INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Animal Services announced today that it would return to the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival for free dog adoptions.  The agency will be on-site for five-hour periods starting at 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays throughout the larger event, in addition to Presidents’ Day, according to a statement.
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Light rain has been reported in the valley. No real issues to report so far, but forecasters are predicting the rain to pick up in the late evening hours. The Date Festival and Modernism week events have not been impacted directly by the rain, and organizers say the events are going on as planned. The
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in effect today as an atmospheric river delivers some much-needed rain to Southern California. This comes as drought has plagued the region since the start of the year. While the Coachella Valley has not been placed under any sort of flood-related advisories, the same cannot be said for our
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Inflation throughout the Riverside metropolitan area increased nearly 2% over the previous two months, pushed higher by rising costs across most sectors of the regional economy, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The agency’s bimonthly report, posted on Wednesday, covering northwestern Riverside County, as well as the cities of Ontario
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A large area of low pressure pushing into California will bring widespread rainfall, including some here in the Coachella Valley later today and into tonight. The low has also cause significant flooding concerns throughout Coastal communities, from LA to San Francisco. Rain is possible here as soon as midday, but more likely this evening. Tonight
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) –Â A vehicle struck a guardrail and went over the side of a road today, temporarily shutting down traffic on eastbound Highway 74 near Vista Point. The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday, according to California Highway Patrol records, which noted that the driver told the eventual reporting party to
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The Riverside County Fair & Date Festival is back with more rides, date-filled foods, and dates! This event will run for 13 days, with the closing day on March 2nd. This year’s festival will feature more than 40 date-infused fair food items, including date shakes, date cheesecake funnel cakes, deep-fried dates, and date beer-battered corn
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Love it or hate it, it’s a chance to celebrate the one you love or even get a little encouragement to meet someone new. According to a Pew Research survey, nearly half of U.S. adults believe dating has become harder in the last decade, and 67% of people
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District continues to grapple with its projected $60 million shortfall over the coming three years and the need for massive budget cuts to right-size the district. It’s looking at cuts to hundreds of jobs in the district that serves approximately 16,500 students over its 22 campuses. Without those financial cuts, the district faces a state
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A minor was hospitalized after being stabbed with a screwdriver in Mecca Wednesday afternoon. The stabbing was first reported at around 1:30 p.m. in the area of 2nd Street and Date Street. “When deputies arrived, they learned a juvenile was assaulted by two other juveniles with a screwdriver,” writes Sergeant Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez, public information officer
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The Palm Springs Police Department is responding to concerns after a patrol car was seen showing political items while on duty. The photo circulating online shows a Palm Springs Police Department patrol car with a “Make America Great Again” hat and a Trump wig on display in the interior of the vehicle. Some people commenting
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Fire personnel are no strangers to rescuing people who need help. That includes water rescues across the valley during periods of rain. Tommy Ibarra, a firefighter with Palm Springs Fire Department, says there’s a simple way to stay safe: “We always say like the famous phrase: ‘turn around, don’t drown.’ Unfortunately, you know, it doesn’t
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Riverside University Health Systems reports in its most recent data from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, that 21.7% of residents had been vaccinated for Influenza. Nearly four in five people are not vaccinated, with the lowest vaccination rates in ages five to 25 at 12.3%. Doctors say that the influenza vaccine is 50% effective, and
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This week, the Coachella Valley is expecting as much as a half inch to an inch of rain on the valley floor following steady downpour on Thursday and Friday. On the eve of the anniversary of the Valentine’s Day floods, an expert with the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network shares how to be prepared for
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The Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) has decided to offer AP African American Studies as an elective rather than a required history course, a move that has sparked debate within the community. Supporters of the course, including the president of the Palm Springs Black History Committee, had hoped it would be classified as a
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Millions of people use online dating apps or social networking sites to meet someone. But instead of finding romance, many find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps or contact you through popular social media sites like Instagram or Facebook. The scammers strike up a relationship
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Coral Mountain Academy in Coachella is hosting a free TDAP – Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination clinic on Thursday, February 13, from 2:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The free vaccination clinic is open to the public – with no insurance required – in the Coral Mountain Academy school library at 51375 Van Buren
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A military fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island Wednesday morning, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The crew members aboard the NAS Whidbey Island-based EA-18G Growlerejected from the aircraft before it went down near Shelter Island at about 10:15 a.m., according to Navy public affairs. The U.S. Coast Guard told
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 52-year-old man died in the hospital from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash nearly two weeks ago in Cathedral City. Ruben Mijarez of Cathedral City was pronounced dead Monday at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Police said Mijarez was struck by a vehicle on Friday, January 31, at around
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs-based LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is seeking interview subjects today as part of its “Oral Histories Project.” Selected nominees will undergo an initial screening before scheduling a recording session at KGAY radio studios or remotely, the community-based archive said Tuesday evening. This project, spearheaded by
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