INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)– The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM) is calling out for community support for food donations following rising demand from “food insecure” families leaving CVRM’s food pantry depleted. The CVRM was founded in 1971 and distributes about 175 boxes of food to local families each Wednesday. CVRM reports that recently there has been
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)– The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is partnering up with 29 Palms Marine Corps Community Services and Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center to launch free shuttle service for Marines today. Today, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians in partnership with 29 Palms Marine Corps Community Services and Joshua
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Highs are headed into the lower one-teens for the weekend as high pressure dominates the weather scenario on the West Coast. We’re also seeing a much higher fire risk as well. There’s a chance of thunderstorms with dry lightning strikes is also higher today, which could spark wildfires. We hit 109 yesterday, our seasonal average
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – According to a new study, regular walking at a target of 7,000 steps a day can play a vital role in reducing the risk of heart disease and other health complications. The popular step count goal of 10,000 steps a day can be daunting, but 7,000 daily steps is much more
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We stay seasonally hot (near average temps) and dry across the Coachella Valley today and through the extended forecast. We wrapped up the month of July on a seasonal note after a toasty start. The first day of August shaping up just a hair above normal (109 degrees). A weak trough over the West Coast
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PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man is in custody, accused of causing a major internet outage in Perris in western Riverside County. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says a 31-year-old man from Perris is behind a string of fiber optic cable thefts that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. The thefts disrupted service
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BANNING (CNS) – A multi-convicted DUI offender who killed an off-duty Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving under the influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges. He was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison. Scott
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Concerns are growing among local vendors at Palm Springs’ popular VillageFest as a new wave of tariffs begins to raise uncertainty. Some are worried about how the new tariffs could affect the cost of ingredients—and ultimately, their ability to keep prices affordable. Eri Nox, owner of the recently launched avocado-based
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of people in Palm Springs are fearful they may lose their homes. They own their homes, but the land is leased from a member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. To renew that lease, he is demanding higher monthly payments– and a $100,000 signing fee. And it’s
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KUNA) — La Ciudad de Coachella convoca a líderes juveniles a postularse para su Consejo Asesor Juvenil 2025-26. El Consejo Asesor Juvenil se celebra de agosto a junio, coincidiendo con el año escolar del CVUSD. Este consejo trabajará en conjunto con el ayuntamiento y busca obtener la opinión de los líderes juveniles de la
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INDIO, California (KUNA) — El Departamento de Policía de Indio realizará patrullajes por DUI el viernes 1 de agosto, de 7:00 p. m. a 2:00 a. m. El IPD realizará patrullajes por DUI el viernes por la noche en busca de conductores sospechosos de conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol. “Conducir bajo la influencia del
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KUNA) – Residentes de la zona de Avenida Ximino y Baristo Road en Cathedral City observaron una fuerte presencia de agentes del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside en su vecindario el jueves por la tarde. La Oficina del Sheriff informa que poco después de las 12:00 p. m., miembros del Equipo de Respuesta
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (Kuna) – Una mujer se ahogó en una piscina el jueves por la tarde en una vivienda ubicada en la cuadra 74000 de Chicory Street en Palm Desert. Los agentes del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside informaron que acudieron a la vivienda poco después de las 4:00 p. m. con el reporte de
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KUNA) – Un oso pardo fue captado en cámara deambulando por un vecindario de Yucca Valley la noche del miércoles, lo que alarmó a los residentes y renovó los recordatorios sobre la fauna del desierto. Jamie Norcutt y su prometida dormían hasta que una alerta de cámara los despertó alrededor de las 2:30
Continue Reading BANNING (CNS) – Un convicto múltiple por conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol (DUI) que mató a un agente del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside fuera de servicio y a su hija de 19 años en un accidente al norte de San Jacinto, se declaró culpable el jueves de dos cargos de asesinato en segundo
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) — Los estadounidenses nacidos en 1990 tienen cuatro veces más riesgo de desarrollar cáncer de recto que los nacidos en 1950, según un nuevo estudio que revela la drástica evolución de los patrones de cáncer a lo largo de las generaciones. Esta alarmante tendencia también se extiende a los cánceres gastrointestinales, que
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– Americans born in 1990 have four times the risk of developing rectal cancer compared to those born in 1950, according to a new study that reveals how dramatically cancer patterns have shifted across generations. The alarming trend also extends to gastrointestinal cancers, which have surged by 15 percent in just one
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ)– The FIND Food Bank is helping empower local youth by offering different partnerships and internship programs. The FIND organization aims to provide students with skillsets to pursue a higher education, hands-on training, professional development and more. “Here at FIND food bank, what we do is we want to give our youth of
Continue Reading CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Residents near Avenida Ximino and Baristo Road in Cathedral City saw a heavy presence of Riverside County Sheriff law enforcement in their neighborhood Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office reports that shortly after 12:00 p.m., members of the Emergency Response Team and Gang Task Force went to the 3100 block of
Continue Reading YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) A brown bear was caught on camera wandering through a Yucca Valley neighborhood Wednesday evening, startling residents and prompting renewed reminders about desert wildlife. Jamie Norcutt and his fiancé were sleeping until a camera alert woke them up around 2:30 in the morning. “I looked at the live view and I
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