UPDATE 4/16/2025: SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – Funeral services will be held Thursday for a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy killed in a crash last month in Victorville. Services for Hector Cuevas, Jr. will be live streamed on the Sheriff Department’s official YouTube channel: @SanBernardinoSheriff. Services will start at 11:00 a.m. The 36-year-old deputy was
Continue Reading
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man who allegedly told security guards he would be “responsible for a bombing” at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival made his first court appearance Wednesday in Indio. Davis Darvish, 40, of Santa Monica, was arrested after allegedly threatening to bomb the Coachella music festival. He was charged with
Continue Reading
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus will have a new home at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs for its 26th season. On Wednesday, chorus members were given a hard hat tour of the venue to see and hear more about the plans for the multi-million dollar renovations. Senior Vice
Continue Reading
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Arrests during weekend 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were up from last year, Indio police announced. According to police, there were 95 total arrests over the weekend, which is an increase of 17% from last year’s numbers during the same weekend. Last year, there were 81 arrests.
Continue Reading
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 16, 2025) — As artificial intelligence continues weaving its way into daily life, leaders across the Coachella Valley are coming together today to talk strategy and catch up. Starting at 11:30 a.m., the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce will kick off its 2025 Signature Speaker Series with a luncheon focused on AI’s
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — About 24 hours after the Trump administration said it would freeze more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts, Harvard University’s research arm began to assess the fallout. The impact is already acute at Harvard’s School of Public Health, where professors are
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh, Hanna Park and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has significantly dialed up its pressure on Harvard University, not only freezing $2 billion in federal funding but now threatening its eligibility to host international students after school leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House also
Continue Reading
BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) – Local Democratic Representative Raul Ruiz addressed dozens of constituents Wednesday night during a town hall gathering in Beaumont, speaking on key topics while fielding questions from concerned attendees. Ruiz discussed some of President Donald Trump’s recent Executive Orders and tariffs. He also pledged to protect Medicare and Social Security benefits. Audience
Continue Reading
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Did you receive $2 in the mail asking for your response to a survey? If you did, you were likely randomly chosen for a health survey ran by Health Assessment and Research for Communities, or HARC, Inc. 25,000 valley households were invited to participate in the survey online or in-person
Continue Reading
UPDATE 4/16/2025: INDIO (CNS) – A pool serviceman accused of fatally beating a 93-year-old Palm Desert woman during a robbery took steps to prevent forensic evidence from surfacing that might link him to the crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Benjamin Cabrera Briones, 62, of Thousand Palms is charged with first-degree murder, burglary, forgery and special
Continue Reading
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Whether it’s rhinestones, western accessories or blast from the past styles, Thriftology in Palm Desert is welcoming locals and visitors to shop festival fashion. “People are gravitating towards cowboy boots. Always having hats and scarves and bandanas to cover your face from the dust and then just anything that’s wild,
Continue Reading
LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — A Goldenvoice representative apologized Tuesday for a chaotic start to Coachella Weekend One, where traffic delays left thousands of festivalgoers stranded for hours during a desert heatwave. The trouble started on Thursday, when long lines of festival campers tried to stream into the festival’s onsite campgrounds. Many ran out of
Continue Reading
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education is seeking input from the district community as it begins the hiring process to replace Dr. Tonatiuh ‘Tony’ Signoret who will retire from the District on June 30. The Board sent a survey on Wednesday to parents and guardians, students, staff
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Owermohle and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is formulating plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget, eliminate dozens of programs and vastly whittle down health agencies, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN. The preliminary memo, sent from White House budget officials to the Department
Continue Reading
LA QUINTA, Calif. (KUNA) — Un representante de Goldenvoice se disculpó el martes por el caótico inicio del primer fin de semana de Coachella, donde los retrasos de tráfico dejaron a miles de asistentes varados durante horas durante una ola de calor desértica. Los problemas comenzaron el jueves, cuando largas filas de campistas del festival intentaron
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez and Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — The wife of the Maryland man who the US government mistakenly deported to El Salvador acknowledged that she had filed a civil protective order against him four years ago, but said it was out of an abundance of caution and that the couple had
Continue Reading
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – “CHELLA,” a free community music event in downtown Indio in partnership with Goldenvoice will make its return on April 16. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Center Stage (82881 Miles Avenue). This year’s CHELLA lineup includes El Malilla, Bolo, Gasolina Party
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Actor and major Democratic donor George Clooney told CNN there should have been a primary election last summer after then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, while sharing which Democrat has caught his attention for 2028. Clooney’s comments, made in a sit-down interview Tuesday with CNN’s Jake
Continue ReadingCNN, GETTY IMAGES By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Actor and major Democratic donor George Clooney told CNN there should have been a primary election last summer after then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, while sharing which Democrat has caught his attention for 2028. Clooney’s comments, made in a sit-down interview Tuesday
Continue ReadingMorgan Severson, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Skygazers rejoice! Colorful auroras may light up the sky tonight in parts of the US, spanning from Oregon to the
Continue Reading