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OJAI, Calif. — UPDATE 8/7/2026 The Ojai Raptor Center reports that Big Bear Lake bald eagle Jackie remains in intensive care, where she is receiving oxygen therapy, supportive treatment, and continuous monitoring. Her condition remains critical after recent blood work showed her packed cell volume (PCV) has declined again, falling below 10%. “We are sorry
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THERMAL, California (KUNA) – Líderes Campesinas, Pitzer College y Alianza Nacional de Campesinas tendrán este sábado 8 de agosto de 10:30 am a 2:30 pm una Graduación para jóvenes pertenecientes al programa SIG y Agrivoltaicos. Serán 20 jóvenes estudiantes del este del Valle de Coachella que concluyeron un proyecto catalogado como ambicioso desarrollado a través
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A new 24/7, no-appointment needed mental health clinic in Indio is bringing much needed services to the East Valley, officials with Riverside University Health say. The Indio Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In Center opened earlier this week. It comes as a Palm Springs mental health clinic, San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health,
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The weekend will be another hot and humid affair, with temps hitting the one-teens until early next week. Highs today will reach 110, and will be even hotter tomorrow. Dew points surged into the 70s yesterday afternoon, today it is modestly drier. We will keep an eye on our Doppler Radar to monitor potential thunderstorm
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High temperatures aren’t changing much through the weekend, with afternoon highs continuing in the lower to middle one-teens under an Extreme Heat Warning now in effect through Sunday evening. While temperatures remain dangerously hot, it’s really the added monsoonal moisture that’s stealing the show and making conditions feel uncomfortable and sticky with dew points lingering
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – An update tonight on a story we have been following for years. Residents at the Oasis Mobile Home Park near Thermal say they’re working to make sure new tenants know their rights more than a year after a legal settlement. The Oasis Mobile Home Park continues to welcome new residents, but
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — Watch the video for a full team preview on Cathedral City ahead of the 2026 high school football season. 2025 Record: 4-6 overall, 1-2 league 2026 Schedule: See below DateOpponentLocationTimeAug. 21Santa Rosa AcademyHome7:00 PMAug. 28San BernardinoAway7:00 PMSept. 3Notre DameHome7:00 PMSept. 11Xavier PrepHome7:00 PMSept. 18Desert Christian AcademyAway7:00 PMSept. 25Arrowhead ChristianHome7:00 PMOct.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – After President Trump’s second round of birthright citizenship executive orders were signed today, a local immigration attorney is breaking down the order’s new provisions. Ally Bolour with the Bolour/Carl Immigration Group in Palm Springs says he doubts the executive order will have an impact with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – More than 1,800 free backpacks and a thousand free scoops of ice cream will be handed out tomorrow in Indio. The annual giveaway helps local students prepare for the upcoming school year, while bringing the community together for an evening of fun. It will take place during the “Food Truck Friday”
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – OneFuture Coachella Valley is hosting its Gents Alliance College Send-Off at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, bringing together incoming and returning male college students from across the Coachella Valley before the start of the new academic year. The event celebrates students as they take the next step in their educational
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – As local animal shelters face one of their most challenging times of the year, Animal Samaritans is bringing back a lighthearted fundraiser with a serious purpose. The nonprofit’s annual “Poorly Drawn Pets” campaign invites pet owners to donate $20 in exchange for a hand-drawn portrait of their pet. While the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños has sickened 345 people across 27 states, including in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 36 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. The jalapeños were sourced from Mexico and supplied by California-based Coast Citrus Distributors. The
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PALMDALE, Calif. (KESQ) – An investigation was continuing today in an exchange of gunfire that left a suspect dead and a San Bernardino County sheriff’s detective injured during an unspecified investigation in the remote Littlerock area in northern Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives were working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s
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