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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – As November’s general election inches closer, official voter information guides are being mailed out to voters across the state. As one Rancho Mirage woman found out, though, not each guide looks the same. Maryan Baker reached out to KESQ with a peculiar problem. She received her voter guide in the
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ)— Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has returned approximately 650,000 ballots and election materials to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters following a unanimous California Supreme Court ruling ordering the materials returned. The court ruled last Thursday that Bianco violated state election law when his office seized the ballots from the November
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Update – 9/29/26 – 5:10 p.m. Investigators believe they have found more remains of T’Neya Tovar, the Imperial County District Attorney’s office announced. Remains were found off Treadwell Boulevard in Salton City. DNA testing will be conducted to confirm that the remains are in fact T’Neya’s. The DA’s office said it was a result of
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Road closures were in place today on Avenue 50 in Indio ahead of next month’s Head Trip electronic music festival, police said today. Avenue 50 between Monroe and Madison streets will be temporarily closed for vehicles and pedestrians until 6 p.m. on Oct. 18, according to the Indio Police Department.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Rainfall in Indio Falls last night led to road closures, notably on Dillon Road, where mud covered the street. Weather experts attributed the sudden activity to atmospheric instability caused by the distant hurricane, combined with regional terrain features that accelerate cloud development. Although Hurricane Polo made landfall 750 miles south of
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – Three construction workers killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Blythe last week were working on a $241 million state pavement project, officials said today. The crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. Friday on eastbound I-10 east of Intake Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. A preliminary
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1663 by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Bermuda Dunes, simplifying the permitting process for hazardous Joshua Trees and expanding opportunities for California Native American tribes to use Western Joshua Trees for cultural purposes. The law allows property owners to designate an authorized agent, such as a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 35-year-old man accused of hurling glass bottles during a melee at a Palm Springs pool party, injuring four women and two men, pleaded not guilty today to a half-dozen felony charges. Milad Thamer Youssef of El Cajon was arrested last month following a Palm Springs Police Department investigation. Youssef is
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UPDATE: Dillon Road in Indio Hills reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after flooding forced a closure overnight. ORIGINAL REPORT: INDIO HILLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Dillon Road remains closed at Avenue 44 in Indio Hills Tuesday morning after flooding moved through the area overnight. The California Highway Patrol first reported the closure shortly before 10:20 p.m.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1145, known as “Tristin’s Bill,” into law Sunday — a safety measure named for 27-year-old Tristin Bourgeois of La Quinta, who died in October 2024 when a big rig lost control on Highway 74 near Vista Point and hit his pickup while he was driving to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Pride is just weeks away, but organizers are facing a familiar problem. While the celebration isn’t facing as big of a hill to climb as last year, significant sponsorship shortfalls are still expected for 2026’s event. As this happens, local groups, like PS Resorts, announced it would expand
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – More than a decade after he was arrested and charged, jury selection began today in the trial of a parolee accused of gunning down a man after the victim crashed into the defendant’s Porsche SUV in Indio. James “Chip” Milton Nathaniel, 39, of Beaumont, allegedly killed 35- year-old Apolonio Carranza
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Abraham Feinbloom is expected to plead no contest to torture and voluntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old T’Neya Tovar on Tuesday as part of a plea deal that includes helping investigators locate her remaining remains.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)— The City of Indio is inviting residents, property owners and other interested members of the community to participate in a virtual meeting next week as the city continues studying the potential annexation of thousands of acres of unincorporated Riverside County land along its eastern boundary. The virtual meeting is scheduled for 5:30
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A longtime local government administrator has been appointed Indio’s new assistant city manager and will begin work Oct. 5, city officials announced Monday. Maria Aliotti, who has more than three decades of experience in local government, was selected following a recruitment process that drew 111 applicants, according to the city. “As
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WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was killed today when a vehicle went down an embankment near Whitewater. The incident was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Monday near eastbound Interstate 10 and state Route 62, according to the California Highway Patrol. Emergency crews responded to a reported medical emergency, and an occupant of the
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PALM SPRINGS, CA — The Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD) is alerting residents and businesses to a nationwide phishing scam involving criminals impersonating city and county planning and zoning officials to solicit fraudulent permit payments. Scammers are targeting individuals and businesses with active land-use permit applications. Using publicly available information, they send convincing emails containing
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — Riverside County is bringing financial assistance resources directly to College of the Desert’s Indio campus as students and families continue to face rising living costs. The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) is hosting an outreach event Monday, September 28, from noon to 2 p.m., connecting residents with information
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PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – As Southern California braces for what forecasters are calling a severe El Niño, a pair of satellites are watching the weather that unfolds. Sentinel 6 and Sentinel 6B, orbiting some 800+ miles above the Earth, constantly stare at our oceans. Every ten days, they’re able to map about 95% of them.
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BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a man who was found along State Route 243 north of Smith Creek Bridge Saturday morning. CHP says officers received a report around 11:41 a.m. that a man was lying on the shoulder of the highway. Fire department personnel arrived first and
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