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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are making changes to their food and beverage offerings ahead of the start of their fifth season in the valley. Acrisure Arena Executive Chef Juan Hurtado and the arena’s culinary team began working on the new menu immediately following the final horn of last season. While
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)- Desert Hot Springs High School students got a firsthand look at aviation careers Wednesday through a program with Palm Springs Unified School District and the Palm Springs Air Museum. Nine students are taking part in the aviation and aeronautics career exploration program. Five took part in discovery flights Wednesday, riding with
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley community members will have an opportunity tomorrow to enter the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s annual snow-guessing contest to win regular admission tickets. The contest will start Thursday at One Tram Way and will continue until the first measurable inch of snow falls at the tramway’s mountain station,
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Prosecution testimony got underway today in the trial of a 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his lifelong friend in Sky Valley during an act of gunplay. Alexis Yahir Duran of Cathedral City is charged with second-degree murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations for the 2023 death of
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – MLS and NWSL clubs will return to the Empire Polo Grounds for the 2027 Coachella Valley Invitational, which will be held from January 30 to February 13. It will be the sixth year of the Coachella Valley Invitational. CVI will host nearly half of MLS and NWSL clubs, including all of
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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
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – UPDATE: 9/30 2PM- Desert Hot Springs Police tell News Channel 3 that a pedestrian was crossing Palm Drive when he was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to a local hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Police tell us the driver stayed and cooperated
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Looking for a new job? The Valley-Wide Employment Expo is giving job seekers a chance to meet with employers, explore career opportunities and make connections in person. The employment expo will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fantasy Springs Special Events Center, bringing employers and job seekers
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Betty Ford Center unveiled the next phase of renovations to its campus in Rancho Mirage. The center hosted a private event on Tuesday as city leaders, supporters, and alumni gathered to get a first look at new renderings of the $40 million plan for the facility. The renovations are
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – As November’s general election inches closer, official voter information guides are being mailed out to voters across the state. As one Rancho Mirage woman found out, though, not each guide looks the same. Maryan Baker reached out to KESQ with a peculiar problem. She received her voter guide in the
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ)— Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has returned approximately 650,000 ballots and election materials to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters following a unanimous California Supreme Court ruling ordering the materials returned. The court ruled last Thursday that Bianco violated state election law when his office seized the ballots from the November
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Update – 9/29/26 – 5:10 p.m. Investigators believe they have found more remains of T’Neya Tovar, the Imperial County District Attorney’s office announced. Remains were found off Treadwell Boulevard in Salton City. DNA testing will be conducted to confirm that the remains are in fact T’Neya’s. The DA’s office said it was a result of
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Road closures were in place today on Avenue 50 in Indio ahead of next month’s Head Trip electronic music festival, police said today. Avenue 50 between Monroe and Madison streets will be temporarily closed for vehicles and pedestrians until 6 p.m. on Oct. 18, according to the Indio Police Department.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Rainfall in Indio Falls last night led to road closures, notably on Dillon Road, where mud covered the street. Weather experts attributed the sudden activity to atmospheric instability caused by the distant hurricane, combined with regional terrain features that accelerate cloud development. Although Hurricane Polo made landfall 750 miles south of
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – Three construction workers killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Blythe last week were working on a $241 million state pavement project, officials said today. The crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. Friday on eastbound I-10 east of Intake Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. A preliminary
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1663 by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Bermuda Dunes, simplifying the permitting process for hazardous Joshua Trees and expanding opportunities for California Native American tribes to use Western Joshua Trees for cultural purposes. The law allows property owners to designate an authorized agent, such as a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 35-year-old man accused of hurling glass bottles during a melee at a Palm Springs pool party, injuring four women and two men, pleaded not guilty today to a half-dozen felony charges. Milad Thamer Youssef of El Cajon was arrested last month following a Palm Springs Police Department investigation. Youssef is
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UPDATE: Dillon Road in Indio Hills reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after flooding forced a closure overnight. ORIGINAL REPORT: INDIO HILLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Dillon Road remains closed at Avenue 44 in Indio Hills Tuesday morning after flooding moved through the area overnight. The California Highway Patrol first reported the closure shortly before 10:20 p.m.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1145, known as “Tristin’s Bill,” into law Sunday — a safety measure named for 27-year-old Tristin Bourgeois of La Quinta, who died in October 2024 when a big rig lost control on Highway 74 near Vista Point and hit his pickup while he was driving to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Pride is just weeks away, but organizers are facing a familiar problem. While the celebration isn’t facing as big of a hill to climb as last year, significant sponsorship shortfalls are still expected for 2026’s event. As this happens, local groups, like PS Resorts, announced it would expand
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