PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors group held a summit Saturday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of reaching a historic $5.9 million settlement with the City of Palm Springs. People who call themselves the survivors and descendants of Section 14 gathered at the Church of St. Paul in the Desert in
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Helping local families in need. The Democrats of the Desert and friends held a food drive-thru from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking lot. Organizers requested un-expired, unopened, non-perishable food that will be delivered to FIND Regional Food Bank in Indio on Monday. From
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 24-year-old Melany Cunninghan Carbajal of Desert Hot Springs was killed early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the northbound lanes of Jefferson Street, north of Dunbar Drive. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m., according to the Indio Police Department. Officers arrived to find the woman had been
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Update: La Quinta announced in a social media post that the city’s Art Celebration Encore will be cancelled for Saturday due to the weather conditions. The city says the event will reopen on Sunday at 10 A.M.. Original Report: COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 is tracking heavy rainfall throughout the valley this
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Conditions remain dry for now across the valley, but officials warn that could change quickly as a storm system moves in this weekend. Along the I-10 corridor, commuters are bracing for what could become a hazardous stretch of wet weather. A flood watch now in effect as of Friday night.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – N Indian Canyon Drive will be fully closed between Palm Springs Station Road and Garnet Avenue next week due to work on the widening and bridge project. The closure is just off Interstate 10, a main artery to get in and out of Palm Springs. The closure will start at
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Happy Friday! We’re about to experience “weather whiplash” as we transition from 90s and sunshine to a very wet and active stretch over the Coachella Valley, with the pace picking up noticeably tonight.We’re under a First Alert Weather Alert for rain leading to possible flooding across the region today and all day tomorrow. Light, spotty
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Freedom to live authentically is what transgender people hope for, but the lives of some have been cut short due to violence. And right now is Transgender Awareness Week. The goal is to increase understanding of transgender people and the issues they face. According to the organization The Trevor Project,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 21-year-old man was convicted and immediately sentenced for his role as an accessory in an Indio murder back in 2022. Isaac Anthony Martinez was found guilty Friday of accessory aids principal in felony to escape arrest/trial. He was sentenced to one year and four months in prison. Martinez was arrested on Sept.
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Mecca-North Shore, Calif. (KUNA) – Un grupo ciudadano conocidos bajo el nombre de “Valle de Coachella unidos por un mejor medio ambiente” tomó la decisión de asistir a la reunión del concejo comunitario Mecca-North Shore para solicitar públicamente a sus miembros que demanden transparencia al condado de Riverside respecto a cuando y como será limpiada la zona que alberga la planta de energía “Desert view power”. Algunos de los comentarios emitidos por residentes de Mecca señalan lo siguiente: “Muchas juntas, mucho todo, pero nada más puras promesas. nunca hemos sabido en realidad qué es lo que están diciendo, o qué es lo que están haciendo, o si todavía están ahí operando, o ya está solo ahí”. “Quisiera que Riverside county, el supervisor Manuel Perez nos ayudara y nos diera una mano para poder ya estar un poquito más tranquilos, porque nomás nos dicen que sí van a venir o que están haciendo algo, pero no miramos nada”. “Muchos contaminantes que levanta el aire y nos lo avienta para allá, para la vecindad”. Durante los últimos años la planta estuvo bajo un constante monitoreo por su falta de control en emisión de residuos contaminantes, que según la EPA excedieron repetidamente los limites.
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — We had five local high school football teams play in their respective quarterfinal on Friday night. Of the five teams, three of them won, advancing to their respective semifinal. CIF-SS Football Quarterfinals (2nd round) D7: Hart 21 at Palm Springs 22 D8: Palm Desert 46 at Patriot (Jurupa Valley) 33
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KUNA) – Los bomberos lograron controlar un incendio que dañó dos camiones en una gasolinera de Thousand Palms el viernes por la tarde. El incendio se reportó alrededor de la 1:05 p.m. en la gasolinera Flying J de Varner Road. La Patrulla de Caminos de California (CHP) informó que dos camiones estacionados en
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters were able to contain a fire that damaged two big rigs at a gas station in Thousand Palms Friday afternoon. The fire was first reported at around 1:05 p.m. at the Flying J on Varner Road. The California Highway Patrol said two big rigs at the pumps caught on
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Some students at Rio Vista Elementary in Cathedral City symbolized a moment in history on Friday as they walked to school to honor the courage of Ruby Bridges, the first African American student to attend an all white elementary school in the South. The Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un joven de 21 años fue declarado culpable y sentenciado de inmediato por su complicidad en un homicidio ocurrido en Indio en 2022. Isaac Anthony Martinez fue hallado culpable el viernes de complicidad en un delito grave que buscaba la fuga del autor principal. Fue sentenciado a un año y cuatro meses
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¡Feliz viernes! Estamos a punto de experimentar un cambio brusco de tiempo, pasando de temperaturas de 90°F y sol a un periodo de lluvias intensas y constantes en el Valle de Coachella, con un aumento notable esta noche. Estamos bajo alerta meteorológica de primer nivel por lluvias que podrían provocar inundaciones en toda la región hoy
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KUNA) – Funcionarios de Cathedral City anunciaron hoy que Casinos Agua Caliente será el patrocinador principal de la décima edición de la celebración del orgullo LGBT+ Days, programada para el próximo año. “Los Días LGBT+ de Cathedral City son más que un festival: son un poderoso recordatorio del legado de inclusión de la
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In this episode of Desert Chat, we learn all about the Martha’s Village & Kitchen Thanksgiving Day 5K, get a look at some of the beautiful dishes and drinks available at Kestrel in Indian Wells, get informed on Palm Springs Animal Shelter’s low-cost clinic and services, and much more.
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