By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The impacts of the longest federal government shutdown in United States history are reverberating around the country — leaving millions of Americans in limbo and igniting concerns about an economic downturn. Frustrated travelers were scrambling as more than a thousand flights were canceled Friday and thousands more were delayed.
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – CV Link continues to celebrate grand openings in Coachella Valley cities. Palm Springs celebrated with a ribbon-cutting at the Palm Springs Visitor Center. Cathedral City also celebrated the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting at the Cathedral Canyon access point. The CV Link runs 40 miles across the Coachella Valley, stretching
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By Laura Sharman, Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides, cut power to entire provinces and killed at least four people, including two children, before barreling out of the Philippines on Monday. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, follows on the heels of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed almost 200 people in the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s playoff time for our local high school football teams. Seven teams are playing on Friday night. D7Claremont – 7@Palm Springs – 31FD8Marina – 7@Palm Desert – 36FD11Jurupa Hills – 0@Shadow Hills – 37FD12Costa Mesa – 17@Yucca Valley – 43FD12Arroyo Valley – 26@DCA – 24FD12Coachella Valley – 38@Banning – 35FD13Desert
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Pride reached new heights this weekend — literally — with the debut of a 100-foot Ferris wheel that quickly became one of the festival’s biggest attractions. Throughout the day, long lines formed as attendees waited for their turn to take in sweeping views of Palm Canyon Drive and
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By Emma Tucker, Pete Muntean, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Disgruntled travelers across the US will face more disruptions to their plans this weekend, as airlines cancel hundreds of additional flights and delays continue to mount due to air traffic controller staffing shortages amid a government shutdown with no end in sight. More than 1,700
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A felony settlement conference is scheduled for Nov. 18 for a registered sex offender charged with attempted child molestation and other crimes for allegedly attempting to meet with a person he believed was a teenager, but was actually an undercover investigator. Victor Gabriel Perez, 44, of Azusa, began communicating through a
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden delivered a strong critique of his successor Friday, arguing to a room of supporters that President Donald Trump has “taken a wrecking ball” to democracy. “I knew Trump was going to taking a wrecking ball to the country, but I had no idea, I have
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Mark Hunter Seymour, entrepreneur, community leader and champion for LGBTQ visibility, was honored with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars on Friday. The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce made the announcement last month, stating Seymour is deserving of the star for his role in the LGBTQ+
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Jury selection is slated to get underway Monday for the trial of an ex-Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of harassing and abducting a woman, as well as possessing child pornography. Alexander Ravy Vanny, 34, of Hemet was arrested last year following an investigation by the sheriff’s department’s Special Victims Unit.
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press Wellington, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that shows clutches of the freeloading fish peeling away from their host in what
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs Air Museum sponsored expedition aimed at solving one of the great mysteries in aviation discovered five WWII aircraft including two B-17s in the jungle on Papua New Guinea. Michael Carra, Aviation and Military Historian, led the expedition, his third in hopes of finding the crash site of Amelia
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Gerald Ford Elementary students celebrated their veteran and active duty family members at the school’s annual Veterans Day Tribute on Friday. The students dedicated songs, poems and readings to their families to honor the courage and sacrifices of our nation’s veterans and service members. Principal John Preston says he feels
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — A Rancho Mirage woman is speaking out after she says her wallet was stolen in a Trader Joe’s this week, and now she wants to warn others shopping this season. Sue Harvey’s wallet was stolen Wednesday before the suspect tried to spend thousands at nearby stores. Harvey filed a police
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MURRIETA (CNS) – A 21-year-old man accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Murrieta resident will be tried in federal court, instead of state court, after he was indicted for the offenses by a federal grand jury, prosecutors confirmed today. Miguel Angel Gonzalez was arrested last year following an investigation by the
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Update 6:45 p.m. The Supreme Court issued an emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to cover full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, siding with the administration on a short-term
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Renova energy opened its doors to the community for their “Green Day”event. Attendees at today’s event had a chance to get an inside look of Renova’s state-of-the-art facilities, while exploring job opportunities with the company. They also learned about the company’s leadership, which includes chief operating officer, Erick Quintero. He
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, John Fritze, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to cover full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, siding with the administration on a short-term basis in a legal fight that has
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – We continue to track travel impacts this week, and so far, things are looking relatively smooth at Palm Springs International Airport. According to PSP’s website, two flights have been impacted today one arriving flight from Utah has been canceled, and one flight to Phoenix has been delayed. According to Flight
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Diego-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who pleaded guilty to allowing vehicles containing drugs to pass through inspection lanes at the U.S.- Mexico border was sentenced today to 15 years in prison. Diego Bonillo, 31, admitted to sharing when he was working and his lane assignments
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