Tommy Gallegos

LOS ANGELES, CA (KESQ)- Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer and filmmaker Ron Howard will receive the Harold Matzner Distinguished Achievement Award at the Palm Springs Honors on October 19 in West Hollywood, the Palm Springs International Film Society announced. The longtime creative partners, who founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986, have collaborated for more than four

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — DAP Health has announced that the 33rd annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards will return as a masquerade-themed gala on Saturday, February 20, 2027, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Presented by Desert Care Network, the event will bring together community members, philanthropists and supporters to raise funds for DAP Health’s

INDIO, Calif. — The Indio Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Luis Ernesto Gonzalez, a 61-year-old Hispanic man who has been reported missing and is considered an at-risk missing person. According to police, Gonzalez was last contacted after leaving Victoria’s Cafe in Indio. He was last seen walking south from Miles

PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ)- The City of Palm Springs is taking the next step toward bringing a new, state-of-the-art fire station to the downtown area. According to the city, demolition has begun at the Town & Country Center, where two buildings at 171 and 181 Indian Drive are being torn down. The properties formerly housed

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has advanced to Class 5 in FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS), recognizing the county’s efforts to reduce flood risks and improve floodplain management. Effective October 1, 2026, eligible National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in unincorporated Riverside County can receive up to

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ)— Banning police arrested a 19-year-old Beaumont man Wednesday in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a community pool parking lot. Police said the robbery occurred around 2:33 p.m. Tuesday at the Atwell Community. According to investigators, the victim had arranged through social media to meet someone to sell a watch. During

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — The 2026 BNP Paribas Open generated an estimated $887 million in economic impact across the Coachella Valley, according to a new study. The two-week tennis tournament at Indian Wells Tennis Garden drew a record 527,626 fans, including more than 165,000 visitors from outside the region. Out-of-town spending, along with spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., and Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., introduced a bipartisan resolution Sept. 28 designating Oct. 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. The resolution recognizes Latino and Latina physicians and calls attention to their underrepresentation in the medical workforce. According to the lawmakers, Latinos make up nearly 20%

PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ)- Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) has secured a $5.5 million FAA grant for its new outbound baggage handling system, bringing total federal funding for the approximately $93.6 million project to more than $66.5 million. The $5,501,525 Airport Infrastructure Grant will fund the project’s final phase, including software integration, testing, commissioning, construction

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs firefighters are actively patrolling the area as lightning continues to strike along the mountainsides surrounding the city, prompting crews to respond to multiple incidents, including two fires and a lightning strike that sent one person to the hospital. Firefighters responded to an approximately half-acre vegetation fire sparked amid the