DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was hospitalized early Wednesday following a serious two-car crash at the intersection of Mountain View Road and Dillon Road in Desert Hot Springs. The California Highway Patrol confirmed a white Nissan Rogue was traveling southbound on Mountain View Road around 3 a.m. when the driver ran a
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Expect some breezy conditions periodically this afternoon, with highs holding in the lower 100s. We start to heat up into the weekend as an area of low pressure gets farther away from the Valley. Atmospheric moisture will decrease into the weekend as well, so dew points will start to drop as highs climb. Highs will
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It’s a nice Wednesday here in the Coachella Valley as we track some seasonal temperatures and lingering humidity. Drier conditions are on the day, it’s just a slow process. We aren’t tracking anymore wet weather nearby today, it’s all toward our east. However, we did receive some notable rainfall yesterday. Palm Springs received just over
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – “Think about how catastrophic that could have been,” Ryan Litherland a longtime Twentynine Palms resident said. Litherland, who lives nearby, said if Guy Edward Bartkus — the primary suspect in the Palm Springs bombing — had detonated the explosive in his neighborhood, the consequences could have been devastating. “That house points
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – First-time homebuyers in the Coachella Valley can get free expert guidance this June, thanks to a series of workshops hosted by Lift to Rise in partnership with Secure Choice Lending. The one-time sessions are designed to help prospective buyers understand the homebuying process, offering tools, tips and resources to take
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are nationally known as the most dangerous time for teen drivers. In 2023, nearly 2,900 people in the U.S. were killed in crashes involving a teen driver. According to AAA, there’s a 30% increase in deadly crashes involving teens over the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – As the Palm Springs community continues to pick up the pieces, investigators continue to piece together what exactly happened. An arrest now made in connection to the bombing that targeted a fertility clinic. A sense of relief for David Rios, owner of the Velvet Rope Hotel. “We feel relieved. We
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Sky-high power bills are on the way with the warm summer months ahead in the desert. Some people prepare for those increased expenses by going on a level-pay or “budget billing plan.” Palm Springs resident Ross von Metzke went on the plan last year, hoping it would take some of the shock out of those bills. “We were
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) — Un hombre de 32 años fue arrestado en relación con el mortal atentado con coche bomba ocurrido el mes pasado frente a una clínica de fertilidad de Palm Springs, anunciaron las autoridades federales el miércoles. Daniel Park, de Kent, Washington, fue detenido la noche del martes en el Aeropuerto Internacional John
Continue Reading TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KUNA) – “Piensen en lo catastrófico que pudo haber sido”, dijo Ryan Litherland, residente de Twentynine Palms desde hace mucho tiempo. Litherland, quien vive cerca, dijo que si Guy Edward Bartkus, el principal sospechoso del atentado de Palm Springs, hubiera detonado el explosivo en su vecindario, las consecuencias podrían haber sido devastadoras. “Esa
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) — Richard Gauthier tenía 19 años cuando fue enviado a Vietnam para servir en el Ejército. Tras resultar herido por fragmentos de un lanzacohetes, recibió una Medalla Corazón Púrpura. Gauthier, que ahora tiene 79 años, es miembro del Puesto 739 de la Legión Americana en Indio y trabaja para fundar una nueva sección
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Es un miércoles agradable en el Valle de Coachella, donde seguimos las temperaturas estacionales y la humedad persistente. Hoy se esperan condiciones más secas, pero es un proceso lento. Ya no seguimos con el clima húmedo en las cercanías, sino que todo está hacia el este. Sin embargo, ayer recibimos algunas lluvias importantes. Palm Springs
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La organización sin fines de lucro Lift to Rise en conjunto con Secure Choice Lending sostendrán varios talleres gratuitos sobre la compra de vivienda en el Valle de Coachella. Los talleres están programados comenzando el jueves 5 de junio. Los interesados podrán elegir entre cinco sesiones en persona diseñadas para proporcionar herramientas y orientación para
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs International Airport is working on a master plan to upgrade the airport and enhance its offerings for travelers. PSP officials said they have a plan to drastically improve the airport over 20 years, including expanding the terminals and changing the concourses. While the expansion is a long-term goal,
Continue Reading PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) —A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last month’s deadly car bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Daniel Park, of Kent, Washington, was taken into custody late Tuesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, according to U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles
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BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — After months of anticipation and worldwide attention, one of the two baby bald eagles nesting in Big Bear has officially taken flight. Sunny, the older of two eaglets hatched earlier this year on the Friends of Big Bear Valley’s live nest cam, recently spread her wings and soared for the
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CABAZON, Calif. (KUNA) – Un incendio de una hectárea de extensión que se desató hoy en la ladera de una montaña cerca de Cabazon probablemente fue provocado. El incendio de Elm se reportó inicialmente alrededor de las 3:00 p. m. en la zona de Adele Avenue y Elm Street. La agencia informó que varias cuadrillas de
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – The defense is slated to rest Thursday, setting the stage for closing arguments, in the trial of a real estate developer accused of enriching the one-time mayor of Palm Springs with six-figure bribes to cinch his support for downtown projects. Testimony in the trial of 86-year-old John Elroy Wessman got underway
Continue Reading CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – An acre-wide fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon on a mountainside near Cabazon was likely the result of arson. The Elm Fire was first reported at around 3:00 p.m. in the area of Adele Avenue and Elm Street. Riverside County Fire Department officials said multiple engine crews and a Cal Fire
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KUNA) – La fiscalía del condado de Riverside decidirá en las próximas semanas si volverá a juzgar a un delincuente convicto acusado de asesinato en segundo grado por conspirar directamente con un amigo para robar una casa en Desert Hot Springs, donde este recibió un disparo mortal de un ocupante. Tras dos días de
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