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Local residents took part in a worldwide strike calling for more action to be taken by lawmakers in dealing with the climate crisis. The strikes were held three days before the 2019 United Nations Climate Summit in New York City where many world and business leaders will discuss plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in

Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs was surrounded by registered nurses participating in a one-day strike in solidarity with RNs at other Tenet facilities Friday. The picketers, who are members of the California Nurses Association, are demanding a fair contract, with terms that includes management expand nursing staff at hospitals statewide. They say the

A German shepherd dragged behind a pickup truck, suffering injuries to her feet and abdomen, is mostly healed and ready for adoption, according to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Agency spokesman John Welsh said that, as of this week, 8-month-old “Beauty” is gaining weight and has largely recovered from the July 29 incident

Coachella Valley vector control officials will be working on multiple fronts this weekend to eradicate growing mosquito infestations in the region that pose a potential risk to public health. Anti-mosquito spraying is set to commence Saturday in parts of Cathedral City and Palm Desert where the invasive, day-biting Aedes aegypti mosquito has gained a foothold.

Two U.S. citizens were taken into custody on suspicion of drug smuggling by El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents near Salton City on Thursday morning. At around 2:45 a.m., a truck occupied by two men approached Border Patrol’s Highway 86 immigration checkpoints. The vehicle, a Ford F-250, was waived along for secondary inspection after a

Riverside County’s unemployment rate edged lower last month, spurred by gains in most sectors of the regional economy, state officials reported Friday. The jobless rate in August, based on preliminary estimates, was 4.6%, compared to 4.8%t in July, according to the California Employment Development Department. Coachella had the highest unemployment rate countywide at 13%, followed

Nurses at two local hospitals were walking picket lines for a planned one-day strike Friday. According to the California Nurses Association, the 921 registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and the Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree were planning to hold a one-day strike on Sep. 20 in order to urge

Thousands of parents around California kept their children out school today to protest what they call, “sexually-charged” content in sex education classes. The “Alliance to Protect Children” organized a statewide protest of Assembly Bill 329. According to the legislative counsel’s digest, the revised version of AB 329, now named the California Healthy Youth Act, would

Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Coachella Valley. KESQ and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are raffling off a new house in Cathedral City for $100 a ticket. The proceeds go toward St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which helps kids fighting cancer. Morning anchor Angela Chen highlighted

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – Riverside County saw its first flu death this month. Healthcare providers are now urging people to get vaccinated. Dr. Euthym Kontaxis is the Emergency Medical Director at Eisenhower Medical Center. He says vaccinations are critical. “Sometimes when we have a particularly bad strain, we really regret the fact that people didn’t