1/17/25 1:05 p.m. – More residents were allowed to return to their homes in the Palisades Fire area. 6:18 a.m. – More than 80,000 people are still under evacuation orders. Officials said they understand their frustration but ask residents for patience as hazardous materials teams and cadaver dogs comb the sites block-by-block. They said it
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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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Thousands of structures, including homes, have been destroyed by fires in Los Angeles. Below are ways for locals to help those impacted. If you know of any donation drives or other ways locals can help, send information to Share@KESQ.com. Verified GoFundMe Link to Help Those Impacted by the Fires Local Donation Drives Coachella Valley Cares
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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
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” Afterward, when they returned to a chamber on the
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A chance to rebuild is what Dr. Taleb Alsafi with the Islamic Society of Coachella hopes for the people of Gaza, some even his own friends and family. “We are expecting that more aid goes to Gaza, rebuilding of the schools, the hospitals that were, you know, bombed and put to the ground. Everything. Life
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The Board of Trustees at College of the Desert voted on Friday to continue its search for a new Superintendent/President. The search will start next month, and the new Superintendent/President is set to be approved by May or June. The Board canceled the search last month due to a confidentiality breach, placing interim Superintendent/President Laura
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Customs and Border Protection officers found more than 250 pounds of liquid meth concealed in the gas tank of a vehicle at the Calexico East Port of Entry. The discovery was made Saturday afternoon. According to CBP, a 52-year-old driver and 46-year-old passenger in a 2002 SUV were applying for admission into the United States.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso, Mick Krever, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s government approved a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for the agreement to take effect Sunday and potentially signalling a new chapter in a bloody 15-month conflict that has enflamed the Middle East. The
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups are yearning to oust him. “Without the protection of Wagner (a private Russian military
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Morales and Galindo Marketing Group along with other organizations are holding a donation drop-off at COD today from 9 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m. The drop-off location is at College of the Desert-Palm Desert Campus, South Annex, GSD Pride Center, 43-500 Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA. The items that are needed include: Water
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KESQ and all Gulf California Broadcast Company stations are joining forces with FIND Food Bank to launch “Coachella Valley Cares,” a critical fundraising and food drive initiative to provide disaster relief for victims of the recent devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. This one-day event, held in collaboration with the Agua Caliente Band of
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Kaiser Permanente was on hand with medical supplies when an evacuee from Altadena needed help for her rescue dog. The health care company set up an on-site health care clinic for victims of the Eaton fire at the Pasadena Convention Center, which is being used as an evacuation site. Evacuee Nikki arrived at the Convention
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