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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Elementary and middle school students throughout Riverside County will forgo riding to school one day next week and instead take a stroll or roll in recognition of “National Walk & Roll to School Day” — part of an effort to promote youth exercise and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. Youths from more than a
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs officials will host a grand opening of an affordable housing complex for low-income seniors later this month. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at 1475 N. Palm Canyon Drive. It will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m., with Mayor Ron deHarte,
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) The Riverside County Registrar of Voters will conduct public testing of its voting system Thursday, Oct. 2, ahead of the Nov. 4 statewide special election. The “logic and accuracy” test is meant to ensure ballots are properly processed and tallied. Staff will run ballots marked with selections for every measure through the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – California voters will be deciding the fate of Proposition 50 in a state-wide special election on November 4th in a little over four weeks. And the decision could have major implications in the battle for control of Congress in next year’s mid-term elections. It would redraw the state’s congressional districts, giving democrats
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is reaching out to the community for help as it posted on social media that it’s in “dire need” of towels, blankets, and sheets for the animals. “We’re constantly changing them out so that our pets are safe and comfortable and soothed,” Associate Director Jack
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Desert Care Network is encouraging women across the Coachella Valley to prioritize their health with regular screenings. Thanks to advances in treatment and early detection, the death rate from breast cancer has dropped by 42% since its peak in 1989. However, breast cancer
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A suicide prevention conference in Palm Springs Thursday turned its focus toward a powerful yet often overlooked part of suicide response: post-vention — the essential support offered to those left behind after a suicide loss. Hosted by Riverside County, the event brought together mental health professionals, first responders, educators, and
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Three of Riverside County’s four public animal shelters expanded their hours of operation today and will maintain the longer schedules for the foreseeable future in an ongoing effort to encourage adoptions of dogs and cats. “Every change we make is about making it easier to help people save lives,” Department of
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By Laura Sharman, Max Saltman, Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Munich Airport has halted flights for the second time in two days over “unconfirmed drone sightings,” according to a Friday statement on the airport’s website. “On the evening of October 3, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport as a precautionary
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – After days of teasers, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens officially unveiled its newest species, Patas Monkeys. The zoo will announce more details about the Patas Monkeys and the grand opening of their habitat. A contest was held over the past week and a half, asking for guesses on the
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By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). And while the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously
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Coachella Valley, Calif. (KESQ) – Mosquitoes collected from a routine surveillance trap in the City of Palm Springs, near the intersections of South Camino Real and East La Verne Way, have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first WNV-positive mosquito sample reported in Palm Springs this year and the eleventh in
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By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino described the incident as a “provocation” by the United States that posed a threat to national security. “They are combat aircraft. Combat aircraft that US imperialism has dared to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in connection with the Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade crash that injured at least 10 people in December 2024, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed this week. The case involved Palm Springs police motorcycle officer Ken Merenda, who lost control of his bike
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can access the money, the agency told CNN. The agency contends that states may be getting inflated payments because most of
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — Chaim Leob lives on a busy corner in Manchester, England, so sirens are not something he would normally find particularly concerning. But Thursday morning was a different story. The police cars just kept coming, one after another. Ambulances and fire trucks were speeding past. A helicopter was
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By Leigh Waldman, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz (CNN) — More than 2,000 pages of documents were released Wednesday by the school district in Uvalde, Texas, weeks after CNN’s exclusive reporting showed the district’s lawyers withheld records the school board and a court had ordered to be released in the wake of the massacre at
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Amazon drone deliveries will resume Friday after being suspended for two days after two Prime Air delivery drones struck a crane in Arizona, resulting in “substantial” damage and a fire. The two MK30 drones crashed into the boom of a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, near Phoenix, Wednesday around
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom today vowed to cut all state funding for any universities in California that sign onto a compact circulated by the White House asking major institutions to agree to a series of conservative ideals in exchange for more favorable treatment as they seek federal money. The Trump administration sent
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stiff shoulders? A massage might feel good, but it’s not always the fix. A certified strength expert recommends this instead — and explains why it works. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Blame game There’s a
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