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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Early voting is officially underway across Riverside County, where 107 ballot drop-off locations have opened for voters to return their completed ballots through Election Day. In-person voting in the county is currently limited to the Registrar of Voters office in Riverside until additional voting centers open later this month. The
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 42-year-old Cherry Valley man is dead, and two others were injured, after a vehicle being pursued by police crashed head-on with another vehicle in the opposite lane along the off-ramp of Interstate 10 in Indio Monday night. The crash was reported at around 7:35 p.m. near the off-ramp heading into
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio Police are inviting the community to downtown Indio Tuesday evening for National Night Out. The free event runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Center Stage, 82881 Miles Avenue. The event will give families a chance to meet local police officers and learn more about public safety through police demonstrations,
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RANCHO MIRAGE, California (KUNA) — Decenas de clientes del abogado de inmigración Joe Luna, con oficina en Rancho Mirage, exigen respuestas; afirman haber pagado miles de dólares por representación legal, pero ahora tienen dificultades para recuperar su dinero y/o documentos importantes como actas de nacimiento de sus países de origen. Actualmente, Luna no está autorizado
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LA QUINTA, California (KUNA) – El American Express anunció a los artistas principales de la serie de conciertos de 2027: la superestrella del country y el rock Zac Brown Band y Train. La serie de conciertos se llevará a cabo el viernes 22 y el sábado 23 de enero, tras la finalización del juego en
Continue Reading LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – The American Express released its Headliners for the 2027 concert series – Country and Rock Superstar Zac Brown Band and Train. The Concert Series is set for Friday, January 22nd and Saturday, January 23rd – following the conclusion of play on the PGA WEST Stadium Course driving range. “We are
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Update: Around 8:30 p.m. Monday, the Palm Springs Police Department responded to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a bicyclist along on East Palm Canyon Drive, near Cherokee Way. An investigation indicates a vehicle traveling eastbound on East Palm Canyon collided with a bicyclist. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Highs will remain 8-12 degrees above our seasonal norms (95) through Friday, but a nice cool-down arrives this weekend. Because of this, the National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch has been posted for the Valley through Friday evening. This is in concert with the Extreme Heat Watch in Imperial County, and the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – President Donald Trump suggestion at a campaign rally Grand Island, Nebraska today that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego drew criticism from Governor Gavin Newsom and other California Democratic elected officials. “The president of the United States suggested that a foreign government attack Los Angeles. His statements
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Pride Monument at Frances Stevens Park in downtown Palm Springs has been vandalized. Officials said the vandalism happened on September 15. The monument has smeared handprints and the words, “Hate,” Hatred,” and “Hater” written in portions of the monument. Photos Courtesy of Gary Armstrong City Public Works personnel determined
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It’s a toasty October week here in the Coachella Valley! A building ridge of high pressure keeps things hot through much of the week, with highs climbing from the low 100s today and Tuesday to around 106 degrees by Wednesday and Thursday—that’s a little over 12 degrees above average. While not quite record breaking for
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are just two games into the 2026-27 season, but several players have already made an early impact. The Firebirds split their opening two games against the rival Ontario Reign, with the road team winning each matchup. Three Coachella Valley players have six points through the first
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a tightly contested vote, but Desert Hot Springs senior star Anthony Hodge has been named the Week 7 winner of the High School Football Play of the Week. Hodge earned the honor for a touchdown during Desert Hot Springs’ win over Indio on Friday night. On the play,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Monday is World Teachers’ Day, highlighting educators and the many roles they play both inside and outside the classroom. In the Coachella Valley, teachers like Evan Boomer at Katherine Finchy Elementary and Kristen Goerzen at Raymond Cree Middle School are helping students learn through hands-on experiences, leadership opportunities and more.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Republican candidates running for several of California’s top statewide offices gathered in Rancho Mirage on Monday, using a candidate forum to make their case to Coachella Valley voters ahead of the November election. The event brought together candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor, state controller and other statewide offices. While
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs police released new details Monday about a vehicle that crashed into two businesses in downtown Palm Springs over the weekend. The crash happened Saturday afternoon at the La Plaza complex. Police said officers were called at approximately 3:26 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of a vehicle crashing into
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A video captured two unidentified men, believed by neighbors to be federal immigration agents, pulling a 14-year-old boy to the ground and handcuffing him at a Thermal mobile home park.
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OASIS-THERMAL, California (KUNA) — Un video que circula en redes sociales parece mostrar a agentes de “ICE” con una persona siendo detenida con lo que algunos consideran fuerza excesiva, los hechos ocurrieron en un parque de casas mobiles ubicado en los poblados de Oasis-Thermal. Los vecinos de la zona dicen que los agentes eran oficiales
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By midweek, highs will be ten degrees above our seasonal norm (95) this week! An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for areas of the Inland Empire and Coastal Communities through Thursday evening. And Extreme Heat Watch has been posted for areas of Imperial County to our South through Thursday as well. Building high pressure,
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — California’s senior population is growing quickly, putting more attention on the services older adults may need in the years ahead. For the first time, Californians age 60 and older now outnumber children under 18. By 2030, about one in four Californians is expected to be 60 or older. As that
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