introducing a troop of primates. A new group of patas monkeys known as the fastest primates in the world will debut at the zoo next week. The newly renovated Patas Monkey Conservation Habitat, located in the

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ). California’s film industry is getting a major boost. Governor Gavin Newsom announced 52 film projects will receive new state tax credits through the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program, expected to generate more than $1.4 billion in economic activity statewide. The lineup includes major titles like Jumanji and Heat 2, and is projected

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) A driver who says he was nearly hit during Wednesday’s police pursuit through La Quinta and Indio is describing what he calls a “terrifying, split-second” moment that could have taken his life. Twenty-year-old Jesse Bautista told KESQ News Channel he was driving east on Avenue 48, near Jefferson Street, when he suddenly saw

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Greater Palm Springs Pride has suspended its promotional relationship with Silvercrest Advertising after the company’s CEO, William Rodriguez, was arrested this week on homicide charges connected to a 2024 hit-and-run crash that killed 60-year-old Christina Barrington in Cathedral City. On Friday morning, the Pride organization’s website still listed Silvercrest as a