PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced the launch of a grant program today to support restaurants and bars located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation that pay the tribal food and beverage sales tax. The Food and Beverage Sales Tax Grant Program will provide funding through the inaugural Taxpayer
Continue Reading
Attorneys who contend Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Eaton Fire that erupted during a Jan. 7 windstorm — destroying thousands of structures and leaving at least 17 people dead — were pointing today to newly released video that they believe is evidence the utility’s transmission lines were the source of the inferno. A series
Continue Reading
There was a heavy police presence at the parking lot of Palm Desert business center as deputies took a person into custody Monday afternoon. Video shows several armed deputies approaching a vehicle on Dinah Shore at around 3:15 p.m. A spokesperson with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said the incident was related to a stolen
Continue Reading
Eliel Gallego is the first graduate of the Desert Hot Springs High School JROTC program and just completed the United States Marine Corps Recruit Training on Jan. 17. The First Marine Division Association, a veteran organization, decided to award any Desert Hot Springs graduate that has completed the Marine Corps boot camp with a $500
Continue Reading
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A former Riverside County probation officer suspected of engaging in sex acts with a boy behind bars in Riverside Juvenile Hall was out of custody today. Cecilia Pulido, 42, of Moreno Valley was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail Friday on suspicion of sexual contact with an inmate, molesting a
Continue Reading
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif (KESQ) – Firefighters are at the scene of a structure fire at a home in Cathedral City. The fire was reported before 1:00 p.m. on along the 68000 block of Concepcion Drive. Authorities said it was a garage fire that spread to the attic. The blaze was contained to just one home.
Continue Reading
Running Wild – a local store in Downtown Palm Springs – donated over 250 pairs of shoes and socks to Painted Hills Middle School on Monday morning valued at over $30,000. The shoe store partnered with Coachella Valley has Sole, a local organization that collects gently used shoes from Running Wild, the Birkenstock store and
Continue Reading
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Police are searching for two suspects involved in an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Palm Springs early Friday morning. The robbery was reported at around 1:55 a.m., at the 7-Eleven convenience store located at 2493 N. Palm Canyon Drive. “One of the suspects brandished a handgun, while the
Continue Reading
The Coachella Valley has stayed mostly dry throughout the day on Sunday. We’ve seen just a couple of light drizzles producing trace amounts of rain towards the eastern end of the valley. There’s been some significant rainfall to our west, though, across much of the Southern California region today! Data from the National Weather Service
Continue Reading
This month, we’re honoring our local heroes—our firefighters—who risk everything in times of crisis. As L.A. County begins to recover from one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, firefighters from across the nation have rallied together to assist, including several of our own from the valley. The Cathedral City Fire Department deployed
Continue Reading
The Word of Life Fellowship Center echoed with the sounds of gospel music Sunday afternoon as the Palm Springs Black History Committee hosted its Annual Gospel Festival. It’s a free event celebrating faith, culture and unity according to organizers. The festival brought together church groups and choirs from across the Coachella Valley, offering performances that
Continue Reading
Palm Springs kick-starts the year with the Palm Springs Health Run and Wellness Festival. The event is one of its largest of its kind in Southern California, with over 80 vendor booths, a 5K and 10K run, and a brand new bike ride and valet service. Our very own Katie Boer and Telemundo 15 anchor,
Continue Reading
With U.S. troops arriving at the southern border this week, community leaders and those at the state level are gearing up for President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. “We don’t know how far they’re going to go. We don’t know how much they’re going to be willing to do in terms of their policing of
Continue Reading
This Monday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to honor the millions of victims to Nazism, and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides. The Mensch Foundation will hold its Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday, at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park Amphitheater beginning at 11:00 a.m. This Remembrance Day marks 80 years
Continue Reading
LGBTQ+ mental health advocates, doctors and professionals are sharing resources for anyone in the community in need of services for mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, there are resources in the Valley to aid in any services needed. Resources The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert Visit The Center – Palm
Continue Reading
The Coachella Valley Unified School District is set to tackle a projected $60 million budget shortfall tonight — as the school board meets to discuss laying off between 170 and 225 employees across its 23 campuses. The Coachella Valley Teachers Association– crying fowl– saying those cuts will “negatively impact students with the most needs.” Earlier
Continue Reading
The Friends of the Palm Springs Library annual Book and Media Sale began Friday, and continues on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the JC Frey building across the parking lot from the main library.      Book lovers should note that this year’s sale is ‘fill a bag/fill a box,’ with
Continue Reading
Palm Desert, Calif. (KESQ) — The USA Women’s Half Marathon will take place on Saturday, January 25, prompting several road closures in Palm Desert. The closures will be in effect from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m. The following roads will be closed: San Pablo from Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls Magnesia Falls from San Pablo
Continue Reading
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that will see federal government agencies cease to consider diversity within hiring protocols and remove it from employee training programs. He also ordered all federal employees who work in DEI programs to be placed on paid leave. Officials say DEI was created because marginalized communities have not always had
Continue Reading
Today, the fire concerns continue, with Red Flag Warnings up through 10 this morning and winds remain gusty in those fire-prone areas. As we move into Saturday, an area of low pressure arrives, bringing cooler and wetter conditions. Dew points and humidity values will rise, helping the battle against those fires burning to our West.
Continue Reading