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Cal fire firefighters responded to reports of an injured rock climber on Tahquitz Rock in Humber Park at 3:16 p.m. today. With the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, Rescue 9, rescuers were able to extricate an injured climber and safely bring them to the ground. They were evaluated and treated by paramedics
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The City of Coachella asked residents to nominate someone who was making a positive impact in the community. It posted a survey link where individuals could list the nominee’s name and contributions to Coachella. The deadline to submit to the ‘Hometown Heroes’ was October 16, 2023. The link was listed: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023HometownHeroCOA Get the News Channel
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Investigators with the Palm Springs Police Department announced on Saturday that a man was arrested and faced several gun-related charges. The arrest stemmed from reports of shots heard in the area Avenida Palmera and Via Soledad around 10:40 p.m. on Friday. Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) detectives reportedly located and checked a vehicle with a female
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Lift to Rise is hosting its inaugural Community Investment Awards in the Coachella Valley. The theme for the evening is “For the Love of Each Other,”. The organizers say that this event recognizes selfless community leaders and organizations working at local, state, and national levels to improve the lives of all Coachella Valley residents. Saturday,
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The Festival will present ten panels of LGBTQ+ and affirming authors and allies in conversation about their books. They will host break out discussions surrounding various topics that are important to the LGBTQ+ community and stories that tell the experiences of the community. This event is a celebration of LGBTQ+ books and writers. One of
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More than 700 people joined the Rancho Mirage Observatory staff Saturday morning to chase the shadow of the moon. A partial solar eclipse was visible from around 8 to 11 a.m. “It was fantastic to see for the first time,” said valley resident Sol Accinelli. It’s a natural occurrence that happens almost every six months,
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Two people have died after a head on collision on State Route 177 in Desert Center. According to California Highway Patrol the accident happened at the 13 mile marker going southbound around 12:50 p.m. A 24-year-old female driver of a Subaru Forrester crossed over the broken yellow lines and crashed head on into a Honda
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Firefighters were on scene of a mulch fire that broke out at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday. It was first reported near the 81800 block of Avenue 51 around 6:15 a.m., according to Cal Fire. Fire crews were expected to stay on scene for several hours in order to get an upper
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The community was invited to make a splash at this year’s Floating Pumpkin Patch in Palm Springs. From pumpkin painting to taking a dip in the pool, organizers hoped to keep attendees excited for the upcoming Halloween holiday. The event was set to take place at the Palm Springs Swim Center on Saturday from 1:00
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The Palm Springs Public Library Foundation was set to host its 2nd Annual Pride on the Page Book Festival on Saturday. Organizers said the event would host ten panels of LGBTQ+ and affirming authors and allies for book discussions. Attendees were asked to register for the FREE event on Eventbrite. Registrants were to receive a
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We’re getting to the point of the high school football season where we can separate the pretenders from the contenders. Week 9 was headlined by our Game of the Week, a big DEL match up between Xavier Prep and La Quinta. Xavier Prep: 13(5-2) / DEL: 2-1@La Quinta: 20(5-3) / DEL: 2-1F Just listen! @KESQ
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds started off their second season with a heartbreaking loss at home after a dramatic comeback. Firebirds fall short in regular season opener, lose 3-2 to Bakersfield Condors. @KESQ— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 14, 2023 Not the result they wanted but it’s just one game. Firebirds fall 3-2 to Bakersfield in the
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The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in early August left at least 98 people dead and more than 2,000 structures destroyed It also left many pets, and specifically dogs on the island, without their owners. Now, some of those lost dogs have made it all the way to the Coachella Valley. Meet three resilient dogs,
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A climber scaling a rock face today in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Idyllwild suffered a leg injury, requiring firefighters and sheriff’s personnel to mount a rescue operation. The “climber down” call was received about 2 p.m. in the vicinity of Humber Park and Devil’s Slide Trail, according to the Riverside County Fire
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Nine students from Indio Middle School who were hospitalized due to stomach issues after eating an unknown substance were released from the hospital and doing well, school officials said today. Desert Sands Unified School District public information officer Mary Perry said that the students were released by early Thursday evening. “DSUSD thanks the community
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A Cathedral City man who killed another man in 2017 in Banning out of jealousy over a woman was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ronald Dean Ricks, 37, was convicted Aug. 16 of first-degree murder and jurors also found true a special-circumstance allegation of discharging a firearm from a
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One person was extricated from a vehicle and taken to a hospital with serious injuries today after overturning on Interstate 10 in Coachella. Fire crews responded shortly before 10 a.m. Friday to a report of a traffic collision requiring an extrication on westbound Interstate 10 near Dillon Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
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If you have Premium Level seats to an event at Acrisure Arena, you’ll head to what’s now being called the “Silvercrest Level.” The arena announced the naming rights Friday ahead of the 2023-2024 season home opener for the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Silvercrest Advertising describes itself as “a technology company that delivers sophisticated marketing and media
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Part of an Annular Solar Eclipse will be visible from the Coachella Valley this Saturday morning. You can view it this Saturday at Rancho Mirage Community Park with the help of professional astronomer, Eric McLaughlin who works for the city’s observatory. “We actually get to see an alignment of heavenly bodies that actually shows just
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Summer may have come to an end, but the desert is getting fired up for the return of the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. against the Bakersfield Condors, but you’re going to want to get there early to take in the fun. Fans are invited to come out before the
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