UPDATE 2/14/2025 1:40 p.m. – Vista Chino has been reopened at the Whitewater Wash UPDATE 2/14/2025 4:25 a.m. – All three Whitewater Wash roads are closed in and out of Palm Springs, according to Palm Springs Police and live traffic information on Google Maps. Gene Autry Trail and Indian Canyon Drive were closed late Thursday
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) will extend its routes to Portland International Airport through the summer and year-round, officials announced. Originally scheduled through the first half of 2025, the Alaska Airlines-operated flights will be upgraded from their seasonal status, according to a statement released Thursday evening. The addition marks PSP’s
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – City officials published a traffic alert today detailing road closures caused by the upcoming Palm Desert Half Marathon & 5K. Â Â Sunday’s race will require seven-hour full shutdowns of San Pablo from Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls and Magnesia Falls from Portola Avenue to Monterey Avenue beginning at 5
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A winter storm brought record rainfall to the Coachella Valley and significant snow to higher elevations around SoCal, and now it’s pulling out of the region. Skies will clear out and rain should be over by the afternoon. Wind advisories remain in effect through tonight for areas surrounding the Valley, so expect some breezy conditions
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Two people were forced out of their homes after an apartment fire in Indio on Thursday evening. The fire was reported around 5:00 p.m. off Arabia Street and Plaza Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from a four-unit complex. It took crews less than an hour to knock out the blaze. Only one
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UPDATE 2/13/2025 10:00 p.m. – The scene is clear and N. Palm Canyon Road is now open. UPDATE: 2/13/2025 8:30 p.m. – Palm Springs Police Department is confirming a pedestrian fatality in the traffic accident Thursday evening on N. Palm Canyon Drive in the Racquet Club West area of Palm Springs. The pedestrian was pronounced
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All service was restored early Friday morning, according to Southern California Edison after Palm Springs Police reported a power outage affecting street lights near Palm Springs International Airport Thursday. Due to the outage, several streetlights were blacked out. Police warned people to please use caution if they must drive in the area and remember that
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The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival returned Thursday, welcoming visitors despite intermittent rain showers. Ticket prices for the 2025 fair are set at $18 for general admission, $12 for children, and $15 for seniors. Attendees can enjoy unlimited rides on Thursdays for $32. There are several vendors to choose from, including Country Fair
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The Los Angeles wildfires destroyed more than 12,000 homes, businesses, schools, and other structures. They posed fresh reminders of how important it is to maintain our public safety services, including the fire department. Closer to home, the City of Palm Springs is being forced to take additional steps to keep its emergency responders on the road and keeping us safe. An I-team
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Eisenhower Health partners with Coachella Valley High School’s Health Academy to discuss and educate students, parents and community members on the effects of social media on mental health. Studies show that social media can lead to anxiety, depression and loneliness when engaged in consistently. National Institutes of Health reported that student loneliness was high when
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It’s a growing industry in California, but in one Coachella Valley city, the expansion of cannabis businesses is on hold. Cathedral City has a 45-day moratorium on cannabis operations, preventing businesses from expanding after residents complained about strong cannabis odors affecting their daily lives. Now, city leaders, residents, and business owners are all searching for solutions.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A hidden surveillance camera was found in a Palm Springs neighborhood sparking a call from police for residents to be vigilant and inspect their properties. Police said the camera was disguised as plants and grass in a local yard in the Las Palmas neighborhood. It’s the only known incident of
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Update 2/13/25 – 11:30 a.m. N Indian Canyon Drive has been reopened at the wash, city officials said. A First Alert Weather Alert is in effect due to rain and mountain snow. Parts of the Coachella Valley are expected to get some rain later today and into tonight. Runoff from the mountains could have an
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The city of Palm Springs is considering finalizing an expansion project to the pickleball courts in Demuth Park at Thursday’s city council meeting. According to Palm Springs Parks & Recreation, the project will cost $6 million and will double the number of courts at Demuth from 12 to 24. It will also renovate the existing
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As half an inch of rain is set to hit the Coachella Valley floor, residents and tourists are escaping the wet weather for a winter wonderland at Mount San Jacinto State Park. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway camera shows snow topping the mountain’s trees, as the state park is expected to receive 18 inches within
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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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