May 1 is typically a day where high school seniors solidify their plans for the upcoming school year. It’s called National College Decision Day because, for most colleges and universities in the United States, it’s the deadline for students to notify them of their decision to attend. High school seniors are grappling with the loss
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The Palm Springs Film Society announced today that ShortFest 2020 will still be happening in June as planned, but with a different look. Due to coronavirus and the current guidelines set by the CDC, and state and local government, there will be no in-person festival this year. “So much of the ShortFest experience is rooted
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There’s nothing like popcorn with movie theater butter, if anybody knows that, it’s the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City. Tonight and tomorrow the theater will be taking orders for curbside pickup from 5 to 7:30 and all the proceeds go to the theater’s staff who hasn’t been able to work. Instead of layoffs, the theater has been
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Desert Distilling in Palm Desert has started to make and sell hand sanitizer during the coronavirus pandemic. Since concern over the virus heightened in the United States, hand sanitizer has been flying off the shelves. Distilleries around the country have started to use their resources to help out during this time by manufacturing hand sanitizer.
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When fifth-grader Jacob Mariscal found out about the short supply of personal protective equipment for nurses, like his mom Anna, he wanted to help. “My teacher kind of inspired me because he has a 3D printer in his classroom and I wanted one when I first saw it, and then I got it, and this
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A little video of a drive through Crestline during Thursday’s April snow. Higher elevations received a lot more snow, but officials are asking the public not to come up and play due to coronavirus restrictions. Music: www.bensound.com
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It should be the best time of their high school lives, but instead their senior year abruptly ended because of coronavirus. “Obviously, we’re all pretty sad considering that we’re the only senior class who is not going to have a graduation, not going to have a prom,” said Carter Anderholt, Palm Desert High School senior
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CREATE Center for the Arts has been closed to the public since March 19, after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order. But, the Palm Desert community arts center hasn’t shut down completely. The nonprofit has repurposed its technology lab into a 3D printing center to provide needed materials to local health care providers. In the wake
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Amid uncertain times, it’s important to find moments that can raise your spirits. One nurse in Rancho Mirage had just the prescription for a group of local seniors. A special in-person performance by a nurse-turned-Elvis-impersonator cheered the residents of a Rancho Mirage senior living community. The Rancho Mirage Terrace posted a video of this entertaining
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A March storm brings snow and winter driving conditions to the San Bernardino Mountains.
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This week we’ve had a past president, Mr. Barack Obama and sitting president, Mr. Donald Trump, both visit our valley – specifically Rancho Mirage.And while Obama and Trump may disagree politically, they both enjoy the game of golf, much like many presidents of the past who have ties to our desert and one country club
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Lights! Camera! Action!KESQ viewers had the opportunity to experience the glitz and the glam of the Dolby Theatre just hours after Hollywood’s A-list celebrated at the 92nd Academy Awards. To win was a simple task, enter a special code word that was found at the bottom of KESQ Chief Meteorologist’s 7-day forecast. Lacey Palafox, a
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night and advance to the NL Championship Series against St. Louis. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released its Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report for 2018. According to the study, combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia reached an all-time high in The United States last year. From 2017-2018, the amount of syphilis cases increased by 14 percent with over
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