SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) A bill backed by comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno is picking up speed in the California Legislature. Senate Bill 712 or Leno’s Law passed the Senate Transportation Committee this week with bipartisan support. Supporters say the measure is a common-sense update aimed at preserving California’s classic car culture, but its critics
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella has a 125,000 people capacity each day, causing long lines and wait times to get into the festival grounds. Attendees travel from across the country for the music and arts, but it can be a tiring experience, especially in 100 degree heat. Friday festival goers were faced with triple digit
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — The first day of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is here, residents are encouraged to take alternative routes. The Indio Police Department recommends residents to use side streets like: Dr. Carreon Boulevard, Highway 111 and further north. For south of the Empire Polo Grounds it is recommended to use Avenue
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MORONGO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Morongo Valley woman was arrested on Wednesday, accused of possessing illegal drugs – and investigators say this isn’t the first time. On Wednesday night, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop on the woman in the area of Sunburst Street and Hilltop Drive in Joshua Tree. Sheriff’s
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The heat racking up the cost for festival-goers. Many flocking in mass to local grocery stores to stock up on needed essentials. Long lines formed outside Ralphs along Jefferson and Avenue 50 in Indio, located just a few blocks from the Empire Polo Club. The most wanted items on everyone’s list
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As festival season kicks off, DAP Health is taking proactive steps to promote harm reduction by distributing life-saving tools like narcan and fentanyl test strips. Each day, DAP will be stationed at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where they will be handing out free tools. It expects to hand out over 1,100 doses of narcan
Continue Reading Weekend 1 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival officially kicks off today. As festival goers travel in, expect some road closures and delays. Closures include: Avenue 49 between Hjorth Street and Monroe Street Avenue 50 between Madison Street and Jackson Street Hjorth Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 50 Madison Street between Avenue 49
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Rodarte siblings are from Cathedral City, and growing up, they never imagined working together. Two of the siblings, Claribel and Enrique, worked together in their youth, but have since been inspired by each other to keep doing so. The youngest sibling, Yasmin Rodarte, joined Claribel and Enrique just three
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) –Â U.S. Border Patrol agents at the El Centro Sector arrested two United States citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of attempting to smuggle two children illegally into the U.S. Agents report an SUV approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint, driven by a woman accompanied by another woman in the front passenger seat. Two
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Palm Desert broke ground on a new fire station on Thursday. Fire Station 102 is being built near Frank Sinatra and Gerald Ford Drives, right behind the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus. The new station will be a 12,000 square foot facility with three bays.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Department of Animal Services is marking “Barkchella” with fee-waived adoptions during both weekends of the Coachella music festival at all shelter locations. The promotion runs from Wednesday-Saturday, April 9-12, and again on April 16-19. The department released information on some of the adoptable dogs on Thursday, announcing on Facebook,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Campers trying to get into the Coachella Music and Arts Festival Thursday were stuck in traffic for several hours. Some campers said they’ve been in line for more than eight hours without access to water or restrooms. “Seven hours into this. We paid 600 dollars a ticket, 300 for parking pass.
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An Ontario woman killed in a crash involving a big rig just after midnight. California Highway Patrol is investigating. Traffic is clear now as Weekend one of Coachella kicks off.
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – On Thursday, the Cathedral City Police Department continued to make use of a 2024 grant from the California Department of Justice to conduct tobacco sale enforcement operations throughout the city. Cathedral City police officers first used part of that grant, meant for both tobacco education and enforcement, in December last
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon who choked his girlfriend to death during a domestic confrontation in the parking lot of an Indio condominium complex was awaiting sentencing today after being convicted of second-degree murder. An Indio jury on Wednesday found 44-year-old Eduardo Alvarez of Indio guilty of the 2020 slaying of 32-year-old Madeleine
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) A revised plan to phase out gas-powered home appliances across Southern California is on hold, after Coachella Valley leaders raised concerns about cost, infrastructure, and public awareness during a regional committee meeting Thursday. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is proposing amendments to two rules—1111 and 1121—that would reduce
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Starting May 7, every state and territory resident will need to present a REAL ID compliant license/ID when boarding a domestic flight. If drivers license holders do not have a REAL ID, they can present another acceptable form of identification, like a passport. The REAL ID is required for aircrafts
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)  – Coachella weekend one is back — and while fans are prepping their campgrounds, local hospitals are prepping too. Dr. Julie Puzzo , assistant medical director, Emergency Department for JFK Memorial Hospital, said they’re ready to handle the rush. “We’ve got all the personnel in place,” Dr. Puzzo said. “We only have
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Tribal Nations of the Coachella Valley and the National Congress of American Indians sent a joint letter today to White House officials defending the creation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in Riverside County, amid fears the Trump Administration may rescind its creation. Â Â “We aim to partner with the Department
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Coachella Valley woman is among four Californians accused of perpetrating a seven-figure insurance scam that involved falsifying insurance policies, state officials said today. Â Â An investigation was launched by the California Department of Insurance following a consumer complaint regarding alleged forgery and insurance fraud in insurance policies. The scheme
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