California – KESQ

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

August 11, 2020 7:37 pm The Associated Press

A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the…

Rites of fall: Losing college football stings across America

August 12, 2020 2:21 pm The Associated Press

Michigan’s Big House will be sitting empty when the leaves start to change this fall. Southern Cal’s famed white horse, Traveler,…

Gov. Newsom update on coronavirus pandemic

August 12, 2020 9:59 am KESQ News Team

California Governor Gavin Newsom is speaking at noon on Wednesday to provide an update on the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Governor Newsom…

M4.6 earthquake strikes Salton Sea; 20+ quakes recorded in area

August 10, 2020 9:08 am Patrick Evans, Jesus Reyes

Did you feel it? An earthquake initially registering at 4.9 Magnitude, later downgraded to a 4.6, shook areas around the Salton Sea near Niland and…

State Senator Melissa Melendez takes aim at Governor’s Covid-19 “state of emergency” declaration

August 10, 2020 10:36 am Tom Tucker

Melissa Melendez, the republican state senator representing the Coachella Valley and most of Riverside County, is taking aim at Governor Newsom’s…

Gov. Newsom discusses Trump’s executive order & resignation of CA Public Health Director

August 10, 2020 10:55 am KESQ News Team, The Associated Press

Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom also addressed…

Fire crews continue battle against Apple Fire while Congressman Raul Ruiz pledges federal support

August 5, 2020 4:07 pm Tom Tucker

Fire crews are working in shifts as they battle the “Apple Fire” burning in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest. Shifts ranging…

Watch live at noon: CA update on coronavirus from Dr. Ghaly

August 4, 2020 10:28 am KESQ News Team

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the…

What to know about start of new year and distance learning in Palm Springs Unified School District

August 4, 2020 10:02 am Tom Tucker

At the PUSD office in Palm Springs, administrators are expressing confidence in saying they’re ready and able to deliver a much more effective…

Live at noon: Coronavirus update from Gov. Newsom

August 3, 2020 10:51 am KESQ News Team

Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live…

Early Morning Quake

July 30, 2020 5:41 am Patrick Evans

Did you feel it? A minor 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the Los Angeles area (1 mile north of Pacoima). The shaker registered an initial 4.5, but…

Coronavirus concerns and campus closures fuel surging interest in homeschooling

July 30, 2020 5:59 am Tom Tucker

Heather Siani is a homeschooling Indio mother of three. She is also a charter school teacher at Mission Vista Academy. She says she is well aware of…

Charter schools forced to halt new enrollments because of “trailer bill” passed with new state budget

July 28, 2020 10:54 am Tom Tucker

Windi Eklund is a mother of three and a California charter school policy advocate whose children have attended charter schools for the past five…

Coronavirus in CA: Live update from Dr. Ghaly at noon

July 28, 2020 10:44 am KESQ News Team

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the…

Watch live at noon: Governor Newsom on coronavirus pandemic in CA

July 27, 2020 11:00 am KESQ News Team

Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live…

Live at noon: Coronavirus in CA update from Gov. Newsom

July 24, 2020 10:26 am KESQ News Team

Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Friday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live…