PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department is continuing to crack down on speeding in the Valley, especially after multiple rollover collisions near downtown. Monday night, on Baristo Road and Sunrise Way, a car collided with the rear-end of another vehicle, sending it airborne before landing on its back. While PSPD reported
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – Pretrial motions got underway today ahead of jury selection for the trial of one-time Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and a real estate developer, stemming from an alleged scheme to buy off the mayor to ensure his support for the businessman’s projects. Pougnet, 62, and John Elroy Wessman, 86, were criminally
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A jury convicted an 82-year-old man of killing a 75-year-old woman in Palm Springs six years ago. Stephen Roy McKernan was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Claire Carsman at her Palm Springs home in 2019, court records show. The jury also found true a sentence-enhancing charge of
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By Sophia Saifi, Vedika Sud, Jerome Taylor, Ross Adkin, Rhea Mogul and Helen Regan, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan / New Delhi, India (CNN) — India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan, both countries said on Wednesday and Pakistan claimed it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets, in an escalation that has pushed the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Applications are now open for a new affordable housing development for seniors in Palm Springs. The highly anticipated Aloe Palm Canyon, located at 1479 N. Palm Canyon Drive, will offer 70 “thoughtfully designed” one-bedroom apartments for adults aged 55 and older with incomes ranging from 0% to 80% Area Median
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County supervisors today approved a compact to establish a new governing authority comprised of the county and multiple cities within the Coachella Valley that will be responsible for developing plans to ensure desert communities secure affordable electricity in the future. “This is years in the making,” Board of Supervisors Chairman
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Department of Education has resumed collecting student loans for borrowers in default. The department has not collected on defaulted loans since March 2020. In a press release, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says, “Going forward, the Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Treasury, will shepherd the
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration can begin immediately enforcing a ban on transgender service members in the military. The decision is a major victory for President Donald Trump in his effort to get the high court to unlock various parts of his second-term agenda that
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man faces attempted murder charges after being accused of firing a gun at a group of people at a Twentynine Palms apartment complex. The shooting was first reported on Thursday at around 9:40 a.m. at the Adobe Villas apartments on the 73700 block of Raymond Way. First responders from
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – City leaders in Coachella are coming together today alongside the Center for Employment Training to find new ways to support local residents. A public hearing will be held at the Center for Employment Training (CET), where community members are encouraged to share their input. The CET recently received funding through the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was hospitalized after a rollover crash Monday evening in Palm Springs. The crash was first reported at around 7 p.m. in the area of Baristo Road and Sunrise Way. Police told News Channel 3 that a Nissan sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed when they struck
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A single vehicle crash on Interstate 10 westbound near Acrisure Arena caused significant traffic backups Monday night. California Highway Patrol officers reported the incident just after 8 p.m. News Channel 3 captured the scene just east of Cook Street, with traffic extending all the way to Washington Street as cars were
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A recent robbery rattling people on El Paseo. Last Thursday, deputies were dispatched to the area of El Paseo and Larkspur Lane regarding a grand theft. Upon arrival, deputies learned multiple suspects had entered a business and fled the area with merchandise. The suspects remain at large and the investigation
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A licensed therapist said she will visit Palm Valley School to support students following allegations that a third grade teacher and coach molested a teenager for over two years. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Stephen Spurlock, 43, was taken into custody for allegedly molesting a teenager for
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – The man convicted of starting a fire near Cabazon that killed five firefighters will remain on death row, after the California Supreme Court ruling published Monday found no validity to his arguments challenging procedural and other aspects of his trial. Raymond Lee Oyler, 54, of Beaumont, was sentenced to death
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Drought conditions are an area of concern for many Californians as we begin our transition to the hot and dry summer months. Rain over the weekend was a late-season treat for the Coachella Valley, though rainfall totals weren’t anything impressive for most of the valley. Palm Springs saw just over
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Today marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day, an observance drawing attention to the ongoing crisis of violence against Native communities. Monday morning, a group of tribal members, local leaders, and community allies gathered in downtown Palm Springs at The Center for a march aimed at raising awareness and demanding change. The
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco tomorrow will request the Board of Supervisors’ authorization to hike the blanket rate charged to 16 cities and other contract entities for the use of patrol deputies and support services associated with operations. The sheriff is seeking a 7% increase in the base hourly rate charged
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs International Airport will add nonstop service from Palm Springs to Austin, Texas, starting in November, airport officials announced today. The Saturday-only Delta Air Lines flight will run from Nov. 8 through April 25, 2026, and operate on an Embraer E175 aircraft with first class, Comfort Plus and main
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Update – 5/5/25 1:45 p.m. Monday Indian Canyon has been reopened. Update – 5/5/25 11:05 a.m. Monday Gene Autry Trail has been reopened, city officials confirmed. Indian Canyon remains closed. Update – 5/4/25 2:35 p.m. Sunday Indian Canyon Drive through the wash in Palm Springs is now closed due to weather conditions. Original Report PALM
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