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A Palm Springs city leader is doubling down after raising concerns about possible misuse of millions of dollars in city funds from the Measure J tax. At the top of Thursday’s council meeting, councilmember Dennis Woods said he’s worried about a conflict of interest in how the city’s Measure J commission decides what community projects
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Palm Springs will reopen city facilities, including City Hall, to the public on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The city cited an encouraging decline in COVID-19 cases for the reason behind the decision. This comes less than 24 hours after the Palm Springs City Council gave City Manager Justin Clifton the authority to remove the city’s restrictions when
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The Braille Institute of Coachella Valley (BICV) is highlighting its free services during the month of February in honor of Low Vision Awareness Month. People are able to utilize the many services it offers for free, along with participating in seminars. Amy Sand, the Regional Manager for BICV, said these workshops are able to be
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A teenager has been rushed to the hospital after being shot Thursday night in Bermuda Dunes. The shooting happened near the area of Avenue 42 and Jamaica Sands Drive in Bermuda Dunes. It was reported at approximately 9:01 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Friday that the victim, identified as a 17-year-old male,
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The 6th Annual Taste of Jalisco Festival will be returning Friday, with several foods, entertainment options, and tequila tastings. The festival is a celebration of the 25-year sister city relationship between Cathedral City and Tequila, Jalisco in Mexico. You can enjoy free admission for access to the carnival, vendor market, the auto show on Saturday.
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You may see a familiar scene while watching the Super Bowl this Sunday February 13 at 6:30 p.m. as the Cincinnati Bengals face off against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. A new BMW commercial promoting its new iX SUV electric vehicle will air during the game, and it was filmed in the Coachella
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The Palm Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting in the northern part of the city. Police confirmed that one person has been shot. The extent of their injuries remains unknown at this time. The shooting happened on the 400 block of W Palm Vista Drive at around 9:15 p.m. According to Lt. William Hutchinson
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Today is the final day to buy a ticket to the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway and be entered to be eligible to win more than just the Desert Hot Springs House. Call 1-800-535-6748 to reserve your ticket for $100. The brand new home is being built by GHA Companies in the Agua Dulce gated
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Super Bowl Sunday steals the show this week, but the Super Bowl Experience is a one-stop shop for fans to participate in a multitude of festivities. Highlights of the day ⬇️ @KESQ#SuperBowl bringing together fans from all across the country here to Los Angeles. Kids, adults, don't matter! It's for the love of the game!
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Some dining decks around the Coachella Valley remain safer than others nearly three months after our first I-Team report on curbside dining options. A lot of people will be heading out for a nice meal this Valentine’s day. But a continuing I-Team investigation reveals dining decks being used, even fully approved by local cities, that
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It’s a tiny home – that’s making an even bigger impact. “Some of them have never even held a hammer and then to build something like this, help build something like this.. It’s just amazing,” said Bert Bitanga, professor of architecture at College of the Desert It’s all thanks to a couple of students who
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The Riverside County District Attorney is objecting to a local judge’s decision to lower the bail of an Indio murder suspect. John Paul Cortina, 36, was arrested in Oct 2021 in connection with the murder of Isela Duran, 45, in Indio on July 11, 2012. Duran was killed in a shooting that left another person injured. The case
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UPDATE 2/10/22 5:45 PM: College of the Desert’s presentation on the West Valley Campus has been postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date. The City Manager was recently informed by College of the Desert Superintendent/President Dr. Martha Garcia that her availability to attend tonight’s meeting and address City Council questions regarding the stalled project
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Police are searching for a suspect in an armed bank robbery in Palm Springs. The robbery happened at the Citibank on the 1600 block of E Palm Canyon at around 4 p.m. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, who was wearing a black hat, multi-gray gator mask, grey long shirt, blue jeans. Police
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A defense expert testifying Thursday in the trial for quadruple murder suspect Jose Larin Garcia said there were “some inaccuracies” in a prosecution blood spatter report. Randolph Beasley, a forensic consultant and crime scene re-constructionist testifying for the defense, gave testimony that disputes analysis by the prosecution’s blood stain pattern interpreter, Craig Ogino. Ogino looked
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Hospitalizations Riverside County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop off. Since Monday’s report, the county has 20 fewer patients in the hospital with COVID-19. The county now has a total of 601 COVID hospitalizations. It remains at its lowest amount of patients since Jan. 4, 2022. The downward trend of hospitalizations really started to kick off
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The Valley Sanitary District has been selected to participate in a national six-month program to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater, it was announced today. The National Wastewater Surveillance System program, created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, monitors the presence of COVID-19, its variants and influenza in wastewater on a national scale to
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The former head of a nonprofit that serves as the advocacy arm for all school districts in Riverside County — from which he stole thousands of dollars, as well as filched an even larger sum from a school booster club — was sentenced today to six months in jail and three years felony probation. William
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A former Riverside County Animal Services shelter dog, Molly, thinks she knows the winner of the big NFL game set for Sunday in Los Angeles. Two bowls of food were set up in front of Molly, giving her the option to choose between the L.A. Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals before the two teams face
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Support for the LA Rams in this weekend’s Super Bowl is found throughout the Coachella Valley, including in lights matching the team colors on the historic 500 building in Palm Springs. https://youtu.be/pq-VIhB5yCo WATCH: A former Riverside County Animal Services shelter dog, Molly, thinks she knows the winner of the big NFL game set for Sunday
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