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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man Thursday in Joshua Tree for having a stolen motorcycle and drugs. Deputies did an investigative vehicle check at White Feather Road and Twentynine Palms Highway. Through investigation, deputies learned the motorcycle was recently stolen out of Desert Hot Springs and that the man was in possession of drugs.
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Thousands of people made their way to PGA West in La Quinta to watch Gwen Stefani perform. It was day two of the American Express golf tournament. Whether they were golf fans or not, the tournament brought people from all over the country to enjoy what it has to offer. “You know it’s super grateful
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Palm Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills shared a new plan he’s calling to address homelessness in the city. Mills said it’ll be compassionate but persistent enforcement of the law for people who act inappropriately in the community. “Operation Relentless Sun” is a 3-part plan. The first step is counting and understanding the depth of the homeless problem. The second
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The homeless Point In Time count is gearing up to start next week. See the 2022 (PIT) count article for reference. The City’s Point in Time Count will start at the Palm Springs Convention Center at 5:30 a.m. #PointinTimeCount Wednesday, January 25, 2023. The Homeless Count is a county-wide event requiring many volunteers to canvass
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Friday’s College of the Desert Board of Trustees meeting showed signs of strain as a scheduled review of the college’s west valley campus designs was postponed. The College of the Desert board of trustees did not move ahead with new design plans for a West Valley Campus in Palm Springs. Instead, there may have been
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Former and active members of all branches of the military welcomed to 9th green at PGA West Stadium Course. Featuring @theamexgolf Patriots Outpost tonight on @KESQ 🇺🇸 ⛳️ Caught up with AF graduate @KWestmoreland after his (-5) round. The first AF grad to earn a @PGATOUR card! Hear from him and more tonight LIVE at
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The College of the Desert Board of Trustees discussed the economic impact of its Roadrunner Motors facility slated for Cathedral City. The board met Friday to review a new employment and economic impact report for the facility set to be built by the end of 2025. The report, done by consulting firm Rea & Parker
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A cancer diagnosis can rock a parent’s world. It’s exactly what Kristen Tanner, a mom of two and nurse at Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center, went through when her daughter Natalie was diagnosed with brain cancer. “That was just one of my biggest fears and worries — was not getting to know her as an older
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Riverside County’s annual “Human Trafficking Conference” will be held next week, beginning Tuesday, in a virtual forum focused on deterring sex crimes against children. The 2023 conference will be hosted by the Department of Public Social Services, featuring multiple speakers and breakout sessions. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and
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The Spa at Séc-he at the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza will open its doors on Tuesday, April 4. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians officially announced the opening date on Friday. The 40,000 square foot The Spa at Séc-he is one of the most luxurious hot mineral spring spa destinations in the country. It’s
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A motorist slammed a vehicle into a power pole in Indio today, then apparently fled the scene, prompting a hit-and-run investigation. Officers responded to Arabia Street and Highway 111 at around 6:35 a.m. on a report of a vehicle that hit a power pole, Indio Police Department public information officer Ben Guitron told City
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A student from Nellie Coffman Middle School won Palm Springs Unified School District’s “Bee of Champions” on Friday. PSUSD’s bee of champions includes two students from each of the district’s elementary and middle schools who won their recent spelling bees. The event was held Friday morning at the Cathedral City High School theater. Nellie Coffman’s
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The One Class At A Time award for the month of January was presented to Mrs. Bridget Foster from Rio Vista Elementary School in Cathedral City. She is the new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) teacher at Rio Vista and works with all grade levels from prekindergarten to fifth grade. Mrs. Foster also runs the after
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The City of Palm Springs announced Scott C. Stiles as its new city manager on Friday saying he will likely begin his new job on Monday, March 6. “We are excited to welcome Scott Stiles to Palm Springs,” said Mayor Grace Garner in a statement issued by the city. “With decades of experience in city administration, he
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A shooting outside the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage was under investigation Friday morning. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 a shooting left bullet holes in a car. Deputies were called to the 32200 block of Bob Hope Drive at Ramon at 3:03 a.m. Video shows the shooting appears
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Interstate 10 is back open and a suspect is in custody after a police pursuit and hours-long standoff. The pursuit was the result of a domestic assault call that came in at around 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday in Whitewater. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the suspect, a 37-year-old man from Whitewater, was accused
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Monahan spoke with KESQ following his round Thursday, complimenting the Coachella Valley and expressing confidence in the new-look PGA TOUR going forward It’s no secret what the last year of professional has seen with the addition of LIV Golf. The new tour announcing today that it has found a television partner, CW. But today at
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Land lease negotiations, it’s a costly issue that thousands of homeowners across the greater Palm Springs area are going to face in coming years. In Karen Devine’s in-depth report “Pay to Stay,” she takes a look at the impact that the end of decades-long tribal land leases could have on many communities in the valley.
Continue Reading On Friday, the College of the Desert board of education will hold a presentation with updates on the Palm Springs campus and Roadrunner Motors in Cathedral City. Last month, the board voted to audit expansion projects dating back to 2014 New Designs for the Palm Springs COD Campus One of the major presentations set for
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The builder of a long-delayed resort development in La Quinta updated city leaders this week on his resort project. It was the first such official update he’s given to the city since last summer. Robert Green of the Robert Green Company told city council members he is feverishly working to secure a new batch of
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