A First Alert Weather Alert has been extended through Sunday evening due to potentially damaging gusty winds. We are monitoring both air quality and visibility concerns through the rest of this weekend. A Wind Advisory and High Wind Warning have been extended by the National Weather Service through 10 p.m. Sunday. Winds of 35-45 MPH
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An atmospheric river continues to impact Southern California, delivering heavy rain to parts of Riverside County and creating the threat of flooding. While the highest rainfall totals will stay west of the desert, the Coachella Valley can still experience flooding, especially through the washes and low-lying areas. A Flood Watch will last through early Wednesday morning
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in place as we track active weather making its way through Southern California! Rain overnight continues in areas around the Valley, with some embedded thunderstorms and snow in the higher elevations of the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains. A Flood Watch took effect for the Coachella Valley at
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It’s a First Alert Weather Alert Day. We’re tracking a low-pressure system that’s bringing strong west winds to the valley, along with snow to the surrounding higher elevations. A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Coachella Valley and our surrounding mountain areas, including the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. In addition, there’s a
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The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for incoming west winds bringing gusty conditions locally. ROAD CLOSURE ALERT: N. INDIAN CANYON AT THE WASH. Closed due to blowing sand and low visibility. pic.twitter.com/QXUiJIzZvR— City of Palm Springs (@CityofPS) November 28, 2022 The City of Palm Springs closed North Indian Canyon
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A First Alert Weather Alert remains through midnight tonight as tropical moisture moves through Southern California. KESQ Kay continues to become disorganized, now just a remnant low off the coast, still sending bands of scattered showers across the region. Read the final advisory on this storm from the National Hurricane Center here. KESQ A Flood
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Party: Republican Occupation: Former 45th President of the United States and businessman Relevant Experience: Founder/Chair/President/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-2017 Chair, Trump Hotels, and Casino Resorts, Incorporated Personal Information: Born: June 14, 1946 – Queens, New York Age: 77 Wife: Melania, 5 children: Donald Jr., Eric, Ivanka, Tiffany, and Barron & 10 grandchildren Resides
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Remove involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime from the state constitution. — Ballotpedia
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It’s a strange phenomenon when the average Californian can tell you more about the breathtaking beauty of Lake Tahoe or the dizzyingly good times at Lake Havasu than that state’s largest lake. And in cases where they have heard of it, you would likely get complaints about the smell or the dead fish. The Salton
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents continue to work on keeping drugs off the streets by seizing nearly 115 pounds of methamphetamine Monday morning. Agents seized the meth just before noon, after a Border K-9 team alerted that there may be illegal drugs in a car crossing the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people are in the hospital after being shot in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning. The shooting was first reported at around 2:15 a.m. in the 12700 block of Avenida Alta Loma. Officers found a victim at the house. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition,
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada must “look out for (itself)” as the fallout over top US officials sharing military operation details inside a popular messaging app reverberates among key intelligence allies and partners. “It’s a serious, serious issue and all lessons must be taken
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office aviation unit shared video of a hiker rescue in the Palm Springs over the weekend. According to the agency, the rescue happened just before 1:00 p.m. on Sunday on the Indian Canyon Trail. A 70-year-old man was unconscious and in need of medical assistance. Deputies
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – On Tuesday, March 25, a jury recommended the death penalty for Adam Slater, a Palm Desert man convicted of killing his one-year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife during a child custody exchange in Indian Wells. Slater is due back in court on May 30 for sentencing. Celeste Fiedler, a family
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The two most important things in Jerce Reyes’s life, according to those who know him best, are family and soccer. The former professional soccer player’s tattoos are a testament to those passions: of a soccer ball and other symbols on his left arm, as well as
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SKY VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were killed following a head-on crash that sparked a vehicle fire along Dillon Road in Sky Valley. The crash was first reported just after 3:30 p.m. on Dillon Road near Lamel Road. Both vehicles involved in the crash were fully engulfed in flames, CAL FIRE confirmed. A CAL
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea grounded firefighting helicopters following a fatal crash on Wednesday as authorities struggle to contain “unprecedented” wildfires that have ravaged the country’s southeast, killing at least 19 people and destroying a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The helicopter crashed while working to contain a
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 46-year-old doctor was arrested Monday after he attempted to kill his wife while hiking in Oahu, according to the Honolulu Police Department. Gerhardt Konig, who is an anesthesiologist, was hiking with his wife Monday morning near Pali Lookout when he “attempted to push her off a hiking trail
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Record setting heat in the Coachella Valley has made our region the first in California to reach triple digits this year. Since the typical high this time of year is in the 80’s, doctors are concerned some people here may not be prepared to deal with the heat. Doctors at JFK
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THOUSAND PALMS, California (KESQ) Authorities are investigating two separate armed robberies involving U.S. Postal Service mail carriers in Cathedral City and Palm Desert over the past several days. The first incident occurred Saturday in Cathedral City. Officers with the Cathedral City Police Department responded to a report of a robbery involving a mail carrier who
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